Category:OnTakt User Guide

Getting Started

1. Set an administrator password
2. Set the time zone
3. Define the shop's shift times
4. Create the first machine

Modules

Ontakt Machine Page

"Modules" are like tabs in Ontakt and are located near the top of the Ontakt page. Click on the name of a module below the image to learn more about it.

Machines

"States" can be accessed via the drop down arrow

Machines are the largest unit of organization, meaning that any other items (programs, parts, events) and their data collected belongs to a machine.

Processes

Processes allow you to connect machines and programs to tools and inventory tracking

A process is the combination of a machine, a set of programs from that machine, a set of tool assemblies that are used for the process, and settings that define the behavior of OnTakt while that process is running.

Programs

Each machine has a set of programs that it has reported. OnTakt creates a new program item for each filename the machine reports having loaded even if no parts or events are recorded.

To access current programs, click the drop down arrow near the "Processes" module and select "Programs", or click on the "Processes" module, and select the "Programs" sub module

Programs Sub-Module

Tools

A tool is a physical tool present in a machine. Tools have a defined number of parts it can produce before requiring replacement, and they track how many parts have been produced between replacements.

Tools Module with Assemblies and Replacement Rules sub modules

Maintenance

Maintenance items are regular tasks that are performed for the shop as a whole or on a single machine. They can be scheduled to show up as alerts in OnTakt on an interval measured in hours, days, or weeks, with instructions for completing the maintenance item.

Maintenance issues are occasional maintenance items that can optionally be scheduled.

Inventory

Inventory items are managed in this module, to include tools used in the machine and maintenance items. Users can see quantity of inventory on hand, on order, and assign inventory points.

Inventory Module

Issues

One-time issues are instantaneous, for example, machine crashes.

Ongoing issues define a start and optionally an end date, such as scheduled downtime.

Issues Module

Reports

Reports allow you to run simple analyses of collected data from inside OnTakt.

Settings

The settings window allows administrators to change how OnTakt behaves.