Shop Floor Data Collection - Setup Follow

URL

You are provided a unique URL to access this module. Therefore, production floor workers do not have direct access to Midnight. Please contact our support staff to obtain your URL. This url is usually formatted as follows: https://shopfloor{yourmidnightdomain}.vsmidnight.com

 

Create Shop Floor Data Collection Module Login

Each machine the shopfloor app will be run on should have its own login created in the Midnight application. 

• Each Shop Floor Data Collection login must have a username starting with the text ‘shopfloor’. Example, Shopfloor1, Shopfloor2, etc.
• These logins are setup in the Midnight Management system in the admin section on the Employee screen. Simply enter Shopfloor in the last name and define the username and password for the account.
• Logging in to the Shop Floor Data Collection Module is intended to be a one-time activity by a supervisor or manager. Shop Floor users will then pin in using the setup kiosk code.

Set a Security Role for the Shop Floor User

In order to log in to the shopfloor app, the security needs to have Data Collection selected.

 

Create Employee Login Code

The employee login code for an employee is defined in the Admin Module of the Midnight application on the employee page in the Job Tracking section.

Location: Admin>Employees>Select Employee>Job Tracking Tab

Midnight – Configure Employee Settings

• Wage Rate: This refers to the wage rate of the employee
• Burden Rate: Overhead costs for each hour of production time captured in Job Costing
• Multiple Jobs: Dictates if an employee can be logged into multiple jobs at once
• Number of Jobs: Dictates how many jobs the employee can be logged into at the same time.
• Temporary Employee: Flag as Temp employee
• Kiosk Time Clock Required: Requires user to clock in /clock out each day
• Estimated Break: If flagged, the employee can select the break set up for their shift; the break time will be removed from their time clock record
• Unpaid Break: The employee can select to break in/out for the actual time for their break
• Paid Break: The employee can select to break in/out for the actual time for their break, the time will only be deducted from the job costing time and not the paid time
• Kiosk Code: This is the employee login code used by the employee to login to the Shop Floor Data Collection Module. The system will require a unique number for each employee. This login code must be numeric and can up to 8 characters in length.
• Employee Type: Select your Employee Type from the system-generated options. 

Designate a Break and Department

Each employee must be associated with a Shift and Department to utilize the Clock In / Clock Out functionality. This is defined in Midnight Admin/Employee.

 Location: Admin>Shifts>Select shift from dropdown

Midnight – Configure Shift Settings

Shifts are defined in Midnight Admin / Shifts. It’s recommended that you not delete shifts, as it may retroactively affect the times of staff previously dependent on it when generating reports.

These Break fields are displayed in the upper left corner of your Shop Floor Data Collection Module when one is Clocked In.

Midnight – Configure Break in/out labels

You may customize a label for the break-in and break-out options for when employees record their actual break time. When paid and/or unpaid breaks are enabled at the employee record, the actual break time is deducted from the job cost record(s) and the time record.

Location: Admin>Global Settings>ShopFloor

Enter the label for the break-in and out options for paid and unpaid breaks using language that would help guide your team.

Service Types 

You can define the service types visible in the Shop Floor Data Collection Module.

In Midnight, go to Admin and select Service Type. You are presented with the Departments or Profit Centers that you have defined and that reside on your Estimate and Orders pages. Typically, items like Creative Work, Design, Data Processing, etc. are services that are not performed on the Shop Floor. Here you can hide them from the Shop Floor Data Collection Module by clicking the ‘Kiosk Hide’ check box.

For more information see Service Types Help Article

Identify Service Types visible in Shop Floor Data Collection Module

 

Default DJB Task Status

You can define a default status that the task will be set to when jobbing in and out in Shop Floor Data Collection. This setting is located in Admin>Global Settings>DJB and is the first option on that page.

Default DJB Task Status for Shop Floor Data Collection