Add a Machine or Work Center

Before You Begin

Who can do this: Admin only. Start at Admin Panel → Machines → Add Machine, route /admin-panel. Have the name, type, hall, and any shift-group information ready. Machine creation is also documented from the Machines page.

Basics → Settings & Media → Review

1. In Basics, enter identification details and choose Kind: Machine or Work center, plus the machine type.
2. In Settings & Media, set the applicable hall, shift group, tags, and image.
3. In Review, check the record and save it.
4. Open Machine Configuration to attach an AVA and configure ratings, timeline rules/ranges, features, optional energy monitoring, and PDA Assistant warnings.
5. For a Machine, verify that the AVA is mapped before expecting live readings.

Expected Result and Common Problems

The entry appears in Machines and can receive planned work. A Machine saved without an AVA collects no sensor data until an AVA is mapped. A Work center intentionally has no AVA, sensor KPIs, state-counter inclusion, or sensor-based alert/Automator triggers.

If required fields block saving, complete them. Finish missing hall or shift setup before relying on those planning views. See Configure a Machine.