Modeling Steps (Protocols)

Free-form text entry – enter any character (both text and numbers allowed).

Rich Text is not supported in L7 MES.

Numbers only allowed – enter any number.

See Entity Types and Specifications to learn more.

Picklist – select one (1) or more static or dynamic options.

Date/Time – select a date and/or time in predefined or custom formats.

Checkbox – boolean true or false.

N/A

Attachment – attach one (1) or more files with predefined or custom extensions.

Barcode – capture data as a barcode (1D, mini data matrix, or QR).

Entity barcode assigns the value as the Entity’s barcode.

* This is the Entity being processed when the barcode is collected.

Approval – enter an electronic signature.

Only Signature Flows should be used in L7 MES for Step and Batch Sign Off.

Pipeline Button – execute a Pipeline (computational task).

* Automate manual tasks, data egress and ingress.

Select a Pipeline and define its variables.

Pipeline – collection of Tasks (shell scripts) run on compute resources (cluster, cloud, or directly in L7|ESP).

* Pipeline are covered in more detail in Client-Side Development.

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Resource link – link to another L7|ESP resource.

If the Link Type is Entity Class, Container, Item, or Service Type, a multi-select picklist will appear to restrict to the selected:

If the Link Type is Container, a multi-select list of statuses can be selected to filter the list of Containers based on their status.

This status can be updated after use.

* Container statuses are managed in the esp Configuration.

Inventory item use – track Items and their consumption.

Record used quantity – if deselected, the field will convert to a multi-select picklist, and only the Item name will be recorded in the Worksheet.

Only use items within containers – restrict available inventory to Items stored in a location (e.g., kit); use an ESP Expression to reference a Resource Link field of type Container:

{{ [json_loads(cell('Field ID', 'Protocol ID'))['uuid']] }}

Instructions – field-level instructions that do not require data collection.

* Image height cannot exceed 600 pixels.

N/A

Sample Point – create new Samples during production.

See Sample Plans to learn more.

Vector - create a table with a dynamic number or rows.

Add Time Recording Column - if selected, a date/time field named "Time" will be added to the table as the first column ("Time" display name is editable). The Datetime format will follow the format set in the esp configuration file, under the datetime_formats code block.

Rows - set the min, max, and default number of rows. Manufacturing operators will be able to add/remove rows within the bounds of the min/max range.

To add columns to the table, expend the Vector field displayed in the main viewing area, then click + Add Vector Columns. Only free-form text entry and numeric data types are supported at this time. Numeric Vector fields can be configured as specifications.