A Station can be associated with a person or a tool in your shop (pipe cutting station, a weld station, a plasma table, final assembly, or shipping).

A Station can be used in 3 different ways:

1. Assign to a Device - A Station can be assigned to a device and used to filter tasks.
2. Sign In to a Station - A user can Sign in to a Station so that tracking metrics can be collected.
3. Assign to a Device and Sign In to a Station - In this case, a station is both assigned to a device so that tasks can be filtered and a user must Sign in to a station so that metrics are collected.

Time Saving Note: The STRATUS Customer Success Team has configured and can transfer to your company database Filters, Reports, Task Definitions, Task Workflows, Task Categories, Cost Categories, Cost Types, Tracking Statuses, and other Admin configurations. Contact the STRATUS Service Desk for more information. 

Station Configuration

1. Configure a Station under Admin > Company > Stations.
   
   
   
   1. Image - When a station is "Assigned to this device" (see below), the station image, if added, will display at the top of the page next to the user's badge. Otherwise, the default image will display. Hover over the image to display the station name. 
      
      
      
   2. Upload - Browse to upload the image file from your computer. The image will be used instead of the default image if it is uploaded.
   3. Name (Required) - The name of the Station. Tip: Use a standardized naming convention that uses a prefix so that the Stations sort in a logical way. Station names are selected on the Package's Cut Lists tab and the Package's Point Lists tab.
      
      
      
   4. Description (Required) - The description can be the same or similar to the Name and is only visible on the Stations page. 
   5. Taks Definitions - At each Station, (Ex. Weld Booth Station) a sequence of tasks happen. These are Task Definitions and are configured on the Task Definitions page. Often times, when working on an assembly, station's tasks interact. A Task Definition can be applied to a Part, Assembly, or both. The Task Definitions selected for a Station are the process tasks required for each station when a Task Workflow is applied. See the Task Definitions article for more information.
      1. Select tasks the station will perform for a Task Workflow. 
         
         
         
      2. Click the Add a Task Definition button  to select a Task Definition. See the Task Definitions (Admin) article for more information.
         
         
         
      3. Click the Save button  to Save selections.
      4. Click the Remove this Task Definition button  to delete the Task Definition from the Station.
      5. Click the Cancel button  to cancel any new selections.
         
         
   6. Division (Required) - Select the Division associated with the Station. See the Division (Admin) article for more information.
      
      
      
   7. Tool - Select the Tool. See the Tools (Admin) article for more information.  A Tool cannot be assigned to multiple stations.
      
      
      
   8. Managed Materials - After the Station has been configured, a Managed Material can be added. A Managed Material is used when a cut list is generated. In this case, the Station will automatically be selected based on the Material and Trade Size. See the Materials (Admin) article for more information. The material selected after using the Edit Material button will display.
      
      
   9. Edit Materials - Click the Edit Materials button and select the material.
      
      
      
   10. Assign to this device
       1. Assign to this device is used to filter tasks assigned to a station in a Task Definition or a Task Workflow.
       2. When you (the Admin) are on the device (computer, ipad, tablet) and check the Assign to this device checkbox, a cookie is placed on the device that will enable it to receive filtered tasks for the station. For example, for the Task Workflow or Task Definition, the "Clean and Sort" station might be a mechanical piping Division and should only be able to do clean and sort tasks. This station should not be able to see a cutting task. Similarly, you don’t want a "Cutting" station to see a task to clean and sort. 
       3. Once the Assign to this device checkbox is checked, the device image will display next to the STRATUS badge. Anyone who uses STRATUS on the device will have access to the selected station's tasks.
          
          
          
       4. When unchecked, the device will not have access to the station's tasks.

       5. While an admin can assign multiple devices to multiple stations, it recommended to only assign one station per device. Assigning multiple devices to multiple stations is most often used during testing.

   11. Delete - Delete the station.

Sign In to Stations

To log tracking status changes made by a station for tracking metrics, a user must Sign in to the station. After the user has signed in, any tracking status changes the user makes will be logged and can be used in tracking reports. See the TrackingStatusChange() Function section of the Fields article for more information. 

Sign In to a Jobsite Station

Examples

Station As Part of the Task Workflow

* See the Task Workflows Admin article for more information on how to configure a Station to be used with a Task Workflow.

Station As Part of the Cut List Workflow

To automatically assign a cut list to a station based on material:

1. Define a material under Admin > Company > Materials. If the same material (Ex. Carbon Steel -IPS) will be sent to 2 different stations depending on the trade size, define the material twice and then set a trade size range for each. Be sure the material name is a valid material name. See the Materials (Admin) article for more information.
   
   
   
2. Define a station under Admin > Company > Stations. If the material will be sent to different stations depending on the trade size, define each station. Once the station is defined, click the Edit Materials button to select the material that is sent to the station.
   
   
   
3. To generate the cut list, click the Cut Lists tab on an open package and then click the Generate Cut Lists button. If the package had materials and trade sizes defined above, the Station would be correctly selected.
   

Videos

11/25/2020 - Hanger And Support Spooling/Fabrication Workflows

01:00 Prefabrication Filters and Package
03:15 Packages Dashboard
04:00 Renumber Hangers with Filters
06:00 Part Template Item Number
12:15 2 Ways to Communicate with the Field 1. Print Drawing 2. Stickers
12:35 Print Drawing - Package Details Report with QR Codes
15:45 Package Cut List Grouped by Rod Size Using Field to Determine Cut Length
21:00 Station Managed Materials
24:30 STRATUS Cutting Workstation (TigerStop) and Sticker
27:30 Centerline and Bottom Elevation Sticker Data
30:00 Single Rod Hanger Standard Length Sticker

11/19/2020 - Electrical Spooling/Fabrication Workflows

00:00 Introduction
05:00 Setting: Use Parameters Mapping for Assembly Import and Publish
07:30 Groupings and Filters
13:30 Underground Package
14:40 Task Definitions
19:50 Generate Tasks Based on Tracking Status
22:30 Shops and Tasks Tabs
30:00 Stations - Assign to Station
31:00 Package Tasks and Assembly Tasks
38:00 Settings: Publish Greenlee BendWorks Assemblies
43:00 Settings: Generate Tasks

10/08/2020 - Cast Iron NH Spooling/Fabrication Workflows

00:25 Methodology: Kit or Spool
01:14 Method 1: Kit and Send
04:16 Naming and Numbering
05:50 STRATUS Sheet
09:29 Method 2: Spool and Assemble
13:44 Naming, Numbering, and Annotation
14:20 BOM
18:33 Cut List
19:15 Material Alias
21:51 Automatically apply Material Alias to Cut List at Station
29:27 Send Cut List to Station - GTP STRATUS Workstation (TigerStop App)
30:40 Label and Connected To Data Shop vs. Field

08/13/2020 - Using your TigerStop with STRATUS!

00:00 Cut List Introduction
01:22 Can Cut Tracking Status
02:28 Generate Cut List for a Package - Package's Cut List tab
03:35 Generate Cut List for a Part - Assembly Viewer
04:29 Pipe - Part Templates > Cut List Mappings
08:27 Hanger Rod - Part Templates > Cut List Mappings
12:47 Tool and Station Setup
13:54 Send Package Cut List to Station
14:19 TigerStop Station and General Workstation Settings
25:52 TigerStop Station and Filtering Projects, Models, Packages, Assemblies, Grouping
24:52 TigerStop Station and TigerStop Workstation Settings
27:46 Use the TigerStop Workstation for non-TigerStop workflows
28:54 TigerStop Workstation Dynamic Nesting
30:09 Labels for Different Tools