Before you begin
- How Forge MES Data Connects
How the workflow connects
This journey connects the following stages. Complete the required checks at each stage before moving forward.
- 01Recommended
Identify blocked action
If Product creation fails, check BOM coverage and Variant rules.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 02Recommended
Read exact message
If Routing creation fails, check active BOM, Stations, Repair Stations, and connectivity.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 03Recommended
Check immediate prerequisite
If Work Order creation fails, check Routing, active Line assignment, Shift, Product, and Variant.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 04Recommended
Check status and Plant
If release fails, check serial count, Starting Line, capacity, active BOM, inventory, and required identifiers.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 05Recommended
Correct
If an operation cannot complete, check current route, Station, required inputs, quality gates, and exception status.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 06Recommended
Retry
Complete this stage using the approved configuration and source records.
Step-by-step in Forge MES
- If Product creation fails, check BOM coverage and Variant rules.
- If Routing creation fails, check active BOM, Stations, Repair Stations, and connectivity.
- If Work Order creation fails, check Routing, active Line assignment, Shift, Product, and Variant.
- If release fails, check serial count, Starting Line, capacity, active BOM, inventory, and required identifiers.
- If an operation cannot complete, check current route, Station, required inputs, quality gates, and exception status.
Rules to remember
- Keep the exact error message; do not troubleshoot from memory.
- Confirm the record belongs to the current Plant.
- Fix the earliest missing dependency instead of changing downstream data.
Configure for the client
- Use the reference as a baseline, then document the client's enabled capabilities, responsible roles, approval matrix, terminology, integrations, and environment-specific decisions.
- Validate the configured behaviour with approved test data in the target environment before production use.
Ready when
- The blocked action is clearly identified.
- The immediate prerequisite has been checked.
- The correction is verified with the smallest safe retry.