Before you begin
- Create and Validate a Routing
How the workflow connects
This journey connects the following stages. Complete the required checks at each stage before moving forward.
- 01Conditional
Identify quality gate
Open Quality → Control Points and select Create Control Point.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 02Conditional
Create Control Point
Enter the unique Code and Name, then select Control Type, Frequency, and On Failure.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 03Conditional
Bind scope
Select the Production Line first, then choose the Station that becomes available.
Provides the controlled input for the next stage. - 04Conditional
Define outcomes
Choose the failure action, enable Auto-hold failed units when required, and add checklist questions.
Step-by-step in Forge MES
- Open Quality → Control Points and select Create Control Point.
- Enter the unique Code and Name, then select Control Type, Frequency, and On Failure.
- Select the Production Line first, then choose the Station that becomes available.
- Choose the failure action, enable Auto-hold failed units when required, and add checklist questions.
- Create the control and verify its Active status, scope, failure action, and checklist on Configuration.
Rules to remember
- Code, Name, Control Type, Frequency, and On Failure are required.
- Station remains unavailable until a Production Line is selected.
- Failure action can Stop Line, Quarantine, Hold Lot, Escalate, or Alert Only.
- Checklist questions define the evidence operators must record.
Configure for the client
- Match inspection plans, defect catalogues, NCR and CAPA policy, dispositions, approval limits, repair and rework routes, hold rules, and scrap governance to the client's quality system.
- Validate the configured behaviour with approved test data in the target environment before production use.
Ready when
- The Control Point is Active and has a unique Code.
- Line and Station scope are correct.
- Failure action, Auto-hold behaviour, and checklist questions match the production risk.