Before you begin
- No earlier cookbook topic is required.
How the workflow connects
You can read the cookbook from beginning to end or enter through global search. Every guide uses the same five-part learning pattern.
- 01Find
Choose a journey or search
New users should start with the ordered navigation. Returning users can search for a record, task, error, or manufacturing term from any page.
opens a guide where you first - 02Prepare
Check prerequisites
The 'Before you begin' section lists the records or earlier knowledge that should already be complete.
prevents blockers before you - 03Learn
Understand the diagram
The diagram explains what each record or action means and why the next step depends on it.
gives context for the detailed - 04Act
Follow the steps and rules
Use 'What to do' for the sequence and 'Rules to remember' for the conditions that Forge MES enforces.
leads to the final - 05Verify
Confirm readiness
Complete the checklist before continuing. Required topics block the core flow; Recommended topics improve control; Conditional topics apply only when used.
Step-by-step in Forge MES
- New users should follow the sections in the order shown in the navigation.
- Experienced users can use global search from any page to find a record or task.
- Use the Required, Recommended, and Conditional labels to understand priority.
- Use the readiness checklist at the end of each guide before continuing.
Rules to remember
- Required means Forge MES blocks or cannot reliably complete the downstream action without it.
- Recommended means Forge MES may allow the action, but the setup improves organisation and control.
- Conditional means the setup is needed only when that manufacturing capability is used.
Configure for the client
- Confirm the client's enabled modules, terminology, operating model, roles, and implementation boundaries before converting this standard journey into a solution design.
- Validate the configured behaviour with approved test data in the target environment before production use.
Ready when
- I know how to search from every cookbook page.
- I understand the three requirement labels.
- I know where to download the complete cookbook as a PDF.