Can all machines be automatically turned on at a set time?

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Actions can be added to execute either automatically or manually for both employees and/or equipment. See related articles for further information.

Problem:

All, or some, machines are turned on physically at the same time every weekday. If a machine is in downtime, or simply not running a production operation when it should or could be, we do not always capture this non-productive time as the machine remains off. Is there a way to automatically turn all machines on at a set time?
 

Solution(s):

Yes. You can use scheduled or manual actions to achieve this. Scheduled actions will execute automatically on set day(s) and time(s) define when you configure the actions. You can also use manual actions to turn on multiple machines at one time on the fly. For scheduled actions you are also able to define the days of the week in which the action is valid as well as the status' in which the machine must be in for the action to apply. For example if all machines are to be automatically turned off at noon on Fridays you can exclude those that are in a scheduled maintenance status so the full maintenance time is still capture. Once maintenance is complete the status of the machine will require manually changing. 

For further information on how to configure actions please see related articles.