- Getting Started
- Build
- App Design
- Driving Business Value with User Research
- App Design Best Practices
- Tulip Solution Credo
- Composable vs. Monolithic Architectures Updated
- How to Design a Tulip Solution
- How to Build Composable Apps
- How to Design an Effective Base Layout
- Best Practices for Naming Elements in Tulip
- How to Add Shapes to App Steps
- App Editor
- Intro to the Tulip App Editor
- Creating a New Tulip App
- How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts in the App Editor and Player
- Multilingual Feature in Tulip
- Steps
- Widgets
- What is a Widget?
- Input Widgets
- Embedded Widgets
- Button Widgets
- How to Configure Widgets
- Adding Input Widgets to Steps Updated
- What is an Interactive Table Widget?
- How to use Conditional Formatting New
- How to Embed Videos
- How to Embed Analytics in an App
- Working with Files
- Dynamically populating Single or Multiselect widgets
- How To Use the Checkbox Widget
- How to Add a Barcode Widget
- How To Add a Grid Widget to A Step
- How To Copy/Paste Content Within Apps And Between Apps
- How To Add a Gauge Widget To Your Step
- Custom Widgets Overview Updated
- Creating A Signature Form Step
- Data Validation with Input Widgets Updated
- Record History Widget Overview
- Technical Details of Form Steps
- How to Add Images To An App
- How to Use the Electronic Signature Widget
- Number Formatting in Apps Updated
- Triggers
- What are Triggers?
- Step Level Triggers
- App Level Triggers
- Widget Triggers
- A Guide to App Transitions
- Timer Triggers
- How to Add Device Triggers
- How to add Triggers with Conditions (If/Else Statements)
- List of Actions and Transitions in the Trigger Editor
- What are the Top 10 Most Common Triggers?
- How To Set Widget Color from a Trigger
- How to Send Emails
- How To Setup Tulip Users for SMS Notifications
- How to Print Steps from a Trigger
- How to Use the Expression Editor in the App Editor
- Technical Details of the Expression Editor
- Full List of Expressions in the App Editor
- Using Datetime Expressions
- Typecasting Expressions
- Using Expressions with Arrays and Objects
- Working with Time in Triggers
- Supported Custom Datetime Formats
- How To Complete an App
- How To Scan Barcodes and QR Codes via Your Device's Camera
- How to add a Regular Expression to a Trigger
- Using App Info in Tulip Apps
- How to Call a Connector Function using Triggers
- Variables
- Troubleshooting
- Data
- Connectors
- What are Connectors?
- How to Create a Connector
- Introduction to Tulip Connector Hosts
- How To Run A Connector Function in Multiple Environments
- Connector Snapshotting
- Understanding Arrays and Objects in Connector Function Outputs
- Displaying Interactive Lists of Table Records Or Connector Output in Apps
- Troubleshooting Connectors
- Sharing Connectors Across Workspaces
- Connector Input Encoding Control
- How to Create A Test Database for A Connector Function
- How to Set Up Quick Connectors
- HTTP Connectors
- An Overview of HTTP Connectors
- How to Create and Configure an HTTP Connector Function
- How to Format HTTP Connector Outputs
- Using HTTP Connectors in Apps
- Catch HTTP Connector Errors
- Connector Error Log and Retry Walkthrough
- What is OAuth 1.0?
- What is OAuth2.0?
- OAuth2.0 Configuration and Technical Details
- SQL Connectors
- MQTT Connectors
- Integrating Connectors
- Analytics
- What are Analyses?
- Intro to Analytics Builder
- How to Create a New Analysis
- An Overview of Display Types Updated
- Template Types, Explained
- How to Use the Universal Template
- Number Formatting in Analytics
- Introduction to Chart Layers
- What is a Control Chart?
- Alerting for Control Charts
- How to Embed Analytics in an App
- How To Analyze Data From Multiple Apps
- Using Machine Data in the Analytics Editor
- Understanding Date Ranges
- List of Fields in the Analytics Context Pane
- How to Use the Expression Editor in the Analytics Editor
- Technical Details of the Expression Editor
- Full List of Expressions in the Analytics Editor
- How to Modify an App Analytic
- What is a Forecast Layer?
- Example Analytics
- How To Calculate First Pass Yield with a Number Analysis
- How to Create Table-Based Analytics
- How To Analyze Quality Inspection Checklists with a "Multiple Variables" Analysis
- How To Compare Defects by Type and by Day using the "Compare By" Field
- How To View Cycle Time Statistics by User with a Table Analysis
- How To Create a Pareto Chart of Common Defects
- How To Create Your First Shop Floor Dashboard
- How to Share Analyses or Dashboards
- How to Create Dashboards
- Vision
- Vision Setup
- Tulip Vision Functionality
- Using Vision Buffer Video Recording
- Vision Barcode Scanning Guidelines and Limitations
- Using the Color Detector
- Using the Change Detector
- Using the Jig Detector
- Using the Vision Camera Widget in Apps
- Using Vision's Snapshot Feature
- Using the Datamatrix and Barcode Detectors
- Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Detector
- Using a Screen Capture as a Camera Source for Vision
- Tulip Vision Integrations
- Vision Troubleshooting
- Machine Monitoring
- Intro to Machine Monitoring
- How to Set Up Your First Machine
- How to Use Machine Outputs in Triggers
- How To Build Your First OPC UA Data Source
- How To Build Your First MQTT Connector
- How To Add a Machine Widget to an App
- How To Prepare Your Machines to Connect to Tulip
- How to Add Machine Attributes, Downtime Reasons, and States
- Write to Machine Attributes using OPC UA/MQTT Protocols Updated
- Using Edge Devices to Run On Prem Connector Host
- Using Edge MC to Run OPC UA
- How to use the Machine Attributes API
- How to Set Up Machine Types
- How to Add and Configure Machines
- How To Create Your First Machine Trigger
- Recommendations for Machine Monitoring Architecture with Tulip
- Regulated Industries
- GxP App Building Basics
- Best Practices for GxP App Building
- A Summary of Tulip's GxP Capabilities
- GxP Data Collection
- Corrections to Process Data and Review Thereof
- Pause and Resume Functionality
- Using the Record History Widget to View Changes to Table Records
- How to Export App Data to CSV
- Data Review for GxP Compliance
- Data Validation with Input Widgets Updated
- Customize User Roles
- How to Use the Electronic Signature Widget
- Frontline Copilot
- Frontline Copilot Usage and Pricing
- Operator Chat Widget
- Frontline Copilot Settings Page
- Translate Trigger Action
- Extract Text From Image Trigger Action Updated
- Answer Question from Data/Document Trigger actions
- Classify Trigger Action
- Speech-to-text Input
- Chat with Tables
- Frontline Copilot Governance FAQ
- Automations
- Getting Started with Automations
- Overview of the Automations Editor
- How to set up Scheduled Automations
- How to use Looping in Automations
- How to Use Automations Versions
- How to Use Automations Run History
- Automation Limits
- Inventory Management Solution with Automations
- Looping Warning in Automations
- Export & Import
- App Design
- Run Apps
- How To Use the Tulip Player
- How to Run an App in the Tulip Player
- Choosing between the Tulip Web Player or Tulip Player apps
- How to Switch Between Multiple Tulip Accounts
- How To Use the Tulip Player on Apple iOS & iPadOS
- Languages Supported in Tulip
- How to access your Tulip Player/Instance in an iFrame
- How to Run Tulip Applications on Different Devices
- How To Troubleshoot the Tulip Player
- Recommended Devices For Running the Tulip Player Updated
- How to Restart the Tulip Player if the Screen Goes Blank
- How to Export App Data to CSV
- Deploy and Manage
- Set Up Your Tulip Instance
- User Management
- App Management
- Shop Floor Management
- Workspace Managment
- Player Management
- Linux Player
- Player Features by Platform
- Player Logout Behavior
- How to Hide the Developer Menu in Tulip Player
- How to Disable Automatic Updates for the Tulip Player
- Fallback Database Error Resolution
- Using the Tulip Player with Different Windows Accounts
- Tulip Player Enterprise Deployments
- Overview of Stations and Interfaces Updated
- How To Troubleshoot the Tulip Player
- Developer Tools
- Connect to Software
- Connectors
- What are Connectors?
- How to Create a Connector
- Introduction to Tulip Connector Hosts
- OAuth2.0 Configuration and Technical Details
- How To Run A Connector Function in Multiple Environments
- Connector Snapshotting
- Understanding Arrays and Objects in Connector Function Outputs
- Connector Input Encoding Control
- How to Create and Configure an HTTP Connector Function
- How to Format HTTP Connector Outputs
- Using HTTP Connectors in Apps
- How to Write a SQL Connector Function
- An overview of MQTT Functions
- How To Build Your First MQTT Connector
- Ecosystem Integration Guides
- Amazon Bedrock Integration
- AWS Integration - Fetch All Tulip Tables and Write to S3
- AWS Integration - Send data to AWS via API Gateway & Lambda
- AWS Integration - Fetch data from Tulip Tables
- AWS Integration - Fetch All Tulip Tables in Lambda Function
- Glue ETL Script Example for Loading Tulip Table Data
- IoT Sitewise Integration
- Lean Daily Management with AWS
- Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Integration
- Microsoft Fabric Integration
- Rockwell FactoryTalk Optix Integration
- Snowflake Integration with Fabric - Fetch Tulip Tables to Snowflake
- Connectors
- Connect to Hardware
- Edge Devices
- Edge IO
- Edge MC
- Machine Kit
- IO Gateway
- I/O Gateway End of Sale Announcement
- Setting up a Tulip I/O Gateway
- How to Register a I/O Gateway
- Reset I/O Gateway to Factory Settings
- How To Enable I/O Gateway Remote Support
- How to Use Analog Inputs on the I/O Gateway
- How To Use The Generic Serial Driver on I/O Gateway
- Tulip I/O Gateway Technical Specifications
- Factory Kit
- Factory Kit Quickstart Guide
- Factory Kit Materials and Procurement Information
- Edge IO Light Strip Setup
- Break Beam Sensor Unit Test
- How to Set Up a Foot Pedal in Tulip
- Temperature and Humidity Sensors Unit Tests
- How To Include Factory Kit Devices in Apps
- Tulip Light Kit Initial Setup
- How to Use the Tulip Light Kit
- Connecting the Factory Kit USB Devices (Barcode, Foot Pedal, Temp/Humidity)
- Setting up the Break Beam Sensor
- Light Kit Unit Test
- Tulip Light Kit Technical Specifications
- Assembling the Light Stack
- Manage Edge Devices
- How to Enable HTTPS on your Edge Device
- How to Configure the Device Portal
- How To Manage Edge Devices Within Tulip
- Supported Firmware Versions
- How To Manage Edge Device Auto Updates
- How to Configure the Network Settings on your Tulip Edge Device
- How to Configure the LAN Interface of an Edge Device
- How Tulip Edge Devices Get Their IP Address
- How to Configure SNMP Settings for Edge Devices
- How To Find Your Edge Device OS Version
- Tulip Edge Device FAQ
- Edge Device HTTPS Portal
- Edge Device Use Cases
- Using Edge Devices as a Machine Data Source
- Edge Devices and FlowFuse
- How to Enable and Set Up the Edge Device MQTT Broker
- How to Set up a MQTT Bridge on an Edge Device
- Using Edge MC to Run OPC UA
- How to use GPIO on Edge IO
- Using Node-RED with Edge MC
- Using Node-RED with Edge IO
- How to: Use Serial with Edge IO
- Using Edge Devices to Run On Prem Connector Host
- Communicate with Machines using Edge MC's Connector Host & Node-RED
- What You Can Do with Tulip + IoT
- Troubleshoot your Tulip Edge Devices
- Supported Devices
- List of Plug And Play Devices That Work With Tulip
- Device Driver Creation and Support
- Device Driver Support In Tulip
- How to Set Up a Barcode Scanner
- Using the Serial Driver
- How To Integrate a Zebra Printer with Tulip
- Using the Zebra Network Printer Driver Updated
- Using the Zebra GK Series Label Printer Driver
- Using the USB Bobe Box Driver
- Using the Cognex In-Sight 2000 Driver
- How to Configure Cognex and Tulip
- Using the MT SevenExcellence PH Meter Driver
- Using the Generic ADC Driver
- Using the Omega HH806 Thermometer Driver
- Using the Digital Caliper Driver
- How to Set Up the General TS05 Bluetooth Temperature Gun
- Using the Cognex DataMan TCP Driver
- Setting up the Mitutoyo U-WAVE Receiver for Windows Tulip Player
- Using the Brecknell PS25 Scale Driver
- Using the RFID Driver
- Using the Kolver EDU 2AE/TOP/E Driver
- Using the USB Foot Pedal Driver
- Using the Torque Open Protocol Driver
- Using the Dymo M10 USB Scale Driver
- Using the Cognex In-Sight Driver
- Using the Telnet Driver
- Using the Generic I/O Driver
- How to Set Up a Kolver Torque Controller
- Using the Insize Multichannel Caliper Driver
- Using the Dymo S50 USB Scale Driver
- Zebra Android DataWedge Configuration
- Use the Mitutoyo Digital Caliper with Mitutoyo U-wave Driver
- Troubleshoot
- Node-RED
- Overview of Node-RED
- How-To Guides
- Use Cases
- How to Setup Modbus Devices
- How to Setup Banner PICK-IQ Devices with Edge IO
- How to Send Data to Machines from Edge Devices using Node-RED and Tulip Tags
- Communicate with Machines using Edge MC's Connector Host & Node-RED
- Connecting a 4-20 mA Sensor with Edge IO and Node-RED
- Managing Machine States and Part Counts with Edge IO and Node-RED
- Connecting an Analog Oscilloscope with Edge IO and Node-RED
- Connecting Wired Phidgets with Edge MC and Node-RED
- Edge Devices
- Write Reusable Components
- Work with APIs
- Connect to Software
- IT and Technical Docs
- Maintenance Event Schedule
- How to get Tulip Support
- IT Infastructure
- Tulip IT Welcome Guide
- Configuring Your IP Allowlist
- An Overview of Tulip’s Security Options
- Tulip IT Security Guide
- Introduction to Tulip Connector Hosts
- On-Prem Connector Host Version Support New
- Enabling log-rotations for existing on-premise Connector Host container
- Recommendations for Machine Monitoring Architecture with Tulip
- Tulip On-Premise Virtual Machine Details
- Tulip Platform Components & Network Diagram
- Deploying Tulip in AWS GovCloud
- How To Use a Proxy Server with Tulip Player on Windows
- Overview of On-Premise Connector Hosts Updated
- Networking Requirements for a Tulip Cloud Deployment Updated
- Tulip W-9 Form
- What are Tulip's Cyber Security Policies and Infrastructure?
- LDAP/SAML/SSO
- How to use the Tulip Partner Portal
- Guides
- Digital Transformation Journey
- Use Cases by Solution
- Examples
- How To Get Real-Time Visibility Of Work Orders by Workstation
- 5S Audit App Tutorial
- How To Build An Automated Rejects Report App
- How To Plan Your First Frontline Operations App
- How To Track Machine Audits In A Table
- How To Automate Your Work Orders In A Frontline Operations App
- How To Use Manufacturing Apps in High Mix Environments
- How To Build A Digital Work Instructions App
- How To Track Product Genealogy Using Tables
- How to Add an Ohaus Scale and Store Output in a Variable
- How To Deduct From An Inventory Table Upon Completion of An Operation
- How To Use the Work Instructions "UI Template"
- How To Create A Skills Matrix with User Fields
- How To Create A Bill of Materials (BOM) Table
- How to Import a Spreadsheet into a Table
- How To Manage Your Inventory Using Tables
- How To Pass Dynamic Data Between Multiple Apps with User Fields
- How To Navigate Between Multiple Apps by Creating a "Routing App"
- 📄 Order Tracking
- 📄 Defect Tracking
- Library
- Using the Tulip Library Updated
- Laboratory Operations App Suite
- Library Collections
- Library Apps
- Educational Examples
- App Solutions
- CMMS App Suite
- Zerokey solutions
- Performance Visibility
- Electronic Batch Record (eBR) App Suite
- CAPA Lite by PCG
- 5 Why Root Cause with AI
- Simple Defect Reporting with AI
- Business Case Builder
- Shift Starter Meeting
- Kanban App Suite
- Simple OEE Dashboard
- Arena BOM Solution
- Equipment Management App Suite
- Simple Checklist
- Checklist Management Suite
- Kamishibai App Suite
- Kaizen Funnel
- Attendance Management Simple Solution
- Kamishibai Quality Audit
- Pack & Ship Library Applications
- CAPA Management
- Mobile Camera App
- OEE Calculator
- Hourly Production Scorecard
- Material Backflush
- Quality Event Dashboard
- First Pass Yield Application
- Pick to Light
- Training Solutions
- Digital Systems Inventory
- Location Tracking with Vision
- Digital Systems Access Management
- Material Management
- Tool & Asset Manager
- Quality Event Management
- Step Advance with Break Beam Sensor
- Digital Stopwatch
- Audit Checklist
- Katana ERP App
- High-level Baseline Assessment
- BOM Management
- Safety Incident Manager
- Kamishibai Card Management
- Lean Dashboard
- 5S Result Radar (spider) Chart Widget
- 5S Checklist
- Mobile Production Scorecard
- Mobile Design Template
- Process Engineering (Mobile)
- Copilot Extract Text From Picture
- Maintenance Order Execution Updated
- Machine Startup Checklist Example
- App Templates
- eDHR App Suite
- Training Template
- Quality Event Management App Suite
- Batch Packaging Template App
- Dashboard Layout UI Template
- Machine Monitoring Dashboard
- Defect Tracking Template
- Color Configuration
- Work Instructions Example
- Design Template
- Training Manager
- Training Management
- Work Instructions Templates
- Work Instructions Template
- Picklist Template
- Basic Templates for Building Tulip Applications
- Traveler and Material Flow Dashboard
- Order Tracking Template
- Composable MES
- Composable MES for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Connectors and Unit Tests
- Planeus Unit Test Updated
- COPA-DATA Connector New
- Microsoft Planner Connector
- Microsoft To Do Connector
- Microsoft Project Connector
- Trello Connector
- Monday Connector
- Asana Connector
- Sandalwood: Ignition Connector
- Veeva Connector
- Inkit Connector
- MRPeasy Connector
- Zapier Webhook Connector
- Oracle Fusion Connector
- LabVantage Connector and Unit Test
- Google Chat Connector
- Salesforce Connector
- Litmus Overview
- eMaint Connector
- eLabNext Connector
- Acumatica ERP Connector
- CETEC Connector
- PagerDuty Connector
- NiceLabel Integration
- Aras Integration Overview
- SDA Integration
- Nymi Band Unit Test
- Arena Integration
- Barcode Scanner Unit Tests
- Footpedal Unit Tests
- Getting Started with Tulip on RealWear Headset
- Airtable Connector
- Shippo Connector
- Bartender Integration
- SAP S/4 HANA Cloud Connector
- RFID Scanner Unit Tests
- Jira Connector
- Zebra Label Printer Unit Test
- Google Translate Connector
- MSFT Power Automate
- OpenAI Connector
- Google Calendar Connector
- Tulip API unit test
- Duro PLM Unit Test
- HiveMQ Unit Test
- NetSuite Integration
- Cognex Unit Test
- PowerBI Desktop Integration
- ProGlove Unit Test
- Fivetran Integration
- ParticleIO Integration
- Google Drive Connector
- Snowflake Connector
- SAP SuccessFactors Connector
- ZeroKey Integration
- Google Geocode Connector
- Google Sheets Connector
- How To Integrate Tulip with Slack
- HighByte Intelligence Hub Unit Test
- LandingAI Unit Test
- LIFX Unit Test (Wireless Lights)
- Microsoft Calendar Connector
- M365 Dynamics F&O Connector
- Microsoft Outlook Connector
- Microsoft Teams Connector
- Connect the Microsoft Graph API to Tulip with Oauth2
- Microsoft Excel Connector
- NetSuite Apps and Connector
- OpenBOM Connector
- Weighing Scale Unit Tests
- InfluxDB Connector
- Augury Connector
- ilert Connector
- Schaeffler Optime Connector
- MongoDB Atlas Connector
- MaintainX Connector
- Twilio Connector
- SendGrid Connector
- Solace Connector
- How to Design Tulip Apps for the RealWear Headset
- OnShape Connector
- Custom Widgets
- Scheduling Custom Widget New
- Timeline widget
- json Tree Viewer Widget
- Kanban Task Management Widget
- Badge Widget
- Advanced Timer Widget
- Segmented Button Custom Widget
- Dynamic Gauge Custom Widget
- Snackbar Widget
- Change Detector Unit Test
- Status Color Indicator Unit Test
- Input Length Check Unit Test
- Calculator Custom Widget Unit Test
- Image Annotation Widget Unit Test
- Lean Dashboard Widgets
- Looper Unit Test
- Stopwatch Unit Test
- Number Input Unit Test
- Number Pad Unit Test
- Radial Gauges
- Step by Step Menu Unit Test
- SVG Widget
- Text Input Unit Test
- Tool Tip Unit Test
- Work Instructions Care Points Unit Test
- Written Electronic Signature Widget Unit Test
- ZPL Viewer Unit Test
- Simple Line Graph Widget
- Shelves Custom Widget
- Slider Widget
- NFPA Diamond Custom Widget
- Pass - Fail Custom Widget
- Simpler Timer Custom Widget
- Nymi Presence Integration Widgets
- Automations
- Check Expired Training
- Event Alerting & Escalation: Managing Overdue Events
- Hourly production status notification
- Maintenance equipment status update
- Equipment Status Reset
- Calibration Status Reset
- Machine Status Check Reminder
- Inventory Status and Alerting Automation
- Andon Alerting for Station Down
- Check Training Status and Send Email Automation
- Update Inventory Table Automation
- Slack Connector Automation
- Part Count Checker
- Release Announcements
- Platform Releases
- Platform Release 307 - February 2025 New
- Platform Release 306 - February 2025 New
- Platform Release 305 - February 2025
- Platform Release 304 - January 2025
- Platform Release 303 - January 2025
- Platform Release 302 - January 2025
- Platform Release 301 - January 2025
- Platform Release 300 - January 2025
- Platform Release 299 - December 2024
- Platform Release 298 - December 2024
- Platform Release 297 - December 2024
- Platform Release 296 - November 2024
- Platform Release 295 - November 2024
- Platform Release 294 - November 2024
- Platform Release 293 - November 2024
- Platform Release 292 - November 2024
- Platform Release 291 - October 2024
- Platform Release 290 - October 2024
- Platform Release 289 - October 2024
- Platform Release 288 - September 2024
- Platform Release 287 - September 2024
- Platform Release 286 - August 2024
- Platform Release 285 - August 2024
- Platform Release 284 - July 2024
- Platform Release 283 - July 2024
- Platform Release 282 - June 2024
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- Platform Release 280 - May 2024
- Platform Release 279 - May 2024
- Platform Release 278 - April 2024
- Platform Release 277 - April 2024
- Platform Release 276 - April 2024
- Platform Release 275 - March 2024
- Platform Release 274 - March 2024
- Platform Release 273 - February 2024
- Platform Release 272 - February 2024
- Platform Release 271 - January 2024
- Platform Release 270 - January 2024
- Platform Release 269 - January 2024
- Platform Release 268 - December 2023
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- Platform Release 251 - April 2023
- Platform Release 250 - April 2023
- Platform Release 249 - March 2023
- Platform Release 248 - March 2023
- Tulip Player Releases
- Player 2.7.2 Release - February 2025 New
- Player 2.7.1 Release - January 2025
- Player 2.7.0 Release - December 2024
- Player 2.6.2 - September 2024
- Player 2.6.1 - September 2024
- Mobile Player 2.4.0 Release
- Player 2.6.0 Release - August 2024
- Player 2.5.1 Release - February 2024
- Mobile Player 2.3.4 Release Notes - May 2024
- Mobile Player 2.3.3 Release - February 2024
- Player 2.5.0 Release - January 2024
- Mobile Player 2.3.2 Release - November 2023
- Player 2.4.1 Release - November 2023
- Mobile Player 2.3.1 Release - November 2023
- Player 2.4.0 Release - September 2023
- Player 2.3.1 Release - July 2023
- Player 2.3.0 Release - July 2023
- Player 2.2.1 Release - June 2023
- Mobile Player 2.2.1 Release - June 2023
- Mobile Player 2.1.4 Release - May 2023
- Player 2.2.0 Release - May 2023
- Player 2.1.2 Release - March 2023
- Player 2.1.0 Release - March 2023
- Tulip OS Releases
- Tulip OS 58.2 & 59.1 Release - December 2024
- Tulip OS 59 Release - October 2024
- Tulip OS 58.1 Release - July 2024
- Tulip OS 58 Release - July 2024
- Tulip OS 57 Release - March 2024
- Tulip OS 55.5 & 56.4 Release - February 2024
- Tulip OS 56 Release - January 2024
- Tulip OS 54.1 Release May 2023
- Tulip OS 55 Release - September
- Library Releases
- Library Release - r83 Updated
- Library Release - r82
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- Library Release - r80
- Library Release - r79
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- Library Release - r76
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- LTS Releases
- Platform Releases
Table-Based Work Instructions
To download the app, visit: Library
This article provides a summary of how the Tables and applications that make up the Table-Based Work Instructions templates are structured and built.
Work instructions are documents that clearly and precisely describe the procedures and tasks for operators on the shop floor. It describes individual procedures of the work process and the tasks that make them up.
Tulip’s digital work instruction templates enable the logging of Completion data (defects, defect reasons, number of output units ect.) effectively. It also provides Analytics of this data to make the planning and optimization of the work process easier.
Tulip provides App-based Work Instruction templates, which don't depend on any Tables and use only variables to hold data, and Table-Based Work Instruction templates. In the latter, the detailed descriptions of both the procedures and the tasks are stored in Tulip Tables.
These tables can support a workflow with complex or dynamically changing procedures and provide transparent documentation of them.
Tulip Tables Used
The Table Based Work Instructions templates are based on three tables: Procedures, Tasks, and Paramaters. The relationship between these tables is formed by Linked Records.
Each record in the Procedure table is a procedure, that has its own ID, description, and type. To all the Procedures, one or more Tasks are linked from the Tasks table. These tasks also have their IDs and descriptions, in addition, we can add several different attributes to them. Similarly, one or more Parameters can be linked to each task. These parameters are defining exactly how the operator should execute the task.
Fields of Procedure table
- ID: a unique text ID for each procedure
- Description: the name of the procedure
- Type: the category of the procedure
- Task: this is a linked field where each record contains all the task IDs form the Tasks table
Fields of Tasks table
Required fields:
- ID: a unique text ID for each task
- Description: the name and the description of the task
- Procedure: this is a linked field where a procedure links to each task
- Guidance photo: an image illustrating the task
- Task number: the Integer number of the given task in a series of tasks within a procedure
Optional fields:
- Type: the category of the task
- Equipment: The list of equipment needed to execute the task
- Expected time: The expected time to complete the step or task, also known as the cycle time
- USL: If the step requires a measurement, this is the upper spec limit
- Target: If the step requires a measurement, this is the nominal target
- LSL: If the step requires a measurement, this is the lower spec limit
- Parameters: this is a linked field where parameters link to each task
Fields of Parameters table
- ID: a unique text ID for each parameter
- Setting name: the feature of the task
- Value: the value of the feature stored in setting name
- Task: this is a linked field to store the task ID of the task to which the paramterer applies
Creating the tables
When any of the Table-Based Work Instructions applications are downloaded to an instance, the tables used in the applications are created int he same instance; however, they will be empty. To populate the Tulip Tables, use the Table Creator application.
In the application the user can:
- Add new procedures in to the Procedure table
- Edit existing procedures
- Add new task to a procedure
- Edit an existing task
- Re-order the task in a procedure, by changing the task numbers of the tasks
- Add parameters to tasks
- Edit existing parameters
When you select any of these actions in the main step a side editor window will appear where you can execute the selected action.
For example, if you choose to edit a task, this step will appear, where you can edit the field for your choice and click Save.
Apps
One task per step
Link to app:
This is the simplest-table based work instructions template. The user selects a procedure from an interactive table and on the following steps the app displays the sequence of tasks in the selected procedure. During the execution of the task, the operator can log any possible defects with defect reason and can add notes containing the details of the defect. After all the tasks the user can select the number of outputs and save completion data. The analytics from the completion data can be viewed at any time while using the app.
Application structure
On step Select Procedure, the user can select procedures from an interactive table and display it’s details.
On step Tasks the user can iterate through all the tasks belonging to the selected procedure. As long as they are further tasks to display, the task number is incremented when the next button is clicked. The next task is queried based on the selected procedure and the task number.
On step Log Defect, there is a single select pane where the user must select a defect reason. In addition they can save text inputs as defect notes. By clicking the button log defect, the app navigates to the Task step where the workflow was interrupted.
On step Complete procedure, the user must select the number of completed units, and they can also add Notes just like they could when logging defects. By clicking the button log completion, the app navigates back to step Select Procedure.
The user can navigate to the Analytics Dashboard step from all the other steps of the app. The analytics graphs can be customized an filtered. The time filtes can be selected by using buttons.
Procedure scroller and Procedure scroller with parameters
Procedure scroller is a work instructions template, where the user selects a procedure form an interactive table and the sequence of tasks displays. View the details of the tasks by selecting them, however you do not need to click though all the steps before logging completion. During the execution of the task, the operator can log any possible defects with defect reason and can add notes containing the details of the defect. The analytics from the completion data can be viewed at any time while using the app.
The Procedure scroller with parameters template is the same as the procedure scroller, with the difference that you can add parameters to the tasks. When a task is selected, the applied parameters are shown next the the task details.
Application structure
All the steps are having the same Base Layout with a top and a bottom navigation bar. On the top navigation bar there is the step name, the menu button, the name of the logged-in user and the station name. On the button navigation bar the previous and next buttons can be found.
The Get started step is not a functional step, but rather an explanatory step. On the left here is a summary of the sequence of operations that can be done in the app. On the right there is a simple visual of how the data structure stored in the Tulip tables look like.
On step Select Procedure, the user can select procedures from an interactive table and display its details.
On step Task, the user can select a task form an interactive table and display its details. It is also possible to navigate to the Log Defect step or to complete the procedure.
Unlike the One-task-per-step solution, here, the user does not have to click through all the steps in a procedure in order to complete it.
On the Log defect step the user must select the reason of the defect. In addition, there is a possibility to write down any notes about the defect. On the right the details of the selected procedure are displayed.
The user can navigate to the Analytics Dashboard step from all the other steps of the app. The analytics graphs can be customized and filtered. The time filtes can be selected by using buttons.
Tulip Tables
Tulip Tables are a global location to store your production data. Tables are made up of Records (rows). A single can be accessed from multiple apps or stations at the same time.
App Completion
App Completions are a mechanism to store immutable data from a Tulip app. When an app is completed, all Variable's current values will be stored in the app completions tab. This completion data can be analyzed in Analytics.
By default, after a Completion users will be brought back to the Begin Screen of your application. This behavior can be adjusted with other Transition types.
Analytics
Analytics are live updating graphs and metrics calculated based on app data, Table data, and machine data. Analytics can be embedded and dynamically filtered within an application.
Tulip Tables
Tulip Tables are a global location to store your production data. Tables are made up of Records (rows). A single can be accessed from multiple apps or stations at the same time.
Linked Records
Linked Records are interconnections between multiple Tulip Tables. Fields in one Table can be mapped to another table.
Linked records simplify traceability, genealogy, and data association for more advanced Tulip apps and app suites.
Integer
Integers are a Tulip Datatype. Integers can have any whole number.
ex. -5, 15, 47, 155. NOT 15.2, -12.73
Base Layout
The Base Layout is the base template that all other Steps will be built on top of. Establishing common navigation buttons, and a consistent app background and style across all of your app steps can expedite the training and app-building processes.