Product Cross Section

Overview

The Product Cross Section screen is where cross sections are assigned to piece marks. In Concrete Vision, a bed's pouring capabilities at the plant level are determined by its active cross sections. All piece marks require a unique cross section.

Accessing the Screen

Navigate to Configuration > Product Cross Sections from the main menu (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Using the Product Cross Sections Screen

The Product Cross Sections screen (Figure 2) offers the following functions:

• View product codes assigned to specific plant locations.
• View product cross sections assigned to those product codes.
• Add a product cross section.
• Edit an existing cross section.
• Delete a cross section.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Viewing Cross Sections

The home page displays plants only. To view Product Codes and Cross Sections, you will need to expand each level using the "⌄" icon (Purple box, Figure 2). 

1. To view the Product Codes assigned to a plant, click the "⌄" icon next to the desired plant (Purple box, Figure 3).
2. To view the Cross Sections assigned to a Product Code, click the "⌄" icon next to the desired Product Code (Orange box, Figure 3).
3. To collapse an expanded item, click the "^" icon (Orange box, Figure 3).

Adding a New Product Cross Section

On the Product Cross Sections screen (Figure 3):

1. Click the Add New Record button (Green box, Figure 3).
2. In the Create Cross Section popup window (Figure 4), enter a unique Cross Section Code.
3. Enter a Description.
4. Enter or change the Order By.
5. Mark the product code as Active or inactive.
6. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top 3/8 qty.
7. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top  1/2 qty.
8. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top  1/2 special qty.
9. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top  7/16 qty.
10. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top  9/16 qty.
11. Enter a Bottom, Mid and Top  .6 qty.
12. Attach a file to the Cross section by selecting Select Files button, if needed (Green box, Figure 4).
13. Click the Create button (Red box, Figure 4).

Figure 4

Editing a Product Cross Section

On the Product Cross Sections screen (Figure 4):

1. Click on the Edit button (Yellow box, Figure 3) next to the Product Cross Section you wish to edit. 
2. The cross section will open in a new screen (Figure 5). 
3. Make any necessary changes to the Product Cross Section details. 
4. Click on the Save button or Save & Close button (Green box, Figure 5) in the top right corner of the screen to apply your changes. 

Figure 5

Attachments

Any attachments linked to the current cross section are displayed at the bottom of the edit screen. To add an attachment:

1. Click the Add button (Orange box, Figure 5).
2. In the Add Attachment popup, enter a title in the Title field (Figure 6).
3. Select the file using the Choose File button.
4. Click the Update button (Figure 6) to confirm.

• To download or view an attachment, click the corresponding button (Yellow box, Figure 5).
• To delete an attachment, click the X icon (Purple box, Figure 5) on the row of the attachment you wish to remove.

Figure 6

Deleting a Cross Section

On the Product Cross Sections screen (Figure 3):

1. Click the Delete Button (Red box, Figure 3) next to the product cross section to delete.
2. A confirmation button will appear within the record's action column — click it to confirm the deletion (Green box, Figure 7).

Note: Product cross sections in use cannot be deleted. Instead of deleting a product cross section, it is recommended the cross section be set to Inactive by unchecking the Active checkbox.

Figure 7