In the Shop Floor Mobile app, you use permission groups to control which mobile flows each user sees. Instead of setting up permissions individually for every user, you assign users to general groups, which makes the setup much faster.
You manage permission groups in the user setup on the mobile flow, where you attach users to a specific resource and assign a permission group such as “All” or “Operator”. The “All” group gives access to production, warehouse, time, and material flows. A more limited group like “Operator” can be set to only see the production material group plus specific flows like bin contents, change location, and find items.
The flows a user actually sees also depend on the location they work from. A simple location shows fewer flows. A more complex location shows more relevant flows for the same permission group.
What permission groups do in Shop Floor Mobile
Permission groups let you define general groups that a user belongs to. This makes the setup of the Shop Floor Mobile app much easier, because you don’t have to configure access for each user from scratch.
When you open the mobile floor production window, you see a set of tiles. Which tiles appear depends entirely on what your user is set up to access through the assigned permission group.
How to set up and change permission groups
To change a user’s access, go into the user setup on the mobile flow and find the specific resource you are attached to. On that resource, you can see the mobile flow permission group, which might be set to “All”.
From here, you can also select another group such as “Operator”. You can add as many users to a resource as you need.
The difference between the groups comes down to permissions:
- All: Access to production, warehouse, time, and material, which covers all the different mobile flows.
- Operator: Access to the production material group only. This means everything that relates to the material group, plus specific flows such as bin contents, change location, and find items.
How location affects which flows appear
The flows a user sees also depend on the location they run the flow from.
If you select the Operator group and run a flow from a simple location, you only see the material flow and the change location flow. That’s all that’s relevant there.
If you select a more complex location where the other flows are also relevant, you see more options, such as change location, find item, and bin contents. The simple location gives you the most stripped-down flow.
By defining different permission groups and combining them with the right locations, you make it easy to give people different ways of working with mobile flows without overcomplicating the setup.
Q&A
What is a permission group in Shop Floor Mobile?
A permission group is a general group that you assign a user to in order to control which mobile flows they can access. It makes setup faster because you don’t have to configure permissions individually for each user.
Where do you set up permission groups?
You set them up in the user setup on the mobile flow. You find the specific resource the user is attached to and assign the mobile flow permission group there.
What is the difference between the All group and the Operator group?
The All group gives access to production, warehouse, time, and material flows. The Operator group is limited to the production material group, plus specific flows such as bin contents, change location, and find items.
Why do users see different flows at different locations?
The flows that appear depend on both the permission group and the location. A simple location shows only the relevant flows, such as material and change location. A more complex location shows more flows, such as find item and bin contents, when they are relevant there.