Mapping Plates and Toners to Presses (Legacy)
This is where you map the previously created ‘Plate and Toner’ items (originally setup in Inventory > Plates) to their corresponding presses. All this is managed under Admin > Configure the Factory > Equipment > Plates.
The following box will appear:
You will see a list of all the plates and toners previously entered.
Select the plate you want to map and then select the press you want to map it to.
Click the ‘Go’ button and the mapping will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Follow this process for all the ‘Presses’ and ‘Printers’ you have.
REMOVING A PRESS TO PLATE MAPPING
If you need to delete a plate or tonner from a piece of equipment, you can just select the plate at the top and select the press you want it removed from at the bottom and click ’Go’. The mapping will now be removed.
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