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title: Workbench Terminal
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createdAt: 2025-06-20T07:49:49.551Z
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**Workbench Terminal** is a **device-based, start/stop execution module** in planeus.
Instead of entering production data manually, your operators can simply tap “Start” and “Stop” on a touchscreen, tablet, or PC as they work.
# Why use Workbench Terminal?
**Easy for operators, fast to learn**
- Offers a simple, **touchscreen interface** that’s quick for workers to learn and operate.
- No extra steps but one-time login or scan, then go straight into execution—ideal for busy environments **where speed and accuracy matter**.
**Precise execution data and automated time tracking**
- Automatically capture **exact start and end times** for every work step, giving planners real-time visibility into progress.
**An advanced digital Shop Floor**
- Replace manual paperwork with **device-based Start/Stop tracking f**or accurate, digital production data.
# How to start using Workbench Terminal?
To use the Workbench Terminal, you’ll need two types of licenses:
- **Terminal Licenses** — one per device (PC, tablet, etc.)
- **User Licenses** — for the people who log in to the terminal
A **Terminal License** lets you register a device as a Workbench Terminal.
Once set up, users with the **User License **can log in on that device to record production data.
# How to Set Up a Workbench Terminal?
There are two steps to set up your Workbench Terminal.
## Step 1: Create a Terminal
- Go to the **Administration area** and open the menu **Workbench Terminal.**
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This will only be visible if you have a license for Workbench Terminal.
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- Click **Create Terminal**
- Then **enter**:
- A name for the terminal
- A Terminal Link
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The **Terminial Link **is just a label for identifying the terminal.
The actual URL to that Terminal will be created later in Step 2.
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## Step 2: Link the Terminal to a device
- Select the Terminal you have created in Step 1 and click **Link.**
- **A URL link will be generated** above and this will the URL that your Terminal will be registered on.
- Copy or share this URL link
- **Go to the device **you want to use as the Terminal device
(For example, a PC or tablet).
- Open an **internet browser application on that device**
- **Enter that copied or shared URL link**
- And you can start using the Terminal on that device!
# Configuring the Workbench Terminal
Moreover, you can decide **which Resources** are visible on each terminal.
- Click the **gear icon** in the upper-right corner of the Terminal screen.
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You’ll see a list of machines or resources and can **enable or disable** them for this Terminal.
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# Logging in as a Workbench User
Each user who uses the Workbench Terminal has a **unique** **PIN code.**
- You can find this PIN in [User Management](docId\:QXMRgSTyv7fHAvLZv8sHj) under the detail panel of each user.
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# Additional settings for Workbench Terminal
You can explore extra options for the Terminal in **Administration → Settings → Workbench**.
## Auto logout
Set how long the Terminal should wait before automatically logging a user out due to inactivity.
## Automated feedback on primary Work Steps
You can choose if the [primary Work Step](docId\:LxP_OnVwv-NH1JuLEVrN-) should be** automatically reported** when a secondary Work Step is reported.
If this is **enabled**:
- The Terminal will only show **Work Steps **that are assigned to your **secondary Resources.**
- Next to each secondary Resource, you’ll see the** name of the primary Resource **in brackets so you know which **main Resource that Work Step belongs to.**
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### How It Works
- If the **primary Work Step** is still in “**Planned**” status, it will **start automatically** when you start the secondary Work Step.
- Once all its linked secondary Work Steps are completed, the primary Work Step will be **automatically completed**, too.
- If you **pause or interrupt a secondary Work Step,** planeus will ask if you **also** **want to **pause or interrupt the **primary Work Step**.
- If the primary Work Step is already paused or interrupted and you want to start one of its secondary Work Steps, planeus will ask you to choose **what action to take next.**
# Working with the Start/Stop function of Workbench Terminal
Once you log in to the Terminal, you’ll see:
- A list of all Resources (e.g. machines)
- An option called **“All My Tasks”** will show all Work Steps assigned specifically to you, **the logged-in Workbench user.**
### How to Use It
- Click on a machine to see all its assigned Work Steps.
- Click a Work Step to:
- Open the **Detail View**
- Here, you can record progress, times, or quantities:
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| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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This is only visible **after starting the Work Step** |
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(e.g., Chaning parts, starting the machine) |
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# Logging in with RFID
planeus also supports **RFID login **for even faster access to the terminal.
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You will need a USB reader for your RFID chips.
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## How to set up RFID login
- Prepare your RFID chip and connect your USB reader to the computer.
- In [User Management](docId\:QXMRgSTyv7fHAvLZv8sHj)**,** enable the option **“Workbench Login via RFID” **for the user.
- Once you have enabled it:
- A prompt will pop up and ask you to **put the RFID chip on the reader**.
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- **Follow the instructions** and wait till planeus has registered the chip.
- Click **Save** to confirm and leave the panel.
- Now, planeus has saved the user’s RFID code.
# Using RFID to login to Terminal
- On the Terminal code login screen, **scan your RFID chip on the reader.**
- You’ll be logged in automatically—no typing needed.
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**Workbench Terminal** makes it easy to capture accurate, real-time production data directly** from your devices** on the shop floor—helping execution run extremly fast and smooth.
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