How to manage a batch and assign a programming station in OnBoard Edge Service

This article will guide you through the following operations in OnBoard™ IoT Security (OBIS):

• Check batch status
• Assign a programming station to a batch
• Unassign a programming station from a batch
• Turn off and delete a batch

Prerequisites

Before getting started, please ensure that:

• The factory has already been configured.
• You have the Factory Manager role permission for the corresponding factory.

Check batch status

1. Sign in to OBIS.

2. In the left menu, click Factory, and then select the corresponding factory ID to navigate to the factory page.

3. On the factory page, select the Batch tab, and then you can check the batch status.

   

   Description of batch status:

   Status	Can be turned on	Description
   Running	-	The default state after creating a batch. You can bind it to a programming station.
   Stopped	Yes	The batch is currently turned off. You can turn it on to bind it to a programming station.
   Finished	No	The status after batch programming is completed.
   Expired	No	The batch has expired before the programming was completed. Note: After a batch expires, most functions related to that batch will no longer operate normally, including programming in the Programming Station client. It is recommended to delete the expired batches.

Assign a programming station to a batch

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A batch can be assigned to multiple programming stations, while a programming station can only program one batch at the same time.

Assign a programming station with the Available status to a batch for programming:

1. Sign in to OBIS.

2. In the left menu, click Factory, and then select the corresponding factory ID to navigate to the factory page.

3. On the factory page, select the Batch tab and click the batch ID to navigate to the batch page.

4. In the Assign Station area of the batch page, confirm that the batch status is Running, and then select the programming station with the Available status for assignment.

   

5. In the Confirm Assignment window, click Confirm to complete the assignment of the programming station. After the assignment, the programming station status will change to Busy.

   

Unassign a programming station from a batch

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After unassignment, the corresponding programming station can no longer be used for programming this batch.

1. Sign in to OBIS.

2. In the left menu, click Factory, and then select the corresponding factory ID to navigate to the factory page.

3. On the factory page, select the Batch tab and click the batch ID to navigate to the batch page.

4. In the Assign Station area of the batch page, locate the Operation column for the corresponding batch and uncheck the programming station with the Busy status.

   

5. In the Confirm Unassignment window, click Confirm to complete the unassignment of the programming station. After unassignment, the programming station status will change to Available.

   

Turn off and delete a batch

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After a batch is deleted, any programming stations assigned to that batch will be automatically unassigned.

1. Sign in to OBIS.

2. In the left menu, click Factory, and then select the corresponding factory ID to navigate to the factory page.

3. On the factory page, select the Batch tab and click the batch ID to navigate to the batch page.

4. On the batch page, click Turn Off or Delete.

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   If the Delete button appears grayed out, it is currently unavailable. Please click Turn Off to turn off the batch. Once the batch is in a non-running status, it can be deleted.