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What is Configuration?

Configuration

Determining an operation by turning it on or off or changing a value without modifying the program.

What it means

The system has pre-made switches and values that can be used differently for each company. Changing this is a setting.

Settings can be done right away and are easy to undo. So, when a request comes in, we first check to see if it can be set up.

At the pen factory

“Available to Ship” in the warehouse, locking the production output button, warnings exceeding the quantity ordered, and reasons for miscellaneous receipts and issues were all set.

Why it matters

It allows the same program to be used according to the circumstances of the company and factory. One wrong setting can cause an accident.

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