Work Instructions
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What Is a Work Instruction?
Just as the name suggests, a work instruction is a platform that is used by an admin to give instructions to an operator for executing a certain task on the
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What Is a Freely Consultable Work Instruction?
Azumuta’s Freely Consultable Work Instructions module is a comprehensive digital solution designed to optimize the creation, management, and sharing of
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How to Create a Work Instruction
Creating work instructions in Azumuta is an easy and straightforward process! Here’s how:
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How to Add an Instruction Block to a Work Instruction
An instruction block is a group of instruction steps that are related to a production phase. This makes organizing a work instruction a much more manageable
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How to Add an Instruction Step to a Work Instruction
There are two ways of adding an instruction step to a work instruction: manually and using Multi-Line Import. Here’s how to do it:
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How to Edit an Instruction Block
This article shows the editing possibilities you can apply to an instruction block.
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How to Edit an Instruction Step
In Azumuta, each instruction step must have a description. An instruction step's description generally contains a written command that an operator must follow
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How to Edit or Delete a Work Instruction or a Folder
Editing your work instructions in Azumuta is remarkably easy, thanks to our intuitive interface! Here are the basics that you should know:
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How to Preview a Work Instruction
Are you curious about how a work instruction will look on an operator's screen? Well, you can use our preview feature to find out!
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How to Improve a Work Instruction With Azumuta Intelligence
You can use Azumuta Intelligence (our built-in AI) to improve a work instruction. Most commonly used improvements include:
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Navigating Through the Work Instruction Step Editor
https://youtu.be/AyyWltbfzus
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General
The General Tab is where you input all relevant text-based information for each instruction step.
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How to Add a Visual Page to a Work Instruction Step
Besides visual elements, you can also add visual pages to a work instruction step.
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How to Add an Image to a Work Instruction
Within Azumuta you can add (multiple) images to a specific work instruction. Adding images can be done in different ways:
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How Does the Image Library Work?
All images that have been taken using Azumuta (e.g., taken by an operator on the shop floor using their tablet) or manually uploaded to Azumuta are stored in
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Visuals in a Work Instruction
You can add various visual elements to enhance the intuitiveness of your work instructions:
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Parts
You can increase the precision of your work instructions by explicitly stating which parts your operators should use when assembling a product.
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Equipments & Symbols
Promote conformity on your shop floor by informing operators of the necessary equipment that they must use when performing a certain task. Moreover, add
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Videos
In Azumuta, you can equip an instruction step with videos. Adding videos to an instruction step helps your operators by visually showing them exactly what
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3D Files
A 3D file is the digital rendering of a real-life object in Azumuta. A 3D file can consist of one or multiple meshes.
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Link to Another Work Instruction or Instruction Step
In Azumuta, you can link an instruction step to another work instruction or to another instruction step. With this feature, an operator can access another
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SharePoint PDF
Microsoft SharePoint is a widely used collaboration platform that enables organizations to manage and share documents. It allows your team members to upload,
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Time Study
You can enter the recommended duration for an operator to complete an instruction step under the "Time Study" functionality. This functionality allows you to
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What Is a Product Check?
A product check is a control question that is placed by an admin to a work instruction step. In turn, the operator that implements that work instruction step
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Adding a Product Check to a Work Instruction
A Check can be added to a work instruction. These checks will be shown to the operator when going through the work instruction. Subsequently, the operator can
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Basic Product Checks
Within Azumuta it is possible to add different kinds of product checks to a work instruction. Below, you'll find an overview of the basic product checks that
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Advanced Product Checks
Besides the previously mentioned basic product checks, there are also advanced product checks :
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Mandatory Product Checks and Fast Forward Mode
It is possible in Azumuta to make certain checks compulsory while going through a work instruction. This can be useful to ensure:
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Double-Checks for an Instruction Step
As the name suggests, a double-check is an Azumuta feature that allows you to verify the answer to a product check within an instruction step. After a product
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Rules: Basic
The rules engine in Azumuta was designed to ensure that what the operator sees on the screen is as specific as possible. For example, it can be ensured that
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Rules: Advanced
To set up more advanced rules to fit your needs, please contact our support team at support@azumuta.com
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Peripherals
It is possible to integrate Azumuta with various hardware devices (peripherals), which can be controlled automatically and/or transmit data to Azumuta. Check
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What Is a Variant?
A variant is a variation of a product based on their specifications. For example, several washing machines might have an identical build, but they have
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How to Add a Variant and Use It in a Work Instruction
https://youtu.be/QZ9qVmzbwZw
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How to Edit a Variant
https://youtu.be/5dpVyBKrB_A
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How to Create an Official Version of a Work Instruction
An official version of a work instruction is a draft instruction that has been approved - either through single-person approval or multi-person approval.
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Single Person Approval
Creating an official version of a work instruction by single person approval can be done in the following way:
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Multi Person Approval: Creating an Approval Board and an Approval Flow
In the case of a multi-person approval, an approval flow must be selected. This approval flow will ensure that a request for approval reaches the required
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The Approval Board Layout
You can adjust an approval board’s layout to suit your preferences. Here are the possible adjustment possibilities:
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Multi Person Approval: How to Edit or Delete an Approval Board
This article explains how to edit or delete an approval board.
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Multi Person Approval: How to Edit or Delete an Approval Flow
The previous article covered how to create an approval flow. This article explains how to edit it or delete it.
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How to Enable Multi-Person Approval
By default, the single person approval is applied to every work instruction. To activate the multi-person approval, you must first configure it. The
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How to Submit, Accept, and Decline an Approval Request
https://youtu.be/LeRlx4A_rso
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Triggers for Approval Boards and Approval Requests
A trigger is a tool that is used to automate a certain process based on an event that takes place within an Azumuta workspace. With triggers, you can automate
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Revision History
In Azumuta, a work instruction can be changed quickly and easily. When changes are made to a work Instruction, the current version of the work Instruction is
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How to Add an Attachment to a Work Instruction
https://youtu.be/8CSO-kVtL2Q
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How to Print a Work Instruction or Save It as a PDF File
Here's how to print a work instruction or save it as a PDF file:
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How to Print an Instruction Step or Save It as a PDF File
Here's how to print an instruction step or save it as a PDF file:
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Sharing a Work Instruction/Folder/Article Category/Article (Public Sharing & Private Sharing)
In Azumuta, you can share various items, including work instructions, folders, article categories, and articles. You can share them privately or publicly. On
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Creating a Work Instruction via the Azumuta App
The previous articles covered Azumuta from the admin's perspective. This article covers Azumuta work instructions from the operator's view.
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Editing a Work Instruction via the Azumuta App
Edit mode lets authorized users adjust a work instruction directly from the Azumuta App — renaming blocks and steps, restructuring, and attaching visuals — with changes applied to the work instruction's draft.
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Viewing a Work Instruction as an Operator
https://youtu.be/fJHyjecbPN0
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Work Instructions Layout from the Operator’s Perspective
In this section, we will explain how the work instruction is shown to the operator. We'll start with the basics, and we'll continue with more advanced layouts.
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How to Open an Attachment on the App
Previously, we've explained how an admin can manually add an attachment to a product order (that was made based on an article or an article category) and to a
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What Is Exporting and Importing a Work Instruction?
"Exporting" a work instruction means downloading a work instruction from your Azumuta workspace to your device. Afterward, this exported work instruction can
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How to Export and Import a Work Instruction
https://youtu.be/h9UjATICE48
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Converting a Microsoft Office Document into an Azumuta Work Instruction
What if you have a work instruction in the form of a *Microsoft Office document, and you would like to use it on Azumuta as well? Then, you can import it to
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Converting a Video or an Audio File Into an Azumuta Work Instruction
What if you have an instruction video or audio file, and you want to convert it into the format of an Azumuta work instruction?
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