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Track a run

Before you can begin tracking, make sure you’ve downloaded Runtime from the App Store or Google Play Store.

Select your location

When you open the Runtime app, you’ll start on a list of your locations. Each location will display it’s current statues: Running, Down, Idle, or Not Started.

To start a new run, select a Not started location.

Start run

If you’re ready to start tracking, click Start Run to begin the clock.

(Optional) Override start time - If you need to adjust the start time of the run, you can click on the gray clock button next to Start run. When the form opens, click Override start time to enter a different start time. Click Submit to continue tracking.

After you start the run, you’ll notice a few changes:

  • The timers for Total Time and Runtime should begin counting up.
  • You’ll now have the option to Start Downtime or Start Idle Time.
  • When you return to the location screen, your selected location will indicate it is Running. Web dashboards will also update with the status of the location.

Track downtime or idle time

When productivity is paused, you can change the status to down or idle by clicking the matching button.

Select Start Downtime when something has gone wrong in your process and requires intervention.

Select Start Idle time when an expected pause occurs, like a break or team meeting.

When you change the status, a few things will occur:

  • The timer for Runtime will pause, and the timer for Down or Idle time will begin ticking up. Total Time will continue to tick up regardless.
  • If you have reasons configured, you will be asked to provide the reason for the status change.

When production is unpaused, you can return the status to Running by choosing to end the down or idle time.

When you click End, you’ll see a form where you can adjust start and end times or add comments. After clicking Submit, you’ll return to the running state.

End your run

When production is over, you can select End run.

A form will open where you can adjust start and end times or add comments.

This form will also ask you to provide two important metrics: output and reject count.

Output is the count of widgets produced during the run. Reject count is the count of defective widgets produced during the run. Both fields expect a numeric input and are unit-agnostic. You can enter any number representating productivity or waste in these fields, and they will appear in dashboards.

If you don’t know your output or reject count now, that’s okay - you can fill out these metrics later from the history screen. Click Submit to submit your run.

Review log

After submitting a run, you’ll see a log detailing everything that was tracked. This screen will display runtime, idle time, and downtime from your run. You’ll also see a timeline detailing specific events.

(Optional) Edit run details - If you need to adjust anything that occured during the run, you can do so from this screen.

Click the pencil icon at the top of the screen to adjust your comments, output, reject count, or the start / end of the run.

Click the pencil icon next to idle or down time to adjust the start, end, or comments for that particular event. Adjusting the start or end of down/idle time will adjust the adjacent runtime period as well.

Back to locations

Click back to return to the location screen, where you can begin another run.

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