MES/Job Tracker location to apply a layer

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Hello,

Hoping someone can assist me. I have created a layer in Job Entry to hide Labor Costs in Job Entry and Job Tracker(s) and applied layer to all 9 Job Tracker’s and Job Entry in Menu Maint. due to confidentially of employees’ wages. We left the Job Entry under Exec Analysis open as this one is restricted to sr. management. My problem is opening Job tracker through MES, which does not have the layer applied to it.

I am in serious need of assistance to get this resolved ASAP as we are planning on switching the shop floor over to Browser UX in 2 weeks.

Does anyone know how to fix this? > When opening job tracker through MES, where do I apply the Layer to hide Labor Costs?

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This is common when one application is calling another.

You’ll need to customize this WITHIN MES.

Find the event that is opening the Job Tracker…

Find the button, click Properties > Behavior > On Click:

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It will open the event that is opening Job Tracker via App-Open. If you look at the properties of that app-open widget, you’ll see the Job Tracker MENU is being called… but your customized layer is NOT applied:

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You’ll need to copy that event (because it is a base event and cannot be modified).

Set the trigger on your new event to override the base event.

Add your layer to the properties of the app-open widget.

… and that should do it. Test and publish.

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Thank you for your help! I have been thrown to the wolves and have to uplift the entire company (but I am not IT, just a ‘techy’ person and I am sinking!) How do I set the trigger to override the base event and then where do I apply the layer in Menu Maint?

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If we’re looking at the same base event… on your copy, set the trigger to:

Type: Event
Hook: Override
Target: MESControl.JobTracker (the name of the event you are overriding)

If you don’t see the Override option, let me know. It is there in more current versions, but older versions it had not been provided yet.

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… and you’d be surprised how many of us are on this sinking ship with you. hahaha.

I’m also not “IT” by any stretch but somehow wound up the Epicor admin and customizer for my company. WHAT?!

This forum is a life line! Use and abuse it early and often! Its how we all survive! I can promise you, you’re probably doing better than you think you are. Sometimes when you’re overwhelmed, you just need a group of people like this forum to remind you to just put your feet down.

Life Drowning GIF

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Totally Agree 100%. You have been a LIFE Saver. Thank you bunches!

When I log into MES through Data1, it is no longer visible. Just an FYI, If I log into MES as myself, it somehow overwrites it to my personal settings (access to everything) Should it not be a constant? I was not aware that personal settings get ported to MES?

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Hmm… I would have thought it would be consistent. That new event is telling it to open a specific menu with a specific layer applied.

You could try clearing your browser cache. I wonder if it is using a cached image when it is loading MES through your user name… or just try a different browser and see if it is any different.