UX Design · NDA · Pattern · Widget + Configuration Dialog
Guides workers step by step through every capture on the vehicle — in a fixed order, right in the reach zone. A stepper bottom-right of the workstation that never forces anyone, but never lets anything get lost either.
Source: internal widget documentation, abstracted. This version (v2) replaces an earlier draft that assumed just a single check per vehicle.
Each vehicle needs several captures at a workstation: matching numbers, recording quality data, assigning IDs. Which steps, and in what order, depends on the workstation.
Without guidance, under takt pressure a step gets skipped or an error goes unnoticed. At the same time, a single failed step must not stop the line.
„I want to see what's next — and if something doesn't match, I still need to move on.“— Assembly worker, paraphrased · [Assumption — to be replaced with a real, de-identified quote]
How might we guide several captures per vehicle so that nothing gets forgotten — without blocking takt?
Every state is recognizable by symbol, word, and color — never by color alone.
Passed steps move on without a tap. On an error the flow pauses — and the worker decides: capture again or deliberately move on.
On the monitor the widget sits fixed in the lower right corner, inside the reach zone. On the handheld it takes the full width.
When the next vehicle arrives, a notice sums up what is open or failed. It has to be closed actively — the change still happens in the background.
"Mine" = designed by me (widget, configuration dialog) · "Team" = product decision made by the team.
Saves taps in the normal case; on errors the flow pauses so nothing slips through unnoticed.
The error shows immediately and can be fixed in place — no restart of the flow.
Not every error can be fixed on the line; without a way out it would be a dead end.
Inside the reach zone; same position at every workstation.
Positions are assigned automatically; reordering stays a deliberate action.
Fewer fields at once, fewer misconfigurations — only what matters is visible.
Recognition over recall: checked and free positions are visible before choosing.
Forgotten scope must not go unseen — takt keeps running.
Possible by manually paging back to previous vehicles.
Would have stopped the line; the decision stays with the person.
No quantitative results claimed — metrics [not verified] until field data exists.
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