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title: "Create factory and lines"
slug: "create-factory"
updated: 2025-05-02T10:02:25Z
published: 2025-05-02T10:02:25Z
canonical: "docs.akridata.ai/create-factory"
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# Create factory and lines

This article explains the process of registering the physical entities i.e. factories, lines, and stations.

## Open Vision Command

Click the Vision Command button on the top bar.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/vision-command-page.jpg)

The Vision Command screen displays the **Dashboard** by default, along with the other icons on the left navigation panel representing the **Factories**, **Station Groups**, and **Analytics**. For more information on each of these icons, refer to [Overview of Vision Command](https://docs.akridata.ai/docs/view-inspection-studio).

- **Dashboard**: This screen lists all the factories with lines and stations and the current health status and metrics.
- **Factories**: This screen lists all the factories you create.
- **Station Groups**: Depending on your business, each line might require different stations hosted under a corresponding Station Group. You can create the groups from this screen.
- **Analytics**: This screen helps you to view the analytics for a specific factory based on the line and station details and specified parameters for analysis.

In the next few sections, let’s get to know how to create and set up a factory with lines, stations, and station groups.

## Create Factories

1. In the left navigation panel of Vision Command, click the **Factories** icon to open the **Factories** page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/factories-page.jpg)
2. Click the **Add Factory** button on the top-right corner. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/factories-page-updated(1).jpg)
3. Enter **Name** and **Description** for the factory.
4. Enter the factory head's e-mail, and click **Save**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/add-factory.jpg) The factory is listed on the **Factories** page, as shown. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/add-factory(1).jpg)

### Edit Factory

You can edit a factory directly from the card or by viewing the Factory page.

To edit the factory directly from the factory card:

1. On the **Factories** page, locate the required factory card, and click the 3-dots icon.
2. Click **Edit** to open the **Edit Factory** window. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/factory-edit.jpg)
3. Update the factory details, such as **Name**, **Description**, and **Factory head email**, as needed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-factory(1).jpg)

To edit the factory from the Factory page:

1. On the **Factories** page, locate the factory for which you want to edit, and click **View**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/view-factory.jpg)
2. Click the **Edit Factory** button, as shown. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-factory(3).jpg)
3. In the **Edit Factory** window, update the **Name**, **Description**, and **Factory head email**, as needed and click **Save**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-factory(1).jpg)

### Delete Factory

You can delete a Factory, if the factory is no longer needed.

1. On the Factories page, locate the factory card that you want to delete.
2. Click the 3-dots icon, and click **Delete**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/factory-delete.jpg)
3. Click **Ok** to confirm deleting the factory.

## Add Line

1. On the **Factories** page, locate the factory you created and click **View**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-factory-window(1).jpg)
2. Click the **Add Line** button on the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Enter **Name**, **Description**, and **Manager Email** for the line.
4. Click **Save** to add the line. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/add-line(1).jpg) Add more lines to the factory to represent your physical layout. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/lines(1).jpg)

You can now add station groups and stations to each line.

### Edit Line

To edit a line within a factory

1. On the Factory page, click the down arrow on the right-hand side of the Line. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/lines-down-arrow.jpg)
2. Click the Pen icon for the Line to open the **Edit Line** window. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-lines.jpg)
3. Update the **Name**, **Description**, and of **Line Manager Email** as needed, and click **Save**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-line.jpg)

The factory details get saved as per the updated details.

### Delete Line

To delete a line

1. On the Factory page, click the down arrow for a line.
2. Click the **Delete** icon adjacent to the Pen icon on the top-right corner. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/delete-line.jpg)
3. Click **Ok** to confirm deleting the line.

## Create Station

Once you create a line, you can create a station for the line. While creating a section, you can assign a station to an existing station group. Refer to the [article](https://docs.akridata.ai/docs/manage-stations-and-station-groups) for steps to creating Station Groups.

1. On the **Vision Command** screen, click the **Factories** icon on the left navigation panel.
2. On the **Factory** card, click **View** to view the Lines. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/create-stations.jpg)
3. Click the arrow head adjacent to the option Stations, against a line. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/add-station-line.jpg)
  - Click the pen icon to edit the **Name**, **Description**, or **Line manager email**.
  - Click the **Delete** icon to delete the line, if the line is no longer needed.
4. Click the **+** (plus) icon to add a station to the selected line.
5. In the **Add Station** window, enter **Name** and **Description** for the station.
6. **Select Line** for which you are creating the Station.
7. **Select Station Groups** to assign the station. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/add-station-details.jpg)
8. Click **Save** to create the station with the allocated Line and Station Group. A line can have more than one station.

Once you have created a factory and assigned the required lines and stations, the factories will start appearing on the Vision Command’s Dashboard. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/dashboard-time-range.jpg)

You can view the station cards by navigating to Factories > View > Lines, and clicking the down arrow for the Lines.

### Copy Station ID

You can copy a station ID from the station card and use it to find the station when adding to a Station Group.

1. On the **Station Card**, click the 3-dots icon.
2. Click **Copy Station ID**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/copy-station-id.jpg)

### Edit Station

You can edit a station to update the name, description, and other station details.

1. On the Station Card, click the 3-dots icon, and click **Edit Station**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-station.jpg)
2. In the **Edit Station** window, update the **Name** and **Description**, if needed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/edit-station-updates.jpg)
3. To move the station from one line to another, select the line from the **Select Line** drop down list.
4. To position the station in a specific location within multiple stations associated with a Line, select the **Position in Line** options.

### Delete Station

You can delete a station within a line, if the station is not needed.

1. On the Station Card, click the 3-dots icon, and click **Delete**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/3e9d4528-fbc6-4948-a804-8ee7068e7ac3/Images/Documentation/delete-station.jpg)
2. Click **Ok** to confirm deleting the station.

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