Product Family

ops product glossary

A Product Family is a logical grouping of related products at a Site. Product families are simple directories — they carry a name, code, and optional description, but no production data. All production parameters (standard hours, scrap rates, unit value) live on the products within the family.

Database Table: ops_product_families

ColumnTypeDescription
idUUID (PK)Auto-generated
site_idUUID (FK)References Site (oee_sites.id)
family_codeVARCHAR(50)Short identifier, unique per site
family_nameVARCHAR(255)Display name
descriptionTEXTOptional description
sort_orderINTEGERDisplay ordering (default 0)
created_atTIMESTAMPTZAuto-set on creation
updated_atTIMESTAMPTZAuto-set on update

Unique constraint: (site_id, family_code)

Index: site_id

Relationships

  • Belongs to a Site (oee_sites)
  • Has many Products (ops_products.family_id)
  • Referenced by jobs (ops_jobs.product_family_id)
  • Has per-station specs via Station Product Standards (ops_station_product_standards)

Management UI

Product families are managed via the Product Families tab in the OEE Settings modal (gear icon on the OEE dashboard). The tab uses a master-detail layout:

  • Left panel: List of families for the selected site
  • Right panel: Family detail (name, code, description) plus a list of products in the family

Delete Behavior

A product family cannot be deleted if any of its products are referenced by batches. The product deletion guard fires first, raising an exception (“Cannot delete product — it is referenced by existing batches. Consider marking it inactive instead.”). If no products in the family are referenced by batches, deleting the family hard-deletes the family and all its products.

Note: Families are lightweight grouping containers. All production target fields (standard_hours, default_quantity, target_scrap_rate, unit_value) live on Products, not on families.

Codebase Paths

  • Table: database/sql_scripts/tables/ops_product_families.sql
  • Functions: database/sql_scripts/functions/ops/ops_product_family_functions.sql
  • Backend: backend/endpoints/ops.ts

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