Platform Overview
Applies to CoCoCo platform v1.0.0-rc.31. The menu below was checked in the console of that version.
What CoCoCo does
Section titled “What CoCoCo does”CoCoCo is a platform for print production. It connects your machines and your existing systems, models your production resources, and runs automated workflows on top of them.
Three web addresses
Section titled “Three web addresses”| Address | What you do there |
|---|---|
| your-instance.cococo.app | Your CoCoCo instance: machines, planning, workflows, integrations |
control.cococo.tech | Your organization: instances and billing |
id.cococo.tech | Your own account (CoCoCo ID). You sign in here; the instance sends you there automatically |
The menu of your instance
Section titled “The menu of your instance”The left sidebar is grouped into sections. You only see the sections and entries your access rights allow, so two colleagues can see different menus.
| Section | Contains, for example |
|---|---|
| Home, Dashboards, My Tasks | Your start page and your own tasks |
| Planning | Production Cells, Work Centers, Shift Definitions, Scheduler |
| Business Hub | Tasks, Task Templates, Notification Groups |
| Identity & Access | Users, Service accounts, Policies, Teams |
| Workflows | Workflows, Custom Actions, Executions |
| AI & ML | AI Adapters, AI Agents, ML Models |
| Developer | Custom Apps, Scripts, Templates, Incoming Webhooks, Custom Data Tables, GraphQL Playground, Lua Playground, API Docs |
| Data | Clips, Storage Backends, Archive Jobs |
| IoT | Networks, Controllers, Edge Apps, Edge App Installations, Devices, Metrics |
| Integrations | Builder, Integrations |
| System | Preferences, Config, Production Setup |
Custom apps that are set up as a sidebar page appear in their own section Apps.
The building blocks
Section titled “The building blocks”| Term | What it is |
|---|---|
| Network | A group of devices and the controllers that can reach them |
| Controller | A small program (the bridge) running inside your own network that connects it to CoCoCo |
| Device | A connection to a machine or system: its address and the protocols CoCoCo uses to talk to it |
| Work Center | A resource that production is planned on: a machine, a person, a tool or a location |
| Production Cell | A group of work centers |
| Workflow | An automated process started by a trigger |
| Policy | A set of access rights that is attached to a user |
| Team | A group of users |
| Custom App | An interface you build on the platform for your own users |
| Job | A production order: quantity, due date, and the operations needed to make it |
Orders and jobs come into CoCoCo through integrations and the API. In this version the console has no list pages for them; custom apps can show them.
Where to start
Section titled “Where to start”Connecting a machine follows one path: create a network, add a controller to it, add a device, and bind the device to a work center. The articles How to Create a Network, How to Add a Controller and How to Add a Device walk through the first three steps.