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On this panel you can create and maintain manufacturing group orders. When this panel is first displayed, the group orders that are open are displayed. Click the All/Open orders function key to toggle all group orders and those that are open.
Group orders are created for manufacturing orders which have an operation in common or which are created from the same material. For example, you might group manufacturing orders for items which are all to be painted blue. All blue items are painted at the same time, meaning that no adjustment is needed to the work centre or tool in-between the jobs. The fact that a large number of items can be handled as a group enhances the efficiency and reduces time and cost for machine set-up.
Options
| Select this option to print the group order report. Note: This option can only be used if the group order status is below 60 (completed). | |
| Lock group order | Select this option to lock the group order. Note: When a group order is locked it is no longer possible to add or change information. A consolidated order will be created automatically in DC1 Time when a manufacturing group order is locked, if the Create group in TIME field is set to YES in the Manufacturing group order type table. |
| Reception | Select this option to perform product reception on the group order. Note: This option can only be used if the group order status is below 60 (completed), and if the Report on group field is set to YES in the Manufacturing group order type table. |
| Operation reporting | Select this option to perform operation reporting on a group order. Note: This option can only be used if the group order status is below 60 (completed) and if the Report on group field is set to YES in the Manufacturing group order type table. |
| Change incl orders | Select this option to add or maintain included manufacturing orders. Maintenance is only allowed when the group order is unlocked and the group order status is less than 40 (started). |
| Unlock | Select this option to unlock the group order. This is only allowed if the group order is locked and the group order status is below 40 (started). Note: If a consolidated order has been created in DC1 Time, this will be deleted when the manufacturing group order is unlocked. |
Function keys
| All/Open orders | Toggle between viewing open group orders and all group orders. |
Selection fields
- Group order
- Type
- The code indicates if the group order is based on the manufacturing order header or operations.
Code Description 1 Manufacturing order header 2 Manufacturing order operations
- St
- The code indicates the status of the group order.
Code Description 10 Ready 20 Printed 40 Started 60 Complete
- Whs
- Description
- The description of the group order.
- Start date
- The date indicates when the group order is planned to be started. Note: The start date of the group order defines what manufacturing orders can be added to the group order. Only manufacturing orders within the start and completion dates of the group order can be added.
- Compl date
- The date indicates when the group order is planned to be ready. Note: The completion date of the group order defines what manufacturing orders can be added to the group order. Only manufacturing orders within the start and completion dates of the group order can be added.
- Locked
- Indicates if the group order is locked. When a group order is locked it is no longer possible to add or change information.
- Group order type
- The code from the Manufacturing group order type table indicates the order type that is used.
- Order type
- The code indicates the manufacturing order type that is used for this group order. Only manufacturing orders with this order type can be connected to the group order.
- Run pri
- The run priority for this group order. Valid values range from 0 through 99, where 99 is the highest priority.
- Run seq
- The sequence within priority for this group order. Valid values range from 01 through 99, where 01 is the highest priority.
- Limit
- The limit is used to control and calculate the remaining capacity of the manufacturing group order. You can restrain the number of orders added to the group order based on order quantity or workload time.