You can lock specific operations in a manufacturing order, or lock all included operations. By locking an operation, you prevent the re-scheduling of operations that are previous to or following the locked operation.
- Select the Lock/Unlock M-order operations menu item.
- The initial panel lists all open operations. You can lock specific operations in a manufacturing order, or lock all included operations:
- Select an operation and click the Lock/unlock oper option to lock a specific operation.
- Select an operation and click the Lock M-order option to lock all operations that are included in the manufacturing order.
Tip: Use the Lock/unlock oper and Unlock M-order options to unlock the operations.
The Locked field denotes that the selected operations are locked. Exit the routine.