Start and stop a manufacturing operation

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Note: To be able to start and/or stop an operation you must have clocked in. See Clock in and out for instructions.

Prerequisites
The employee must be connected to a work centre and the Report manufacturing field must be set to YES in Work with personnel, on the Employee maintenance panel.

Start an operation

  1. Select the Reporting time menu item.
  2. You access Time reporting. Complete the following fields:
  3. Card id number
    Enter your card identity number.
    Start/Stop
    Select the Manufacturing operation function.

    Click OK.

  4. You access Start/stop operation. The following fields are mandatory:
  5. Start operation
    Enter the manufacturing order number, the operation number and the type of operation time for the operation you want to start. Valid operation time type values are:

    Value Description
    1 Internal setup time
    2 External setup time
    3 Run/labour time

    Click OK. Exit the routine.

Stop an operation

  1. Select the Reporting time menu item.
  2. You access Time reporting. Complete the following fields:
  3. Card id number
    Enter your card identity number.
    Start/Stop
    Select the Manufacturing operation function.

    Click OK.

  4. You access Start/stop operation. Complete the following fields:
  5. Quantity approved
    Enter the approved quantity for the operation, if any.
    Quantity rejected
    Enter the rejected quantity for the operation, if any.
    Reason code
    Only relevant if you have reported a rejected quantity. Enter a reason code for the rejection. Note: The settings in Work with system values define if this field is mandatory.
    Completed
    Indicate if the operation is completed.

    Click OK. Exit the routine.

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