Production Options

Pick list used to determine the default "Status" assigned to a Job upon creation. Options are:

• Active Job
• Job On Hold
• Request

Option to determine in what unit the quantities on Custom Adds forms will be displayed in the system. Options are:

• BOM Unit/Stock Unit - All quantities (including Old and New Qty) in the grids and forms for custom adds will reflect the BOM Unit then stock unit if empty.
• Issue Unit/Stock Unit (default) - All quantities (including Old and New Qty) in the grid and forms for custom adds will reflect the Issue Unit then the Stock Unit if empty.

Notes:

1. Job Requirements - when determining the requirements for a job, the system will check this field to ensure conversions of custom add quantities are done correctly.
2. The issue unit will still be used for the issue/staging transactions but if the quantity of the custom add is entered in BOM units the system should make the necessary conversions to get the proper quantity of the issue/stock units.
3. Added in version 17.04.006. Business Case - Users that edit custom BOMs are typically formulators and they work in terms of BOM/Stock Unit, not usually the Issue Unit. The Issue Unit is for issue/staging transactions and primarily used by warehouse users dealing with how the product is packaged. This field offers customers the option on how units should be displayed on Custom Adds.

Pick list used to set the default selection for the "Type" field on the Issue/Reserve Inventory form. Options are:

• Job - Material being issued is issued directly to the Job.
• Staging - Job - Material being issued is issued to the Staging inventory segment.
• Issue Type may also be set on Job Categories, which will override the value in this field. This is useful in situations where customers need to "lock in" the "Issue Type" set at the Item Master level, so that the setting cannot be overridden by an operator using the WMS scanners or within the main Deacom application.

Pick list used to determine if (1) the issue quantity on issuing forms in the main application and WMS and the (2) "Quantity" field on the Inventory Final Staging form should default to zero or the full remaining amount required by the Job.

• Setting this field to "Zero" is useful in situations where users will need to weigh and/or confirm quantities that will be issued and typically means users will be less likely to simply enter the full remaining quantity and continue.
• If set to "Full", the system will apply either the full requirements or all of the item available based off the set Location/Lot filters.
• A "Default Issue Quantity" field was added on the Production tab on the Facility record beginning in version 16.07.058. The system will check the setting in that field first before evaluating the setting in this field.

Sets the default option on the Apply Inventory form throughout the system. Users may select a different option on the Apply Inventory form as necessary. Options are:

• Location
• Master Lot
• Master Lot / System Lot
• None (default)
• System Lot

This field, added in version 17.04.006.0000, allows companies more flexibility for staging inventory. Two new options, Master Lot and Master Lot/System Lot were also added to support scenarios where companies will pre-stage entire Master Lots (pallets) with individually-tracked boxes, which are assigned to the Master Lot after the boxes are received. Previous functionality only allowed companies to use/apply entire system lots, which was not sufficient in all scenarios. With the new Master Lot options in this field, companies can pre-stage an entire Master Lot to a job for example, and then later, final stage individual boxes (with assigned system lots) from the pallet as required.

The security setting, "Inventory -- Override quantity to apply on the apply inventory form", added in version 17.04.006.0000 as well, will allow users to select quantities other that the "To Apply" quantity on the apply inventory form.

Pick list used to determine the sort order for information on the Job Picking List. Options are:

• BOM Sequence
• Location
• Location Type - The system will sort by Location Type name, then Location name, on pick lists.
• Part Number
• Total Weight

Pick list used to determine how the system filters for Lots when generating Job pick lists. Options are:

• All Facilities - Lots are gathered from all Facilities. Useful in situations where companies have components that are held in another Facility that are needed on Jobs and need to be visible to the pick list.
• All Facilities - Prefer Same Facility
• Same Facility - Lots are gathered based on the Facility assigned to the Job.
• Same Facility Group - Lots are gathered based on the Facility Group that the Facility assigned to the Job belongs.
• Same Facility Group - Prefer Same Facility

If checked, the flag of the same name will automatically be checked when new Jobs are created.

• Indicates that WIP Jobs accumulate the cost of material, labor, and purchases to the Accounting > Options WIP accounts and relieve those costs to Item Master Accounts tab expense accounts.
• Non-WIP Jobs expense those costs directly to the expense accounts without using WIP.

If checked, navigation paths listed below will display the "Lot Summary" report instead of the default "Lots" report.

• Inventory > Issue/Reserve Inventory > "View Issued".
• Inventory > Inventory Final Staging > View Issued".
• Production > Job Reporting > View > Select Job > View Detail > "View Issued".
• Production > Job Reporting > View > Select Job > View Detail > "View Req'd" > "View Detail".
• Production > Job Reporting > View > Select Job > "Close/Relieve" > "View Issued".

If checked, the system will display a prompt asking the user to confirm they wish to proceed when finishing on a Job where items on the BOM line are flagged as "Relieve As Issued At Job Finish" but do not have issued Lots.

• This flag works in all Inventory Costing modes when checked.
• The security setting "Jobs -- Override prompt for issue as relieved" determines if users will be able to finish in situations where nothing has been issued. If set to true, the system will display a yes/no prompt when finishing on Jobs where nothing has been issued. If the user clicks "Yes", they may continue with finishing the Job. If set to false, the prompt only has an "OK" and finishing the Job is aborted.

If checked, will set the "Print Lot Labels" flag on the De-Issue/Un-Reserve form to true by default.

Pick list used to determine if the on hand quantity should be calculated for items once they are added to Job lines. Options are:

• None - When a new Part is added to a Job, the On Hand quantity displays as zero. May be used to speed up system performance by not performing a calculation. Useful for companies that have many production Jobs with multiple Job lines.
• On Hand - When a new Part is added to a Job, the On Hand quantity calculates and displays the quantity currently on hand.

Defines the number of times material can be staged to Jobs.

• Once the stage count reaches the value in this field, the material is reserved to the Job.
• Prior to reaching the value in this field, inventory is in the same state as pre-staged.
• Staging Counts may also be set on Job Categories, which will override the value in this field.

Defines the default value for the field of the same name on the Item Master General 2 tab to be used when a new Part is added.

• Represents the percent of the original issue amount that may be issued in addition to the original issue amount.
• Requires the "Enforce Over Issue Qty % Limit" flag to be checked.

If checked, the flag of the same name will be checked by default on the Item Master General 2 tab when a new Part is added.

• Used to enforce the amount defined in the "Over Issue Qty % Limit" field.

Defines the default value for the field of the same name on the Item Master General 2 tab to be used when a new Part is added.

• Represents the percent of the original issue amount that may be issued less than the original issue amount.
• Requires the "Enforce Under Issue Qty % Limit" flag to be checked.

If checked, the flag of the same name will be checked by default on the Item Master General 2 tab when a new Part is added.

• Used to enforce the amount defined in the "Under Issue Qty % Limit" field.

Pick list used in conjunction with the "Default Finish Qty" fields on the Item Master General 2 tab and Item Master Facilities tab to determine the default quantity in the "Completing" field of the Input Production form and the "Finish Qty" column in the Close/Relieve Job form. Options are:

• Default - The field will populate with the quantity specified in the "Default Finish Qty" field on the Item Master General 2 tab of the Part being finished or the Item Master Facilities tab of the Part being finished if a facility entry for the part being finished exists.
• Min. of Default or Remaining - The field will populate with either the defined "Default Finish Qty" or the remaining amount to be finished, whichever is less.
• Zero - The field will populate with "0" unless there is a quantity specified in the "Default Finish Qty" field on the Item Master General 2 tab of the Part being finished or the Item Master Facilities tab of the Part being finished if a facility entry for the part being finished exists.

Pick list used to determine if and how the system will clear/reset the Input Production form after a finish is performed. Applicable to the main application, and beginning in version 16.07, the WMS system options are:

• Job - The form resets as if it has been just opened or the "Clear" button has been clicked. Useful in situations where back-to back finishing will occur for the same Job.
• None - The form resets all fields but the Date, Shift, Work Crew, and Facility, then re-selects the Part, choosing a new automatically generated Lot, updating the quantities, and resetting all fields that are not automatically populated.
• Part - The form resets all of the fields below the "Completing" field.

Pick list used in conjunction with the "Job Relieve Test" and "Max Relieve Var. %" fields to support incremental finishing and prevent issuing or finishing errors that cause products to be valued incorrectly in FIFO / Actual or Average Inventory Costing modes, or create production variances in Standard Cost mode. Options are:

• Always - Finishing a Job will always check to see if the value specified in "Job Relieve Test" is within the "Max Relieve Var. %" for the relieved and produced parts, i.e. If "Job Relieve Test" is set to "Weight", the system will make sure that the difference between the weight of materials produced and the weight of materials relieved is smaller than the specified variance.
• Relieve All - Requires the "Relieve All Issued Mats" flag to be checked on the Input Production form. Specifically, the test type compares the weight, volume, or standard cost of what is being relieved to the weight, volume or standard cost of what has been produced.
• Finish - Evaluates the quantity being finished on a job when performing the releive test check. If the finish quantity = "0", the system will not perform the releive the check and no errors will be presented to the user. This is useful when simply closing jobs that have already been relieved and have a finish quanity of "0". If the the finish quantity is > "0", the system will perform the same check as when the Job Releive Test Type is set to "Always". Added in version 17.01.003

The security setting "Production -- override job relieve all test" controls a user's ability to override the results of the Job relieve all test. If set to "Yes", a prompt displays the variance and asks if the user would like to produce the Job anyway.

Checkbox that determines how the Job Relieve Test is evaluated. Defaults to Enabled.

• When enabled, the Job Relieve Test will be evaluated for only the materials relieved on the current finish.
• When disabled, the Job Relieve Test will be evaluated for all materials relieved on the job for the current job line.

Pick list used to provide a warning when weight or volume of materials consumed varies higher than the "Max Relieve Var. %" specified from the weight or volume of the products produced.

This test is intended to protect against insufficient or excess issuing of materials, or incomplete or excess finishing of product. Options are:

• None - Disables the test; Does not provide a warning.
• Volume - Evaluates and provides a warning based on volume.
• Weight - Evaluates and provides a warning based on weight.

The system will evaluate the item's "Unit Weight" or "Unit Volume" (pr_unitwgt, pr_unitvol) and not the unit weight or unit volume stored on the Sales Order (or_unitwgt, or_unitvol).

Defines the percentage difference between consumed and produced materials, based on the "Job Relieve Test" selected, that when exceeded during finishing throws a warning.

• In other words, the value in this field determines if a user is allowed to finish more or less than what was consumed.
• Users with appropriate security will be able to close the Job by circumventing the warning while users without security will not have the ability to close the Job.
• This option is meant to prevent excess finishing of product.

When using Crew Production, indicated via the "Use Crew Production" flag on this tab, this is the Operation that Workers are logged onto when on the Crew, and the Crew is not on an actual production Job.

When using Crew Production, indicated via the "Use Crew Production" flag on this tab, this is the Work Center that Workers are logged onto when on the Crew, and the Crew is not on an actual production Job.

If checked, enables Crew production, where a Crew of Workers is logged onto a Job, Operation, and Work Center, and individual Workers are logged into the Crew.

If checked, the flag of the same name will automatically be checked when using the Input Production, Close/Relieve Job, and WMS Input Production forms.

• Indicates the system will relieve all labor costs associated to the Job and not just the labor used or required for the finished quantity.

If checked, the "Relieve All Issued Mats" flag will automatically be checked when using the Input Production, Close/Relieve Job, and WMS Input Production forms.

• Indicates the system will relieve all materials issued to the Job and not just amount required for the finished quantity.

If checked, the "Print Job Labels After Finish" flag will automatically be checked when using the Input Production, Close/Relieve Job, and WMS Input Production forms.

If checked, the "Print Label" flag on the Issue Job and Final Staging forms in WMS will be checked by default.

• Used for WMS only.

If checked, the Input Production form will display lines that have zero remaining quantity to produce.

• If all Job lines have zero remaining quantities, this flag will allow users to finish more against any line in the scanner.

If checked, catch weights entered in the Input Production form will be saved exactly as entered.

• If not checked, the "Tare Weight" defined on the Part's Item Master Calcs tab will be subtracted from the catch weight entered prior to saving.

If checked, the flag of the same name will automatically be checked when new Jobs are created.

• Indicates the standard labor and burden costs will be applied to quantities being reworked on production Jobs.
• If not checked, the system applies the standard labor and burden only to the difference between the finish quantity and the rework quantity.
• In Deacom, rework is accomplished via the Custom Adds option. Additional information is available via Using the Custom Adds Feature.
• Leaving this flag unchecked allows companies to better value inventory in situations where certain processes involving rework create overvalued Lots because a significant fraction of "rework" is used in the process.

These five, optional memo box fields allow users to specify a date calculation expression which can be used to populate, and/or update, the corresponding Job Date 1-5 fields on the Dates tab of the Edit Job form anytime a job is saved, or anytime a job date is changed, such as when moving a job on the Job and Job Inventory calendars.

• All Job Header fields and user fields may be used in the calculation expressions. be made available to these expressions.
• Available beginning in version 17.01.006 and useful for companies that wish to update the Job Date 1-5 fields automatically or for specific criteria, such as all jobs in the same Shop Area.
• These calc fields also apply to jobs created in MRP and jobs linked to Sales Orders.

Pick lists used to select up to five Job fields that will display in the calendar item that blocks off the time on the Master Production Calendar when in weekly view.

Pick lists used to select up to three Job fields that will be used to sort the Jobs listed as available to schedule on the Master Production Calendar.

Defines how wide the hours fields/columns will be on the calendars.

• In this field, pixels represent a form of measurement.
• The minimum value for this field is 1.

Pick list used to determine the default method for scheduling Jobs via the "Optimize" button on the Master Production Calendar. Options are:

• Earliest Available
• Latest Available
• Production Rate

Pick list used to schedule subsequent Jobs when creating Jobs via the "Auto Job" button in MRP. Options are:

• Earliest Available
• Latest Available
• Manual
• Not Scheduled

If checked, updating a Job's "Planned Finish" date will update the "Due To Ship" date on the linked Sales Order.

• Un-check this flag if the company sets Sales Order "Due To Ship" dates based on anticipated "QC Lead Time" and "Safety Days" (set on the Item Master MRP tab) and it should not be updated based on a linked Job.
• Beginning in version 16.05.050, the system was enhanced to handle sales order due to ship date changes for linked jobs that contain "Subsequent Jobs". If a job is linked to a sales order and the linked job contains "Subsequent Jobs", changing the sales order line or sales order header due to ship date will update not only the dates on the linked job, but also any dates for "Subsequent Jobs." The criteria for the update logic is detailed in the "Sales Order" field description on the "Job Order Entry" page.

Determines which workflow sequence color the system will use when scheduling jobs that have linked sales orders on the Job Calendar. Options are Job or Sales Order. Job is the default setting.

• Sales orders are linked to job lines via the "Sales Order" field on the Edit Job Part form.
• The system displays the color of the last completed workflow sequence.

Option to choose an Operation that will be used to block Work Centers form being scheduled on the Master Production Calendar when using the unavailable for next sequence feature.

• Added in version 17.01.010.

Pick lists used to select up to five Job fields that will display in the calendar item that blocks off the time on the Job Calendar and Job Inventory Calendar when in weekly view.

• Job User Calculations are available as options.
• One benefit of this feature is the ability to use calcs to display specific Part Number and Description information.
• The "Finished" and "Remaining" options are also available in these fields and are useful to help properly schedule plant work on a daily basis.t
• Example: A user looking at the Job Calendar may be primarily interested in displaying the final Finished Good output of the Job, and not the intermediate subassemblies on lines 1-3. Job User Calculations can pull the Finished Good Part Number and Description into calc results.

Defines the default number of job units for the "Units Per Day" field on the Calendar Selection Pre-Filter, which is the daily quota or capacity.

• Days with Jobs totaling more than this value will be identified in red.

Search field used to select a Job User Calculation as the default "Capacity Calc.", or job scheduling unit, on the Calendar Selection Pre-Filter.

Pick lists used to select up to three Job fields that will be used to sort the Jobs listed as available to schedule on the Job Calendar and Job Inventory Calendar.

Pick lists used to select up to three Job fields that will display in the calendar item that blocks off the time on the Job calendars when in monthly view.

If checked, Jobs in the weekly calendar view will be sized so that Jobs with a greater number of scheduling units are larger than those with a smaller number of scheduling units.

• If not checked, all Jobs will be the same size.

If checked, "Priority" will be added as the first sort option to Job calendars before the "Job Sort 1-3" settings.

• Allows users to more easily re-prioritize Jobs by dragging and dropping them within the calendar.

If checked, allows Job Routings to run and finish during a blackout period.

• Routings are still not allowed to start in a blackout period.
• When this field is checked, the "Schedule Around Blackouts" field on the Edit Routing Sequence form is grayed out and non selectable.

Pick list used to determine the screen layout that will be used when utilizing the AutoFinisher. Options are:

• Standard - Indicates a standard, non-touch screen is being used to operate the AutoFinisher. Reduces the size of the AutoFinisher form by 60%. Useful when operating on smaller screens or running with larger screen resolutions and do not want users to have to scroll or move the form.
• Touchscreen - Indicates a touch screen is being used to operate the AutoFinisher and displays forms in full size.

Defines the number of Job finish records that will be displayed and considered for palletizing on the AutoFinisher Finishes tab.

• The default value for this field is 100.
• In situations where more than 100 finishes/cases/etc. will be palletized, the value in this grid must be set to accommodate the correct number.
• The value in the field may be greater than the number of actual finishes.
  • Example: If a customer typically finishes between 110 and 115 times, this field may be set to 120 or 125.
• If finishes occur which are greater than the value in this field, those records will no longer be visible.

Pick list used to select an alternate weight choice based on the values added in the "Attribute 1-3" fields on the Lot record.

Pick list used to determine if Job Labels or Lot Labels will be printed when using the AutoFinisher.

Pick list used to determine if finished Lots should be grouped by eaches or pallets.

If checked, the AutoFinisher is able to operate in offline mode, such as when network connectivity is lost. In this case, AutoFinisher will keep track of what it is producing and when the application is returned to an online status, all relevant data will be synced. 

Sets a pre-defined Time-Phased MRP pre-filter template to be used when MRP reports are generated via the "Job MRP" button when viewing Jobs.

• Pre-filter templates are created using the "Settings" button on the pre-filter with all desired fields completed.
• The pre-filter template must be saved for "All Users".
• If no selection is made in this field, the system will run an Instant MRP report.

Pick list used to set the default value for the "Show All" field when MRP reports are generated via the "Job MRP" button when viewing Jobs. Options are:

• Both - Demand related to all Sales Orders and Jobs is included.
• Jobs - Demand related to all Jobs is included.
• None - Only demand related to the selected Job is shown.
• Sales - Demand related to all Sales Orders is included.

Memo field used to store an expression that specifies the Job Work Flow information to be displayed on Job documents.

• For the information and values within these fields to be displayed on reports, the "lc_jobtrakinfo" variable must be added to the appropriate Job reports.
• The available fields for use in this text are: Item Master User Fields, many of the t3_* and t2_* (t4_ fields show up as t2_ fields) fields, as well as username, assignedto, and disptime.
• Sample expression which provides the name of the work flow, who it is assigned to, and notes if they are present: ALLT(t2_name) + " | assigned to - " + assignedto + IIF(!EMPTY(t3_notes), CHR(13) + t3_notes + CHR(13), "")