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Introduction
This document provides instructions for the setup of Track Stop Stages. This allows the processes for a job within the production environment to be defined, assigned and followed. Jobs can be stopped if the job has not passed through a previous stage
Procedure
To identify Track Stop Stages jobs, the appropriate Job Routing Reasons or Group Controls and Track Stages need to be entered and met, and a Custom Configuration setting needs to be enabled.
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Custom Configuration
From the Optifacts main menu:
- Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
- Type 6 – Configuration Editor and press enter.
- Type 6 – Edit Custom Configuration and press enter to display the Custom Configuration Editor window.
- Type “A” to add a new record.
- Fill in all the information as per the example below pressing enter after each field.
Enable the following Custom configuration.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Searches the active database table. ** 1: cust_cfg table**
CUSTOM CONFIGURATION EDITOR
--------------------------------------------------
Calling Program: [LAYOUT ]
Field Name: [SAVE GROUP NAMES ]
Enabled: [Y]
Character Setting:
[ ]
Float Setting: [ ]
Integer Setting: [ ]
Comment: [Saves Group Names from Routing in job_data table. ]
- Press Escape to save the data
- Type E to exit.
Group Controls
From the Optifacts main menu:
- Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
- Type 11 – Job Routing Menu and press enter.
- Type 14 – Group Control Menu and press enter to display the Optifacts Group Control Menu.
- Using options 4 through 11 on this menu, set up groups of accounts, materials, styles, lite-ups, colors, etc, and then use the Group Control Editor to assign them to a Group Name.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ OPTIFACTS │
│ GROUP CONTROL MENU │
│─────────────────────────────────────────│
│ │
│ 1) User Definition Table. │
│ 2) Group Control Editor. │
│ 3) Add New Name Set. │
│ 4) Group Account Table. │
│ 5) Group Frame Table. │
│ 6) Group Rx Table. │
│ 7) Group Lite Ups Table. │
│ 8) Group Style Table. │
│ 9) Group Material Table. │
│ 10) Group Color Table. │
│ 11) Coat Codes Table. │
│ 12) Exit to Menu. │
│ │
│ Select Option: [ ] │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Menu Option 2 - Group Control Editor
The important field to note is the Control Name Set which is used in the Track Stages Editor.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next page of the form. ** 1: grp_ctrl table**
Control Name Set [GLASS ] Priority [999750 ]
Table 1 [grp_mat ]
Table 1 Name Set [GLASS ]
Not 1 Name Set [ ] AND/OR [AND]
Table 2 [grp_style ]
Table 2 Name Set [SEMIFIN ]
Not 2 Name Set [ ] AND/OR [ ]
Parenthesis around Name Set 1 and Name Set 2 [ ]
Table 3 [grp_color ]
Table 3 Name Set [WHITE ]
Not 3 Name Set [ ] AND/OR [ ]
Parenthesis around Name Set 2 and Name Set 3 [ ]
Table Name Choices: fr_groups, branch, name set, grp_acct, grp_frame,
grp_mat, grp_rx, grp_style, grp_liteups, grp_color
Touch Enter at ending Parenthesis around Name Set 2 to view more . . . .
Job Routing Reasons
From the Optifacts Main Menu:
- Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.
- Type 11 – Job Routing Menu and press enter.
- Type 8 - Route Reason and Control Editor and press enter to display the Job Routing Reason and Control Editor window.
- Type “A” to add a new record.
- Enter in the reasons you want to route the job to the track stages. The important field to note here is the Group Name Set which matches the Control Name set in the Group Control Editor. This will be used in the Track Stages Editor.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Adds a row to the active database table. ** 1: rte_mgr table**
JOB ROUTING REASON AND CONTROL MANAGER
Priority: [999750 ]
Origination Site ID: [ ] Group Trigger 1: [ ]
Condition ID: [GLASS ] Group Trigger 2: [ ]
Destination Site ID: [ ] Group Name Set: [GLASS ]
Comments: [ ]
Commercial Brand Name: [ ]
Lite-Up (num): [ ] [ ] (Lite-ups: NOT the number viewed on screen)
Lite-Up (bit): [ ] [ ] (Lite-ups: NOT the number viewed on screen)
Fld Name frm Job Def: [ ]
Fld Value for Fld Name: [ ]
[ ]
Uncut: [ ] Company Code: [ ]
Finished Only: [ ] Branch Code: [ ]
Industrial: [ ] Territory Code: [ ]
Account Number: [ ]
Ship-To Code: [ ]
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type “E” to exit.
Track Stages
The Group Name used in the Job Routing Reasons will be used in the “GROUP NAME” field in this table. There are two levels: Stages and Steps. Each Group can have more than one Stage and each Stage can have more than one Step. If the job should be stopped and warned if not following the stages/steps in order, then “Required” should be set to ‘Y’, otherwise set to ‘N’.
From the Optifacts Main Menu:
- Type 7 – Tray Track and press enter.
- Type 12 – Tray Track configuration and press enter.
- Type 11 - Track Stages Editor and press enter to display the Configure Track Stop Stages window.
- Type “A” to add a new record.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Searches the active database table. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [ ] Required (Y/N): [ ]
Name: [ ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [ ] Required (Y/N): [ ]
Name: [ ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
- First decide which stages need controls.
Example: Glass Jobs
- Should first go through Surfacing.
- Then should go through Inspection.
- Then should go through AR Coating.
- Then should go through the Out Coating station.
- Then should go through the Frame Received Station.
- Then should go through the Edging Process.
The following examples show the various stages and steps that a job could go through.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [SURFACING ]
Time: [10 ] Cost: [2.5 ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [BLOCKER ]
Time: [2 ] Cost: [2.0 ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [1011 ] BLOCKER
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [SURFACING ]
Time: [10 ] Cost: [2.5 ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [GENERATOR ]
Time: [8 ] Cost: [0.5 ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2010 ] GENERATOR
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [SURFACING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [INSPECTION ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2011 ] QA SURFACING
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [SURFACING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [OUT SURFACING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2012 ] OUT SURFACING
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [AR COATING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [AR COATING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2510 ] AR COATING
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [AR COATING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [INSPECTION ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2511 ] QA AR COATING
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [AR COATING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [OUT COATING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2512 ] OUT AR COATING
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [FRAME ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [FRAME DEPT ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2610 ] FRAME REC’D
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [TRACING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2810 ] TRACER
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [2 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [LAYOUT ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2811 ] LAYOUT
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGER ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2812 ] EDGER
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [5 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [INSPECTION ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [1 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [INSPECTION ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2900 ] QA FINISHING
If there is more than one tray track station that will complete the step required (example: more than one edger), it can be added as an identical record with just the station number changed.
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2812 ] EDGER
---------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORM: Query Next Previous View Add Update Remove Table Screen ...
Shows the next row in the Current List. ** 1: tt_stages table**
CONFIGURE TRACK STOP STAGES
GROUP NAME: [GLASS ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Stage: Number: [4 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Step: Number: [3 ] Required (Y/N): [Y]
Name: [EDGING ]
Time: [ ] Cost: [ ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Track Station: [2820 ] EDGER
Entering a Job
From the Optifacts main Menu:
- Type 4 - Run Layout and press Enter.
Enter a job as normal in Layout that fits the criteria for a Track Stop Stages group as entered in the steps above.
Assigning the tray with Track Stop Stages to a station
From the Optifacts main Menu:
- Type 7 – Tray Track and press Enter.
- Type 7 – Station Assignment and press Enter.
If the job is assigned to a station in the correct order for Track Stop Stages, no message appears and the job is assigned accordingly.
╔══════════════════════════Station Assignment Screen═══════════════════════════╗
║ Hit ESC to return to Station Number ║
║ ║
║ Station Number 1035 FRAME MARRY ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Job, Invoice or Tray Number 1234 ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Tray number 1234 updated to station 1035 in track. ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Enter Job, Invoice or Tray # (Precede Job with J, Invoice with I (e.g. J123) ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
If the job is assigned to a station that is not in Track Stop Stages, or if the job has not qualified for a Track Stop Stages group, no message appears and the job is assigned accordingly.
╔══════════════════════════Station Assignment Screen═══════════════════════════╗
║ Hit ESC to return to Station Number ║
║ ║
║ Station Number 4000 CUST SERVICE ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Job, Invoice or Tray Number 1234 ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Tray number 1234 updated to station 4000 in track. ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Enter Job, Invoice or Tray # (Precede Job with J, Invoice with I (e.g. J123) ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
If the job has not passed the appropriate stages before the one assigned, Station Assignment will list the previous step it must pass through. If more than one step was missed, it will only show the immediately previous step required. Interface files are temporarily moved so that the job cannot be processed until it has passed through the previous required step. Once passed, the interface files are restored.
╔══════════════════════════Station Assignment Screen═══════════════════════════╗
║ Hit ESC to return to Station Number ║
║ ║
║ Station Number 1035 FRAME MARRY ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Job, Invoice or Tray Number 1234 ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ . ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Enter Job, Invoice or Tray # (Precede Job with J, Invoice with I (e.g. J123) ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Changing a tray with Track Stop Stages
From the Optifacts main Menu:
- Type 7 – Tray Track and press Enter.
- Type 5 – Change A Tray Number and press Enter.
Incorrect Tray Number. . . . . . . . . . . .[1103 ]
Correct Tray Number. . . . . . . . . . . . .[1102 ]
Tray track has been updated
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Track Stop Stages table has been updated
No Loh block right eye information has been updated
No Loh blocker left eye information has been updated
No Weco512 tracer information has been updated
No Santinelli tracer information has been updated
No Gerber trace information has been updated
Processing completed. Press ESC to exit or any other key to continue.
Cancelling a job with Track Stop Stages
From the Optifacts main Menu:
- Type 7 – Tray Track and press Enter.
- Type 6 – Cancel A Tray and press Enter.
No new messages on the screen, but the records for the job are removed from the tt_ststop table.
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