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Introduction

This document provides instructions for setting up screen, available in the job track, provides a view of the number of jobs in selected areas within the lab.  It is the Dynamic Work-in-Process screen.This is a Screen.  It’s a simple screen that you call up, and it refreshes the counts in selected stations every so often, you can set the time.

Procedure

To do the initial setup, do the following:

• The Dynamic WIP screen is a tool to help monitor daily production.
• It shows the total number of jobs currently in progress.
• It shows the total jobs shipped.
• You choose what stations you want to view and monitor.
• The screen automatically refreshes itself.

Procedure

You will need to set up the stations that you want to see on these screens first.

It allows

the lab to control which stations are grouped

and

displayed on the screen.

Refer to the Master & Sub-Master Station Setup document for full instructions.

If you know that all of your stations were previously set up, you can print the report to find the station numbers.

Print Master/Sub-Master Station Number Report

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type Select Option 7 - Tray Track and press enterEnter.

Type Select Option 12 - Tray Track Configuration and press enterEnter.

Type Select Option 6 - Master/Submaster Station Number Report and press enterEnter.

• Type S Press “S” to print on screen or P “P” to physically print the report.

Setup

Type 7 - Tray Track and press enter.

Type 12 - Tray Track Configuration and press enter.

Type 5 - Portal Status Setup Editor and press enter.

PERFORM:   Query  Next  Previous  View  Add  Update  Remove  Table  Screen

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                 TRAY TRACK PORTAL STATUS SETUP

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Sub-Master Station Number:       [1060 ]       PICK TICKET

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Portal Id:  [WIP                 ]

Status Code         :             [2    ]

• Press “Q” and Enter to exit the report and return to the menu.

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Tray Track Portal Setup

Add several entries to this screen with a portal ID of WIP.  The Sub-Master Station Number holds each station you want reported to report within the lab.

Status Code is the relative line number on the screen.  Station Description is the text that will show on the screen.  You can have several stations mapped to the same line on the screen , so that the line will show any job at any one of the stations in the area.

For example, here are two entries for the surfacing area:

                 TRAY TRACK PORTAL STATUS SETUP

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Sub-Master Station Number:       [4060 ]       TOOL ROOM

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Portal Id:  [WIP                 ]

Status Code         :             [4    ]

Station Description :             [SURFACING      ]

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                 TRAY TRACK PORTAL STATUS SETUP

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Sub-Master Station Number:       [4030 ]       SPECIAL FINING

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Portal Id:  [WIP                 ]

Status Code         :             [4    ]

Station Description :             [SURFACING      ]

Note:   

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 7 - Tray Track and press Enter.

Select Option 12 - Tray Track Configuration and press Enter.

Select Option 5 - Portal Status Setup Editor and press Enter.

The Tray Track Portal Status Setup screen displays.

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• Press “A” to add a record.
• Enter the Sub-Master Station Number (Tray Track Station Number). Holds each station you want to report within the lab.
• Enter the Portal ID – Type WIP for Dynamic WIP. It is the relative line number on the screen. 
• Enter the Status Code - The number would equal the order in which the station appears on the screen, and the Description is the line title you want to appear on the screen.

• Enter the Status Description - This is the text that will show on the screen. 
• Press Escape to save the data.
• Press E to exit the screen.

There may be more than one track station reported on the same line of the report. It is because the trays in the station report on the same Status Code line get added together.

Example:

Here are two entries for the finishing area: You can have two stations with different descriptions reported using the same description. For example, the entries would look as follows. In our example below, stations 1049 Drilling and 1018 Finishing Room will both report as Finishing.

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In the following example, station 1036 Recd from Lab and 1017 Lens Back Order report as In Process.

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Viewing the Report

Once your mapping is set up, you simply need to choose to view the screen from the menu.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Select Option 7

16)  Dynamic Work In Process Screen

–Tray Track and press Enter.

Select Option 16 – Dynamic Work in Process and press Enter.

• Enter the Number of Minutes for Screen

• Refresh 30

Enter the number of minutes between times we refresh the screen.  We don't

• We recommend that the time interval (in minutes) be fairly long instead of a short interval. It is because many system resources get used when the report is selecting the information for the report. We don’t recommend small increments of time like 5 minutes because this will cause

• the system to do the select statements every 5 minutes, and this will use

• up many system resources at that time.

• In addition, it could slow down other processes every 5

• minutes.

You can touch the Delete key to exit the screen at any time.

************************ Dynamic Work-In-Process Screen

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*                            IN     OUT          WIP in Station at Time

*

*  Description   Previous  Today   Today   WIP  13:10

*

* ----------------------------------------------------

*

*  PICK TICKET        523      1      0    524    524

*

*  DELAYED              4      0      0      4      4

*

*  SURFACING           23      0      0     23     23

*

*

*                       Previous In-Today   Shipped  Cancelled  WIP

*

*          Lab Totals:     889        0        0         0      889

*

*

* 18:10 Since Refresh: 30:00 Last Refreshed: 13:10 12/06/2004 Delete to Exit

*

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• When using a time of 30 minutes, you may not notice the slowdown.

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• Press Enter to display the report.

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The screen shows the Station Descriptions that you had created in themapping the mapping process. 

Previous refers - Refers to the number of jobs that were in that station group prior to before today.

IN Today shows - Shows how many jobs have moved into those stations since midnight. 

Out Today shows - Shows the number that moved out ofthose of those stations since midnight.

WIP is - Is the total jobs in the station groupas group as a total of Previous + IN Today - OUT Today.

We will also show up to 4 columns of the WIP total for previous hours in thedaythe day, so you can see how WIP has changed through the last 4 hours. 

The Lab Totals line shows Line - Shows the total number of jobs, including jobs that are notmapped not mapped to specific stations above.   The Lab Totals line includes the jobsdisplayed above, but also jobs displayed above and includes jobs that are in stations outside of theones the ones mapped for display on this screen.

You may leave the report on the screen for as long as you would like. Some labs may choose to have a designated terminal with the report on screen most of the day. 

• Exit the report at any time by touching the Delete key to exit the screen.

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