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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 screenScreen. This is It’s a simple screen that you call up, and it refreshes the counts in selected stations every so often, and you can set how often it should refresh...
- The Dynamic WIP screen is a tool to help monitor daily production.
- It shows the total number of jobs currently in processprogress.
- 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. This It allows you the lab to control which stations are grouped together and where they are 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.
- Press Q “Q” and enter Enter to exit the report and return to the menu.
Tray Track Portal Setup
TypeAdd several entries to this screen with a portal ID of WIP. The Sub-Master Station Number holds each station you want 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.
From the Optifacts main menu:
Select Option 7 - Tray Track and press enterEnter.
Type Select Option 12 - Tray Track Configuration and press enterEnter.
Type Select Option 5 - Portal Status Setup Editor and press enterEnter.
The Tray Track Portal Status Setup screen displays.
- Press A “A” to add a record.
- Enter the Sub-Master Station Number (Tray Track Station Number). Holds each station you want reported to report within the lab.
- Enter the Portal ID – Type WIP for Dynamic WIP. Is the It is the relative line number on the screen.
- Enter the Status Code - The number would equal the order in which the station is to appear appears on the screen, and the Description is the line title you want to appear on the screen.
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Keep the Status Code the same for records with the same Station Description for consistency. |
- Enter the Status Description - This is the text that will show on the screen.
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type Press E to exit the screen.
There may be more than one track station reported on the same line of the report. The It is because the trays in the stations reports station report on the same Status Code line will be get added together.
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Keep the Status Code the same for records with the same Station Description for consistency. |
Example:
If there areHere are two entries for the finishing area: You can have two stations with different descriptions
and they are to bereported using the same description. For example, the entries would look as follows. In our example below,
stationstations 1049 Drilling and 1018 Finishing Room will both
be reportedreport as Finishing.
In the following example, station 1036 Recd from Lab and 1017 Lens Back
order are being reportedOrder report as In Process.
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*** Be sure the same Station Descriptions are using the same Status Codes. Every sub-master station number using the Station Description of "“IN PROCESS" ” should be reported as the same Status Code (7 in the example above). If Suppose you have two identical Station Descriptions in different Status Codes. In that case, you will have two lines on the report with identical Station Descriptions and nothing to identify which track stations are being get reported in each line. *** |
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:
Type Select Option 7 –Tray Track and press enterEnter.
Type Select Option 16 – Dynamic Work in Process and press enterEnter.
- Enter the Number of Minutes for Screen Refresh 30
- It is recommended We recommend that the time interval (in minutes) be fairly long as opposed to instead of a short interval. When It is because many system resources get used when the report is selection selecting the information for the report many system resources are being used. We don't 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 system up many system resources at that time. This In addition, it could slow down other processes every 5 minutes. A time When using a time of 30 minutes, you may not notice the slow downslowdown.
- Press Enter to display the report.
The screen shows the Station Descriptions that you had created in the mapping process.
Previous
refers- Refers to the number of jobs that were in that station group
prior tobefore today
.IN Today
shows- Shows how many jobs have moved into those stations since midnight
.Out Today
shows- Shows the number that moved out of those stations since midnight
.WIP
is- Is the total jobs in the station 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 the day, so you can see how WIP has changed through the last 4 hours.
The Lab Totals
line showsLine - Shows the total number of jobs, including jobs
that arenot mapped to specific stations above. The Lab Totals line includes the jobs displayed above
, but alsoand includes jobs
that arein stations outside of 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.
To view and download these instructions as a PDF file, click on the following document image.
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