MANAGE PLANTS

Use this screen to establish Plants that will be used for Manufacturing Execution ( MES) and/or Shop Floor Time ( SFT). Each instance of a Manufacturing Execution or Shop Floor Time is assigned to a plant location. However, the same MES/ SFT instances can be linked to multiple plants. The Plant ID is associated with a specific MES and/or SFT.

Once established, Plant IDs can be assigned to employees, work centers, and warehouses so that data can be segregated by Plant when exported to SFT or MES.

Plants are assigned to companies, but will be unique within Costpoint. The same Plant ID cannot be set up for more than one company. Also, the same Shop Floor Time and Manufacturing Execution connections cannot be assigned to different companies.

Location

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Plant ID

Enter the identification number for the plant.

Plant Name

Enter the name of the plant.

Applies to Shop Floor Time

Select this check box to export the following information associated to the plant to Shop Floor:

• employee information

• warehouses

• work centers

This check box is only enabled when you have a license for Shop Floor Time. If you select this check box, the Shop Floor Time Connection ID, Default, and Shop Floor Time Charging Method fields are enabled.

Shop Floor Time Connection ID

Enter, or click to select, the connection ID that you will use to route the data to Shop Floor Time.

A connection ID is a user-defined value that is set up by a Costpoint administrator in the Configuration Utility. Through this utility, the Costpoint administrator can define technical connection information.

Shop Floor Time Connection Name

This field displays the associated name for the Shop Floor Time Connection ID.

Export Employee Leave Balances to Shop Floor Time

Select this check box to include employee leave balances when you export data to the Plant.

Export PLCs to Shop Floor Time

Select this check box to include Project Labor Categories ( PLCs) when you export data to the Plant.

Timesheet Approver Source

Select the role from the drop-down list who will approve timesheets in the Plant. Or select Do not export if you will manually enter approvers.

Applies to Manufacturing Execution

Select this check box to export the following information associated to the plant to Manufacturing Execution:

• employee information

• warehouses

• work centers

This check box is enabled when you have a license for Manufacturing Execution. If you select this check box, the Manufacturing Execution Connection ID, Default, and Manufacturing Execution Charging Method fields are enabled.

Shop Floor Time Charging Method

Select the charging method from the drop-down list to use for manufacturing order and project charging in Shop Floor time at this Plant.

Manufacturing Execution Connection ID

Enter, or click to select, the connection ID that you will use to route the data to Manufacturing Execution.

Manufacturing Execution Charging Method

Select the project charging type to use in Manufacturing Execution at this Plant.

Manufacturing Execution Connection Name

This field displays the associated name for the Manufacturing Execution Connection ID.

Default

Select this check box if you want to automatically assign this Plant to new employees, warehouses, and work centers.

This check box is enabled if you select either the Applies to Shop Floor Time or Applies to Manufacturing Execution check box.

Send Manufacturing Orders to SFT and MES

Select this check box if the plant is associated to both Shop Floor Time (SFT) and Manufacturing Execution (MES) and you want to export Manufacturing Orders to both SFT and MES locations. Otherwise, if this check box is clear, Manufacturing Orders will be exported to the plant's MES location only. Labor entries are not entered in MES.

This check box is enabled when you select both Applies to Shop Floor Time and Applies to Manufacturing Execution check boxes.

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