to select, the ID of the part for which
the routing is being created. The description of this part displays
beneath this field.Use this screen to define, view, maintain, and release process routings for parts. You can release a routing and its lines. A given part can have multiple routings, each with a different routing number. Routings are used to generate travelers for manufacturing orders and define capacity planning, shop floor control, lead-time calculation, and standard costing information.
Use this screen to define, view, and release process routings for parts.
Enter, or use to select, the ID of the part for which
the routing is being created. The description of this part displays
beneath this field.
Enter the revision of the part for which the routing is being created. If you entered an ID in the Part field, this field displays the revision associated with the ID.
This non-editable field displays the company ID assigned to the routing record. This field is hidden if you selected the Separate Items by Company check box in the Product Definition Corporate Settings subtask of the Product Definition Settings screen.
Enter the routing number. If this is the first routing record for this part ("1" displays), the Primary Routing check box is automatically selected, but can be cleared. However, if you enter additional routing records for the same part, each routing number increments sequentially by one digit. You can select only one routing number as the primary routing for the same part.
Enter the description of the routing being added.
Enter header notes in this text field.
Use this field with Find or Query to retrieve routing lines for existing routings that were created on or before a particular date. The current date is the default, but it can be changed. Routings can have multiple lines and different effectivity date ranges. The application will load only those lines with an effective starting date earlier than or the same as the As of Date. This date will also be used the default value for the effective starting date for all new routing lines.
Select this check box to release the routing and make it ready for use.
Select this check box to indicate that this routing is the primary routing for this part. Primary routings are used as defaults for manufacturing orders and for costing and capacity planning purposes.
Enter the operation number of the routing step. Each routing line requires an operation; this number must be greater than zero.
If this routing step is part of an alternate operation, this number must be greater than zero.
Enter the routing step number. This number must be greater than zero.
Select from the drop-down list the type of routing step: "S" (Standard), "C" (Cost Only), or "P" (Capacity Planning Only).
Enter, or use to select, the code of the labor or subcontractor
operation being performed on this routing step.
This field displays the operation type code.
This field displays "L" (Labor) if the operation was established in the Maintain Labor Operations screen, or "S" (Subcontractor) if the operation was established in the Maintain Subcontractor Operations screen.
This field displays the name of the operation.
This field displays the name of the default work center. This field will be populated only for labor operations. Work Centers do not apply to subcontractor operations. You can maintain work center information in the Maintain Work Centers screen.
Enter, or use to select, the default process type for
the operation. If you add a new line that is a labor operation, and the
Routing Primary Default Source is Work Center in the Routings Settings
screen, the Process
Type code assigned to the Work Center (in the Maintain Work Centers
screen) populates this field by default. Otherwise, if you selected the
Operation radio
button as the Routing Primary Default Source, the labor operation's Process Type code populates
this editable field by default from the Maintain Labor Operations screen.
Enter "Y" (Yes) if the operation is a quality control operation that will require quality control in the Shop Floor Control menu of Costpoint Production Control. Enter "N" (No) if you do not want the step to require quality control. Depending on whether this is a labor or subcontractor operation, this editable field is populated by default from the QC Operation check box in either the Maintain Labor Operations or Maintain Subcontractor Operation screen.
Enter a "Y" (Yes) if the operation requires users to record a completion in the Shop Floor Control menu of Costpoint Production Control. Enter an "N" (No) if you do not want the step to require Shop Floor Control. Depending on whether this is a labor or subcontractor operation, this editable field is populated by default from the SFC Operation check box in either the Maintain Labor Operations or Maintain Subcontractor Operations screen.
Enter the date on which this routing step becomes effective. The As of Date populates this editable field by default.
Enter the date on which this routing step is no longer effective.
This field displays the default value ("V" (Variable) or "F" (Fixed)) that determines how run hours are calculated. You can override the default by selecting "V" (Variable) if hours are calculated on a per unit basis or "F" (Fixed) if hours are not based on order size.
Enter the number of operation hours it takes to complete one unit in this routing step. A number already displays if a default value was set up in the Maintain Labor Operations screen for the operation. You can override the default value with a more accurate number.
This column displays "Y" (Yes) if this routing step is released and ready for use. "N" (No) displays if it is not.
Enter the desired titles for these user-defined labels. These columns display only if they were set up in the Routings Settings screen.
Use Lookup to view work centers that can be used in place of the designated work center. Work Centers are established in the Maintain Work Centers screen. This column is for Lookup only; you cannot save a value in this field.
This column displays the ID of the user who initially entered this routing operation.
This column displays the date and time this routing operation was entered.
This column displays the ID of the user who changed this routing operation after it was initially entered.
This column displays the date and time this routing operation was changed.
Click this button to open the Link Configurations subtask, where you can link an unlimited number of configurations to the part/routing number. This button is enabled only if you selected the Use Configuration IDs check box in the BOM Corporate Settings subtask of the BOM Settings screen.
Click this button to open the Equipment subtask, where you can select the equipment used by this routing step. This button is disabled if the selected line is a subcontract operation, that is, if the Labor/Subcontract field value is S.
Click this button to open the Detail subtask, where you can enter additional information such as the organization for this routing step.
Click this button to open the Labor Classification subtask, where you can select the labor classifications used in the routing step. You can select the Autoload button in this subtask to load the labor from the operation or work center if the information has been set up in Maintain Work Centers screen and the Maintain Labor Operations screens, respectively. This pushbutton will be disabled if the selected line is a subcontract operation, that is, if the Labor/Subcontract field value is S.
Click this button to open the Leadtime/Capacity subtask, where you can modify lead-time and capacity usage information for the routing step. This button is disabled if the Step Type is "C" (Cost Only) for the selected line.
Click this button to open the Text subtask, where you can attach standard text to the routing step.
Click this button to open the Cost subtask, where you can modify cost and rate information for the routing step. This button is disabled if the Step Type is "P" (Capacity Planning Only) for the selected line, or if cost suppression is enabled for your user ID (the Suppress Cost check box is selected in the table window of the Maintain Users screen in System Administration).
Click this button to open the Document subtask, where you can enter or view documents linked to a specific routing line number.
Click this button to open the Routing Line Notes subtask, where you can enter relevant notes about this routing step.