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Contents of the Manage Plants Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Plants screen.

Table Window

Field Description
Plant ID

Enter the identification number for the plant.

Plant Name

Enter the name of the plant.

Applies to Shop Floor Time

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

  • Employee information
  • Warehouses
  • Work centers
Note: This checkbox is only enabled when you have a license for Shop Floor Time. If you select this checkbox, the Shop Floor Time Connection ID, Default, and Shop Floor Time Charging Method fields are enabled.
Field Description
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.

Note: 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 checkbox to include employee leave balances when you export data to the Plant.

Export PLCs to Shop Floor Time

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

  • Employee information
  • Warehouses
  • Work centers
Note: This checkbox is enabled when you have a license for Manufacturing Execution. If you select this checkbox, 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 checkbox if you want to automatically assign this Plant to new warehouses and work centers. When you select this checkbox, the Default for New Employees checkbox will be enabled to allow you to automatically assign the Plant to new employees.

Note: This checkbox is enabled if you select either the Applies to Shop Floor Time or Applies to Manufacturing Execution checkbox.
Default for New Employees Select this checkbox if you want to automatically assign this Plant to new employees. If you select this checkbox, the Plant and its setup will default when you add a new employee in Manage Employee Information. You will also have the option of assigning the Plant and its setup to new employees when they’re imported on the Import Employee Data application. Clear this checkbox if you do not want the Plant to be automatically assigned to new employees.
Note: This checkbox is enabled if you select the Default checkbox.
Send Manufacturing Orders to SFT and MES

Select this checkbox 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 checkbox is clear, Manufacturing Orders will be exported to the plant's MES location only. Labor entries are not entered in MES.

Note: This checkbox is enabled when you select both Applies to Shop Floor Time and Applies to Manufacturing Execution checkboxes.