Create a Routing Template
Explanation
Use this activity to create a Routing Template. A Routing Template is a generic or standardized routing that can be
directly used or referenced to define routings for many parts. The routing
templates are available in the system providing a
quick way to define the routing details for a part.
When using the templates, you have the option to copy or reference the
template. If they are used to copy information into a part record, no link is
maintained to the original template. Therefore, later changes in the routing
template will have no effect on the routings originally created with it. If you
select the reference option, a link is maintained to the template. Therefore,
any change in the referenced template will have an effect on the routings
originally created with it, unless they have been subsequently manually
modified. You can use the Routing Template tab to see
which parts are connected to the template.
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisites:
- A work center must have been defined in
Work
Center.
- If you work with labor operations, labor
classes must have been defined in
Manufacturing Labor Class
window.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- A new Routing Template is created.
- The Routing Template can be used to quickly define routing details for
parts.
Window
Routing Template
Related Window Descriptions
Routing Template
Work Center
Manufacturing
Labor
Procedure
- Open the Routing Template window.
- Click New.
- The template number in the Template ID field will be automatically generated by
the system when the record is saved.
- Enter a template description in the Template Description field.
- Select the site in the Site field. Click List of Values to select from
available sites. Only routings in this site may use this routing
template.
- In the
Routing Template Operations tab, select a row and
click New to create a new operation record. Enter an operation number in the
Operation No field.
- Enter a description of the operation in the Operation Desc field.
- Select a work center for the operation in the Work Center No column.
Click List of
Values to select from available work centers.
- Specify machine time and/or labor time in the Mach Setup, Mach Factor, Labor Setup,
and
Labor Factor fields.
- Enter the unit of measure for the manufacturing time in the Factor Unit
column.
- If you are specifying labor time, select Labor Class and Crew
Size. Click List of
Values to select from available labor classes. You can also enter an employee competency profile in the Emp Comp Profile
field.
- If you are specifying labor setup time, select Setup Labor Class
and Setup Crew Size. Click List of Values to select from available
labor classes. You can also enter an employee setup
competency profile in the Emp Setup Comp Profile field.
- If you are specifying labor run time, select Labor Class and
Crew Size. Click List of Values to select from available labor classes.
- Optionally select the Milestone Operation check box. This check box
indicates that, the operation must be reported prior to the succeeding
operation and that automatically reporting is not allowed.
- If you are specifying an outside operation, select an outside operation item in the
Outside Op Item column. Click List of Values to select from available parts. This
part must be defined as a non-inventory purchase part.
The outside operation item can have the same supplier as the outside work center, or if the outside work center is not connected to a supplier, a valid supplier can be any active supplier connected to the purchase part.
- If the operation is for an outside work center, select the Outside Op Backflush type and Outside Op Supply Type from the respective list boxes.
- If you are specifying an outside operation, you have to the option to select the Send to Next Supplier check box.
Note: When the Send to Next Supplier check box is selected it indicates that the outside operation items should be sent directly from the
supplier connected to the operation, to the supplier connected to the consecutive outside operation,
assuming that the consecutive operation is also defined as an outside
operation.
(For more details refer to the Subcontracting topic description).
- Repeat steps 6-17 for each operation.
- Save the record (F12).
- If no outside operation item has been entered for an outside operation,
the Create Outside Operation Item and Connect to Supplier dialog box
will open. Enter part number, description and unit of measure in Purchase Part No,
Part Description and UoM fields respectively. If you know the supplier and price information, enter the Supplier ID, Price and UoM fields respectively.
Note : Currency will get the default value from the supplier. The UoM field will get the default value from unit of measure of the routing part. If supplier is related to the outside work center, it will also get the default value from the work center