Create an Indirect Operation for a Configured Product

When you click Operations in the Configured Product Maintenance (MBM) program and select an indirect operation type, you can create a new indirect operation, change, or delete it.

  1. Enter data in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Machine number

Required
10 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed machine number for this work center.

The work center and machine number combination identifies a specific work location.

Oper desc 1-4

Optional
20 alphanumeric per line

Accept the displayed description of this operation or enter a one- to four-line text description of the process performed in this operation. This description prints on the shop paper.

Direct labor cd

Optional
2 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed labor rate code that represents the hourly labor rate for this operation or select a different code.

Work in process and labor reporting programs use this code to calculate actual labor costs.

Std/Alt oper

Required
1 alphanumeric

Select S if this operation is standard or select A if you expect to use it occasionally.

Alternate operations are not automatically included in a manufacturing order. Use the Chg routing button in Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) to include alternate operation sequences for the order before you release it. You also have the option to recalculate your standard costs using the new operations.

Dept number

Optional
5 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed department where the operation takes place or select a different department. The default comes from the work center's record in the Work Center Maintenance (WCM) program. This field prints on shop paper and can be used by the Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) program.

Move time

Optional
7 numeric in the format 99999.99

Enter the number of shop days the manufacturing orders spends intransit from one operation to another.

Capacity planning and priority dispatch programs and the Accumulated Lead Time Calculation (MLT) program use the Move time field.

Send ahead qty

Optional
7 numeric

Enter the quantity that can be sent ahead to the next operation, splitting lots into a smaller quantity in order to begin the next operation before completing the current operation.

Capacity planning programs use send ahead quantity when calculating load.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Change a field

Click Modify.

Delete a saved record

Click Delete. See Delete.

Exit without creating this operation

Click Cancel.

Change the Work center no field

Click Other info and then Modify.

Enter line notes for this operation sequence

Click Notes. See Enter Notes.

Display changes made to this operation

Click Audit. See Display an Audit Trail. Click Exit after you view the audit trail to return to this program.

Note

This button displays only if you have activated this audit trail in the Audit Trail Maintenance (XAT) program.

Accept the data

Click OK. The program prompts Operation seq no. Enter another sequence or leave blank to exit add mode.