Display an Unattended Operation

When you select an operation sequence for an unattended operation in the Configured Product Inquiry (MBQ) program, these fields display:

Field Name	Displays
Operation code	The code that identifies the operation for this sequence
Work center no	The work center where this operation is performed
Operation type	U: Unattended
Machine number	The machine in the work center on which this operation is performed
Oper desc 1 - 4	The description of the process performed in this operation; this description prints on the shop paper
Tool number	The number of the tool that this operation uses
Setup labor cd	The setup labor code that represents the hourly labor rate required to set up this operation
Std/Alt oper	The operation sequence type: S: Standard A: Alternate
Dept number	The number of the department where the operation takes place; prints on manufacturing orders
Multiple setups?	Selected: Multiple setups per manufacturing order Blank: One setup per manufacturing order This field applies to Batch, Regular, and Unattended operations. Note If you selected the Unique CP RRL field for the parent item in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program, the system calculates one setup per order.
Setup time	The number of hours it takes to set up this operation
Pieces per hour	The number of output units processed in an hour
Hours per piece	The number of hours required to process an output unit
Process UOM	The unit of measure the current operation processes or produces, which may not be the unit of measure used for the final product
UOM conversion	The factor for converting the processing (input) units and hours to standard (output) units and hours. In the hole-punching operation example, if only one hole is punched at a time and there are 10 holes to punch, the conversion factor is 0.1; but if an operation punches all of the required holes in 10 pieces simultaneously, the conversion factor is 10.0.
Op pieces per hour	The number of pieces per hour output for the next operation: UOM conversion / Hours per piece
Move time	The number of shop days the manufacturing order spends in transit from this operation to the next
Send ahead qty	The quantity that you can send ahead to the next operation, splitting lots into a smaller quantity in order to begin the next operation before completing the current operation

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Display notes for this operation	Click Notes. See Display Notes.
Exit this operation	Click OK.
Exit and return to the menu	Click Quit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK:

To	Do This
Display the selected operation sequence	Click OK.
Print the operation listing	Click Print. See Print.
Exit the operations	Click Exit.
Exit and return to the menu	Click Quit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Display the selected component	Click OK.
Print the component listing	Click Print. See Print.
Sort components by sequence number or part designator	Click Sort options. Click a sort option or click Cancel to end this action.
Exit this parent item	Click Exit.
Exit and return to the menu	Click Quit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Display the selected record	Click OK.
Display the previous record in the file	Click Prev.
Display the next record in the file	Click Next.
Exit the program	Click Exit.

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