Create or Change a Standard Operation

Use the Standard Operation Maintenance (ROM) program to create or change or delete standard operations. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Enter a unique operation code (4 alphanumeric characters maximum) to create a new standard operation. The program prompts for Operation type. See Operation Types. Select the type of operation you are adding and click Other info or press Enter.

OR

Enter an existing standard operation code or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select one from a list.
Enter or change data in the following fields:

Note
The operation type determines which fields can be entered or changed.

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Operation code	Display	The operation code you specified. This field cannot be changed after a standard operation is added.
Operation type	Display	The operation type you selected. This field cannot be changed after a standard operation is added.
Work center no Machine number Vendor number	Required	Enter a valid work center and machine number for this operation or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the work center and machine from a list. The work center and machine number combination identifies a specific work location. If this is a P Outside service operation: Leave the work center blank; VENDOR displays when the operation is added. In the Vendor number field, enter a valid vendor for this operation or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the vendor from a list. The vendor's name displays below the vendor number. Oper desc 1 - 4 and Cost per piece are the only other fields that can be entered or changed for outside service operations.
Oper desc 1 - 4	Optional 20 alphanumeric per line	Enter up to four lines that describes the process performed in this operation to print on the shop paper.
Tool number	Optional 24 alphanumeric	Accept the displayed tool number or enter a different tool that this operation uses. This field is not used by the system, but you can use it in custom reports. Note If you are using operation tool tracking, you can leave this field blank and associate multiple tools with the operation sequence by selecting the Tools button.
Direct labor cd Indirect labor cd	Optional	Accept the displayed code or select that different code that represents the hourly labor rate for this operation. Work in process and labor reporting programs use this code to calculate labor costs. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Indirect, Batch, and Unattended operations.
Direct labor %	Optional	Enter the percentage of the run time an employee is involved. For example, if an employee is able to run two identical machines enter 50.00. This splits the employee cost to the two manufacturing orders being run at the same time. This field can be entered/changed for Unattended operations.
Setup labor cd	Conditional 2 alphanumeric	Accept the displayed code or select another code that represents the hourly labor rate for setting up this operation. Work in process and labor reporting programs use this code to calculate labor costs. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.
Setup labor %	Conditional	Enter the percentage of the run time an employee is involved in the setup process. If the employee time is not to be included in the cost enter .00. This field can be entered/changed for Unattended operations.
Multiple setups?	Optional	If you select the field for a regular operation, the system calculates the number of setups required for a manufacturing order: Quantity ordered / Pieces per batch (rounded up to the next integer). If not selected, the system assumes one setup per order. For batch operations, this field is selected and cannot be changed. The system calculates the number of setups required for a manufacturing order: Quantity ordered / Pieces per batch (rounded up to the next integer). This field can be entered/changed for Regular operations.
Crew size	Optional 5 numeric in the format 999.99	Enter the number of workers required to perform this operation. This field is not used by the system, but you can use it in custom reports.
Setup time	Optional 7 numeric in the format 99999.99	Accept the number of hours it takes to set up this operation or enter a different number. The system calculates standard setup labor cost: Number of setups x Setup time x Setup labor rate This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.
Op pieces per hr	Optional Required 12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999	Enter the number of output units processed in an hour or leave blank to have the system calculate this field based on the Hours per piece field. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.
Hours per piece	Conditional Required 12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999	Accept the number or hours required to process one output unit or leave blank to have system calculate this field based on the Pieces per hour field. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.
Cost per piece	Inactive	Enter the unit cost that this vendor charges to perform this operation. This field is used only for purchased service operations.
Process UOM	Optional 2 alphanumeric	Select the unit of measure this operation processes or produces, which may not be the unit of measure used for the final product. For example, in a hole-punching operation, an operation may punch one hole or several in a single operation. This field is not used by the system, but you can use it in custom reports. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.
UOM conversion	Required 9 numeric in the format 99999.9999	Accept 1.0000 or enter a different number of processing units per stocking unit. This factor converts processing (input) units and hours to standard (output) units and hours. In the hole-punching operation example, if you punch only one hole at a time and there are 10 holes to punch, the conversion factor is 0.1; but if you punch all 10 pieces simultaneously, the conversion factor is 10.0. This field can be entered/changed for Regular, Batch, and Unattended operations.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Change a field	Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject them. When you click Apply, the program prompts: Transfer changes to routings? Click Yes to copy the standard operation to the routings in which it is used or click No to not update routings. If you added or changed notes, the program prompts: Replace notes on routings? Click Yes to copy the standard operation's notes to routings in which it is used or click No to not copy notes. Important! Clicking Yes replaces notes in routings with the notes from the standard operation.
Delete the operation	Click Delete. Note You cannot delete an operation if it is used in a routing.
Enter notes for this operation	Click Notes. See Enter or Change Notes.
Go to a related program	Click Jump. See Jump.
Associate a tool with this operation	Click Tools. See Associate a Tool with a Standard Operation.
Update routings with changes and/or enter another standard operation	Click OK. If you made changes to the standard operation and click OK, the program prompts: Transfer changes to routings? Click Yes to copy the standard operation to the routing operations in which it is used or click No to not update routings. If you added or changed notes, the program prompts: Replace notes on routings? Click Yes to copy the standard operation's notes to the routing operations in which it is used or click No to not copy notes. Important! Clicking Yes replaces notes in routing operations with the notes from the standard operation. The program prompts for another operation code. See step 1 or clear the field to exit the program.
Exit the program and return to the menu	Click Exit.