Associate a Tool with an Operation Sequence

Click Tools to associate a tool with an operation sequence.

The program displays these fields:

Field Name

Displays

Tool no

Tool numbers associated with this operation

Usage information

Additional information about this tool association

  1. Click Add.

    1. Enter data in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Tool number

Required
24 alphanumeric

Enter a tool number or click the Lookup icon and use the Standard Lookup Options to select a tool from the list.

Std time per parent


OR

Std actions per parent

Conditional
12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999

Enter the amount of time that this operation requires the tool to be used.

OR

Enter the number of actions administered to the parent item.

Conditional
11 numeric

Usage information

Optional
80 alphanumeric

Enter additional information about the tool association.

Work center

Display only

The work center that this tool routing is associated.

Machine

Display only

The machine that this tool routing is associated.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Exit and return to the program

Click OK.

Exit without changing this tool association

Click Cancel.

Update the record

Click Apply.

Delete this tool association

Click Delete. See Delete.

Once a tool is associated with a routing operation the Tools button displays a green check mark.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Associate another tool

Click Add.

Delete the selected tool

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected tool

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected tool

Click Select.

Print the tool listing

Click Print. See Print.

Exit the tool listing

Click Exit.