Change a Work Center

Use the Work Center Maintenance (WCM) program to create, change, copy, and delete work centers, and enter work center utilization exceptions. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Enter the work center number (6 alphanumeric) or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the work center from a list. Enter or select VENDOR for an outside service.

  2. Select the work center and click Select.

  3. Enter the correct data. See Create a Work Center for field descriptions.

  4. (Optional) Click Utilization to enter or change exceptions. See Enter Utilization Exceptions for field descriptions.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

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Associate a tool with a work center

Click Tools. See Associate a Tool with a Work Center.

This option requires entries in the Warehouse code and Bin location fields.

Accept the data

Click OK. The program prompts Work center no and Machine number. Enter another work center or leave blank to exit.

Exit without creating this work center

Click Cancel. The program prompts Work center no and Machine number. Enter another work center or leave blank to exit.

Update the record

Click Apply.

Delete a saved record

Click Delete. See Delete.

Enter notes for this work center

Click Notes. See Enter Notes.

Enter data in custom fields your company uses

Click User. See Enter Data in User and Shadow File Fields.

Note
This button displays only if you have set up user fields for this program in the User Fields Maintenance (XMO) program.

Enter utilization exceptions

Click Utilization. See Enter Utilization Exceptions.

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

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Add another work center

Click Add.

Delete the selected work center

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected work center

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected work center

Click Select.

Print the work center listing

Click Print. See Print.

Sort the listing by department, description, or machine number

Click Sort Options. Click a sort order or click Cancel to end this action.

Exit the work center

Click Exit.

  1. When you click Exit, enter another work center or exit the program.