Create an Unattended Operation

When you click Routing and then Operations in the Project Maintenance (PSM) program and select an unattended operation type, you can create an unattended operation, change, or delete it.

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 or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the machine from a list. 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.
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.
Setup labor cd	Optional 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 setup costs.
Std/Alt oper	Required 1 alphanumeric	Select S if this operation is standard or select A if you expect to use it occasionally.
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. Department prints on shop paper. You can sort and select orders in the Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) program by the department for the first operation.
Multiple setups?	Optional	Select to use multiple setups based on the standard lot size or leave blank for one setup for order. If you select, the system calculates the number of setups required for a manufacturing order: Quantity ordered / Std lot size.
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
Pieces per hour	Optional 12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999	Accept the number of output units processed in an hour, enter a different number, or leave blank to have the program calculate this field based on the Hours per piece field. You can set this field to 0. If you enter both Pieces per hour and Hours per piece, the program uses Pieces per hour to calculate the Hours per piece.
Hours per piece	Conditional 12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999	Accept the number of hours required to process an output unit, enter a different number, or leave blank to have the program calculate this field based on the Pieces per hour field. You can set this field to .00000. If you enter both Pieces per hour and Hours per piece, the program uses Pieces per hour to calculate the Hours per piece.
Process UOM	Optional 4 alphanumeric	Accept the displayed unit of measure this operation processes or select a different UOM. The process UOM can be different from the stocking unit of measure. For example, in a hole-punching operation, an operation may punch one hole or several in a single operation.
UOM conversion	Required 9 numeric in the format 99999.9999	Accept the 1.0000 default or enter the number of conversion 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. The program calculates the Op pieces per hour field based on this field.
Op pieces per hour	Display only	The number of pieces per hour output by this operation for the next operation: UOM conversion / Hours per piece
Move time	Optional 7 numeric in the format 99999.99	Enter the number of days the manufacturing order spends intransit from one operation to the next. Capacity planning and priority dispatch programs and the Accumulated Lead Time Calculation (MLT) program use this field.
Send ahead qty	Optional 10 numeric in the format 9999999999	Enter 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. Capacity planning programs use send ahead quantity when calculating load.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Change a field	Click Modify.
Exit without creating this operation	Click Cancel. The program prompts Operation seq no. Enter another operation or leave blank to exit.
Change the Work center no field	Click Other info and then Modify.
Enter notes for this operation	Click Notes. See Enter Notes.
Accept the data	Click OK. The program prompts Operation seq no. Enter another operation or leave blank to exit.

Note
You cannot delete a record until it has been saved; use Cancel.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another operation	Click Add.
Delete the selected operation	Click Delete. See Delete.
Display the selected operation	Click Select.
Display operation from a specific sequence	Click Restart. The program prompts Operation seq no. Enter the first operation sequence that you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first sequence in the file.
Print the operation listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Merge operation sequences from another project or an item in your database	Click Merge. See Merge Operations.
Exit operations	Click Exit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Add another routing revision level	Click Add.
Delete the selected routing revision level	Click Delete. See Delete.
Display the selected routing revision level	Click Select.
Display routing revision levels from a specific level	Click Restart. The program prompts Parent item no and Routing rev lvl. Enter the first item and RRL that you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first item and RRL in the file.
Print the routing revision level listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Exit routings	Click Exit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

Do This

Change a field

Click Modify.

Delete this project

Click Delete. The program prompts Do you want to delete this record?. Click Delete to delete this entire project or click No to retain this project.

Exit without creating this project

Click Cancel.

Display additional fields

Click Other info.

Enter notes for this project

Click Notes. See Enter Notes.

Enter an item, its branch information, and costs

Click Inventory and then:

Click	To enter a/an
Item	Item record. See Enter an Item for a Project.
Branch	Branch record. See Enter Branch Information for a Project Item.
Item cost	Cost record. See Enter Costs for a Project Item.
Back	End this action.

Enter quantities, profit, commission, and discount percents

Click Proj qtys. See Enter a Project Quantity.

Enter a bill of material

Click BOM. See Enter a Project Bill of Material.

Enter a routing

Click Routing. See Enter a Routing.

Enter a new customer

Click Customer. See Enter a Project Customer.

This button displays only if you entered a new customer in the Customer number field.

Enter miscellaneous costs

Click Misc costs. See Enter Miscellaneous Costs.

Calculate costs for project quantities

Click Roll up.

Display the project and unit costs for project quantities

Click Summary. See Display Project Summaries.

Print documents for this project

Click Print and then:

Click	To print a project
Customer	Estimate for this customer. See Print or Reprint a Customer Project Estimate.
In-house	Summary for your use. See Print Project Summaries.
Cost report	Material cost report for your use. See Print a Project Indented Cost Report.
Back	End this action.

Transfer this project to your database

Click Transfer. See Transfer a Project.

Close this project

Click Close proj. See Close a Project.

Display the sales quote generated by this project or the sales order line if the sales quote has been transferred

Click Order. See Enter a Sales Quotation or Display a Summarized Sales Order.

This button displays only for a transferred customer project.

Accept the data and exit

Click OK.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Display the selected project	Click OK.
Display the previous record in the file	Click Prev.
Display the next record in the file	Click Next.
Enter a new project	Click New.
Exit the program	Click Exit.