Print a Dispatch Listing

Use the Manufacturing Order Dispatch Listing (MDL) program to print a list of manufacturing orders for personnel on the shop floor. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Set your options:

    1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.

    2. Click the Sort tab to set sort order.

    3. Click the Selection tab to select specific records.

    4. Click the Program tab to set this program specific option:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Print L=Last activity or S=Start date

Optional
 

Select L to print the date of last activity or S to print the start date on the report.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Review the listing on the screen before printing

Click View. See Background for a list of what displays.

Print the listing

Click Print. See Background for a list of what prints.

Note
The listing prints immediately if the option Allow device override? in the Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) program is not selected.

If this option is selected, the program prompts Output device. Accept the default device that displays, which is specified in the Date-Output Device Maintenance program, or enter the name of a different device.

Save these options for future use

Click Save.

Exit the program

Click Exit.