Previewing production requests

Select one or more work order resources from which to generate production requests.

To preview production requests:

  1. Open the Generate Production Requests form.
  2. Select the saved selection parameters. The system retrieves the saved selection criteria. See Defining parameters for generating production requests.
  3. Click the WO Preview tab.
  4. Select the work orders from which to generate production requests, and then click Preview Production Requests.
  5. Select—Select the work order resources from which to generate production requests. The system automatically populates Single Resource WO.
  6. Earliest Start Date—Enter the earliest date to generate production requests.
  7. Latest End Date—Enter the latest date to generate production requests. The system automatically populates Bundle.
  8. Operation Sequence—Enter the order in which this resource will be impacted when work is performed on the equipment.
  9. Cool-down Time (Hours)—Enter the time it takes in hours for the work order resource to cool down before use.
  10. Warm-up Time (Hours)—Enter the time it takes in hours for the work order resource to warm up before use.
  11. Downtime (Hours)—Enter the number of hours the work order resources will be down.
  12. Offset—Select to offset this work order resource.
  13. Offset Value (Hours)—Enter the number of hours to offset this work order resource.
  14. Click Create Production Requests. The system automatically populates Error Message.
    Note: To bundle work orders, click Bundle Work Orders.

    To display bundled work orders, click Display Bundled Work Orders. Select one or more work orders to remove from the bundle, and then click Remove Work Order(s) from Bundle. Click Close.

    To clear any errors, select the record, and then click Clear Error(s). The system clears Error Message.