You use this program to define parameters according to which you want to access and sequence fields for posting within the Labor Posting program.
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| Format | Indicate the format that you want to edit for your labor postings. | ||||
| Description | Assign a description to the format. | ||||
| Suppress time prompts if rate is zero | Access time fields with a non-zero value only during labor postings. | ||||
| Change qty to make if scrap qty not zero |
Adjusts the quantity to manufacture for a job if a non-zero scrap quantity is entered. This can be done automatically or by review. If done automatically, then the quantity to make assigned to the job is reduced by the total quantity scrapped and the operations are rescheduled accordingly.
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| Automatically adjust qty to make on job |
Updates the job automatically without any user interaction.
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| Posting type | Indicates the type of source document from which the labor posting details would be entered. | ||||
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| Set password | Assigns a password to the new format, preventing the unauthorized usage of the format during labor posting. | ||||
| Design form | |||||
| Design | Design the forms to be used in the Labor Posting program. This option is only available for your custom defined labour posting formats and not for the standard pre-defined labor posting formats (STD1, STD2 and STD3). This option displays the Template Selection screen. |
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| Receipt stocked jobs automatically |
Loads the Job Receipts program automatically when the Post function is selected within the Labor Posting program. This function is performed only if the last operation for a stocked job is marked as complete and against the job you indicated that sequence checking on operations is required. |
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| Part bill non stocked jobs automatically |
Loads the Part Billings program automatically when the Post function is selected within the Labor Posting program. This function is performed only if the last operation for a non-stocked job is marked as complete and against the job you indicated that sequence checking on operations is required. |
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| Calculated/default values | |||||
| Setup time | Select the relevant default setup time option. | ||||
| Startup time | Select the relevant default startup time option. | ||||
| Run time | Select the relevant default run time option. | ||||
| Teardown time | Select the relevant default teardown time option. | ||||
| Operation complete | Select the relevant default operation complete option. | ||||
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This screen is displayed when you select the Start design function from the Template Selection screen.
This screen enables you to assign field display and entry defaults that must be used when posting labor transactions. The forms for the standard pre-defined labor posting formats (STD1, STD2 and STD3) cannot be designed.
| Field | Description |
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| Labor posting details | |
| Date | Indicates the posting date required for the current run of the program. |
| Time | Indicates the time value to be used, if you select Use current system time from the Preferences window of the Labor Posting program. |
| Job | Indicates the job against which hours will be posted. |
| Update Job | Post to a specific job as well as to the WIP Labor Journal. |
| Operation | Indicates the operation to which postings will be made. |
| Work Center | Indicates the work center against which postings will be made. |
| Rate indicator | Indicates the work center rate to be used for the operation. |
| Manual rate | Use this rate for the setup, startup, teardown, run, fixed overhead and variable overhead times, instead of the rates being picked up from the work center Rate indicator. |
| Machine | Indicates the machine against which postings will be made. |
| Employee | Indicates the employee against whom postings will be made. |
| Employee rate indicator | Indicates the employee rate that must be used for this operation. |
| Material queued for operation | Indicates that work has already commenced for the operation. |
| Labor posting values | |
| Pieces completed | Indicates the number of pieces completed for the operation. |
| Quantity completed | Indicates the quantity of finished goods that have been completed for the operation. |
| Quantity scrapped | Indicates the total quantity to be scrapped. |
| Non-productive code | Indicates the non-productive code (linked to a ledger code) to which the value of non-productive time will be apportioned. |
| Setup time | Indicates the time taken to set up this operation. |
| Startup time | Indicates the time taken to produce the start up quantity of the item. |
| Run time | Indicates the time taken to produce one item of the parent stock item. |
| Teardown time | Indicates the time taken to close down this operation. |
| Subcontract value | Indicates the value of the labor you are posting, if you are posting to a subcontract operation. |
| Reference | Indicates the reference assigned to the posting. |
| Notation | Indicates the notation assigned to the posting. |
| Operation complete | Indicate that this operation is complete. |