Defining when to apply setup time

To specify the situations in which the operation requires the resource to be set up, select the appropriate Setup Rule on the operation record (JS19VR.WHENRL). Two example values are shown below; see the APS Database Reference for a complete list.

• Always: this operation always needs the resource to be set up, regardless of the previous item the resource was working on.
• Basis: this operation needs the resource to be set up only when the previous operation using the resource was working on another item or Setup Group (group of related items).

When the Setup Rule is set to Basis, select the appropriate Setup Basis on the operation record (JS19VR.BASEDCD). Two example values are shown below; see the APS Database Reference for a complete list.

• Item: apply the setup time when the previous operation using the resource was working on a different item than this operation.
• Setup Group: apply the setup time when the previous operation was working on an item that is a member of a different Setup Group than the item this operation is working on. You define setup groups on the Setup Groups form. For example, you might group all red bike frames in a "RED" setup group and blue bike frames in a "BLUE" group. The setup time could be based on the time needed to set up the resource from painting red frames to painting blue frames.