Viewing the Status of Jobs

Use the Job Status form to view the status of jobs at each operation. You can print status reports for job operations and launch the Visual Dispatch form from this form.

To view the status of jobs:

  1. Open the Job Status form.
  2. To define job search criteria, specify some or all of this information:
    Job
    Specify a starting and ending job number and a starting and ending suffix.
    Work Center
    Specify a starting and ending work center.
    Operation Start Date
    Specify a starting and ending operation start date.
    • In the Sort By section, select whether to sort jobs by job or work center.
    • To display job operations matching the specified search criteria, select the green process button. The job operations are displayed in the Job Status Listing section. This information is displayed for each operation:
      • Job
      • Suffix
      • Item
      • Work Center
      • Operation Start Date
      • Operation Status: current status of the operation; these are the possible statuses:
        • Late: operation start date is today and no items have been received at the operation
        • In Process: at least one item has been received at the operation and no transactions have been executed for the operation
        • Ready: at least one item has been received at the operation and no transactions have been executed for the operation
        • Finished: either the operation is designated as complete or all required item quantities have been completed
        • Arriving: operation date is one to four days in the future and no items have been received at the operation
          • Today's Target: quantity scheduled to be completed on the current date
          • Today's Completed: quantity completed on the current date
          • Today's Remaining: quantity that still needs to be completed to meet the current date's target
          • Today's Efficiency: percentage indicating how well the work center is keeping up with the scheduled production progress for the current operation on the current date; for more information about efficiency calculations, see Work Center Efficiency Overview
  3. To clear the displayed search results and search criteria fields, select Clear. To close the form, select the Close button.
    • Optionally, to print the displayed operation information as a report, select Print. The information in the report will be sorted based on your selection of Job or Work Center in the Sort By section.
    • Optionally, to view additional information about an operation using the Visual Dispatch form. Select an operation record from the Job Status Listing section, and then select Visual Dispatch. The Visual Dispatch button is only available if there are operation records available to select in the Job Status Listing section.