Configuring Start/Stop Shift Transaction Parameters

Use the Transaction Set Maintenance form to configure parameters for the Start/Stop Shift transaction.

  1. Go to Transaction Set Maintenance form > Transaction Name > Start/Stop Shift.
  2. Select Fill Warehouse checkbox to pre-fill the warehouse on the transaction with the warehouse assigned to the user.
    Note: 
    • You can change this warehouse for a specific transaction if required.
    • If you are configuring parameters that only applicable for a specific warehouse, the same warehouse is displayed in the Warehouse field.
    • If you are configuring general parameters, which are applicable by default in the application, the Warehouse field is unspecified and unavailable.
  3. Select Successful Message checkbox to display a success message when the transaction is successfully completed.
  4. Select a Default Order Type for this transaction from the available values.
    Note: You can change this value.
  5. Configure these parameters on the Transaction Parameters tab, in the Parameter and Value columns:
    Default Shift
    The default shift code for this transaction. The user can change this value.
    Calculate Production Machine Hours based on Machine Occupation
    When an employee ends their shift, all active jobs linked to that employee are automatically stopped. Select this check box to calculate the effective machine hours for stopped production operations based on the machine occupation settings defined for that operation.
    Calculate PCS Machine Hours based on Machine Occupation
    When an employee ends their shift, all active jobs linked to that employee are automatically stopped. Select this check box to calculate the effective machine hours for stopped PCS projects based on the machine occupation settings defined for that PCS project.
  6. Click Save.