Using the Real Time Transaction Entry form to Start Jobs for a Single Booker

A non workset-enabled employee is only allowed to work on a single task at a time. A workset-enabled employee can work on multiple tasks at one time. The workset-enabled employee’s labor time is prorated across the jobs that are running at the same time.

See Configuring Employees for instructions on how to define an employee as a workset-enabled employee.

See Configuring Worksets for instructions on methods used to prorate hours in a Workset.

To start a job for non workset-enabled employees:

Validate the Badge number to authenticate if the employee is a non workset-enabled employee. The Start Job and Stop Job options are displayed on the form
Select the value in the Order Type field. The fields related to the specified Order Type value are displayed.
See Configuring the Employee Record for more information on defining a default value for the Order Type field.
Select the Order Type value.
- Direct: To start the job for a non workset-enabled employee, specify this information:
  - Order Number: The job assigned to the employee.
  - Project Number: The project number, if the Order Type value is Project.
  - Depot:
  - Activity: The activity code of the project assigned to the employee.
  - Task Code: The code of the job assigned to the employee.
    Note:
    
    The code is not displayed if the Order Type value is Depot.
    
    The code is defaulted if the Order Type value is PCS Project or Production Order.
  - Machine: The machine name or number related to the Production Order.
    Note: This field is only displayed, if the Order Type value is Production Order.
  - Machine Ratio: The machine ratio determines the labor time that is reported for the machine. Example: If the value is 0.5, the labor time that is reported for the machine is considered as half.
    Note: The value in this field is defaulted if the Combine Labor and Machine Time checkbox is selected in the Employees form. However, the value can also be modified on the transaction form.
- Indirect: Start the job for a non workset-enabled employee:
  - Specify the Task Code and Description of the task code.
  - Click Start Job. The Employee Home Page is displayed if the job is started successfully.
  Note: An error message is displayed if the validation of Badge number is not successful and also when the job is not started successfully.