Starting setup activities

Use this form to start job setup activities. Setup activities are the initial tasks that is required to be completed for a job or operation before production work can begin.

Select Labor > Start Setup. The Start Setup form is displayed.
Specify the date and time to record for this transaction, if required.

Note: The current date and time is specified by default. The date and time can be modified only when an employee is authorized on the User Extensions form.
Specify a job, job suffix and operation.

When a job/operation is selected the Details tab displays the item number, unit of measure, job status the total, scrapped, completed, and remaining quantities.
Select the Progress tab, to view the current progress of each operation in the selected job.
Select the Combine Labor and Machine Time check box to report machine time as a ration of labor time.

When Factory Track Time Track functionality is implemented the employee can specify the ratio using the Machine Ratio field that is displayed when Combine Labor and Machine Time check box is selected.
Select a Resource ID for starting a labor transaction.
- You can view the Resource ID field on start and end forms, only if the Display Resource ID global parameter is selected.
- The Resource ID field displays resources that are in the resource groups on the Syteline job operations form's Resource tab.
- Employee can only select resources associated with the job, if the Only allow job resource parameteris selected. However, employee can enter any valid resource if Only allow job resource check box is cleared.
- The dropdown list for the Machine Resource field displays resources that are in the resource groups on the Syteline job operations form's Resource tab.
Click Process, to start setup activity for the selected operation.
Select the Close option, to close the form without starting setup activity.