Interface Specifications

Entity Definition Mode Type Import options Export options
Read Write Delete Infor ERP Adage ASCII ODBC Create Update Delete Confirm Search
Bucketizer Reports scheduled production in user defined time buckets. X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
Coupled product flow Coupled product flow between batches is the product flow which does not flow through an inventory point. It results in time links between batches. Coupled flow occurs between process and tank batches which together belong to a coupled step. The flow of a product from a tank batch to a process batch is also a coupled product flow. X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
Downtime Downtime is a period in which a resource is not available for production due to incidental circumstances such as maintenance work. X X X X X X X X X
End item An end item is the 'external' description of an end product. More than one end item can be defined for one end product. Different end item codes can refer to the same end product. Orders for end items that refer to the same end product can be joined into one batch in the end product stage. One end item is created automatically with the creation of a process step in an end stage. In an end item, you can define the shelf life and the maximum extra shelf life. X X X X X X X X X
Global Global settings in Production Scheduling. X X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
Infor ERP Adage - delivery Returns delivered batches to Infor ERP Adage X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Infor ERP Adage - production Returns production batches to Infor ERP Adage X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inventory level Defines the amount of product in stock at a specific point in time. This interface is export only. The information written by this interface can be read using the product interface. X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A X
Order An order is a request to produce a quantity of an end item before a due time. The request can be met with create inflow and schedule orders. X X X X X X X X X X
Order - batch relationship The relationship between end stage batches and orders. The relationship consists of product quantity that flows from end stage batch to order. X X X X X X X X X
Planning board Exports planning board views for Web Viewer N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X
Process batch A process batch is an uninterrupted activity which produces or transforms a given quantity of product. A process batch always has one main product as its outflow and can have zero or more decoupled and/or coupled inflow products, and zero or more decoupled by-products. A process batch can consist of several sub-batches which use different resources at the same time (in parallel). A process batch can be divided up into seven contiguous segments which represent different segments of the batch: set-up, inflow only, standing time, inflow and outflow at the same time, slack (waiting), outflow only and changeover. The duration of the set-up and the changeover can be different for each sub-batch. X X X X X X X X X X
Process batch - by-product Shows the by-product yield of a process batch. X X X X X X X X X
Process batch - claimed resource allocation X X X X X X
Process batch - claimed utility allocation X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A X
Process batch - inflow product Shows the inflow product requirement for a process batch. X X X X X X X X X
Process batch - resource claim Resource claims per batch per segment. X X X X X X X X
Process batch - utility claim Utility claims per batch per segment. X X X X X X X X
Process step A process step is the 'recipe' for a product in a specific stage. Each process step has a product as result. It holds the required resource groups, composition, batch sizes and other information needed for scheduling batches. A process step always has one main product and can produce one or more by-products. For a process step, the use of inflow products and the yield of by-products are indicated. There can be one or more alternative process steps for a product. X X X X X X X X X
Process step - by-product Defines which (decoupled) products are produced for a batch with this process step version, how much is produced and when it is produced. X X X X X X X X X
Process step - inflow product A process step has zero, one or more inflow products. Note that 'inflow' is not a property of a product: the main product for a process step can be the inflow product for the following process step X X X X X X X X X
Process step - transition matrix criteria Defines which transition matrix attributes are appropriate for this process step version. The appropriate transition matrices are derived from which resources occur in the resource groups associated with this process step version. X X X X X X X
Process step - resource dependent rules X X X X X X X
Process step - resource groups Defines which resource groups are associated with the process step version and which rates and durations, etc. are applicable. X X X X X X X X X
Product A product is a type of material, substance or article that can be inflow or outflow to a batch. X X X X X X X X X
Product group A product group is a collection of products. Together, stages and product groups form an overall structure for the product model. X X X X X X X X X
Resource A process is a critical resource, which can be allocated to a process batch. It represents a machine, or a similar means of production, in the production process. A machine or a group of machines is considered to be one process resource if no more than one batch at a time can be allocated to it. The utilization of a process resource is indicated in the planning board as a function of time. A tank is a critical resource, which can be allocated to a tank batch. It represents a storage tank, a silo or any physical inventory point. The utilization of a tank resource is visualized in the planning board. X X X X X X X X X
Resource - availability X X X X X X
Resource - availability exception X X X X X X X X X
Resource - transition matrices and rules Indicates which transition matrices and rules are applicable for a resource. X X X X X X X X X
Resource - CIP rule The Clean-In-Place rules of a resource. These rules are used by the CIP solver to schedule CIP batches. X X X X X X
Resource claim X X X X X X X X X
Resource group A resource group is a collection of resources. There are two types of resource groups: a combination group, where all the resources in the group are needed at the same time to carry out a production batch; a choice group, where only one of the resources in the group is required. A tank group is a collection of equivalent tanks. If a tank group is assigned to a batch, one of these tanks in the tank group will be allocated to the tank batches for this product. X X X X X X X X X
Resource group - resource Indicates which resources belong to the resource group. For a choice group, the order in which the resources are added to the group determines the preference. X X X X X X X X X
Resource utilization export For the resources in a view, the utilization can be seen or exported, broken down into production, non-productive, downtime, unavailable and slack and in user defined time buckets. X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A
Route constraint X X X X X X X X X
Stage A stage describes a group of process steps. Stages and product groups can be used to impose a structure on the product model. This structure is then defined in detail by means of process steps and products for each individual product. A distinction is made between the product flow types: main product, by-product and inflow product. The stage type determines the nature of the main products in that stage. There are four types of stages: end stage, coupled, decoupled, depletion. One must also indicate which resource groups are available for a stage. All stage types have process resource groups; only coupled stages also have tank resource groups. X X X X X X X X X
Stage - product group Defines which product groups are associated with a stage and what their relationship to the stage is, i.e. main product group, inflow product group, by-product group. X X X X X X X X X
Stage - resource group Defines which resource groups are associated with this stage. X X X X X X X X X
Tank batch A tank batch is one of the two batch types. It is an uninterrupted storage period for a quantity of product. A tank batch takes up one tank (resource). There is inflow from one product from one or more coupled process batches and there is outflow from one product to one or more process batches. Various small inflow and outflow periods may be represented in the planning board as one large segment. X X X X X X X X X
Tank batch - claimed resource allocation X X X X X X
Tank batch - claimed utility allocation X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A X
Tank batch - resource claim Resource claims per batch per segment. X X X X X X X X
Tank batch - utility claim Utility claims per batch per segment. X X X X X X X X
Time period X X X X X X X X X
Timetable X X X X X X X X X
Timetable - time period X X X X X X X X X
Transition matrix A transition matrix can be applied to a resource if transition times are variable and dependent on the sequence of the batches. A transition matrix is a table that contains the transition times for changes in batch characteristics when going from one product to another on the same resource. These transition characteristics are called transition criteria and are entered for each product's process step. Examples of criteria are package size, product color etc. Each matrix cell defines the particular transition time from the criterion to the criterion shown in the top row. X X X X X X X X X
Transition matrix - elements This interface fills the transition matrices with its attributes. It needs the complete set of attributes to be able to work. X X X X X
Utility X X X X X X X X X
Utility - availability X X X X X X
Utility - availability exception X X X X X X X X X
Utility claim X X X X X X X X X
Utility level X X X N/A N/A N/A X
View Exports information about views in relation to the export options that are set for web viewer X X X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A X