Creating a Status

Open the overview window by selecting Factory > Statuses.
Click New to create a new record.
A dialog box is displayed.
Enter a unique status code.
Click the OK button.
The Status Entry window is displayed.
If you want, enter a description for the status.
Select the Show in menu item check box if you want the status to be displayed on the Batches menu.
If you selected the Show in Menu check box, then in the center list box, select either overwrite statusor update status attributes to display this status in Batches > Overwrite status or Batches > Update status attributes and in the process batches, tank batches, order, and downtime entry windows, indicating whether the name of the status of the selected batches or orders should be updated. If the name of the status is modified, this locks the status attributes, making them non-modifiable in the batch entry window.

Note: If a status is an overwrite status and requires a weak outflow constraint, and is applied to a coupled or end stage process or tank batch or order that cannot have a weak outflow constraint, none of the status attributes are updated. If a status of update status attributes is applied to a batch or order, then all status attributes that are not locked by the current status name are updated. All status attributes which are locked by the current status name of the batch or order are left unchanged and locked. In both cases, a warning appears.
Enter a single-character symbol in the symbol field. This is user -defined and can be any character. This value appears in front of the relevant status in the overview window and in front of any selected batch or order in the relevant overview window.
Set the status attributes to yes, no or - (none) using the list box next to each attribute. If the status attribute is set to Yes, you can change the setup and changeover in the planning board.
Click the OK button to save the status and return to the overview window.