Interface specifications

This table shows the 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. This 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, for example, 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 product quantity in stock at a specific point in time. This interface mode 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 specified quantity of product. A process batch must have a main product as 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 into seven contiguous segments which represent different segments of the batch such as 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)	Displays 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)	Displays the inflow product requirement for a process batch.	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X
Process batch (resource claim)	Resource claims for each batch per segment.	X	X			X	X	X	X	X		X
Process batch (utility claim)	Utility claims for each batch per segment.	X	X			X	X	X	X	X		X
Process step	A process step is a part of a product in a specific stage. Each process step has a product as result. This holds the required resource groups, composition, batch sizes and other information required for scheduling batches. A process step must have a 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, the quantity produced and when this 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; however, 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 that 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, 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. 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, only one batch at a time can be allocated to the machine to machine group. 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. This represents a storage tank, a silo or any physical inventory point. The utilization of a tank resource is displayed 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, wherein resources in the group are required 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 are allocated to the tank batches for this product.	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X
Resource group (resource)	Indicates which resources are associated with 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 viewed or exported, divided 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 defined in detail by means of process steps and products for each individual product. A distinction is made between the product flow types such as main product, by-product and inflow product. The stage type determines the nature of the main products in that stage. End stage, coupled, decoupled, and depletion are the four types of stages. One must also indicate which resource groups are available for a stage. All stage types have process resource groups; only coupled stages 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 the relationship with the stage, that is 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 that has an uninterrupted storage period for a quantity of product. A tank batch includes one tank (resource). There is inflow from one product to 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 can be represented in the planning board as a 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 for each batch per segment.	X	X			X	X	X	X	X		X
Tank batch (utility claim)	Utility claims for each 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 based 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 specified for each process step in a product. Examples of criteria are package size, product color. Each matrix cell defines the particular transition time from the criterion to the criterion displayed in the top row.	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X
Transition matrix (elements)	This interface fills the transition matrices with the attributes. This requires a 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 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