Batches

You can use these options from the Batches menu:

• Show Network: To view the batches that are linked to the batch you have selected.
• Product Flow: To view the Product Flow window for a selected process batch.
• Selection Info: To view the overview window for the process batches, tank batches and the downtime batches based on the batch you have selected.
  Note: If a batch is not selected, an overview of all process batches in the work area is displayed.
• Orders: To view the Orders overview window.
• Process Batches: To view the Process Batches overview window.
• Tank Batches: To view the Tank Batches overview window.
• Downtime: To view the Downtime overview window.
• Create Inflow: To create batches in the Create inflow window, for fulfilling the order.
• Create Outflow: To create batches in the Create Outflow window for multiple target products from a single source product.
  Note: The Create Outflow window lists the products from the selected batches and you can select the target products, target quantity, and process steps from the list.
• Schedule Orders: To view the Schedule Orders window.
• Delete: To delete the selected batches with the inflow from the schedule.
  Note:  The locked inflow batches or batches with surplus cannot be deleted unless you modify the status or status attributes.
• Delete Inflow: To delete the inflow batches from the previous stages of one or more selected batches or orders. The selected batch or order is retained in the schedule.
• Delete Outflow: To delete the outflow batches of the selected batches. Surplus must be allowed for the selected batches.
• Reduce: To reduce the selected batch quantities based on the inflow shortage or outflow surplus.
• Connect Process Batch Inflow: To unload the tank batches into a single process batch. You can control the sequence of unloading tank batches and the quantity that you require to take from each tank batch.
• Connect Process Batch Outflow: To load the existing tank batches from a single process batch with surplus. You can control the sequence of loading tank batches and the quantity with which you require to load each tank batch.
• Connect Tank Batch Outflow: To create flows between one tank batch with surplus and one or more downstream process batches, considering the flow constraints.
  Note: If you connect two batches in a way that results in a violation of one of the constraints, a confirmation message is displayed.
• Disconnect Batches: To disconnect a tank batch from a downstream process batch for which an inflow is provided.
• Overwrite Status: To assign a status to one or more selected batches and/or orders and replace the previous settings (if any).
  Note: You can determine the items that are displayed in this submenu by selecting the show in menu check box when setting a status.
• Update Status Attributes : To modify the settings of status attributes that do not have default value.
• Modify Efficiency: To modify the efficiency of one or more batches from different resource group in the Modify Efficiency window.