You can start and stop operations directly from the shop floor overview page in your production setup. This gives you a better overview because you see all the operations being worked on, instead of working only in the time collectors view.
You can run multiple times at once if you have machinery working automatically for you.
The system distinguishes between setup time and run time. You can add a column to the view to see whether you are logging setup time.
Rounding methods affect the time that gets logged. If your rounding method is set to 5 minutes, an actual time of 8 minutes is logged as 10 minutes when exported.
Starting and stopping operations from the shop floor overview
You can register time on an operation in two places. The first is directly in the time collectors view. The second is the shop floor overview page, which shows all the operations currently being worked on. Many people prefer the overview page because it gives a clearer picture of the whole production picture.
To start or stop an operation from the shop floor overview, click the line for the operation on the production order, open the menu, and choose start or stop. The system suggests the next logical action. If you are running an operation, it suggests stop as the next step.
Logging setup time and run time separately
The setup allows you to track setup time and run time as separate entries. To see whether the time you are logging is setup time, add the relevant column to the view. In the example, operation number 15 is logging setup time, running at 7 minutes 20 seconds before it was stopped.
You can also run multiple times at the same time. This is useful when machinery is working automatically and you need to track several processes in parallel.
Direct time processing and rounding methods
When you stop an operation, the system can process the time immediately if it is set up to do so. After stopping the setup time, the operation was finished and the time was processed directly, logging 10 minutes.
The logged time may differ from the actual elapsed time because of rounding methods. In the example, the actual time was 8 minutes, but the rounding method for the exported time was set to 5 minutes. That rounding turned the 8 minutes into 10 minutes when the time was logged.
You configure the rounding methods in the setup, so you control how actual times convert to logged and exported times.
Q&A
Can I start and stop production operations from the shop floor overview page?
Yes. Click the operation line on the production order, open the menu, and choose start or stop. The system suggests the next action based on the current state of the operation.
How do I see whether I am logging setup time or run time?
You can add a column to the view that shows whether the time being logged is setup time.
Why does the logged time differ from the actual elapsed time?
The difference comes from the rounding methods in your setup. For example, if the rounding method for exported time is set to 5 minutes, an actual time of 8 minutes is logged as 10 minutes.
Can I track multiple operations running at the same time?
Yes. The time collectors can be set up to run multiple times at once, which is useful when machinery works automatically for you.