Clocking on an Operation

About Clocking on an Operation

The operations are planned for execution in one or more Production Units during production; you can, however, clock on an operation only in one Production Unit.

A clock-on process on an operation locks the operation for a Production Unit. As an operator, you can clock on an operation in the Ready status to indicate that you are ready to accept the work and perform the operation. Multiple users can clock on the same operation in a Production Unit. After you clock on an operation, the following actions take place:
  • The selected operation is no longer available in the other Production Units.
  • A timer is enabled to monitor the time you spent on the completion of an operation. The time you spent on an operation is visible only to you. The completion time of an operation might differ from one operator to the next.
  • A clock-on status indicator appears for the operation. For more information, refer to the Operation Status Indicators topic.

Clock on an Operation

About This Task

Ensure that the operation is in the Ready or In Progress status to clock on.

Procedure

  1. Select Operations.
  2. In the Machines drop-down list box, select a machine.
    The Open page appears.
  3. Select an operation in the Ready status, and then select the ON button to enable the clock-on process on an operation.
    Tip: You can use the USER(S) column in the Open page to access the IDs of the users who have currently clocked on the operation.

Results

The selected operation is clocked on and the status of the operation is modified to In Progress. A timer appears in the operation details section to track the time taken to complete an operation.