Memo, Routing and Times

Various SFC forms, such as Operations and Machine operations, have a section at the bottom containing additional information about the selected operation (or machine operation). The section consists of three boxes: Memo, Routing and Times.

Memo

This box contains the text from the Memo tab (in Isah) of the selected operation (or machine operation).

	Display the memo field in full screen.
	Increase the text size.
	Decrease the text size.

If configured for your organization, you can change the memo field. Tap or double-click the memo field to enable the Edit mode. You will now see a few additional buttons:

	Save your changes
	Undo the change
	Redo the change (after undoing the change)

Routing

The Routing box shows the predecessors and successors of the selected operation (or machine operation). Only one level of predecessors and one level of successors are displayed. The progress is expressed using colors and a percentage:

Green: Operation is complete.
Yellow: Operation has started and quantities have been registered.
Orange: Operation has started.
Red: Operation has not started.

Times

At the bottom of the Times box, you can see the current and expected times of the selected operation (or machine operation):

The preliminary time is retrieved from Isah, and the actual time will start running when the operation is started in SFC. The information you see is always up-to-date.
If the actual time takes longer than expected, it will be marked with a red color.
Two time fields may appear to the right of Actual costing. The first field shows the time elapsed during the current operation; the second field shows the total time spent on the operation.
If an operation has been started more than once (for example on three machines at a time), The Actual costing field shows the total times of these lines.

The behavior of the Times box depends on the form on which it appears:

Form	Behavior of the Times box
Operations	If configured in the system settings, you can use the Times box to specify the type of operation you want to start. First choose 'Labor', 'Machine' or 'Labor+Machine'. You will now see the options available for your choice. You can only select the combinations of 'Labor/machine/Labor+Machine' and 'Setup time/Adjustment time/Cycle time' that are defined on the Settings form of the SFC configuration tool. In the SFC configuration tool, an hour code has been defined for each valid combination. The combination you choose determines the hour code the operation is posted to in SFC. When you select a cluster, the Preliminary costing and Actual costing fields show the total preliminary and actual times for the entire cluster. The actual costing figures are based on the current lines + the lines to be processed + the processed lines of the cluster. If you deselect the Start as a cluster check box for a cluster line, you will see the preliminary and actual times for the individual operation.
Current operation	You can see which hour code (combination of 'Labor/machine/Labor+Machine' and 'Setup time/Adjustment time/Cycle time') is active. You can change this hour code by selecting a new combination. When you select a new combination, it will start blinking. After two seconds, your choice will become permanent. If the new hour code is of the type 'Machine', the current action is aborted for the employee, and a machine operation is started. SFC shows the Current machine operations form.
Current cluster	On this form, you can select a different combination of 'Labor/machine/Labor+Machine' and 'Setup time/Adjustment time/Cycle time', provided that the combination has been defined in the SFC configuration tool. The Preliminary costing and Actual costing fields show the total preliminary and actual times for the cluster.
Current machine operations	You can see which hour code (combination of 'Labor/machine/Labor+Machine' and 'Setup time/Adjustment time/Cycle time') is active. You can change this hour code by selecting a new combination. When you select a new combination, it will start blinking. After two seconds, your choice will become permanent. If the new hour code type is not 'Machine', the current action for the machine is aborted, and an operation is started for the employee. The Current operation form is displayed. Note: You can take over the machine operation only if you do not have any current operations. An employee can have only one current operation at a time. When you select a cluster, the Preliminary costing and Actual costing fields show the total preliminary and actual times for the entire cluster. The actual costing figures are based on the current lines + the lines to be processed + the processed lines of the cluster.
Overview of current operations	The current action for the selected operation is displayed. This action cannot be changed on this form. When you select a cluster, the Preliminary costing and Actual costing fields show the total preliminary and actual times for the entire cluster. The actual costing figures are based on the current lines + the lines to be processed + the processed lines of the cluster.