Nested Routing Properties

This screen appears when you double-click a nested routing on the Routing tab page of the Routing Maintenance screen in the drawing area.

Fields

Field	Description
Routing	The routing used as a nested routing step on the routing currently being defined The name must be that of a routing defined in Routing Maintenance. Note When an SFC number traveling along a routing reaches a nested routing step, the SFC number is sent to the first step of the specified nested routing. The SFC number travels down the nested routing until it completes that routing. The SFC number then returns to the original routing to the next step defined for the nested routing step. You can use the same routing multiple times as steps on the same routing. End of the note. Note The routing being created must not have itself as a nested routing otherwise the SFC number will be in a continuous loop. End of the note.
Step ID	The unique identification of the step Note You can assign a step ID manually, or the system automatically assigns a step ID when the routing definition is saved. This value appears on some reports and activities to help you distinguish among duplicate operations on a routing. The step ID does not control step sequencing. End of the note.
Queue Decision	Determines which operator decides where the SFC number should be queued after it completes this step Completing Operator: The operator completing the SFC number at this step determines where the SFC number is put in queue. Next Operator: The operator at the next step determines where to start work on the SFC number. The SFC number is placed in queue at all next steps and the first operator to start it controls where the SFC number is processed.

Field

Description

Routing

The routing used as a nested routing step on the routing currently being defined

The name must be that of a routing defined in Routing Maintenance.

Note Note

When an SFC number traveling along a routing reaches a nested routing step, the SFC number is sent to the first step of the specified nested routing. The SFC number travels down the nested routing until it completes that routing. The SFC number then returns to the original routing to the next step defined for the nested routing step.

You can use the same routing multiple times as steps on the same routing.

End of the note.

Note Note

The routing being created must not have itself as a nested routing otherwise the SFC number will be in a continuous loop.

End of the note.

Step ID

The unique identification of the step

Note Note

You can assign a step ID manually, or the system automatically assigns a step ID when the routing definition is saved. This value appears on some reports and activities to help you distinguish among duplicate operations on a routing. The step ID does not control step sequencing.

End of the note.

Queue Decision

Determines which operator decides where the SFC number should be queued after it completes this step

Completing Operator: The operator completing the SFC number at this step determines where the SFC number is put in queue.

Next Operator: The operator at the next step determines where to start work on the SFC number. The SFC number is placed in queue at all next steps and the first operator to start it controls where the SFC number is processed.