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You use this activity to move SFC numbers to another step on a routing or to mark them as Done.

In the system, you move SFC numbers by changing their SFC step status. An SFC step status indicates the condition of one or more SFC numbers at a particular routing step. An SFC step status is not the same as an SFC status. The SFC step status of an SFC indicates the work that operators have done on the SFC number at certain operations.

You move SFC numbers by placing them in a queue at another routing step. This activity allows you to do the following:

  • Place SFC numbers in a queue at a routing step

  • Mark SFC numbers as completed at one or more routing steps

  • Mark one or more SFC numbers as Done

  • Clear the SFC step status of one or more routing steps, as though a SFC number was never worked on at the routing step

  • Mark routing steps as bypassed

  • You can also view information about the SFC numbers in the SFC report

Note Note

You cannot change status of SFC number, if it is a member of active SFC group in status Sampling Active. You can change the status of SFC number that is a member of SFC group in Group Created status only if applicable sample plan is in Obsolete or Hold status (see Sampling).

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Rules

The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance:

Rule

Setting

ALLOW_FHOLD_SFC

YES: Allows an SFC number to be placed at an operation beyond the future hold operation

NO (default): Prevents an SFC number from being placed at an operation beyond the future hold operation

ALLOW_HOLD_SFC

YES: Allows an SFC number to be modified if it is on hold

NO (default): Prevents an SFC number from being modified if it is on hold

ALLOW_HOLD_SFC_DONE

YES: Allows an SFC number that is on hold to be marked as Done

NO (default): Prevents an SFC number that is on hold from being marked as Done

ALLOW_NEW_SFC

YES (default): Allows an SFC number that is new to be modified

NO: Prevents an SFC number that is new from being modified

ALLOW_SFC_MARKED_DONE

YES (default): Allows an SFC number to be marked as Done using SFC Step Status

NO: Prevents an SFC number from being marked as Done using SFC Step Status

COMMENT_REQUIRED

YES: Requires a comment to be entered in the Comment area of the SFC Step Status

NO (default): Does not require a comment to be entered in the Comment area of the SFC Step Status

Fields

The following tables describe fields requiring explanation:

Invalid SFCs

Field

Description

SFC

The invalid SFC number (see SFC Number)

Note Note

SFC numbers are invalid in SFC Step Status in the following cases:

  • SFC numbers do not exist in the site indicated in the Site field

  • SFC numbers are not on the same routing and/or version

  • SFC numbers have an invalid status

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Step Status

Field

Description

Step

The unique step ID assigned to the routing step in Routing Maintenance

Operation (Step Group)

The operation performed at the routing step

If the routing step belongs to the Any Order Group or to a Simultaneous Group, the system displays the step group name in parentheses and lists all steps in the Any Order Group or the Simultaneous Group sequentially.

Step Status

The current SFC step status of the SFC numbers at this routing step

In Work: The SFC numbers are in work at this routing step.

Completed: The SFC numbers were completed at this routing step.

Done: The SFC numbers have completed all the routing step thus the SFC number has an overall status of Done.

Bypassed: The valid SFC numbers have bypassed or skipped this routing step.

Multiple: The SFC numbers at this routing step have mixed step statuses.

Occurs only with multiple SFC numbers.

In Queue: The SFC numbers are in queue at this routing step.

Blank: The SFC numbers have no step status at this routing step. For example, routing steps that the SFC numbers have not yet reached are blank.

Qty in Queue

Displays the total quantity of all SFC numbers in queue at this routing step

Step Status Details

Field

Description

Material/Version

The material and version represented by this SFC number

Note Note

Two materials with the same material name and different version values are two different materials.

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Hold ID

If selected, the link displays the Hold Report for this hold ID and SFC number.

This link appears only if there are one or more hold IDs for the SFC number.

Note Note

If there are multiple hold IDs, the number of hold IDs is displayed in the format #Holds.

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Actions

Field

Description

Clear Step

Changes the SFC step statuses of the SFC numbers at the selected routing steps to Blank by clearing the checkbox on the SFC Step Status screen

Bypass Step

Allows the SFC numbers to skip the selected routing steps

Place In Queue

Places the SFC number in a queue at the currently selected routing steps

Note Note

If the SFC number has a quantity greater than 1, the system places the entire quantity at the currently selected step.

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Mark Step Complete

Marks the SFC numbers as completed at the selected routing steps

Note Note

If this routing step is not the last step in the routing, you must either place the SFC numbers in a queue at a step or mark them as Done. If this routing step is the last step in the routing, you must mark the SFC numbers as Done.

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Mark SFC Done

Marks the SFC numbers as Done at the selected routing steps

Note Note

When the ALLOW_SFC_MARKED_DONE activity rule is set to NO, the system does not allow an SFC number to be marked as Done using SFC Step Status.

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Display SFC Report

Displays the SFC Report on a new screen

SFC Release Hold

Displays SFC Release Hold on a new screen

Note Note

The selected SFC number is not retrieved on this screen and you should retrieve it anew.

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