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You use this activity to start multiple SFC numbers by material in the POD. This feature is not supported in the Work Center POD.

Rules

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

Rule

Setting

CONFIRM_PROCESSLOT_OPTIONS

REMOVE: Removes selected SFC numbers from the process lot automatically

CANCEL: Does not remove the selected SFC numbers from the process lot

CONTINUE: Allows the selected activity to continue without removing the SFC numbers from the process lot

Default value: CONTINUE, REMOVE, CANCEL

Note that if there are multiple setting values, the question dialog appears and the setting values displayed as action buttons.

IGNORE_NOT_INQUEUE

YES: Starts only the SFC numbers that are members of the process lot that are in queue at the selected operation, and looks at the CONFIRM_PROCESSLOT_OPTIONS activity rule to determine if the confirmation dialog appears

NO (default): Starts all SFC numbers in the process lot at the selected operation

MAX_START_BY_ITEM_QTY

100 (default): Specifies the maximum number of materials a user may execute at one time

START_BY_ITEM

YES (default): Allows the user to start SFC numbers by material

NO: Prevents the user from starting SFC numbers by material

START_SORT_CRITERIA

HIGH_SFC_PRIORITY: Starts the materials with the highest priority first

LOW_SFC_PRIORITY: Starts the materials with the lowest priority first

LONGEST_TIME_IN_QUEUE (default): Starts the materials that have been in the queue for the longest amount of time first

SHORTEST_TIME_IN_QUEUE: Starts the materials that have been in the queue for the shortest amount of time first