Start by Material

You use this activity to start multiple SFC numbers by material in the POD.

Note Note

You can enter material without version or material and its version separated by / in the SFC field.

End of the note.

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

Rule	Setting
`MAX_START_BY_ITEM_QTY`	`100` (default): Specifies the maximum number of materials a user may execute at one time
`START_BY_ITEM`	`TRUE` (default): Allows the user to run Start by Material `FALSE`: Prevents the user from running Start 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

Rule

Setting

MAX_START_BY_ITEM_QTY

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

START_BY_ITEM

TRUE (default): Allows the user to run Start by Material

FALSE: Prevents the user from running Start 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