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This screen appears when you double-click Any Order Group or Simultaneous Group on the Routing tab page of the Routing Maintenance screen in the drawing area.

Fields

The following table describes fields requiring explanation:

Field

Description

Step Group

The name of the step group being used as a step on the routing

Entry Step

If selected, this step is the entry step on the routing.

Note Note

Only one routing step can be the entry step.

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Step Group ID

The unique identification of the step group

Note Note

You can assign a step group ID manually, or the system automatically assigns a step group 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 group ID does not control step sequencing.

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Step Group Type

The type of step group being defined

Any Order Group: The SFC numbers go through all operations listed in the group but not in any specific order.

Simultaneous Group: The SFC numbers go through the operations listed in the group simultaneously (either independently or dependently of one another).

Queue Decision

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

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

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

Reporting Step

The step group as it is known on an ERP system, if an ERP system and the system have been set up to exchange step group-level data.

Note Note

This value is used for sending confirmations back to the ERP so that the ERP can track the SFC number's progress down the routing. When an SFC number completes this step group, the system sends a confirmation back to the ERP system using this reporting step identification.

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Step

The step ID of this substep. If left blank, the system assigns the step ID when the routing is saved.

Successor

Creates dependent steps by identifying the steps within the step group that must wait until the operation in the Operation field is completed

Details

Allows you to edit the details data of the substep on the Routing Step Properties screen (see Routing Step Properties).