Use

Using the automated action handler, the system executes certain actions for all planned orders, as soon as a certain action point is reached during production (printing of documents, backflushing and so on)

This detail screen shows which of the planned order’s action points have been passed through and at what time. Using this, the production progress of selected planned orders can be monitored and errors in the production process can be tracked down.

Prerequisites

To display tracking information in the detail area, use a detail profile assigned to the detail screen TRACK. For more information about the profiles, see Preparatory Measures . You select the detail profile in the User Settings.

You use the Production Tracking function within the application Automated Action Handler .

You have maintained action points.

Maintain Action Points with iPPE (Shop-Floor-Orientated Manufacturing)

Maintain Action Points with iPPE (Repetitive Manufacturing)

Features

You find the production tracking information within planned order management on the tab page Tracking Info .

You can see from the display, which action points the selected order has already passed through, and at what time. If an action point has been passed through more than once, this would suggest that an error has occurred in the production process. For example, an action point in the paint shop in the automotive industry.

The following information is displayed as standard: event date, event time, action point, APO order number, alternative identification, external date, external time, quantity, base unit of measure.

The characteristic values are displayed in individual columns. In the characteristic views, you specify the characteristics the system should display. To display a characteristic view, choose and then choose the required characteristic view in the list box.

To create a characteristic view, you choose the entry Manage characteristics view from the list, and then choose New Entries . For more information about creating a characteristic view, see Order Details .

If you have displayed characteristics in the order overview, you can also select orders with a particular characteristic value assignment by choosing . For more information about the procedure, see Find and Select .

Activities

The system transfers the planned order to the detail area.