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Enter Operation Times/Costs

Use this screen to record progress of a Works Order and/or record actual time worked on it.

Time worked can be recorded against any combination of Labour, Machine, Setup, Teardown, Tooling and Subcontract cost types.

The time recorded is not specific to an employee who performed the work, but can be specific to the resource, if Allow Operation Resource Selection is enabled in Works Order Settings.

To record actual labour times by Employee, use the Timesheets screen instead.

Note: If no actual times are recorded against an operation, its expected times and costs will be used as the actual operation times and costs when the Works Order is Closed.

 

Open: Works Orders > Works Order List.

  • Select the works order you want to enter operation times for.
  • Select the Enter Op. Costs button above the list view.

From the menu:

Open: Cim200 Works Orders > Processing > Operational Costs > Enter Operation Times/Costs

  • Select the Works Order from the drop-down list.

 

1. The list of all operations on the order is displayed.

  • If Allow Operation Resource Selection is enabled in Works Order Settings, a separate record is displayed for each resource setup against each operation, so that times can be recorded against the specific resource which did the work on the operation.

2. To record times or progress against an operation that is not on the list, use the Add From Operations Register button to add it from the list of operations on the Operations Register. Alternatively, use the Add New Operation button to add a completely new operation.

Note: Once the screen is saved, any new operations are added to the works order with the actual cost recorded, but not to the Bill of Materials.

3. To also record the progress of the work, enter the quantity of that operation completed during the time.

4. Enter the LabourMachineSetup, Tooling, Teardown and/or Subcontract cost times.

 

Time formats

There is a specific format for recording a time in terms of hours, minutes and seconds. You can enter a time according to the following methods:

  • Entering 5 gives 5h 0m 0s (5 hours zero minutes zero seconds).
  • Entering 5 30 gives 5h 30m 0s (5 hours 30 minutes zero seconds).
  • Entering 5 30 20 gives 5h 30m 20s (5 hours 30 minutes 20 seconds).
  • Entering 0 30 gives 0h 30m 0s (zero hours 30 minutes zero seconds).
  • Entering 0 0 45 gives 0h 0m 45m (0 hours 0 minutes 45 seconds).

Alternatively use “h”, “m” and “s” to define each time:

  • Entering 5h30m20s gives 5h 30m 20s (5 hours 30 minutes 20 seconds).
  • Entering 30m gives 0h 30m 0s (zero hours 5 minutes zero seconds).
  • Entering 20s gives 0h 0m 20s (zero hours zero minutes 20 seconds).

Entering over 59 minutes or seconds recalculates the time:

  • Entering 0 70 or 70m gives 1h 10m 0s (1hour 10 minutes zero seconds).
  • Entering 0 0 85 or 85s gives 0h 1m 25s (zero hours 1 minute 25 seconds).

 

View and Amend costs

  • As times are entered the calculated cost is displayed in the Costs column.
  • To view a breakdown of the calculated cost, or to amend any cost rates, double-click in the Costs box to open the Operation Cost Entry screen.
  • The costs so far recorded against the operation are displayed, broken down over the different cost headings.

Note: If the operation is already setup on the Works Order, the cost rate will be defaulted from the Works Order operation resource details. If the operation has been manually added to the screen, the cost rate will be defaulted from the operation setup on the Operations Register.

  • To amend any rates, type the rate into the Rate column on each cost type for which time is being recorded.  The Cost total will be updated to reflect the new rate.
  • Enter any notes required on this window for information purposes only.
  • To save the details, click OK.

5. Repeat for any further operations on the Works Order.

6. To save the information, click Save.

7. Upon saving, times and costs are recorded immediately against the Works Order.

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