Manage Work Center - Area Mapping

Managing work center – area mapping

Select the “Manage Work Center activity under the “Work Center” business component.

The “Manage Work Center – Area Mapping” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box:

Note: Leave the ‘Search Criteria’ group box blank to retrieve all the saved records for all the Work Center #.

Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to specify the work center number for which you wish to retrieve details in the multiline. The system lists all the active work centers as defined in the current business component. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Work Center Description	A textual description of the work center. You can enter any value in full or enter it partially using “*” character. The system retrieves all the work center codes that are similar to the value entered here. You can leave the field blank to retrieve the work centers irrespective of the description entered. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Work Center Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of work center for which you wish to retrieve details in the multiline. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Work Center Category	Use the drop-down list box to specify the category to which the work center belongs. . The system lists all the active work center categories as defined in the current business component. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Work Center Area	Use the drop-down list box to specify the area to which the Work Center belongs. The system lists all the “active” area codes as defined in the Quick Codes activity of the current business component. By default the system leaves this field blank.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the search details in the multiline.
Enter the following fields in the “Work Center – Area Mapping Details” multiline:

Work Center #

Use the drop-down list box to specify the work center number for which you wish to map work area. Mandatory.

By default the system leaves this field blank.

Area Code

Use the drop-down list box to select the work area which you wish to map. Mandatory. The system lists all the active area codes as defined for the Quick Code Type “Work Center Area” in the activity of the “Create Quick Codes” activity of the current business component.

By default the system leaves this field blank.

Note: Ensure that the Work Center # - Area code combination is unique.

Applicable?	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether parts will be tracked in the specified area. Mandatory. You can select from the options “Yes” or “No”. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Area Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of area associated with the work center. Mandatory. The system lists the following options: Incoming Area - Select this option if it is an area where the part is received. Outgoing Area – Select this option if the area is a shipping area. Others – Select this option if the area is other than incoming or outgoing area. For example, Inspection area, cleaning area. Ensure that the Area Code defined as default 'Incoming Area' or 'Outgoing Area' for a given Work Center in unique. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Default	The default area to be considered in case of multiple area codes with same area type. You can select from the options “Yes” or “No” Ensure that “Yes” is specified for any one of the Area Code selected as default Incoming or Outgoing Area for a given Work Center, in case where there is more than one Area 'Incoming Area' or 'Outgoing Area' respectively. By default the system leaves this field blank.
Remarks	Any comments pertaining to any modification made to the field Applicable Data entry in this field is Mandatory if “Applicable” is set as “No”. By default the system leaves this field blank.

The system displays the following fields in the “Work Center – Area Mapping Details” multiline:

Created By	The name of the login user who created the record.
Created Date	The date on which the record was created.
Last Modified By	The employee code of the login user who last modified the record.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the record was last modified.

Click the “Save” pushbutton to save the mapping made

What you can do in this page

Identify areas within a Work Center

You can map an area with its respective work center.

4 Use the “Search Criteria” groupbox, to retrieve details of the work center in the multiline.

4 Specify the “Work Center”, “Area Code” and other details in the “Work Center – Area Mapping Details” multiline.

Prerequisites

4 The area must have been defined for the Qucik Code Type, “Work Center Area” in the “Create Quick Codes” activity of the “Work Center” business component