Connect Operation(s) to Operation Block

Explanation

Use this activity to connect one or several operations to an operation block.

To perform this activity from:

Operation Block page, select the operations to connect from the Available Operations tab and click Connect to Operation Block.
Machine Load, Labor Load, Machine Operations Scheduling or Labor Operations Scheduling charts, select the chart segment(s) representing the relevant operations and click Connect to Operation Block.
Shop Order/Operations, Shop Order Operations or Shop Floor Workbench pages, select the operation(s) to connect, click Operation Block and then Connect.

In the Connect Operations to Operation Block assistant:

Enable the Connect option for the operations to include.
Click Connect to Existing Operation Block and select the operation block to connect the operation(s) to in the Op Block ID field.
Optionally specify the work center resource on which you prefer the operations in the operation block to be performed.
If the operations are planned to be executed in parallel in the work center resource, the Block Resource Share value will indicate how big share of the resource capacity the operations in the block together will utilize.

An operation block must exist.
A shop order operation not in status Cancelled or Closed and not already connected to an operation block must exist
Operation(s) to connect must be assigned to the same work center as the operation block
The shop order which to the operation to connect belongs must not already have another operation connected to the operation block.

The selected operations will be connected to the operation block.
If the operation block has a Preferred Resource specified, this value will also be set as the preferred resource on the operation(s) connected to the operation block which will trigger a rescheduling of the operation(s).