Start Machine Downtime
Explanation
Use this activity to register that the downtime has started on a work center
resource. Downtime is used to measure and classify periods during which a work
center resource is unavailable due to causes such a tool breakage, worker unavailability,
machine breakdown etc.
To start downtime from the Shop Floor Workbench
page:
- Click Start Downtime.
- Select the cause of the downtime in the Downtime Cause
field.
- Select the
work center on which the downtime should be registered in the
Work Center field. You can select from
any of the work centers valid for the shop floor workbench filter currently
used. If only one work center is valid for the filter, this will appear
by default.
- Select the work
center resource on which the downtime should be registered in the
Resource field. If only one work center resource is
valid for the filter, this will appear by default.
- Optionally, enter a note in the Clocking Note field.
To start downtime from the Time Clock client:
- Click Start Downtime and enter the Employee
or Team.
- Select the cause of the downtime in the Downtime Cause
field.
- Select the Work Center on which the downtime should be registered
from the list.
- Select the Resource on which the downtime should be registered
from the list.
- Note: Depending on the Time Clock
configuration, some of these fields may be automatically filled with default
data and thereby the fields may be disabled or unavailable for editing.
Prerequisites
- A downtime cause must have been entered on the Downtime Causes
page.
- A valid work center resource on an internal work center must exists.
System Effects
- A machine downtime clocking will be created with the start time
recorded on it for the selected work center
resource.
- Any ongoing operation or downtime clockings for the work center resource
will be stopped.