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.
- Optionally, 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.
- Optionally, 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
- To enter a downtime cause, it 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.