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WIP Labor Posting Format Maintenance

You use this program to define parameters according to which you want to access and sequence fields for posting within the Labor Posting program.

WIP Labor Posting Format Maintenance

Field Description
Format Indicate the format code to edit for your labor postings. All lower case letters entered are converted to upper case and saved as uppercase format codes so that they can be used in the Labor Posting program.
Description Assign a description to the format.
Suppress time prompts if rate is zero Access time fields with a non-zero value only during labor postings.
Change qty to make if scrap qty not zero

Adjusts the quantity to manufacture for a job if a non-zero scrap quantity is entered.

This can be done automatically or by review. If done automatically, then the quantity to make assigned to the job is reduced by the total quantity scrapped and the operations are rescheduled accordingly.

This option is available only if the quantity to make for the job is greater than the quantity to scrap.
Automatically adjust qty to make on job

Updates the job automatically without any user interaction.

This option is available only if the Change qty to make if scrap qty not zero field is enabled.

This option is not applied if the total quantity scrapped is greater than the quantity left to manufacture against the job.
Posting type Indicates the type of source document from which the labor posting details would be entered.
Password  
Set password Assigns a password to the new format, preventing the unauthorized usage of the format during labor posting.
Design form  
Design Design the forms to be used in the Labor Posting program.

This option is only available for your custom defined labour posting formats and not for the standard pre-defined labor posting formats (STD1, STD2 and STD3).

This option displays the Template Selection screen.
All operations complete  
Receipt stocked jobs automatically

Loads the Job Receipts program automatically when the Post function is selected within the Labor Posting program.

This function is performed only if the last operation for a stocked job is marked as complete and against the job you indicated that sequence checking on operations is required.
Part bill non stocked jobs automatically

Loads the Part Billings program automatically when the Post function is selected within the Labor Posting program.

This function is performed only if the last operation for a non-stocked job is marked as complete and against the job you indicated that sequence checking on operations is required.
Calculated/default values  
Setup time Select the relevant default setup time option.
Startup time Select the relevant default startup time option.
Run time Select the relevant default run time option.
Teardown time Select the relevant default teardown time option.
Operation complete Select the relevant default operation complete option.
Scrap reason

Select a default scrap reason to be used when assigning scrap during labor posting.

Design the form

This screen is displayed when you select the Start design function from the Template Selection screen.

This screen enables you to visually design the format that must be used when posting labor transactions.

[Note]

For further customization options, see Notes and warnings.

The forms for the standard pre-defined labor posting formats (STD1, STD2 and STD3) cannot be designed.

Field Description
Labor posting details  
Date Indicates the posting date required for the current run of the program.
Time Indicates the time value to be used, if you select Use current system time from the Preferences window of the Labor Posting program.
Job Indicates the job against which hours will be posted.
Update Job Post to a specific job as well as to the WIP Labor Journal.
Operation Indicates the operation to which postings will be made.
Work Center Indicates the work center against which postings will be made.
Rate indicator Indicates the work center rate to be used for the operation.
Manual rate Use this rate for the setup, startup, teardown, run, fixed overhead and variable overhead times, instead of the rates being picked up from the work center Rate indicator.
Machine Indicates the machine against which postings will be made.
Employee Indicates the employee against whom postings will be made.
Employee rate indicator Indicates the employee rate that must be used for this operation.
Material queued for operation Indicates that work has already commenced for the operation.
Labor posting values
[Note]

The time fields which are set to zero here are not enabled in the Labor Posting program if you enabled the option: Suppress time prompts if rate is zero.
Pieces completed Indicates the number of pieces completed for the operation.
Quantity completed Indicates the quantity of finished goods that have been completed for the operation.
Quantity scrapped Indicates the total quantity to be scrapped.
Non-productive code Indicates the non-productive code (linked to a ledger code) to which the value of non-productive time will be apportioned.
Setup time Indicates the time taken to set up this operation.
Startup time Indicates the time taken to produce the start up quantity of the item.
Run time Indicates the time taken to produce one item of the parent stock item.
Teardown time Indicates the time taken to close down this operation.
Subcontract value Indicates the value of the labor you are posting, if you are posting to a subcontract operation.
Reference Indicates the reference assigned to the posting.
Notation Indicates the notation assigned to the posting.
Operation complete Indicate that this operation is complete.

Notes and warnings

Restrictions and limits

  • User defined WIP labor posting formats are not converted from a prior version of the software. You need to use one of the standard format templates (STD1, STD2 or STD3 depending on the posting type) and redesign your formats.

Customization

If you need to apply default values to certain fields, we suggest that you do this using VB scripting in the Labor Posting program, on the OnLoad or OnRefresh event.

Sample VB script: 

 Function WIPLaborPosting_OnRefresh()
     If WIPLaborPostingFormat.CodeObject.Format = "STD1" then
         'Set Checkbox to False
         WIPLaborPosting.CodeObject.UpdateJob = "<Field Value='0'  > </Field>"
         'Disable the Reference Field, and populate with standard Reference
         WIPLaborPosting.CodeObject.Reference = "<Field IsReadOnly='true' Value= '" & WIPLaborPostingFormat.CodeObject.Format & " - JOB LABOR POSTING - " & SystemVariables.CodeObject.Operator & "'> </Field>"
     End if
 End Function