In eFACTORYPRO, Production Schedules are created and updated in the Work Module. They are then attached to the Equipment Record in the Client.
- You must have the Supervisor Role in your profile to be able to enter a Production Schedule.
- You must also have access to the Site. If this is an additional or new site for you, simply request access through my Enterprise or the Help Desk.
1. From the Navigation Pane of the Work Module, click on the Control Center .
2. Click on the Production Schedule option.
3. All of the existing Production Schedules are listed on the left.
4. The default screen will be the Create Schedule view. If a current schedule is displayed click the ADD button to add a new schedule. All schedules assume a 24x7 time-frame and you enter the exceptions -- in other words, you are entering when the machines are NOT running.
5. Production Schedules always begin with your four-digit site number, followed by hours x days (i.e. 24x7). In the following example, we are building a 24x4 schedule, indicating that the machines will not be used on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. You would click on the Schedule Name field and type in your site number-24x4 (for example, 0443-24x4).
6. Click the "For Availability" check box if this Production Schedule will be used in your metrics calculations for downtime.
Generally speaking, PSNONE is the only production schedule that is NOT Included in the Availability Metric.
7. Click Add Exception. A pop-up window appears.
8. The Day of the Week defaults to Sunday. You can change the day by clicking on the drop-down arrow.
9. Enter a Start Time. The default is 12:00 am.
10. Enter an End Time that is later than the Start Time. However, if you want to have an exception for the entire day, you can enter 12:00 am as the Start Time and End Time.
11. Enter the Start Date. By default, the current date will populate, but if you wish you can click on the calendar to move the date by clicking on the calendar and using the arrows to move the date forward.
You are not able to move the date backwards, as this would affect machine availability.
12. If you wish to enter an End Date, you can enter it in this field. If you enter an End Date, it must be at least one day later than the Start Date.
13. Often times, you want the Production Schedule to run until further notice, so all you have to do is click the "No End Date" checkbox.
The system defaults to NO End Date.
14. You can enter a Description for the Exception. In this case we will do this three times. Once for Friday, once for Saturday and once for Sunday.
15. Click Save. If you made an error when entering the exception, click Cancel.
- Once an exception has gone live, you should simply enter an end date if you will no longer be using that production schedule.
- It is important that the history remains in case any research needs to be done into your Metrics.
16. Click the green checkmark to SAVE and add to the schedules on the left.
If you wish to cancel out of the Production Schedule you are trying to add, click the Red X instead.
17. The Production Schedule is saved and is now loaded in the left panel.
You can see it is in the Edit Mode as it is show in a Red Italic Font and the title shows as "Edit Schedule."
18. Click the View Schedule Button.
19. A calendar view appears. The red blocks show the time the production schedule is in effect.
In this case, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays are blank as designed.
In our next example, the plant is going to be shut down from May 8, 2023 to May 9, 2023. We want to update the production schedule to affect this change.
Keep in mind, you will need to update all production schedules to ensure that this change is applied throughout the plant.
20. With the 24x4 schedule highlighted, click +Exception. A pop-up window appears.
21. You will need to determine the corresponding Days of the Week for the shutdown dates. In our example, the plant will be shut down for May 8 and May 9, a Monday and Tuesday. Because we are editing the 24x4 schedule, the Sunday exception is already created, so only the Monday and Tuesday exceptions need to be created.
22. Enter the Exception for Monday:
22.1. Select the day of the week.
22.2. Start Time and End time are 12:00 am.
22.3. Click the start date on the calendar. In this case, it is Monday, May 8.
22.4. Deselect the No End Date box.
22.5. The End Date must be at least one day after the Start Date.
The default date will be the following year. So be careful when selecting a date in the near future. You will have to go back to the current year.
22.6. Enter the Description: Plant is shutdown on this Monday.
22.7. Click Save.
23. Click Add Exception again to add Tuesday's information. Repeat the same steps to enter the Exception for Tuesday.
23.1. Select the day of the week.
23.2. Start Time and End time are 12:00 am.
23.3. Click the start date on the calendar. In this case, it is Tuesday, May 9.
23.4. De-select the No End Date box.
23.5. The End Date must be at least one day after the Start Date.
The default date will be the following year. So be careful when selecting a date in the near future. You will have to go back to the current year.
23.6. Enter the Description: Plant is shutdown on this Tuesday.
23.7. Select Save.
24. Click SAVE in the upper right corner to save the changes. A confirmation message will appear.
Exceptions listed will be color coded:
Green - exception has no end date
Orange - exception expires in 3 to 28 days
Red - exception expires in less than 3 days
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