Set up activities for standard work orders. Associate specific task lists and material lists to standard work orders.
Follow these steps to define standard work order activities.
Open the Standard work orders form (WMSTWO).
Query for the work order for which to define an activity.
Click the Activities tab. Datastream 7i displays the Activities page.
Activity—Enter an activity number for the first activity. If you do not provide this number, Datastream 7i automatically enters a number, starting at 1 and increasing by 1 for each new record.
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Modify the INCRLINO installation parameter to change the line increment. |
Trade—Click to select the trade of the activity.
Task—Click to select the task list of the activity.
Material list—Click to select the material list to include for the activity.
Estimated—Enter the number of estimated hours for the activity.
Start—Enter a 1 if the activity is to start on the same day that the standard work order starts. Enter a 2 if the activity should start on day 2 of the standard work order, etc.
Duration—Enter the duration of the activity in days.
People required—Enter the number of people needed to complete the activity.
Units—Enter the number of units requiring service, and then enter a unit of measure in the adjacent field, e.g., 1000 (units) square feet.
Order?—Select if the services for the activity must be procured from an outside supplier.
Complete steps 14-20 only if you use the American Trucking Association’s Vehicle Maintenance Reporting System (VMRS).
Reason for repair—Click to select the reason the vehicle needs repair (Code Key 14).
Work accomplished—Click to select the work performed on the vehicle (Code Key 15) as necessary.
Technician part failure—Click to select the reason the technician or supplier thinks the vehicle failed (Code Key 18) as necessary.
Manufacturer—Click to select the Manufacturer/Supplier Code (Code Key 34) to associate with the vehicle.
System level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the system, e.g., brakes, frame, suspension, needing repair (Code Key 31).
Assembly level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the subsystem needing repair (Code Key 32). The values available are based on the system-level code.
Component level—Click to select the VMRS code identifying the specific component or part needing repair (Code Key 33). The values available are based on a combination of the system-level code and the assembly-level code.
Click Comments to enter comments about the activity. Datastream 7i displays the Comments dialog box. The Comments dialog box retains the permissions defined for the tab from which it is invoked.
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To associate a tool with this activity, double-click Tool to select the tools, and then enter the Hours and Quantity needed for the tool. |
Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.