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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To define setup classes and setup states in SSA ERP</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>setup class</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>setup state</Level1>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>You can use setup optimization functionality to schedule SSA ERP production orders for standard items, or for customized items to cut down on setup times.</Paragraph>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Standard items</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>To use the setup optimization functionality for SSA ERP standard items, you must carry out the following steps to link <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100103" role="glossary">setup class</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#100104" role="glossary">setup state</Link> to the standard item's routing operations:</Paragraph>
		<ProcedureList><ListItem>Define setup classes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0185m000" role="session">Setup Classes (tcmcs0185m000)</GUIRef> session. These setup classes are also used in SSA SCS.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Define setup states in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0186m000" role="session">Setup States (tcmcs0186m000)</GUIRef> session. These setup states are also used in SSA SCS.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1102m000" role="session">Routing Operations (tirou1102m000)</GUIRef> session, you can start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1104m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Routing Operation (tirou1104m000)</GUIRef> session to link setup classes and setup states to the operations for a specific standard item.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>After production orders are generated, you can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0133m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Operation (tisfc0133m000)</GUIRef> session to check and modify the setup classes and setup states that are linked to operations in a specific production order. A production scheduler on the shop floor can use the information in this session to manually group production orders based on operations with a specific setup state (characteristic). In this way, an operation can be successively carried out for the production orders in the group. As a result, the machine's setup time on the operation can be minimized.</ListItem>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Customized items</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>Particularly production orders for customized items configured in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf" role="module">Product Configuration</GUIRef> module benefit from the setup optimization based on setup statuses. To use setup optimization rules for customized items, the product features and options of an item as defined in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/pcf" role="module">Product Configuration</GUIRef> must be converted to setup classes and setup states.</Paragraph>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>Take the following steps to set up your data in SSA ERP so that you can use setup optimization:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Define setup classes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0185m000" role="session">Setup Classes (tcmcs0185m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Define setup states in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0186m000" role="session">Setup States (tcmcs0186m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou0112m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Work Center/Task (tirou0112m000)</GUIRef> session to link PCF product features with setup classes, and to link PCF options with setup states. The links are valid for a specific combination of a work center and a task. If the customized item's project structure including the BOM and the routing, are generated, those links are used to find the following: <List><ListItem>A setup class that matches a specific product feature.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>A setup state that matches a specific option.</ListItem>
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			<ListItem>If production orders are generated for the customized items, the setup classes and setup states are stored on operation level: <List><ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rou/tirou1104m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Routing Operation (tirou1104m000)</GUIRef> session to check the setup classes and setup states that are linked to the operations of a specific customized item.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0133m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Operation (tisfc0133m000)</GUIRef> session to check the setup classes and setup states that are linked to the operations of an specific production order.</ListItem>
				</List> The same process as for standard items applies now: A production scheduler on the shop floor can use the information in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0133m000" role="session">Setup Classes and States by Operation (tisfc0133m000)</GUIRef> session to manually group production orders based on operations with a specific setup state (characteristic). In this way, an operation can be successively carried out for the production orders in the group. As a result, the machine's setup time on the operation can be minimized.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000350" role="manual">Backgrounds on setup classes and setup states in SSA ERP</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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