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<Session ID="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Assembly Line - Assignments (tiasc5510m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>This session displays
		  the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assignments</Link>, which are also
		  called line balances, which are defined in Line Assembly Control (LAC).
		  Assignments are used to define process characteristics.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000301" role="manual">Assembly control overview</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">Assembly line station utilization</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000316" role="manual">Assembly assignment</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.asln">
         <Header>
            <Title>Assembly Line</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A set of consecutive line stations in which FAS (Final Assembly
		Schedule) items are manufactured. The items are manufactured by passing the
		items from line station to line station and by carrying out operations at each
		line station. An assembly line is subdivided into a number of line segments
		separated by buffers. An assembly line can be either a main line or a supplying
		line.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.asgt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Assignment</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The name of the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link>.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.efdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Effective Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The first date when the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link> is
		  valid. If two assembly assignments are valid on the same date, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.actv" role="field">Active</GUIRef> check box shows which one is active. This check
		  box must be selected in LAC.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.exdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Expiry Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The last date when the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link> is
		  valid. If two assembly assignments are valid on the same date or moment, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.actv" role="manual">Active</GUIRef> check box is
		  selected for the one that is active.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If the current field
			 is left blank, the assignment is always valid.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.cytm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Cycle Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000057" role="glossary">cycle time</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link>.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.cytu">
         <Header>
            <Title>Cycle Time Unit</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The units the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000057" role="glossary">cycle time</Link> is measured in
		  (hours, minutes or seconds).</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.avge">
         <Header>
            <Title>Average Cycle Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An average <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000057" role="glossary">cycle time</Link> is a cycle time
		  that is valid for a whole day. A non-average cycle time is one that is used for
		  part of a day (a shift). You define the beginning and end of the shift with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.sttm" role="manual">Start Time</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.edtm" role="manual">End Time</GUIRef> fields, in this session.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>An average cycle
			 time is not a mathematical average, but is a value that you consider to be a
			 suitable average for the nonaverage cycle times over the course of a full
			 day.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Two types of
			 assignments exist, both of which exist at the same time. The average assignment
			 is used for more general purposes, especially for defining the average cycle
			 time, whereas the nonaverage assignment has a very specific period and time
			 range. The average cycle time is used if the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.avge" role="formfield">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5510m000#tiasc510.avge" role="manual">Average Cycle Time</GUIRef>
               </Link> check box
			 in the current session is selected.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListItemHead>Average assignments</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Use an average cycle
				time that is based on the cycle times of the nonaverage assignments for the
				day. LAC uses the average assignment in planning. Planning in LAC is based on
				cycle time, calendar, and availability type.</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>Nonaverage assignments</ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Use time-based cycle
				times that are based on the operations performed on the line. The cycle time
				can vary according to the time range that is provided for the
				assignment.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>Nonaverage
			 assignments are used to define order content. For generated (nonfrozen) orders,
			 the order content is based on the first active, nonaverage assignment. So, if
			 you have for a specific day 6 assignments, only the first (earliest) is used
			 for the generation of the order content of all orders that are planned for that
			 day. For frozen orders, the order content is based on the nonaverage assignment
			 that is in effect at the time that the order is frozen.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Nonaverage
			 assignments are also used to offset the lead time during sequencing. When the
			 order is sequenced, a lead time is calculated for every order. This lead time
			 is based on the cycle times, and the applicable cycle time is retrieved from
			 the nonaverage assignment.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <SimpleSection>
            <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>There are two
			 assignments linked to an assembly line.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Assignment A is
			 effective from 0:00 through 12:00 hours and has a nonaverage cycle time of 5
			 minutes.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>Assignment B is
			 effective from 12:00 through 24:00 hours and has a nonaverage cycle time of 10
			 minutes.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>You can define an
			 average cycle time of 7.5 minutes for the day.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>You must define both
			 an average and a nonaverage cycle time for the entire day, including periods
			 during which no work is actually performed. LN takes the actual hours
			 for the productive working day from the calendar.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.actv">
         <Header>
            <Title>Active</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, in Line Assembly
		  Configuration (LAC), the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000338" role="glossary">assembly assignment</Link> is
		  currently active.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You can select this
			 check box if you have more than one average (or nonaverage) cycle time defined
			 for any one period.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In ASC, this check box is only a display check box. The
			 value of this check box can only be set in LAC.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.sttm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Start Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The time the assignment is first valid.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You cannot enter a
			 start time and end time for an average assignment, because an average
			 assignment is defined for the entire day.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For nonaverage
			 assignments, the entire day must be covered by assignments, including any times
			 during which no work is actually performed. The start time and end time of the
			 working day is determined by the calendar.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.edtm">
         <Header>
            <Title>End Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The time the assignment is no longer valid.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You cannot enter a
			 start time and end time for an average assignment, because an average
			 assignment is defined for the entire day.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For nonaverage
			 assignments, the entire day must be covered by assignments, including any times
			 during which no work is actually performed. The start time and end time of the
			 working day is determined by the calendar.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.oftm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Offset Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>This lead-time offset is used to calculate the start date and
		  end time of an assembly order when it is generated. The lead-time offset is a
		  factor in determining the start date of the critical material requirement.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tiasc510.ouni">
         <Header>
            <Title>Offset Time Unit</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Hours, minutes or seconds.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="">
         <Header>
            <Title>View</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Choose one of the following views to display the assignments
		  for this assembly line:</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListItem>View Current Assignments</ListItem>
               <ListItem>View Active Assignments</ListItem>
               <ListItem>View All Assignments</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="current.assignments.show">
         <Header>
            <Title>View Current Assignments</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Click to view all currently active assignments for this
		  assembly line. On a certain date and time, only one non-average and one average
		  assignment can be active. So, the assignments that are displayed, are all
		  active on the current date, but have different time ranges, except for the
		  average assignment which covers the whole day.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="active.assignments.show">
         <Header>
            <Title>View Active Assignments</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Click to view all active assignments for this assembly line. On
		  a certain date and time, only one non-average and one average assignment can be
		  active. So, the assignments that are displayed, all cover a different date/time
		  range, although average assignments exist simultaneously with non-average
		  assignments.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="all.assignments.show">
         <Header>
            <Title>View All Assignments</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Click to view all assignments, active and non-active, for this
		  assembly line.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="line.station.assignments">
         <Header>
            <Title>Line Station Assignments</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Click to zoom to the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000" role="session">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5520m000" role="session">Assembly Line - Assignments and Line Stations (tiasc5520m000)</GUIRef>
            </Link> session, which displays
		  the line station level assignments that are attached to the selected line level
		  assignment. This option is not available if the selected line level assignment
		  is an average assignment, because the average line level assignments are only
		  used to define average cycle times, and not to define process characteristics
		  per line station.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="tiasc5410m000">
         <Header>
            <Title>Print Assignments</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Click to zoom to the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc5410m000" role="session">Print Assignments (tiasc5410m000)</Link> session to print the assignments.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>