| Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) |  |
| Use this session to make the target value of a process variable customer-specific by linking the process variable to an effectivity unit. A process variable is one of the features of a microrouting, and is used to establish settings or adjustments for a product. You can use this session on the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables tab in the Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000) session. Example One of the settings for a beamer is distance. During the sales process, the customer must specify the required distance setting of a beamer. The standard distance setting is 10 meters, which is defined by the process variable DISTANCE. In the Operation (Step) - Process Variables (tirou1111m000) session, you can define that for one of the operations a target value of 10.0 meters is printed on the production order documents. However, for a specific sales order with effectivity unit 4567, a customer wants a distance setting of 15 meters. This value must be entered in the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) session: Effectivity Unit: 4567 Process variable: DISTANCE Target value: 15.0 This definition overrules the distance setting of 10 meters when a production order is generated for effectivity unit 4567. On the production order document a distance setting of 15 meters is printed. Linking process variables and effectivity units To define the values of process variables desired by the customer is part of the sales process. No detailed knowledge of routings and BOMs is assumed by the sales persons. When configuring effectivity units, you can define process variables for an effectivity unit on the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables tab in the Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000) session. If the production order for the effectivity unit is created, the standard target value for a process variable is overruled by the value defined in the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) session. Also when production order documents are printed, the standard target value is overruled. As a result, changes made after production order creation but before order document printing are reflected. Note The following limitations must be noted: If you define a new target value in the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) session, this value overrules existing target values for a specific effectivity unit. With regard to the example above: if you define a target value for DISTANCE, the target values of all process variables DISTANCE are overruled for all production orders for effectivity unit 4567, for any item. If you define a target value for a specific process variable in the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) session, but the process variable is not defined in the routing, then the process variable, and consequently the newly created target value, is not displayed in de micro routing. ERP LN then does not know for which item or operation the process variable must be displayed. Changes to the target values in the Effectivity Unit - Process Variables (tirou1114m000) session can always be entered but are only taken into account if the production order status is Planned or Scheduled. If a production order has a distribution of more than one effectivity unit, the existing target value is overrruled if: The specified effectivity unit is in the distribution The specified process variable is used in the micro routing. If for different effectivity units of a specific production order distribution each time another target value is defined for the same process variable, the result is unpredictable. Any of the target values can be used, because only one routing exists, even if the production order has a distribution. Related topics Overview of unit effectivity Microrouting To set up a microrouting
Fields | Description
Effectivity Unit | A reference number on a sales order line or a sales quotation line that is used to model deviations for a unit effective item.
Configuration Ready | If this check box is selected, all desired requirements are selected for the unit effective item.
Process Variable | A setting or an input value related to a machine, a tool, or to process quality that is relevant to carry out an operation or an operation step. For example, cutting depth, cutting speed, and temperature.
Deviation Expressed In | How the deviation of the target value is expressed, Absolute or as a Percentage. Default value This field has a default value taken from the Deviation Expressed In field in the Process Variables (tirou0105m000) session.
Target Value | The process variable's target value.
Upper Control Limit | The process variable's upper control limit that is expressed as an absolute value or as a percentage. Absolute If the upper control limit is expressed as an absolute value, the value is defined to which the process variable's target value can be exceeded. For example, if the target value is 30 and the upper control limit must not exceed 33, 33 is displayed this field. Percentage If the upper control limit is expressed as a percentage, the percentage is defined with which the process variable's target value can be exceeded. For example, if the target value is 30 and the upper control limit must not exceed 33, 10% is displayed in this field.
Lower Control Limit | The process variable's lower control limit, which is expressed as an absolute value or as a percentage. Absolute If the lower control limit is expressed as an absolute value, the minimum value is defined that the process variable's input value can be lower than the target value. For example, if the target value is 30, and the lower control limit must not be lower than 27, 27 is entered in this field. Percentage If the lower control limit is expressed as a percentage, the percentage is defined that the process variable's input value can be lower than the target value. For example, if the target value is 30, and the lower control limit must not be lower than 27, 10% is entered in this field.