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How to Report Produced Quantity on a Job in EDGEBIC
Tell EDGEBIC that part of a job is already made so the next reschedule plans only the remainder, without editing the order quantity.
How to Require a Tool on a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Require a tool on a routing step in EDGEBIC: set Required tool: in the BOR grid's Basic Information section, or Required Tool on the node in the BOR Designer.
How to Retire a Tool Without Breaking Routings in EDGEBIC
Deleting a tool that routing steps still require is blocked. Clear the requirement from those steps first, then deactivate, so history survives and no job fails.
How to Record Tool Downtime for Calibration in EDGEBIC
Record tool downtime in EDGEBIC: select the tool on the Tools tab, set From and To, add a reason, and click Add. Both dates are inclusive.
How to Apply a Markup to a Job Unit Price in EDGEBIC
Use the Cost Analysis expander on a manufacturing order in EDGEBIC to read the rolled-up labor and material cost, set a markup percent, and write the unit price.
How to Cancel a Scheduling Run in Progress in EDGEBIC
Cancel a scheduling run mid-flight in EDGEBIC: press Cancel on the progress overlay, keep your previous plan intact, and know why nothing partial is ever saved.
How to Check a Routing's Hours and Cost Totals in EDGEBIC
Read and reconcile the three live header totals above the EDGEBIC routing grid: Estimated Hour per unit, Setup Time, and Total Cost, and know what each one leaves out.
How to Clear a Job's Actuals From One Operation Forward in EDGEBIC
Clear actual start and end dates from a chosen operation forward within one job, choose between including or keeping that operation, then reschedule the freed steps.
How to Delete a Product in EDGEBIC (and What the Cascade Takes With It)
Delete a product in EDGEBIC from the Product tab, read the cascade warning that names its routing and schedule rows, and know when leaving the record in place is the better call.
How to Edit or Delete a Saved Import Mask in EDGEBIC
Edit a saved import mask in EDGEBIC: select its entity type, click Edit, re-point the file and remap columns, then save. Or select it and click Delete Mask to retire it.
How to Import a File with No Header Row in EDGEBIC
Map a headerless extract in EDGEBIC: untick Header Present, set the delimiter, and type each field's column number into Col # instead of dragging a heading.
How to Isolate One Job on the EDGEBIC Gantt
Make one job stand out on the EDGEBIC Gantt: shade every other job from the right-click menu, or untick the rest in the job tree, and know when each is right.