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How to Create a Role in EDGEBIC
Create a permission role in EDGEBIC: open Roles and Permissions, click New role, name it, tick the permission tree by area, save, then assign it to users.
How to Create a What-If Scenario in EDGEBIC
Create a what-if scenario for a quote in EDGEBIC: open the scenario view, name the lever, set production parameters, and run a harmless simulation.
How to Enter a Demand Forecast in EDGEBIC
Enter a demand forecast in EDGEBIC: open the forecast tab, set the date, quantity and type, and add the row so the product's forecast demand goes up.
How to Enter a Sales Order in EDGEBIC
Enter a sales order header in EDGEBIC: open the sales order dialog, give it a unique reference number, pick a customer, and save the order in draft.
How to Find Orphan Jobs with No Demand in EDGEBIC
Find orphan jobs with no demand in EDGEBIC using the sales order grouped view's Unassigned group, then tell real stock builds from jobs that lost their link.
How to Firm a Replenishment Suggestion Into an Order in EDGEBIC
Firm a replenishment suggestion into an order in EDGEBIC: select the suggested row on the calendar, click Firm, and get a build-to-stock order ready to schedule.
How to Firm an MPS Quantity into a Job in EDGEBIC
Firm an MPS quantity into a job in EDGEBIC: commit a build quantity to a bucket, then firm the bucket into a build-to-stock manufacturing order in one step.
How to Import a Routing from Excel in EDGEBIC
Import a BOR routing from Excel into EDGEBIC: put all of one product's steps in one file, map End_Prod, Sub_Prod, Op_Flag and No_Req, keep auto-chaining on, and run Do It.
How to Import Actuals from a File in EDGEBIC
Import actual hours and pieces from a file into EDGEBIC: map Job_Number, WorkCenter_Id and Actual_Date, decide the replace and auto-calc options, and run Do It safely.
How to Import Products from Excel in EDGEBIC
Import product master data from Excel into EDGEBIC: build a Product mask, map the product id and fields, decide update or reuse, run Do It, and read the result counts.
How to Import Sales Orders from Excel in EDGEBIC
Import sales orders and jobs from Excel into EDGEBIC: map Product_Id, Qty and Job_Date, group lines by an order reference, run Do It, then schedule the new jobs.
How to Import Work Centers from Excel in EDGEBIC
Import work centers from Excel into EDGEBIC: build a Workcenter mask, map the work center id and capacity fields, run Do It, and verify instances, shifts, and bottleneck flags.