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How to Issue Material to a Job in EDGEBIC
Issue material to a job in EDGEBIC by posting a manual issue against stock: the pane, the positive-quantity rule, the comment that ties it to the job, and how to verify.
How to Let a Job Consume From Stock in EDGEBIC
Let a job consume from stock in EDGEBIC: when on-hand covers an order, the scheduler nets it, posts a consume issue, and skips building, marking it satisfied from stock.
How to Link a Sales Order to a Job in EDGEBIC
See jobs grouped under their sales order in EDGEBIC: switch the schedule orders view to sales order group mode and expand an order to read its child jobs.
How to Make an Inventory Adjustment in EDGEBIC
Make an inventory adjustment in EDGEBIC after a cycle count: enter a signed delta, name the count in the comment, and correct on-hand without deleting history.
How to Keep the Optimizer From Moving a Job in EDGEBIC
Stop the EDGEBIC mathematical optimizer from rescheduling a specific job by giving it a constraint the model locks, and use Discard as the universal fallback.
How to Quote a Rush Order in EDGEBIC
Quote a rush order in EDGEBIC: use a backward finish-by simulation to test the date, then a scenario with extra capacity, and re-price for the expedite.
How to Re-run a Saved Import Mask in EDGEBIC
Re-run a saved import mask in EDGEBIC: select the mask, click Do It, point it at this week's file, and read the result counts. The two-click routine after the mask is built.
How to Record a Partial Shipment in EDGEBIC
Record a partial shipment in EDGEBIC by setting quantity shipped on a sales order line, so open quantity drops and firm demand shrinks by the shipped amount.
How to Record an Inventory Receipt in EDGEBIC
Record an inventory receipt in EDGEBIC two ways: the Adjustments pane for a same-day post, or a matrix cell when the received date matters for the projection.
How to Require a Skill on a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Make a routing step need a certified operator in EDGEBIC. Set the required skill on the step and choose the attention model so the schedule respects your labor limit.
How to Reset a User's Password in EDGEBIC
Reset a user's password in EDGEBIC: an administrator selects the account on the Users tab, clicks Reset password, sets a temporary one, and combines it with the must-change flag.
How to Restrict the Job View to a Date Window in EDGEBIC
Restrict the Job View to a date window in EDGEBIC: set the Start and End pickers, understand the default today-7 to today+3 weeks range, and clear a picker to fall back.