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How to Add a Unit of Measure in EDGEBIC
Add a unit of measure in EDGEBIC so products and routing steps can reference it: the name and symbol fields, where the symbol shows up, and what to verify.
How to Add a Work Center in EDGEBIC (The Two-Minute Version)
How to add a work center in EDGEBIC: the three fields that actually matter, what every default does for you, and how to confirm the new machine has real capacity.
How to Add an Alternate Work Center to a Step in EDGEBIC
Add a true-alternate work center to a routing step in EDGEBIC: give the fallback machine its own hours and setup, choose a selection strategy, and route around bottlenecks.
How to Add Setup Time to a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Add setup time to a routing step in EDGEBIC: enter the fixed changeover hours on the step, save, and see why setup must never live in the per-unit hours field.
How to Backfill Actuals for Earlier Steps in EDGEBIC
Handle the prior work centers prompt: when to accept the backfill that stamps planned values as actuals, when to cancel, and how to review the results.
How to Block a Machine for a Maintenance Day in EDGEBIC
How to take one work center out of the plan for a maintenance day in EDGEBIC using a per-day capacity override, without closing the plant or editing a shift.
How to Cancel a Manufacturing Order in EDGEBIC
Cancel a manufacturing order in EDGEBIC: clear the schedule to keep the record, or delete the order outright. What each choice does to schedules and capacity.
How to Change a Job Quantity After It Is Scheduled in EDGEBIC
Change a job quantity after scheduling in EDGEBIC: edit the order, re-run the scheduler for that job, and check the hours roll-up picked the new number up.
How to Change a Job's Due Date in EDGEBIC
Change a job's due date in EDGEBIC: edit it inline on the grid or in the order dialog, re-run the affected job, and read what Days Late tells you next.
How to Change a Product's Lead Time in EDGEBIC
Change a product's lead time in EDGEBIC and know exactly what moves: the Job End tail, the lateness judgment, and backward scheduling on the next run.
How to Change the Hours on a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Change the hours on a routing step in EDGEBIC: edit hours required per unit, convert from pieces per hour, save, and understand which jobs pick up the new rate.
How to Change the Number of Machines in a Work Center in EDGEBIC
How to change a work center's instance count in EDGEBIC: what the No.Instances field does to capacity, when to pool machines, and when to split them instead.