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How to Check a Job's Progress in EDGEBIC
Checking a job's progress in EDGEBIC takes two reports: Job Progress for the headline percent, and Work Center Progress for which step is holding the missing part.
How to Check What a Scheduling Run Changed in EDGEBIC
Check what a scheduling run changed in EDGEBIC: read the confirm dialog and failure list, compare grid dates, and open the job audit trail for the full history.
How to Complete an Operation in EDGEBIC
Complete an operation from the terminal or the planner desktop, understand the end-of-day snap, and see why completion is a statement not a side effect.
How to Connect Two Steps in the Routing Designer in EDGEBIC
Connect two steps in the EDGEBIC routing Designer: turn on Draw Connector, drag from one node to the next, and set the connector type so the scheduler reads it right.
How to Copy a Routing to Another Product in EDGEBIC
Copy a routing to another product in EDGEBIC: a routing belongs to one product, so you create the target's own routing and rebuild the steps, fast, with the tools built for it.
How to Correct a Wrong Actual Date in EDGEBIC
Correct a wrong actual date on an operation: fix the start, fix the end, handle inverted pairs, and reschedule so downstream work follows the truth.
How to Create a Department in EDGEBIC
Create a department in EDGEBIC to group work centers for capacity roll-up: the Department Details dialog, the required fields, and why it never blocks scheduling.
How to Create a Manufacturing Order in EDGEBIC
Create a manufacturing order in EDGEBIC: the Add Order dialog field by field, why start time defaults to midnight, and what the grid shows after you save.
How to Create a Product Category in EDGEBIC
Create a product category in EDGEBIC from the Manage Product Categories window or straight from the product form, and use it to group and filter the catalog.
How to Deactivate a Product Without Losing History in EDGEBIC
Retire a product in EDGEBIC without deleting it: the active flag, why deletion cascades to routings and schedule rows, and how to bring a product back.
How to Delete a Routing Step Safely in EDGEBIC
Delete a routing step in EDGEBIC without breaking the chain or orphaning scheduled work: relink the predecessor, save, reschedule, and check the anomalies report.
How to Enter Actual Hours for Yesterday in EDGEBIC
Enter actual hours for yesterday or any past day: use the daily grid, log outside the planned window, and answer the prior-days prompt correctly.