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What Is a Configuration Gap Check in Scheduling?
A configuration gap check flags a schedule built on master data that no longer supports it: a work center with no shifts, an orphan machine instance, or hours beyond the window. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is a Consistency Drift Check in Scheduling?
A consistency drift check catches two stores of the same number disagreeing: allocation hours versus daily breakdowns, mirror dates versus their parent, header dates versus their operations. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is a Lot Streaming Configuration Check?
A lot streaming configuration check finds overlap settings that silently do nothing: flow lag on an alternate machine, flow with queue, flow with transfer batch, and a batch bigger than the order. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is a Next-in-Sequence Link in a Routing?
A next-in-sequence link is the arrow that says which step follows this one. It, not the sequence number, is what the scheduler actually follows. Definition, join points, and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is a Rate Variant in Actuals Tracking?
A rate variant is a day whose real pieces-per-hour differs from the rate the schedule planned with. See where EDGEBIC shows it and what a persistent gap tells you.
What Is a Setup Matrix Hygiene Check?
A setup matrix hygiene check finds changeover cells that can never apply: negatives, duplicates, self-pairs, and cells pointing at deleted products or families. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is a Transit Days Configuration Check?
A transit days configuration check catches working-day transit that silently falls back to calendar days, and audits which mode your routing steps are actually in. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is an Alternative Selection Mode in Scheduling?
Alternative selection mode is the choice between letting the engine pick a machine automatically and pinning specific steps to specific machines by hand. Definition, how the two mix, and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is an Inventory Integrity Check in Planning?
An inventory integrity check compares the on-hand number against the ledger that produced it, and audits the flags that let a product hold stock at all. Definition and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is an Off-Calendar Booking Check in Scheduling?
An off-calendar booking check flags work scheduled on a day the plant, the machine, or the shift was closed. Definition, the four calendar sources it tests, and how EDGEBIC reports it.
What Is the Finite Capacity Flag on a Routing Step?
The finite capacity flag decides whether a step's hours are checked against real machine capacity or booked regardless. On an alternate work center it also decides mirror versus independent booking. Definition and how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is a BOR Chain Issue in a Routing?
A BOR chain issue is a broken link between routing steps: a dangling reference, a cycle, or a missing successor. Learn the three kinds and how each one breaks a schedule.