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Anomaly Checks Show Nothing When I Filter to One Job: Causes and Fixes
Inventory and setup matrix anomaly checks return no rows on a single-job scan because they are plant-wide. How to read the chip strip and pick the right scope.
I Cannot Copy the Scheduling Failure Details: Causes and Fixes
When the copy button on the scheduling failure dialog produces nothing, another application usually holds the clipboard. How to retry and what to capture instead.
My Firmed Job Quantity Is Higher Than the MPS Bucket: Causes and Fixes
Firming an MPS bucket rounds a fractional build quantity up to a whole number, so a small difference is expected. When the gap is real and how to read it.
My On-Hand Balance Went Negative: Causes and Fixes
A negative ledger total on a stocked part means more was issued than received. How to tell a temporary timing gap from a missing receipt and correct it properly.
Several Anomaly Checks Fired on One Job: Which One to Fix First
When one job trips four anomaly checks at once, most of them are symptoms. The documented pairings that share a root cause and the order to work them in.
The Anomaly Report Still Lists a Problem I Fixed: Causes and Fixes
An anomaly row that survives a fix usually means the schedule was never regenerated. Why the report reads stored state and how to clear a finding for real.
A Job Header Date Does Not Match Its Operations: Causes and Fixes
When a job's summary start or end date disagrees with its own earliest and latest operations, the cause is a partial replan that never recomputed the header. How to clear it.
A Kiosk Punch Did Not Appear in the Report: Causes and Fixes
When a shop floor punch is missing from a report, the cause is usually an open punch, a punch type that does not count as productive, or a date window that misses it.
A Monthly Capacity Override Was Ignored: Causes and Fixes
When a date-range capacity override does not change the plan, the cause is usually a daily override on the same date, a stale run, or a share split you did not expect.
A Permission Change Did Not Take Effect: Causes and Fixes
When a granted permission does not reach the user, the usual cause is that the session captured its permission set at sign-in. Why a re-login is required and what else to check.
A Quote Cost Came Back at Zero: Causes and Fixes
A quote that prices at zero usually has missing work center rates, a material fallback with no unit cost behind it, or a simulation that produced no scheduled hours.
A Quote Will Not Convert to an Order: Causes and Fixes
Conversion runs three guards before it creates a job: an already-converted status, an existing linked job, and a job number collision. How to tell which one stopped you.