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An Operator With the Right Skill Was Not Used: Certification, Roster, Time Off
A qualified operator the scheduler skips is usually filtered by an expired certification, a missing roster row, or time off. How to read the pool and fix each.
How to Add a Skill to the Catalog in EDGEBIC
Add a skill to the catalog in EDGEBIC: open the Skills Catalog on the Operators tab, type a code and a skill name, and add the certification a routing step can require.
How to Add an Annotation to the Routing Diagram in EDGEBIC
Drop a free-floating sticky note on the routing diagram in EDGEBIC with the Add annotation button. A documentation-only remark the scheduler ignores, distinct from a step note.
How to Add an Operator in EDGEBIC
Add an operator in EDGEBIC: open the Operators tab under Daily Hours, create the person with a name and badge code, and set them active so the scheduler can staff them.
How to Add Move Time Between Operations in EDGEBIC
Record move or transport time between two operations in EDGEBIC. Move hours feed the routing's cost rollup and can be drawn on the Gantt, without extending the scheduled window.
How to Add Queue Time Before an Operation in EDGEBIC
Add a shift-aware queue buffer before an operation in EDGEBIC by setting Queue Time on the preceding routing step. Cooling, curing, and inspection waits without burning machine capacity.
How to Add Teardown Time to a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Record teardown or cleanup time on a routing step in EDGEBIC. Teardown hours feed the cost rollup and can be drawn after the operation on the Gantt, without extending the scheduled window.
How to Anchor a Job to a Target Start Date in EDGEBIC
Pin a job's bottleneck operation to a target start date in EDGEBIC so the engine schedules upstream backward and downstream forward around the constraint, protecting your due date.
How to Bind a Routing Step to a Machine Pool in EDGEBIC
Route a step to a work center group instead of one machine in EDGEBIC. Pick the Work Center Group radio in the step's selection popup so the scheduler shops the pool on every run.
How to Build a Weekly Operator Roster in EDGEBIC
Build a weekly operator roster in EDGEBIC: on the Roster sub-tab, add a global shift row and tick the weekdays each operator works so the scheduler knows who is available.
How to Change the Database Connection in EDGEBIC
Change the EDGEBIC database connection: point the current provider at a different file or restored backup, test write access, then apply and restart.
How to Check a Machine's Available Hours on a Date in EDGEBIC
How to read exactly how many hours a work center offers on a specific date in EDGEBIC, using the per-day capacity view, and how to diagnose a day that shows zero.