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How to Override Capacity for One Day in EDGEBIC
How to change a work center's hours for a single day in EDGEBIC: the per-day capacity override dialog, why the number is the day total, and how to undo it.
How to Pause a Job With a Reason Code in EDGEBIC
Pause a job with a reason code at the shop floor terminal so downtime is recorded honestly and never counted as production hours on the operation.
How to Print a Dispatch List for a Work Center in EDGEBIC
The Work Center Dispatch report in EDGEBIC is the run queue you hand each station: how to filter it to one work center, read Rem Hrs, and print the shift sheet.
How to Put a Job On Hold in EDGEBIC
Put a job on hold in EDGEBIC by keeping it out of the run and clearing its schedule to release capacity, then bring it back when the blocker clears.
How to Read the Capacity Heatmap in EDGEBIC
The 14-day capacity heatmap in EDGEBIC colors every work center and day by load: how to find it, read a cell, tell a holiday from an idle day, and drill into the jobs.
How to Record a Partially Finished Operation in EDGEBIC
Record a partially finished operation as a short-confirm so logged hours stay locked as history and the remaining hours re-plan forward on reschedule.
How to Record a Piece Count in EDGEBIC
Record a piece count two ways: tap good and scrap counters at the kiosk with reasons, or type daily pieces into the planner's Log Actuals grid.
How to Reopen a Completed Operation in EDGEBIC
Reopen a completed operation by clearing its actual end so the scheduler treats it as in progress again and re-plans the remaining work forward.
How to Reorder Routing Steps in EDGEBIC
Reorder routing steps in EDGEBIC the way the scheduler actually reads them: change the next-in-sequence links, not just the sequence numbers, then verify the chain.
How to Run the Earned Value Report in EDGEBIC
The earned value report in EDGEBIC ranks jobs by SPI and CPI in hours: how to run it, read the two indexes together, and use EAC to forecast the landing point.
How to Run the Late Jobs Report in EDGEBIC
The late jobs report in EDGEBIC ranks every job whose scheduled end passes its due date: how to run it, read the blocker hint, and act on the worst rows first.
How to Run the OEE Report in EDGEBIC
The OEE report in EDGEBIC scores availability, performance and quality per work center: how to run it, why quality reads n/a, and how to fix each factor.