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How to Convert Several Quotes to Orders at Once in EDGEBIC
Select accepted quotes in EDGEBIC and use Convert Selected to Orders to create one manufacturing order per eligible quote, then schedule the new jobs in a single run.
How to Customize the Dashboard KPI Tiles in EDGEBIC
Use Dashboard Configuration in EDGEBIC to choose which KPI tiles appear, tune the green and red thresholds, set tile colors, and set an auto-refresh interval.
How to Deactivate a Product Category in EDGEBIC
Deactivate a product category in EDGEBIC to retire it from the picker without losing history, and clean up the products still carrying the retired grouping.
How to Delete a Customer in EDGEBIC (and What Survives)
Delete a customer in EDGEBIC and know exactly what survives: orders, quotes, and sales orders keep scheduling, but the link back to the customer is gone.
How to Delete a Setup Family in EDGEBIC
Delete a setup family in EDGEBIC safely: reassign its products first, understand which changeover cells go with it, and check what the scheduler falls back to.
How to Delete a Shift in EDGEBIC (and When Not To)
Delete a shift in EDGEBIC only after checking which work centers use it, because removing a shift removes its hours from every machine that was assigned to it.
How to Explain an Optimizer Proposal in EDGEBIC
Open the Explain dialog on an EDGEBIC optimizer result to see the goal, the search, the before and after numbers, which jobs were locked, and what was protected.
How to Export a Routing to Excel in EDGEBIC
Export a routing to Excel in EDGEBIC: switch to the data grid, use the export button, and read the legend header so the markers and N/A cells make sense.
How to Export One Job's Operation List to Excel in EDGEBIC
Export a single job's operations from the EDGEBIC Job View to Excel, with scheduled and actual dates, hours, pieces, and percent complete exactly as the grid shows them.
How to Find Work Centers With No Shifts in EDGEBIC
Find work centers with no shifts in EDGEBIC using the shift calendar badge, so a machine that reports zero capacity never silently disappears from the schedule.
How to Log Actual Hours for a Day Outside the Planned Window in EDGEBIC
Record hours in EDGEBIC on a day earlier or later than an operation's planned window, so the actuals match what the shop really did rather than what the plan expected.
How to Remove a Machine From a Work Center Group in EDGEBIC
Remove a machine from a work center group in EDGEBIC without disturbing running work: untick active or remove the member, and know which jobs stay put.