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How to Correct an Over-Reported Production Quantity in EDGEBIC
There is no un-report button. Correct an over-reported quantity with a compensating adjustment, or reopen the order to reverse every entry pegged to it.
How to Model a Step That Needs Two Tools in EDGEBIC
A routing step takes one tool. Model a fixture-plus-gauge operation as a single combined tool record, quantity set by whichever you own fewest of.
How to Report a Sub-Assembly as Received in EDGEBIC
Tell EDGEBIC that finished components are on the shelf so the next reschedule explodes only the shortfall of that branch into work center steps.
How to Report Produced Quantity on a Job in EDGEBIC
Tell EDGEBIC that part of a job is already made so the next reschedule plans only the remainder, without editing the order quantity.
How to Require a Tool on a Routing Step in EDGEBIC
Require a tool on a routing step in EDGEBIC: set Required tool: in the BOR grid's Basic Information section, or Required Tool on the node in the BOR Designer.
How to Retire a Tool Without Breaking Routings in EDGEBIC
Deleting a tool that routing steps still require is blocked. Clear the requirement from those steps first, then deactivate, so history survives and no job fails.
Why a Missing Tool Stops the Job Instead of Scheduling Anyway
A step whose tool is inactive, unknown, or at zero quantity fails the run immediately and names the tool. Why that refusal is a feature, not a limitation.
Why a Tool Is Held for Setup and Run Alike
An operator can tend two machines at once. A fixture cannot be half mounted. Why tools book at the full rate for every hour, with no attention fraction and no escape.
Why an Operation Appears Twice in the EDGEBIC Planner View
On the Planner board every operation draws on its job lane and on its machine lane. It is one operation drawn twice, not a duplicate, and the two bars always move together.
Confirming a Sub-Assembly Versus the End Product in EDGEBIC
One dialog, two mechanisms. See why confirming an end product reduces the build directly while confirming a sub-assembly works through ordinary stock netting.
How to Record Tool Downtime for Calibration in EDGEBIC
Record tool downtime in EDGEBIC: select the tool on the Tools tab, set From and To, add a reason, and click Add. Both dates are inclusive.
One Fixture, Two Mills: How the Schedule Resolves the Clash
Two jobs on two free machines that cannot both run. A worked example of how a shared fixture splits one of them across two days without changing its hours.