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A Data-Quality Audit Before Migrating to EDGEBIC
Before you clean or import anything, audit your RMDB data. This scored, read-only assessment tells you where the gaps are and how much migration work you truly face.
A Grid Layout Came Back Wrong After an Update: Causes and Fixes
After a new column ships, a saved grid layout can hide it or show columns in odd widths. Why a saved layout and a changed default collide, and how to restore the grid cleanly.
My Mask Re-Run Made No Changes: Why Updates Did Not Land
Re-importing a file and seeing nothing change usually means the rows reconciled as reused, or the update cells you counted on were blank. How to tell which and fix it.
A Pieces-Based Work Center Scheduled in Hours: Why, and the Fix
A pieces-based work center only schedules by output when the routing step actually carries a pieces requirement. Miss that and the step falls back to run hours.
A Rollback and Safety Plan for Your EDGEBIC Migration
Migrating to EDGEBIC should carry no risk of a stranded plant. Here is a rollback and parallel-run safety plan that keeps your old system live until EDGEBIC has earned trust.
A Routing Re-Import Wiped Steps I Added: Why, and How to Avoid It
A routing re-import replaces every step for the end product from the file, so steps you added by hand and left out of the file are removed. How the replace works and how to keep your edits.
A Saved Grid Layout Will Not Persist: Causes and Fixes
A grid that forgets your column arrangement usually points at not navigating away to save, a single-column list that does not persist, or an auto-fit on load. How to make it stick.
A Scenario Override Did Not Apply: Causes and Fixes
A what-if override that has no effect usually means you read the base quote not the scenario, the override targets a step the routing does not have, or a scenario cannot change that field.
A Week-by-Week EDGEBIC Migration Timeline
How long does moving to EDGEBIC take? This week-by-week timeline lays out a realistic six-week migration from RMDB, from data export to full cutover.
An Efficiency Factor Change Barely Moved a Pieces Line: Why, and the Fix
A speed factor edit that leaves a pieces-based line running the same length almost always means the factor you changed is not the number that step consults. Here is how to find the one that is.
An Exported Spreadsheet Was Missing Rows or Columns: Why, and the Fix
A grid export is a snapshot of the grid exactly as displayed, so hidden columns, an active filter, and collapsed groups all carry straight into the file. Here is the fix.
My Import Read the Wrong Sheet Tab: Causes and Fixes
An Excel import that reads the wrong tab, or reports no rows from a full workbook, almost always points at a sheet name that does not match the mask. How to align them.