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How a Scenario's Priority Level Changes the Quoted Date in EDGEBIC
A quote scenario carries a 1 to 10 priority level. See how raising it lets the simulated job claim contested capacity sooner, and when it moves the quoted date at all.
How Skill Visibility Prevents Certification Lapses
Operator certification tracking stops an expired cert from reaching a critical job: how skill-gated scheduling and expiry dates catch the lapse before it becomes scrap or an audit finding.
How the Anomaly Report Keeps a Bad Schedule Off the Floor
A scheduling anomaly report catches the broken plan before it prints: how automated checks flag inverted dates, orphaned actuals, and impossible gaps before the floor works to them.
How the Audit Trail Settles Who Changed the Schedule
A schedule change log ends the who-moved-this argument: how a recorded audit trail of old and new dates turns a blame conversation into a two-minute lookup.
How to Adjust an Operator Punch in EDGEBIC
Correct a shop-floor punch in EDGEBIC without losing the record: open the punch, enter the corrected value and a reason, and save the supervisor-stamped adjustment.
How to Auto-Resequence a Work Center Queue After a Drag in EDGEBIC
Turn on auto job re-sequencing in EDGEBIC so other jobs on a resource row shift to close gaps after you drag a bar, with an option to remove empty time slots.
How to Build One Job to Inventory in EDGEBIC
Force a single manufacturing order to post its finished output to stock in EDGEBIC with the per-job build-to-inventory override, even when the product is make-to-order.
How to Deactivate an Operator in EDGEBIC
Retire a shop-floor operator from scheduling in EDGEBIC by deactivating them: uncheck Active, keep the history, and clear any steps pinned to that person first.
How to Group Orders by Sales Order in EDGEBIC
Switch the Orders grid to a sales-order tree in EDGEBIC so manufacturing orders nest under their parent sales order for a demand-centric view of the plan.
How to Highlight Downstream Operations After a Drag in EDGEBIC
Turn on downstream color cascading in EDGEBIC so steps after a dragged bar recolor automatically, showing which operations in the same job may need attention.
How to Mark a Product as Non-Inventory in EDGEBIC
Mark a product as non-inventory in EDGEBIC by clearing Is Stocked, so the planner skips ledger posting, netting, and replenishment for a service or overhead item.
How to Set a Default Bin Location for a Product in EDGEBIC
Set a default bin location on a product in EDGEBIC so every new inventory ledger entry carries the storage location, for cleaner records and future warehouse tracking.