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What Is Auto-Calculate Hours in an Actuals Import?
Auto-Calculate Hours is the actuals import option that derives hours from pieces, or pieces from hours, using the operation's own rate when a row supplies only one. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is Auto-Create Missing Masters in an Import?
Auto-create missing masters are the import options that let a sales-order or routing file create the products, customers, and work centers it names but that do not exist yet. Learn how EDGEBIC uses them.
What Is Auto-Generate Next in Sequence in a Routing Import?
Auto-Generate Next in Sequence is the routing import option that chains imported steps in sequence-number order so you never fill the next-step column by hand. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is Forward Scheduling in EDGEBIC?
Forward scheduling starts a job as early as capacity allows and reports when it finishes. See how EDGEBIC's default direction places work and where the slack ends up.
What Is Margin Percent on a Quote?
Margin percent is profit divided by quoted price. See exactly which costs EDGEBIC includes, why margin is not markup, and what the color thresholds mean.
What Is Mark Complete on Import in an Actuals Load?
Mark Complete on Import is the actuals import option that marks every imported operation finished, with a per-row Complete column able to override it. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is Multi-Run Optimization in Scheduling?
Multi-run optimization re-runs the real scheduler with many job orderings and keeps the best complete result. Definition, worked example, and what its badge claims.
What Is Replace Existing in an Actuals Import?
Replace Existing is the actuals import option that clears logged days your file does not mention, making the imported file the complete record for the operations it touches. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is the Include Sub-Assemblies in Schedule Setting?
Include Sub-Assemblies in Schedule is the option that decides whether a multi-level product's sub-assembly routings are exploded and planned with the parent job or left out. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
What Is the Item Start Date on a Job?
Item Start is the moment a job's last work-center operation ends and the item physically exists. Learn why it differs from Job End and what it is really used for.
What Is the Job End Date on a Job?
Job End is the delivery-ready date: the last operation's finish plus the product's lead time. See why EDGEBIC judges every lateness figure against it, not the machine finish.
What Is the Primary Hours Only Setting in Job Totals?
Primary Hours Only excludes mirrored parallel steps from job and routing hour totals so synchronized machines do not double-count. Learn what it changes and how EDGEBIC uses it.