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Netting Gross Requirements to Net Requirements in EDGEBIC
The netting equation that turns gross demand into a real build quantity in EDGEBIC: subtract on-hand and scheduled receipts, add the safety buffer, and size the shortfall.
Planning EDGEBIC Hardware and Sizing
What EDGEBIC needs to run: a standard Windows workstation for a single-user pilot on the local database, and a shared SQL Server for a team, sized by how you deploy.
Reading EDGEBIC Run Logs and Run History
Where EDGEBIC run logs live and how to read them: import run files, integration run history, startup errors, and the audit trail an admin actually needs.
Running a Weekend on a Capacity Override to Hit a Due Date in EDGEBIC
Recover a job that would finish late over a closed weekend by adding a Saturday capacity override, and watch EDGEBIC create a synthetic override-day slot and place the work there.
Running the Optimizer End to End in EDGEBIC: Baseline, Optimize, Compare, Accept
Follow a three-job schedule through the EDGEBIC optimizer: read the greedy baseline, pick a goal, run, compare KPI deltas and moves, and Accept, with honest badges explained.
Scheduling a Nightly ERP Export and Import Routine for EDGEBIC
How to run a repeatable nightly or weekly ERP export and EDGEBIC import routine: mask order, safe re-imports, verifying counts, and keeping the schedule current.
Scheduling a Skill-Gated Job With a Certified Operator in EDGEBIC
Certify one welder for a skill, gate two jobs on it, and watch EDGEBIC slide the second job to the next day because one person cannot weld two machines at once, with the ledger shown.
Scheduling When Your ERP Has No Routing Data
How to schedule at finite capacity when your ERP only carries items and orders: build routings once inside EDGEBIC, import demand from the ERP, and keep both in sync.
Setting Up a Work Center Group and Watching It Load-Balance in EDGEBIC
Build a MILLING work center group of three interchangeable machines, route steps to the pool, and watch EDGEBIC shop the group by capacity, with the factor math shown.
Switching the EDGEBIC Datasource
How to switch EDGEBIC between a local database and SQL Server from the DataSource tab: back up first, test the connection, and understand what does and does not move.
The EDGEBIC Data Clear Tool and When to Use It
The EDGEBIC Clear Data Tables utility wipes jobs or a whole database with no undo. Here are its guards, the right times to use it, and the backup habit that protects you.
The EDGEBIC Schedule Change Log and Audit Trail
How EDGEBIC records schedule changes and security events: the change log written on every accepted reschedule, the append-only audit trail, and what an admin can answer with them.