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What Is the Update Existing Records Import Option?
Update Existing Records is the import mask option that decides whether a matched row overwrites the record it matched or is left untouched and counted Reused. Learn how EDGEBIC uses it.
A Stock Build and a Customer Order Share One Machine: The First Run
A first schedule run walkthrough in EDGEBIC: two jobs collide on one laser, a holiday costs a day, and the furnace turns out to own three weeks of the calendar.
After Conversion, Edit the Order and Not the Quote in EDGEBIC
Once a quote converts, the manufacturing order is the live record. See why quote edits stop reaching production, and what the quote is still good for afterward.
Closing ERP Work Orders That EDGEBIC Still Thinks Are Open
Your ERP closing a work order is invisible to EDGEBIC. There is no status column on the order mask, and a job whose every step is done is not closed automatically. Here is the closing pass that keeps your numbers honest.
ERPNext to EDGEBIC: The Data Mapping Reference
ERPNext data export scheduling doctype by doctype: map Items, Workstations, BOM operations and Work Orders into EDGEBIC import masks, with conversions and upsert rules.
Finding One Quote in a Long List in EDGEBIC
Three filters narrow the EDGEBIC quote grid: status, customer, and sales order. See how they combine, what each one answers, and why the filter also sets the blast radius.
The Furnace Does Not Care How Many Hours Are Left
Batch equipment takes one job per chamber per day whatever the clock says. Scheduling it as pooled hours over-promises the constraint by a factor you can calculate.
How an Adherence Percentage Becomes an Investigation List
A percentage tells you the plan is not being followed and nothing else. The count of operations behind it is a finite work list, and pairing it with attainment tells you which of two problems you have.
How Many Kiosk Terminals Does Your Floor Actually Need?
A kiosk session binds to one work center and one machine, not to a person. Learn how that shapes terminal count, siting, and when a shared terminal is the right answer.
What Happens to a Quoted Price When the Quantity Changes in EDGEBIC
Doubling the order rarely halves the unit cost. See the exact quantity arithmetic behind an EDGEBIC quote, where setup stops amortizing, and why the date scales differently.
How to Apply a Markup to a Job Unit Price in EDGEBIC
Use the Cost Analysis expander on a manufacturing order in EDGEBIC to read the rolled-up labor and material cost, set a markup percent, and write the unit price.
How to Cancel a Scheduling Run in Progress in EDGEBIC
Cancel a scheduling run mid-flight in EDGEBIC: press Cancel on the progress overlay, keep your previous plan intact, and know why nothing partial is ever saved.