Assigning Jobs to Employees

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Assigning Jobs to Employees - Quick Method

This topic explains how to quickly to assign jobs to employees using the MPM Job Scheduler.

Technical Tip

You can also assign employees to jobs:

by job number - refer to "Assigning Jobs to Employees by Job Number"
using the SCHEDULING option on the Job Transaction Processing screen - refer to "Job Transaction Processing - Scheduling".

Open the Job Scheduler.

Refer to "Accessing the Job Scheduler".

Micronet displays the Schedule Job Cards screen with the display preferences you last saved, and showing any jobs for the current date.

To add a new job assignment, in the Assign to Employee field at the bottom of the screen either:

enter the ID of the employee you want to assign the job to
press spacebar then Enter to select the employee you want to assign.

With the right mouse button, draw a box on the Schedule Job Cards screen covering the date and times for the job assignment then select ADD TASK from the menu.

Micronet displays the Add Task screen.

Complete the following fields:

	Field	Value
	Job Number	Enter the job number you want to assign the employee to, or press Tab or Enter to select a job.
	Job Description	Micronet displays the job description.
	Plant Number	Micronet displays the number of any plant item used on the job.
	Plant Des	Micronet displays the description of any plant item used on the job.
	Debtor	Micronet displays the customer for this job.
	Priority	Micronet displays the priority code for this job, e.g. normal or urgent.
	Area	Micronet displays the job area this job is assigned to.
	Assignment	Select the job assignment status. Options are: Unassigned - the job has not yet been assigned to an employee Assigned - the job has been assigned to an employee PDA - the job assignment has been sent to a PDA Completed - the job assignment has been completed Response - this option is not used.

Technical Tip

If your company uses the Field Service module, use the Field Service Status rather than the Assignment field.

	Assigned To	Micronet displays the ID of the employee you entered on the Schedule Job Cards screen, who is now assigned to this job. You can change the employee if required by deleting the displayed employee ID and entering another one. You can also press spacebar then Enter to select from a list of employees. For field service jobs, the job will be downloaded to this employee's PDA.
	Date	Micronet displays the date you selected on the Schedule Job Cards screen, i.e. the date the job is to be performed.
	Start Time	Micronet displays the job start time you selected on the Schedule Job Cards screen.
	End Time	Micronet displays the job end time you selected on the Schedule Job Cards screen.
	Stage Number	Micronet displays the job stage number for the selected job assignment. You can delete this and press Enter to select a different job stage against which to record this job assignment.
	Field Service Status	This field is only displayed if your company uses the Field Service module. For more information about Field Service, refer to "Introduction to Micronet Job Costing". Micronet displays the status of the field service job. You can change the status if required. Options are: No Action - save the job without sending it to the field service employee in the Assigned To field Send to PDA - send the job to the field service employee selected in the Assigned To field. Micronet will download the job to the PDA the next time the PDA user synchronises with Micronet. On PDA - the job has been downloaded to the field service employee's PDA but not yet started On PDA Edited - the job has been edited in Micronet since the job was downloaded to the PDA and requires the PDA user to download the job again to update the job with the latest changes In Progress on PDA - the job has been downloaded to the field service employee's PDA and is currently in progress New Job - this status is not currently used Quote Required - this status is not currently used Quote Retrieved - this status is not currently used Completed on PDA - the job has been completed by the field service employee but not yet synchronised to MJC Completed - the job has been completed by the field service employee and has been synchronised to MJC.

To inquire on the job details, select the Job Inquiry button and then select the output for the inquiry (e.g. printer or screen).

Micronet prints or displays the Job Transaction Inquiry. For more information on this inquiry, refer to "Job Inquiry - Inquiry - Transaction"..

When you have finished adding the job assignment, select Accept on the Add Task screen.

Micronet redisplays the Schedule Job Cards screen with the new job assignment added.

Repeat these steps to add more job assignments if required.