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Allocating from Offcuts

Use this option to draw from offcuts (scrap) to make the finished item for a customer order.

  1. Open the Job Card Completion screen for the job card to be completed.

Refer to "Selecting the Customer Job Card to be Completed".

  1. Select the line of the customer job card to be completed.
  2. Select either the All button or the Prime button.

Refer to "Allocating from Coil Stock - All" or "Allocating from Coil Stock - Prime".

Micronet displays the Component Selection screen.

  1. Select the offcut item at the bottom of the screen then press Enter, or double click on the offcut item.

Micronet displays either the All From Offcut screen or the Prime From Offcut screen, depending on the option you selected.

  1. Complete the following fields:

 

Field

Value

 

Offcut ID

On the All From Offcut screen, enter the offcut part number you want to draw from (usually a diminishing part number SCRAPxxxxxx). You can also press Tab or Enter to select an item.

 

Manufactured Product

On the Prime From Offcut screen, Micronet displays the item number of the item to be manufactured.

 

Component

On the Prime From Offcut screen, enter the offcut part number you want to draw from (usually a diminishing part number SCRAPxxxxxx). You can also press Tab or Enter to select an item.

 

Employee

Enter your employee ID, or press Tab or Enter to select from a list.

Employee IDs are setup in the Employee master file in either the Distribution or Job Costing systems (refer to "File - Employee").

 

Batch Number

This is an optional field which can be used for quality assurance tracking. The batch number is usually the number from your roll forming computer batch control system.

 

Quantity

On the Prime From Offcut screen, Micronet displays the quantity of the component item on the original order. You can change this if required.

 

Length

On the Prime From Offcut screen, Micronet displays the length of the item per unit. You can change this if required.

 

Total Square Metres

Enter the total square metres of offcut you are going to take for this job.

  1. Select the Ok button.

Micronet displays the Job Card Completion screen showing the Source as being from Offcuts, along with the quantity completed.

  1. Optionally, you can allocate by-products of the job to Excess, Seconds, Off-cuts or Waste.

Refer to "Allocating By-Products of a Job".

  1. If required, you can maintain the job material lines.

Refer to "Maintaining Job and Store Cards".

  1. When you have finished allocating materials, you can complete the job card.

Refer to "Completing Job and Store Cards".