Job Schedule Board Overview

In order to collect process variables and production data for a machine, a job must be assigned on that machine. The process of scheduling or queuing jobs is handled through the Job Schedule window.

The Job Schedule window consists of a Gantt style scheduling board. Calendar time is shown on the horizontal axis. Machines within a selected display group are shown on the vertical axis. Each row represents a machine's job queue and each rectangular block is a scheduled job. The first rectangular block for each machine is its current job. The block length indicates the expected run time for the job. Block labels are selectable. They can be either job or product names.

A job is scheduled by selecting a work order and placing it in the job queue of a given machine. By default, jobs are scheduled sequentially from left to right. There are two scheduling methods available within Panorama:

·	Schedule jobs by earliest start date (default)

·	Schedule jobs by due date

The default method on the Job Schedule window is for jobs to run immediately following the completion of previously-queued jobs. The estimated completion time of a job becomes the starting time for the next queued job. Under this method, jobs that are expected to be completed on time are shown in green. A red rectangular block indicates that a job will not complete by its estimated completion date. The default method is active unless the second scheduling method has been activated and/or saved during a previous session.

The second method is to schedule jobs by due date. This method places a selected job (or jobs) on the job board at the latest possible time which allows it to be completed by its due date. Specifically, a job's required by date is used as the starting point. The length of time to run a job is then used to walk backwards through the shift schedule to estimate the start date. Using this method, gaps may occur between a job's starting time and a previous job's ending time. These "gaps" are represented on the job board by gray blocks and indicate slack time where new jobs can be scheduled. Under this method, jobs that are expected to be completed on time are shown in green. If this method causes a subsequent job to become late, the late job's rectangular block is colored orange.

The

marker, located along the top of the job board area, indicates which jobs are scheduled according to their due dates. All jobs to the left of this marker are scheduled according to the earliest possible start -- a job starts immediately upon completion of the previous job (method one). All jobs to the right of this marker are displayed on the job board according to their due dates (method two). (For more detailed explanations, refer to the field help provided on the

icon.)

NOTE: You must have the proper privileges in order to schedule jobs. See your System Administrator if you do not have the Scheduling privilege.