Job list (form)

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Click Production control > Common > Production orders > Current production jobs. Double-click a line to open the Job list form.

Use this form to review the status of all production jobs. Each job shows with a unique identification number.

You can see a summary of the following information about jobs:

  1. The job type

  2. The production that the job is assigned to

  3. The operations resource that performs the job

  4. The scheduled start dates and end dates

  5. The job status, such as whether the job is Coming or Ended

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Buttons

Button

Description

Details

View additional information about the production and bill of materials (BOM) lines for selected job.

Jobs

View the job operations that are a part of the selected production. Jobs are generated when you run the Production - Job scheduling (class form) process.

Route

View data on the planned production route for the current operation.

Materials

View the materials that are used in the current operation.

Tabs

Tab

Description

Overview tab

View a summarized list of all production jobs that includes their main characteristics and status.

General tab

View general information assigned to your production, jobs, and operations resource and job status.

Scheduling

View scheduling criteria such as feedback, operations resources, and scheduled and actual start dates.

Fields

Field

Description

Job identification

Identify the job in a unique manner.

Task type

Displays the job type, which describes the type of work that is to be performed. The options are as follows:

  • Queue before - The waiting time before the operation can be started.

  • Setup - The fixed time used for clearing a resource before the operation is started.

  • Process - The time used for the execution of the operation.

  • Overlap - The time that the operation is started before a previous operation is completed.

  • Transport - The time that it takes to transfer the items to the next location. This can be the next resource, the production route or the stock items.

  • Queue after - The time the items must wait after the operation is finished and before the next operation can start.

Production

Indicates which production the job is attached to. For more information, see Production orders (form).

Resource

Displays the ID of the resource on the production route that will perform the job.

For more information about production routes, see Production route (form).

Production unit

Displays the ID of the related production unit.

Start date

Indicates the scheduled start date for the job. This date is determined with operations scheduling and jobs scheduling respectively.

Start time

Displays the start time that is scheduled for the job. The time is determined with jobs scheduling.

End date

Displays the end date that is scheduled for the job. The date is determined with operations scheduling and jobs scheduling.

End time

Specifies the scheduled ending time for the job.

Job status

Displays one of the following values:

  • Coming - The job is not started.

  • Waiting - The previous job is not finished.

  • Interrupted - The job is stopped.

  • Started - The job is in production.

  • Ended - The operation or production is reported as finished. You can change the job status to Ended by using the job journal, route journal, or reporting-as-finished journal.

Oper. No.

Displays the ID of the related operation in the route.

Priority

Shows the priority for the production route. Priority can be:

  • Primary

  • Secondary 1

  • Secondary 2

  • Secondary 3

  • Secondary 4

  • Secondary 5.

Link

Specifies the link that the job was created with. A link determines how the current job is tied to the subsequent job. The following options are available:

  • None or Blank - There is no link to the next job.

  • StartStart - The job must start at the same time the next job starts.

  • EndEnd - The job must end at the same time the next job ends.

  • EndStart - The job must end at the same time the next job starts.

  • StartEnd - The job must start at the same time the next job ends.

Note

Only when the link type is Hard are the times exactly the same. When the link type is Soft, there may be a time gap between the 2 jobs. In other words, the next job can start later than the link specifies.

Examples

The following are examples of possible combinations of link type and link:

EndStart and Soft - Used between operations.

EndStart and Hard - Used between setup job and process job.

StartStart and Hard - Used between several operations resources in the same operation.

Ended and Hard - Used for secondary operations.

Link type

Indicates the attachment type. The field can have the following values:

  • Soft - This indicates that the job may be added later than what the attachment defines.

  • Hard - This indicates that the following job must be placed as what the attachment defines.

Property

Displays the resource property that is required for the resource to complete the job. If the job does not require a particular property, this field shows blank.

Job management

Indicates whether job recording can be used to create transactions for jobs.

Canceled

This check box is selected if the current job has been canceled for scheduling reasons.

Jobs can be canceled in the Route groups (form), or with job scheduling.

Calculated time

Shows the calculated time for the job to complete in hours.

Resource time

Specify planned operations resource time in hours.

Processing percentage

Displays the progress of the production as a percentage. The field is updated every time that a recording is performed on the job. Recordings can occur when the route journal or job journal is posted to the ledger.

End date

Displays the scheduled end date for the job. The date is determined by operations scheduling and jobs scheduling.

End time

Specifies the scheduled ending time for the job.

Actual start date

Displays the actual start date for the job. The start date is updated when a recording is made on the job. Recordings can occur when the route journal or job journal is posted to the ledger. Recordings can also occur when a production is started or reported as finished, because the route consumption can be set up so that it is used automatically.

Actual end date

Actual end date for the job. This field is updated when the job is registered as finished. Jobs can be finished when the route journal or job journal is posted to the ledger.

Actual end time

Displays the actual for the job. This field is updated when the job is registered as finished. Jobs can be finished when the route journal or job journal is posted to the ledger.

See also

Production - Job scheduling (class form)

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