Create Activity

This page allows you to create the activities that are required to achieve the production objectives. Tell me more

Select the “Create Activity” link under the “Process Model” business component.

The “Create Activity” page appears.

Enter the following fields:

Activity Code	The unique code identifying the standard or non-standard activity entered manually. Mandatory.
	Help facility available.

Click “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the activity details.

Short Desc.	The short description of the activity. Mandatory.
	Zoom facility available.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the activity. Mandatory. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “Active” by default on launch of the page. The options available are:
	Active – indicates valid activity.
	Draft – indicates incomplete activity.
	Inactive – indicates invalid activity.

Note: The status can be modified through the “Edit Activity” screen.

Full Desc.	The full description of the activity.
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Standard	Select the checkbox to indicate an activity as a standard activity. The system leaves the box “Checked” by default on launch of the page.

The system displays the following:

Business Unit

The code identifying the business unit where the activity is identified.

Enter the following fields in the “Activity Details” group box:

Activity Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the user-defined type of the activity. The system retrieves the types as defined in the types master from the “Organization Model” business component. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist, then the system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page.
Original Activity Code	The code identifying the original activity. In case of a non-standard activity, this refers to the standard activity from which it is derived. In case of standard activities, this is disabled. This field should not be left blank, if the standard field is “Unchecked”. The activity should be a valid activity in the system.
	Help facility available.
Subcontract	Select the check box to indicate whether the activity is sub-contracted. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.
Maintained By	Use the drop-down list box to select the control units for which the login user has at least “View” access permission. Mandatory. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “Default Maintained By” by default on launch of the page.

The system displays the following in the “Activity Details” group box::

Department

The departments defined in the control unit.

Enter the following in the “Activity Details” group box::

Supplier Code	The code identifying the supplier of the activity being sub-contracted. Enter the supplier code if the sub-contract field is “Checked”. The supplier code should exist in the supplier masters.
Inspection Required	If the produced quantity after each stage needs a quality clearance then check this checkbox to enable the process for inspection.

Enter the following fields in the “Time Details” group box:

Run Time	The time required for the run sub-activity. The run sub-activity refers to the actual processing of items during the activity. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “0” by default on launch of the page. The time should not be less than zero. If qty per is specified then run time should be greater than zero.
	Use the drop-down list box alongside to select the run time units. You can select from “Hrs”, “Mins”, “Secs” and “Days”. The system displays “Mins” by default on launch of the page.
Run Timetype	Use the drop-down list box to select the activity time type corresponding to the run sub-activity. The system retrieves the per time types created in “Create Activity Cost Details” page with “Run” field “Checked” along with a blank. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page. If the run time is greater than zero then a valid run time type should be selected.
Activity Basis	Use the drop-down list box to select the activity basis. You can select from “Fixed” or “Variable”. If the selected activity is a non-standard activity, then the system displays “Variable” as the default value. Otherwise, the system displays “Fixed” by default on launch of the page. This indicates whether the time required for completing the activity is fixed or varies with quantity.
Run Qty.	The quantity derived from the actual processing of the activity. This is defined with respect to the run time of the activity. The quantity should not be left blank. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “1” by default on launch of the page. If run time is greater than zero, then this field should also be greater than zero.
Prodn. UOM	The production unit of measure of the resource. If run quantity is specified, then this field should not be left blank. The production UOM should be a valid UOM as defined in the UOM master.
	Help facility available.
Prodn. Required	Select the check box to indicate whether production is required for the resource. The system leaves the box “Checked” by default on launch of the page.
Setup Time	The time required for the setup sub-activity. The setup sub-activity refers to the task involved in achieving the required setting that is necessary to start the activity. A setup sub-activity is done only once for an entire lot of items. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “0” by default on launch of the page.
	Use the drop-down list box to select the setup time units. You can select from the “Hrs”, “Mins”, “Secs” or “Days”. The system displays “Mins” by default on launch of the page.
Setup Timetype	Use the drop-down list box to select the activity time type corresponding to the setup sub-activity. The system retrieves the set time types created in “Create Activity Cost Details” page with “Setup” field “Checked” along with a blank. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page. If setup time is greater than zero, then a valid setup time type should be selected.
Costing Required	Select the check box to indicate whether costing is required for the activity. The system leaves the box “Checked” by default on launch of the page.
Batch Time	The time required for the batch sub-activity. The batch sub-activity refers to all the tasks that are performed for each batch of items produced. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “0” by default on launch of the page.
	Use the drop-down list box to select the batch time units. You can select from the “Hrs”, “Mins”, “Secs” or “Days”. The system displays “Days” by default on launch of the page.
Batch Timetype	Use the drop-down list box to select the activity time type corresponding to the batch sub-activity. The system retrieves the batch time types created in “Create Activity Cost Details” page with “Batch” field “Checked” along with a blank. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page. If setup time is greater than zero, then a valid setup time type should be selected.
No. Of Activity Cards	The number of job tickets to be printed. The number of activity cards should not be less than zero. The system displays the default value based on the save template field defined for the login user. However, if the default does not exist for the login user then displays “0” by default on launch of the page.
Lot No. Gen.	Select the check box to indicate whether lot number generation is required for this activity. The system leaves the box “Checked” by default on launch of the page.
Serial No. Gen.	Select the check box to indicate whether serial number generation is required for this activity. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.
Save Template	Select the check box to save the default fields that can be viewed when the user revisits the screen. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page. If this field is checked then the system saves all header fields except activity code, description and the resource details in the multiline.

Enter the following details in the “Resource Details” multiline:

Resource No.	The number identifying the resource attached to the activity. Mandatory. The system ensures that at least one resource must be mapped to the activity. Only resources in “Active” status can be added to an activity.
	Press <Enter> key.
	The resource should not be left blank and should exist in resource master. The system retrieves the resource details for the specified resource number.
	Help facility available.

The system displays the following in the “Resource Details” multiline:

Resource Class	The resource class defined for the resource. It can be “Machine”, “Labor”, “Tool”, “Vendor” or “Others”.
Max. Cap Units	The maximum capacity of the activity being created.

Enter the following in the “Resource Details” multiline:

Run Cap Units	The capacity that is used during actual processing of the activity. Run cap units should not be less than zero. Run cap units should not be greater than resource capacity. If run time is greater than zero then run cap units should also be greater than zero.
Setup Cap Units	The capacity that is used during setup sub-activity. Setup cap units should not be less than zero. Setup cap units should not be greater than resource capacity. If setup time is greater than zero then setup cap units should also be greater than zero.
Batch Cap Units	The capacity that is used during batch sub-activity. Batch cap units should not be less than zero. Batch cap units should not be greater than resource capacity. If batch time is greater than zero then batch cap units should also be greater than zero.
Capacity Basis	Use the drop-down list box to select the capacity basis of the activity. The system displays the default value based on the save template field. Otherwise, displays “Variable” by default on launch of the page. The options available are
	Fixed – indicates that capacity of the resource required for the activity is fixed.
	Variable – indicates that capacity of the resource required for the activity is variable.
Prodn. Reporting Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the production reporting types of the activities. You can select from “Start/Break/End”, “Start/End”, “Start of Activity”, “End of Activity” or “Backflush”. The system displays “Start/Break/End” by default on launch of the page.

Click the “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the resource details.

Note: The system ensures that at least one of the sub-activities should have a time greater than zero.

Check the box in the “Select” column to select the activity for creating its details.

Click the “Create Activity” pushbutton to create the activity.

The system ensures that the login user has “All” access permission to the “Maintained By” control units to create the activity. The system checks the status of the activity. If the status is “Inactive” or “Draft”, then the system saves the resource details without generating the validation.

The login user ID and the system date are updated in the “Created By” and “Created Date” fields.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Edit Activity” link at the bottom of the page to modify the activity details.

Select the “Create Resource” link at the bottom of the page to create resource details.

Select the “Create Activity Cost Details” link at the bottom of the page to create activity cost details.

Select the “Create Types” link at the bottom of the page to create the type details.
Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to attach notes.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login user ID of the person who has created the activity.
Created Date	The date on which the activity was created.

Create Activity – An overview

An activity is a single task or job that is used to convert the inputs to the desired output items. For example, drilling can be one of the activities. Using this activity, you can drill the set of input pieces. You can classify an activity as belonging to a particular activity type. For example, an activity can be of type “Drilling". By choosing the type you can easily identify the activity details. The system fetches those activities that fall under the type specified.

You can define a standard and non-standard activity depending upon the requirements. You can also change a standard activity to non-standard activity. Such modification does not cause any change to the original standard activity. The non-standard activity maintains the link with standard activity. If the activity created is similar to the original activity created, the activity details can be replaced with that of the original activity. You can also get the activities sub-contracted by identifying the suppliers.

An activity is divided into setup, batch and run sub-activities. You can define the time required for each sub-activity with the activity time type that has been attached to each sub-activity time. Activity time types are user-defined codes used to identify a sub-activity and are used for costing purposes. The quantity of output item of the activity is defined with respect to the run time. You can also specify whether production and costing is required for this activity.

All the resources of the activity are captured in the multiline. The primary resource gets displayed in the first row of the multiline and the secondary resources are fetched in the succeeding rows of the multiline. If setup, batch and run times are defined for the activity, the corresponding capacity units are mandatory for the primary and secondary resource. An activity can have fixed or variable lead times. The production reporting type of the main resource must be higher than or equal to that of the secondary resources. Necessary help screens are defined to fetch the activity, production unit of measure and resource details.

Prerequisites

Mandatory

Maintained by should have been defined in the “Create Control Unit” activity of the “Organization Model” business component.

Resource No should have been defined in the “Create Resource” activity of the “Process Model” business component.
Activity Time Types should have been defined in the “Create Activity Cost Details” activity of the “Process Model” business component.

Optional

Department should have been defined in the “Create Control Unit” activity of the “Organization Model” business component.

Activity Type should have been defined in the “Create Types” activity of the “Organization Model” business component.