Edit Activity

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

The “Edit Activity” page appears.

Modify the following fields, if required :

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

Click “Get” pushbutton to retrieve the activity details.
Modify the following fields, if required:

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 “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.
	Zoom facility available.
Std.	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.

Modify the following fields in the “Activity Details” group box, if required:

Activity Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the user-defined type of the activity. The system retrieves the types as defined from the types master in the “Organization Model” business component. 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 “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.

Modify the following in the “Activity Details” group box, if required:

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.
	Help facility available.
Inspection Required	If the produced quantity after each stage needs a quality clearance then check this checkbox to enable the process for inspection.

Modify the following fields in the “Time Details” group box, if required:

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 “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. 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 “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.
Run Qty.	The quantity output 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 “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 “0” by default on launch of the page.
	Use the drop-down list box to select the setup time. 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 “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 resource. 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 “0” by default on launch of the page.
	Use the drop-down list box to select the batch time. 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 “Blank” by default on launch of the page. If batch time is greater than zero, then a valid batch 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 “0” by default on launch of the page.
Lot No. Gen.	Select the check box to indicate whether lot number generation is required for the 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 the activity. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Modify the following details in the “Resource Details” multiline, if required:

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 select from “Machine”, “Labor”, “Tool”, “Vendor” or “Others”.
Max. Cap Units	The maximum capacity of the resource being used.

Modify the following in the “Resource Details” multiline, if required:

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 “Variable” by default on launch of the page. The options available are:
	Fixed – indicates that capacity of the resource required is fixed.
	Variable – indicates that capacity of the resource required is variable.
Prodn. Reporting Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the production reporting information for 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.

Click the “Delete” pushbutton to delete the marked rows in the “Resource Details” multiline

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

Click the “Edit Activity” pushbutton to modify the activity details.

The system ensures that the login user has “Modify” or “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”, “Created Date”, “Edited By and “Edited Date” fields.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Create Resource” link at the bottom of the page to create the resource details.
Select the “Create Activity Cost Details” link at the bottom of the page to create the 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 modify 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.
Edited By	The login user ID of the person who has modified the activity.
Edited Date	The date on which the activity was modified.

Edit Activity – An overview

The screen provides the help facility to search the activity code for which you can modify or delete the details. On entering the details in the help screen the system fetches the corresponding results in the respective group boxes and multiline. Once the details are fetched, you can modify the activity and time details together with the fields in the multiline. You can modify different resources with the sub-activities capacity units and the production reporting type.