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To accommodate both of these scenarios when working with a full tracking operation in a non-serialized production process, there is a new global option in NPI (NPI > System Configuration > Settings): Allow entering of the quantity of Non-serialized batches on the Start (also referred to as quantity on WIP start). The option allows shop-floor operators to identify the number of units they will work on when they start a WIP transaction.
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When the Allow entering of the quantity of Non-serialized batches on the Start option is set to True, operators have four methods to record their work in Production, as described in the following table.
Method | How operators record production work | Options and results |
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Method 1 | Select the WIP Start drop-down to start a quantity of 1. | The operator has the option to convert any or all of the units in the WIP transaction to serialized units. When the WIP transaction is started, the started item is shown in the drop-down list in the WIP gadget.  Note The started item can be a quantity of units, a serialized carrier containing a quantity of units, or a single serialized unit. Only one item may start a WIP transaction when using a non-serialized process. |
Method 2 | Select the WIP Start drop-down, then enter a quantity of units about to be worked on. | The operator has the option to convert any or all of the units in the WIP transaction to serialized units. When the WIP transaction is started, the started item is shown in the drop-down list in the WIP gadget. Note The started item can be a quantity of units, a serialized carrier containing a quantity of units, or a single serialized unit. Only one item may start a WIP transaction when using a non-serialized process. |
Method 3 | Select the WIP Start drop-down, then enter the serial number of a serialized carrier containing a quantity of units about to be worked on. | One serialized carrier/unit is started per WIP transaction. |
Method 4 | Select the WIP Start drop-down, then enter the serial number of a unit about to be worked on. | One serialized carrier/unit is started per WIP transaction. |
When the started item identifies a quantity of units (the operator started a quantity of units using Method 1 or Method 2) the WIP gadget allows the operator to press a button to do one of the following:
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