Create Tools

Explanation

Use this activity to define a new tool ID and its instances.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• A site to which you can connect the tool ID must exist. 
• If you want to associate the tool ID with a calendar other than the site calendar, that calendar must be defined before you create the tool ID.
• The manufacturing tool type for the tool ID must exist.

System Effects

The system creates a new tool ID and a tool instance having the same name as the tool ID.

Window

Related Window Descriptions

Manufacturing Tool

Procedure

1. In the Manufacturing Tool window, select New.
2. Enter the tool ID name in the Tool ID field. The name may consist of up to forty alphanumeric characters.
3. Enter a description for the tool ID in the Tool Description field.
4. Specify the site at which the tool ID is to be used in the Site field. Use the List of Values to select from available sites.
5. In the Tool Type field, connect the tool ID to a tool type. Use the List of Values to select from available tool types.
6. If you do not want to use the site calendar that appears by default, specify a calendar for the tool ID in the Calendar field. Use the List of Values to select from available calendars.
7. In the Sched Capacity field, specify whether the type of schedule capacity used by the tool ID is finite or infinite.
8. If desired, enter values in one or more of the following fields: Last Used, Alternate Tool ID, Alternate Tool Description, Calibration Control, and Time Between Calibration.
9. If desired, enter additional tool instances in the Tool Detail tab. Each tool instance must have a unique name and a description. The Start and End Date Availability range must also be specified for each tool instance. The other fields in this tab are optional.