Shop Order Load per Department

Explanation

Use this activity to study the workload of a particular department during a specified interval of time. You can study the workload per day or per week. The graph at the bottom of the Load per Department window shows either the specified resource's available capacity or its theoretical capacity. Every load that goes over the capacity line is overload.

Prerequisites

This activity requires that a defined department be associated with a work center used in a shop order.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the system shows a graphical representation of the load per department.

Window

Load per Department

Related Window Descriptions

Load per Department

Procedure

1. Select the department you want to study in the Department No list. The current workload within the given time interval appears on the graph.
2. If you want to study a workload for another time interval, type the dates in the From Date and To Date fields.
3. To update the graph, reselect the department in the Department No list.
4. If you want to study the workload per week instead of per day, select the Weekly check box.
5. Select a value in the Show Capacity as list to indicate how capacity should be calculated for the graph.