Creating Operations

You can create operations using the commands in the Operation Authoring > Create Operations sub-toolbar. You can assign one or more processes to the operation at operation creation time. The candidate processes are derived from the System-Process scope definition.

Before you begin: Open Manufacturing System Definition workbench.
Related Topics
Managing Process to Operation Assignments
Operation Authoring Toolbar

  1. Select the desired operation type from the required command from the Operation Authoring > Create Operations sub-toolbar.

  2. Select a system or an operation.

    The Operation Attributes dialog box appears. It shows a list of processes that is derived from the system-process scope definition.

  3. If needed, enter activity name in the Operation name field and modify the default attributes of the operation.

  4. In the displayed list, select one or more processes to be linked to the operation.



  5. Click OK.

    The operation is created. Depending on the dialog selection, it may be assigned to one or more processes.

    Notes:

    • You can also create operations in the Manufacturing System Gantt.
    • Depending on the scope delimitation, the word Provide can be added to the process name. For example, if a process (under the current father process) has a System-Process scope, it is seen as a Provide process or a set of Provide processes.