Job Control Setup

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Job Control Setup

Fusion 08

Dave Arnold

Job Types

• Determine job number assigned.• Determine job number prefix assigned.• Determines job jacket to print.• Can be used for capturing report data.• Can be integrated with the Job Planning

module.



Seeded Job Types

• Printing Job• Finished Goods Job• Combo Job• Price List Job

Function

• Printing Job – Standard printing job which displays prepress, press, bindery, etc. for all press types.

• Finished Goods Job – Works in conjunction with the Inventory module. This is for customer goods which are going to be pulled, packed and shipped. System produces a pick ticket rather than the standard print ticket.


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• Combo Job – Used for the purpose of distributing job cost among 2 or more jobs. The order entry screen changes slightly however, prints the standard printing job jacket.

• Price List Job – This job type is used solely in conjunction with the PLQ module. This job type also produces a different job jacket specific to the PLQ module.


Possible Job Type Options

• Sheet-fed Print• Web Print• Digital Print• Buyout Only• Bindery/Mail Only• Book Work• POP


Job Type Settings

• Description – User defined.• Jacket Type – Choose most logical (hard coded).• Job number sequence – Setup in Job Control Settings.• Job number prefix – Setup in Job Control Settings.• Sub Job Types – Optional and user defined. Breaks

down the job type an additional layer.• Job Type Plans – Only used in conjunction with job

planning module.


Sub Job Types

• Used to breakdown the job type for user level reporting purposes solely.

• Possible options:– Capturing print jobs and press size.– Capturing print jobs and type of piece manufactured.– Digital jobs and type of data (variable vs. static).– Buyout jobs and type of purchase.


Job Type Plans

• Creates the planning record ePace will use in the Job Planning module.

• Estimating creates the planning record automatically eliminating the need to set this up manually.

• PLQ can create a planning record automatically if setup properly.

• Planning record is based on the activity code.


Job Status Codes

• Used to define the status of a job and all of its parts.

• Status’ control the behavior of a job.• Status codes are broken down into 2 types:

– Admin status : job as a whole– Production status : the job part only

• Both admin & production status share the same maintenance file.


System Status Codes

• ePace uses the following status, therefore should not be altered for other intentions unless they will not be used.– Credit Hold– Open– Closed– Cancelled


Status Code Settings

• Admin to Production – System will automatically synchronize the production status with admin status. The production status will not change the admin status.

• Admin – If the status is available as admin status (job level) only.

• Production – If the status is available on the job part level only.

• Open – If the job is considered still open. Consider a job on credit hold is still open.


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• Sched Ok – Only used for those using ePace Scheduler software. ePace can prevent a job from migrating to Scheduler based on its status.

• Editable - System can prevent a user from editing data on a job and/or job part. Often used with the closed status to prevent users from changing jobs after billing.

• Auto-Changeable – Determines if another process can change this status automatically.


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• Billing OK – Used only for the auto bill feature in ePace. This flag allows a job to automatically be invoiced.

• Job Charges OK – Allows a job to accept job transactions. These come from various places in ePace such as data collection entries, PO receipts, inventory pulls, etc.


Status Code Integration

• What processes in ePace can control the job status?– Manual change on job – Manual change on job part– Job shipment – Job billing– Data collection entry (activity code)


Job Projects

• Means to link multiple jobs together for the purpose of user level reporting.

• No integration to billing.• User defined lists.• Can be de-activated upon completion.


Job Control Global Settings

• Use Job Projects – Enables the user drop down list in job control.

• Split Forms – Enables the job to display each press form (run) vs. sum of all forms. Additional control available on the press level.

• Combo Job fields – ePace will allow you to determine how you want costs split when using a combo job.


Global Settings continued

• Job Number Sequences – Relative to the job type, you will establish your job numbers here. Likewise, prefixes as applicable will be established here as well. Up to 9 variables are available.

• Enable FreightLink – Only for those who have purchased the FreightLink module. This flag will enable the FreightLink menu items in job control.


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