Runs With Jobs Window
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Runs With Jobs are two or more jobs with the exact same routings that are scheduled together (called a Runs With Job Group).  The scheduler totals the quantity for the Runs With Job Group and schedules the group based on the selected parent job.  When the parent job has been completed, the entire Runs With Job Group will be completed.


The example window below shows three Runs With Jobs where the parent job is the first job in the list.  The Parent job is identified with a and the Runs With job(s) are identified with a :



Note that only one Runs With Job group may be displayed in the Runs With Job window at a time.  If two Runs With Job groups are selected to be displayed, only the first group will be displayed.


Runs With Jobs can be set by the following within DMS:

  1. Mfg Orders Job Grid
  2. Manufacturing Order Job Details
  3. Job Analysis Graph
  4. Job Gantt Chart


To set a group of Runs With jobs, a parent job must be selected and the following routing parameters must match with the parent:


  1. Number of operations must match
  2. Operation Ident
  3. Route command
  4. Route Parameter
  5. Resource
  6. Pool
  7. Min Resources
  8. Max Resources


There are two types of deactivated Runs With Jobs.  The first is “Deactivated” which is a manual deactivation of a job or a Runs With Job group by the user.  The second is “Deactivated by system” that the scheduler will set a Runs With Job to if the routing does not match with the parent.


During a schedule run if the scheduler detects that one or more Runs With Jobs in the group do not match, the scheduler will set the mismatched Runs With Job to "Deactivated by system", print a warning message to the schedule status file and will schedule this job separately from the Runs With Job group.  Once you have fixed the mismatched Runs With Job’s routing to match the parent, you can select to Activate the Runs With Job by either a left click on the mismatched Runs With Job and select Activate or select the Active Group button to activate all Runs With Jobs in the group.  A job deactivated by the system is identified with a in the Runs With Job grid.


The option to deactivate one or more Runs With Job manually is also available.  You can select one job to deactivate by a right click on job in Runs With Job grid and select Deactivate.  To deactivate the entire Runs With Job group, click on the Deactivate Group button on the Runs With Job window.  The same procedure can be performed to activate one job or activate the entire Runs With Job group.  A job deactivated by the user is identified with a in the Runs With Job grid.


If you deactivate a parent job in a Runs With Job group, the entire Runs With Job group is deactivated.


To setup a Runs With Job group:


  1. Using Mfg Order Job Grid, select a job or one or more jobs in the Mfg Orders Job Grid by optionally using selecting multiple rows and select either File | Runs With Jobs or right click on the grid and select Runs With Jobs. 
  2. Using Manufacturing Order Job Details, for the currently selected job select either File | Runs With Jobs or right click on the Job Tree and select Runs With Jobs.
  3. Using the Job Analysis Graph, for the currently displayed job select either File | Runs With Jobs or right click on the Job panel or Operation grid and select Runs With Jobs.
  4. For the Job Gantt Chart, select a job on the Gantt Chart and then select either File | Runs With Jobs or right click on the Gantt Chart and select Runs With Jobs.


Valid commands are:


  1. Order Number Jobs can be added to the grid by entering an order number and clicking the Add job to Grid button.  The drop down menu of jobs can be sorted by selecting the Sort menu item.  The drop down menu of jobs can be sorted by:
    1. Order Number
    2. Part number plus start date
    3. Jobs Identification (Project) plus Start Date
    4. Start date plus part number
    5. Start Date plus Jobs Identification (Project)
  2. To add a job to the Runs With Job group, select the Set RW check box column in the grid.
  3. To select the Parent job, select the Set as Parent check box coulmn.  Only one job in a Runs With Job group can be the parent.
  4. To save the Runs With Job group, click on the Save button.  To cancel the changes, click on the Cancel button.
  5. To verify that the routings match the parent, after selections have been made, click on the Verify Routings button.
  6. Deactivate Group To Deactivate the entire Runs With Job group, click on the Deactivate Group button.  DMS will ask you to verify the change.  Click Yes to deactivate the group or click No to not deactivate the group.  The Deactivation is saved and there is no need to click the Save button.
  7. Activate Group To Activate the entire Runs With Job group, click on the Activate Group button.  DMS will ask you to verify the change.  Click Yes to Activate the group or click No to not Activate the group.  The Activation is saved and there is no need to click the Save button.
  8. Delete To delete the Runs With Job group relationship.  Select File | Delete Current Runs With Job Relationships or click on the delete icon.  DMS will ask you to verify deleting the relationships.  Click Yes to delete the relationships and save the changes, or Click No to ignore the delete.  
  9. View | Column Selections is used to select what columns you want to display in the Runs With Job grid.
  10. Export To export the grid contents, select Export.
  11. Print to print the grid contents.