Orders
Production orders are created and managed under Planning & Control > Orders , using three tabs:
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The Lines tab
Shows all lines included in the Order Management module. Production orders can be edited for these lines in the Orders tab. -
The Orders tab
Shows the created production orders of the selected line and their editing status ( Planned , Released or Active ). -
The Finished orders tab
Shows all production orders from the last 24 hours that have been finished or canceled.
Overview: Lines Tab
Under Planning & Control > Orders , the Lines tab is selected to view the line for which orders are to be displayed or edited.

Element/icon | Description |
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Filter by lines. Enter the complete line name or part of it. |
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Refresh the line display. |
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Click on the line which you want to view the orders for in the Orders tab. |
Overview: Orders Tab
Under Planning & Control > Orders , the production orders are planned, released for production and enabled in the Orders tab. However, an order can also be rescheduled, paused, canceled or deleted. The status and progress of the orders are visible.

Orders are located in the following three areas:
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Planned : The order has been created but has yet to be set up or released.
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Approved : The order is released for production and is waiting to be executed.
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Active : The order is being executed.
Header

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Filter by orders. Enter the complete order number or part of it. |
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<Linie> |
Select the line which you want to view orders for. |
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Enable or disable orders for editing and for changing the status. |
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Refresh data display is active or inactive Active = rotating icon Inactive = stationary icon
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Create a new order. |
Order

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<nnnnn> |
Order number
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<n> in the gray field |
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Positioner To change the order status or production sequence, drag and drop the order on the positioner in the columns and move in between columns. |
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Options menu Contains the menus to view or edit the production orders. Menus when editing is disabled:
Menus for orders under the Planned (<n>) status when editing is active:
Menus for orders under the Released (<n>) status when editing is active:
Menus for orders under the Active (1) status when editing is active:
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Indicates that the order is in the Released or Active areas |
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Quantity to be produced and percentage of parts already produced |
Overview: Order Details and Station Counter
Under Planning & control > Orders , order details and the station counter can be viewed and edited in the Orders tab, which is accessed via the Options menu .
Order, Details 1 Tab

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Part count |
Enter the number of parts to be produced. |
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Type Number |
Enter the part type number. |
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Type Variant |
Enter the type designation. |
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Cycle time |
Enter the time, in seconds, that is needed to complete a part of the order. |
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Priority |
Enter the order priority. Values: 0 … 1000, default value: 500
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Part Type |
Select the part type (serial, repair, retrofit etc.). |
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Setup |
Enter the name of the setup required for production. |
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Customer |
Enter the customer name. |
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Description |
Enter production or planning-related comments (maximum of 80 characters). |
Order, Details 2 Tab

Element | Description |
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Note |
Enter a comment about the order (maximum of 399 characters). |
Family |
Product type family This is entered via the ERP Connectivity interface. |
Batch |
Batch designation This is entered via the ERP Connectivity interface. |
Segment |
For insertion machine lines only: Enter segment (top or bottom segment). |
Side |
For insertion machine lines only: Enter the side of the printed circuit board to be tooled (bottom or top). |
Order, Details 3 Tab

Element | Description | ||
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Created on |
Date of order creation |
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Scheduled production start |
Planned production start date |
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Line: |
Line name |
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Production start |
Date of actual production start |
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End of production |
Date of actual production end |
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Scheduled production end |
Planned production end date |
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ERP ID |
ERP order ID This is entered via the ERP system. |
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Position |
Reference to the order position in the ERP collective order This is entered via the ERP system. |
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ERP created on |
Date on which the order was created in ERP |
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BEN |
BOM explosion number Enter the revision number for the bill of materials. (Only for orders in the Planned status.) |
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Date of BOM explosion |
Enter the date and time of the bill of materials revision.
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Target PSA |
Enter the production supply area at which the end product of production from this order is to be used again. |
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Packaging instruction |
Requirements for the packaging of the parts |
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Production version |
Enter a production version, so that the BOM can be queried by the PSM. (Only for orders in the Planned status.) |
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BOM Hash |
Bill of materials designation This is entered via the PSM (Product Setup Management) service. |
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User |
Order Management user |
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Production version ID |
Production version identification number This is entered via the PSM service. |
Order, Station Counter Tab
The columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on an entry in the header. |

Element | Description |
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Station |
Name of station |
IO |
Number of good parts reported by the station |
OK confirmed |
Number of good parts reported to the ERP system |
NOK |
Number of bad parts reported by the station |
NOK confirmed |
Number of bad parts reported to the ERP system |
Repair |
Number of repaired bad parts reported by the station |
Repair confirmed |
Number of repaired bad parts reported to the ERP system |
Overview: Unique Parts of an Order
Under Planning & Control > Orders , the unique parts of an order can be found in the Orders tab via the Options menu .

Unique Parts Counter

Element | Description |
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New |
Number of parts in the first station |
Active |
Number of parts in the line |
Paused |
The number of parts for which production has been paused |
Finished |
The number of parts for which production has finished |
Scrapped |
Number of rejects |
Sum |
Sum of the parts that are or have been edited |
Table
The columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on an entry in the header. |

Element | Description |
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Search ID |
Filter by unique parts. Enter the complete identification number or part of it. |
ID |
Identification number of the unique part |
Status |
Status of the unique part (status as described under unique parts counter) |
Type number |
Unique part type number |
Confirmed |
The status of the part reported to the ERP system |
BOM Hash |
Bill of materials designation |
Created |
Date and time at which production of the unique part started |
Finished |
The date and time at which the unique part was finished |
Retrieving a Line
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Go to the Planning & Control > Orders menu.
The Lines tab opens and shows the lines included in the Order Management module.
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To find a line, enter the line number or parts of the line number in the
text box in the header.
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Click on the required line.
The Planning & Control > Orders > Orders tab opens and shows the orders for the selected line.
Alternatively, you can also select a line in the Planning & Control > Orders > Orders tab in the <Liniennummer> selection list. |
Viewing Order Details
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select View order.
In the Order <Auftragsnummer> window, the Details 1 , Details 2 and Details 3 tabs display information about the order.
A description of the entries can be found under Overview: Order Details and Station Counter. |
Viewing the Station Counter
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select View order.
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Switch to the Station counter tab.
In the Order <Auftragsnummer> window, the Station counter tab shows the number of good and bad parts and the number of reworked parts.
A description of the entries can be found under Overview: Order Details and Station Counter. |
View unique parts of an order
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select View unique parts.
The Unique parts of <Auftragsnummer> window displays information about the parts produced.
A description of the entries can be found under Overview: Unique Parts of an Order. |
View finished orders

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Go to the Planning & Control > Orders > Finished orders tab.
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Filter by line and time ranges, if necessary.
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Where necessary, refresh the data using
in the header.
The finished orders are displayed according to the selected filter criteria. Finished orders are black and canceled orders are red.
Changing the Order Editing Status
In the Order Management module, the status of an order corresponds to the processing status. To change the status of an order, the order is moved to the desired area: Planned , Released or Active. The sequence in the respective area determines the processing priority: The topmost order has the highest priority.
Released orders do not have to be moved to the Active area. The topmost order in the Released area is automatically moved to the Active area after the currently active order has been processed. |
Orders can be planned, released, rescheduled, paused, activated or canceled and deleted.

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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number of the required order in the
text box in the header.
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Activate processing in the header with
Process.
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To change the editing status, go to
in the order and drag and drop the order to the required area.
Or:
To change the processing status, open the options menu in the order with
and select the desired status.
The options menu depends on the status of the order.
Overview: Orders Tab -
To prioritize the order within an area, go to
in the order and hold down the mouse button to drag the order upward.
The order is in the selected area at the selected location.
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To delete an order, continue to Delete order.
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To pause an active order, continue to Pause order.
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To cancel an active order, continue to Canceling an Order.
Create order
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
In the header, click on
to add an order.
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In the Create new order window, go to the Details 1 , Details 2 and Detail 3 tabs to add the required entries.
The priority can only be entered when the order is created.
A description of the entries can be found under Overview: Order Details and Station Counter.
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Click on Save to create the order.
The order appears in the Planned (<n>) area at the bottom.
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To release the order, continue to Changing the Order Editing Status.
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To edit the order, continue to Editing an Order.
Editing an Order
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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Enable editing by clicking on
Edit in the header.
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If the order is not in the Planned (<n>) or Released (<n>) area, drag the order to this area.
Changing the Order Editing Status -
In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select Edit order.
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You can amend the required entries in the Details 1 , Details 2 and Details 3 tabs.
Some information is entered by connected systems and cannot be edited.
A description of the entries can be found under Overview: Order Details and Station Counter.
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Apply changes with Save.
The changes are applied to the order.
Rescheduling an Active Order
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
Enable editing by clicking on
Edit in the header.
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In the Active (1) area, change the status of the active order first to Released , then to Planned.
Changing the Order Editing Status -
Edit the order.
Editing an Order
The changes are applied to the order.
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To release the order, continue to Changing the Order Editing Status.
Pause order
Prerequisite
The order is in the Released (<n>) or Active (1) area.
Procedure
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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Activate processing in the header with
Process.
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In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select Pause order.
This option is only available if the Allow pausing of orders setting is active.
The order is removed from the Released (<n>) or Active (1) area and is displayed in the Planned (<n>) area with a gray line.
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To continue production, continue to Stopping an Order Pause.
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To delete the order, continue to Delete order.
Stopping an Order Pause
Prerequisite
The order is paused, i.e., the order is in the Planned (<n>) area and is highlighted with a gray line.
Procedure
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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Activate processing in the header with
Process.
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In the paused order, go to
and drag and drop the order into the Released (<n>) area.
The order is in the Released (<n>) area and is continued according to the prioritization.
Canceling an Order
Canceled orders can no longer be edited and produced. |
Prerequisite
The order is being executed, i.e., the order is in the Active (1) area.
Procedure
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
Activate processing in the header with
Process.
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In the Active (1) area, click on
to open the options menu in the order and select Cancel order ….
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To permanently cancel the order, click on Yes in the dialog window.
The order is removed from the Orders tab and is displayed in the Finished orders tab.
Delete order
Prerequisites
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Role
PowerUser OrderManagement
orAdmin OrderManagement
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The production order is in the Planned (<n>) or Released (<n>) areas.
Procedure
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Select the line that belongs to the order.
Retrieving a Line -
To find the order, enter the order number or parts of the order number in the
text box in the header.
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Enable editing by clicking on
Edit in the header.
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In the order, open the Options menu by clicking on
and select Delete order.
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To permanently delete the order, click on Yes in the dialog window.
The order is removed from the Orders tab and is displayed in the Finished orders tab.