Global Reschedule Action Buttons

Prioritize Jobs (button)

Click this button to open the Prioritize Jobs utility to assign a specific Priority value to each job included on the Whiteboard.

For more information see Prioritize Jobs Utility.

Process (button)

Click 'Process' to open a verification prompt regarding the generation of a new set of scheduling assumptions.

• Click 'Yes' to recalculate the Whiteboard based on the options selected.
• Click 'No' to prevent the recalculation of the Whiteboard.

Only jobs that are open and unlocked will be affected by the Global Reschedule utility.

Upon processing, the utility will close any routing steps that have been left open on closed jobs.

Close (button)

Click this button to close the Global Reschedule utility and return to the Whiteboard screen.

Cycle Time Remaining On Active Routing Steps

This setting determines how the system calculates how much cycle time to schedule for steps that have been started but not completed.

Use Estimated Cycle Time Entered On Job's Router

This setting uses the cycle time from the job's router and "pro-rates" it (based on the work already completed) to determine the remaining load.

Calculate New Cycle Time Using Actual Hours Reported

This setting uses the time reported on time tickets for work already done and recalculates the amount of remaining cycle time based on how long it has taken so far.

• It does not matter whether the time ticket was created from a data collection device or entered directly in JobBOSS².

Jobs To Be Scheduled

This setting determines which jobs are updated and rescheduled when the global Reschedule utility is processed.

Job Number / Specified Job ONLY

When a Job Number is entered in the field provided and this radio button is selected, only the specifically listed job is rescheduled.

Unscheduled Jobs Only

When this radio button is selected, the utility ignores any jobs that are already included on the Whiteboard and only schedules jobs that have been processed but not yet scheduled.

• Newly scheduled jobs are added to the Whiteboard around the ones that are already present since their Start and End Dates are not recalculated.
• This setting would be used when the option to 'Update Schedule In "Real Time"' is not selected (located in the Whiteboard Settings.)

All Open Job Numbers

When this radio button is selected, the utility will schedule / reschedule all open, unlocked jobs, even if they are already included in the Whiteboard. This setting is useful in the following scenarios:

• To review the affect of changes made to capacity assumptions, direction, or loading method
  • This is often done in conjunction with the use of the 'Save Settings' and related options.
• To revise scheduled Start and End Dates, especially if there are jobs running late that were supposed to have started at some date in the past

Direction To Schedule Jobs

This setting determines whether jobs will be scheduled using the 'FORWARD' or 'BACKWARD' Loading Method.

• This will override previous assumptions if the option selected is opposite of the one originally used to schedule a job.

Actions To Be Performed By Process Button

This setting works along with the 'Direction' selected to determine what to do with jobs that have already been started and, in the case of backward scheduling, jobs that may be scheduled to begin in the past. The options vary slightly depending on which Direction is selected, but in either case, multiple "Actions" can be selected.

Forward Scheduling Selected

The utility will review and update each job included in the Global Reschedule once for each option selected, so choosing both will cause the utility to make two "passes" through each job.

• FORWARD Schedule All Steps Currently Active In The Shop

  When this option is selected the utility will forward schedule all routed steps that have been started but not yet completed (i.e. they are 'active') on the jobs included in the Global Reschedule. If this option is left blank, these active steps will keep their existing scheduled Start and End Dates regardless of any of the selections made in the utility.

• FORWARD Schedule All Open Routing Steps

  When this option is selected the utility will forward schedule all routed steps that have not yet been started but are present on jobs included in the Global Reschedule that have had other steps already completed. (For example, Step 10 has been completed but Steps 20 and 30 have not been started.) If this option is left blank, these steps will keep their existing scheduled Start and End Dates regardless of any of the selections made in the utility.

Backward Scheduling Selected

The utility will review and update each job included in the Global Reschedule once for each option selected, so choosing them all will cause the utility to make three "passes" through each job.

• FORWARD Schedule All Steps Currently Active In The Shop

  When this option is selected the utility will forward schedule all routed steps that have been started but not yet completed (i.e. they are 'active') on the jobs included in the Global Reschedule. If this option is left blank, these active steps will keep their existing scheduled Start and End Dates regardless of any of the selections made in the utility.

• BACKWARD Schedule All Open Routing Steps

  When this option is selected the utility will backward schedule all routed steps that have not yet been started but are present on jobs included in the Global Reschedule that have had other steps already completed. (For example, Step 10 has been completed but Steps 20 and 30 have not been started.) If this option is left blank, these steps will keep their existing scheduled Start and End Dates regardless of any of the selections made in the utility.

• FORWARD Schedule Routing Steps That Are In The Past

  When this option is selected the utility will forward schedule all routed steps that are currently scheduled to start on a date prior to the current one. If this option is left blank, these steps will remain scheduled to start in the past and will keep their existing scheduled End Dates regardless of any of the selections made in the utility.