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Overview
The job creation process can be started by clicking Create Job on the Jobs list or Schedule page. Further, when clicking directly in the scheduler, the job creation drawer opens with the times and workstation prefilled, depending on where the user clicks.
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A workstation exists and materials are assigned in the workstation settings
A workflow is created with workstations assigned to steps
A workflow is assigned to a part
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Creating new Jobs
The job creation process can be started by clicking Create Job on the Jobs list or Schedule page.
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When creating a job via the Scheduler, the job creation drawer opens with start date and workstation prefilled, depending on where you clicked. |
Smart calculation of Start date, Finish date, and Duration
While creating or editing a job you can set the following values to schedule the job:
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While changing one of the three values, out of the remaining two values, one will remain fixed, while the other will get re-calculated. The following table shows when which value gets recalculated.
When editing this value | this value is fixed | this value is recalculated |
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Start date | Duration | Finish date |
Finish date* | Start date | Duration |
Duration | Start date | Finish date |
*When changing the Finish date to fall before the Start date, then the Duration remains fixed and the Start date is recalculated to avoid calculating a negative duration.
Seeing the current build volume
During the job creation, the current build volume of a job is displayed when the selected workstation has max dimensions defined.
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If the selected workstation has no max dimensions defined, or if no workstation is selected, then the number of parts added to the job (“Parts in this Job”) is shown instead.
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Detecting started jobs via Machine Connectivity
When a job is already scheduled, i.e. the job has a start and end time, then the MES can automatically detect if that job is started on the printer.
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