Creating workflow steps
Starting with version 22.3 Workflows can only be created from pre-defined workflow steps. Workflow steps require a step Name and Category as mandatory input. It is advised to assign the category Printing for Printing steps, Processing for all operations required to manufacture the part and Other for all other steps such as potentially Packaging or Quality checks. The categorization of workflow steps helps in identifying, filtering and categorizing shop floor operations via the Advanced analytics options.
Creating workflows from pre-defined workflow steps
Creating a workflow requires giving it a name and optional description first. After creating the empty workflow, pre-defined workflow steps can be added to the workflow by selecting them from the dropdown.
Every workflow step of a workflow can optionally be assigned one or multiple workstations that the operation can be carried out and scheduled on. If not intended to create and schedule jobs with defined starting time and duration, no workstation needs to be created or assigned to the workflow step.
Further an estimated default duration can be specified for every workflow step, which will be used to calculate an estimated finish date for a part once the total ordered quantity of part is scheduled for production.