Working with the Parts List

Owned by Brian Crotty (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Sept 16, 2024 by Olek Pucher
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All parts ordered from a Service are listed on the Parts list. It represents a single overview of the entire production volume that needs to be manufactured. Clicking one of the rows of the parts list table will open the associated part detail page (see also The Part Detail page).

The column Part # contains a hyperlink. You can use right-click or CMD-click to open parts in a new tab.

Sorting and Filtering the Parts List

You can quickly sort and filter the parts list to compare what to produce first and how you need to schedule them.

  1. Finished parts are hidden by default - by activating the Show finished parts filter all parts can be shown in the parts list

  2. Click on the Edit Columns menu to customize the displayed columns according to your needs. You can freely arrange the activated columns by drag and drop.

  3. Use the Search field to find specific types of information.

  4. Customize the view with filters:

    • the filters you apply will be saved for the current session, you can switch to the order page and get back to the parts list, your chosen filters will still be applied

    • applied filters are saved in the URL of the parts list, bookmark the current URL to open the parts list with the saved filters applied at any time

Bulk Operations on Parts

Selecting multiple parts in the parts list allows applying the following bulk-actions to all selected parts:

  1. Assign workflows,

  2. Assign employees,

  3. Set the target date,

  4. Promote selected parts to their next workflow step,

  5. Export the production sheets for all parts,

  6. Download their 3D files

Accessing bulk operations through “More”

Column Overview

Similar to the jobs list, the individual part list columns can be hidden or shown to the user's preferences. The list of parts can be searched, columns can be freely arranged with drag&drop and can be used for filtering and sorting to quickly find the desired job. The parts list offers the following columns and data:

Column

Description

Filterable

Sortable

Column

Description

Filterable

Sortable

Thumbnail

Preview image of the part

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Part #

Service specific Part ID that is automatically set when an order is placed. The Part ID is a hyperlink that can be right-clicked and hereby open the part detail page in a new tab if desired.

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Part Name

Name of the ordered part. If the name is not changed manually

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Order #

Order ID associated with the ordered part. The Order ID is a hyperlink that can be right-clicked and hereby open the order detail page in a new tab if desired.

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Order Status

Shows the order status of the order to which the part belongs.

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Order Title

Order title associated with the ordered part.

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Company

Company associated with the user who placed the order.

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Order Date

Date the order was placed.

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Due Date

Due date specified by the customer during order process. Shown as “Preferred Due Date” in the Basket.

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Est. Finished Date

Calculated production finish date of a part.

The estimated finish date is compared to the target date to give feedback on potential delays of the current production schedule.

If all sequences of a part are scheduled then the Est. finish date is automatically calculated following the formula:

Est. finish date = job_end_time + SUM of all following workflow step durations

This date is automatically re-calculated if jobs or workflow steps are updated.

The Est. Finished Date is not calculated if there is no job or the job is not scheduled.

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Target Date

The Target Date describes when the production of a part is expected to be finished.

Under certain conditions the date is calculated automatically - but it can always be overwritten or filled in manually.

For the target date to be calculated automatically, the following needs to be true:

  • all sequences of a part are scheduled

  • the Target Date is still empty

The calculation of the Target Date is according to this formula:

Target date = job_end_time + SUM of all following workflow step durations

This date is not re-calculated if jobs or workflow steps are updated.

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Shipping Time

 

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Material

Material requested for part production.

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Post-Processings

Post-processings chosen in the order process for this part.

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Technology

Production technology to be used for production of this part. Inherited directly from the chosen material.

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Box Volume

A parts box volume. Automatically calculated during the analysis of the 3D file after uploading.

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Order Quantity

Parts quantity that needs to be produced.

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yes

Assignees

Employee assigned to this part.

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To Schedule

Shows how many parts still need to be added to a print job and scheduled.

Example: To Schedule = 3/5

  • 2 parts have already been added to a scheduled print job (or the job as already finished)

  • 3 parts have not been added to a print job, yet, thus still need to be scheduled

  • 5 indicates the total Quantity of parts ordered (see column Quantity)

Sequences are considered scheduled if

  • the workstation of the job is of type “Printing” (other types are ignored)

  • the job is scheduled, i.e. the job has a start and end time and a duration, or the job has already finished.

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Step

Parts current workflow step. Shows Mixed if multiple sequence groups are in different steps.

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Next Step

Upcoming workflow step according to the parts assigned workflow.

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Workflow

Workflow that is assigned to the part.

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Part Requirements columns

If specified in the order process, part requirements are shown as an individual column each.

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