Retrospective Posting

This is when you enter the job details after you finish the job. In order to do this, you must select the Retrospective Posting setting on the Operation Times tab in Works Orders settings.

To enter Operation Times retrospectively

1. Run Operation Times.

The Enter Operation Times window appears.

2. Enter the Works Order Details.
• If you selected the Monitor barcode reader setting on the Operation Times tab in Works Orders settings, the Monitoring Barcode Reader window appears.
• Scan the barcode on the Route Card to enter the job details automatically. The Route Card is produced in the Works Orders module.
• Otherwise, select the details from the drop-down lists.
• Select the Works Order No. from the drop-down list.
• If the works order is for a one-off job, select the Stage and, Operation, if required, from the drop-down lists.

Note: Stages are enabled for one-off jobs, via the Estimating module. They allow for detailed cost analysis.

3. Enter the Quantity/Time details.

   Employee Number	If you are using barcodes, scan the employee barcode into the Monitoring Barcode Reader. The employee barcode is produced on the Employee Barcode Report in Manufacturing System Manager. If you are not using barcodes, select the Employee Number from the drop-down list.
   Qty Completed	Enter the number of items you have made.
   Labour Time	Enter the time you have spent on the job, including machine clean-up time, if required.
   Machine Time	Enter the time the machine has operated on this job.
   Setup Time	Enter the time it took to prepare the machine to operate or to prepare for the job to start.

4. Click Save.

   The information is posted.

   This goes to the waiting postings file if Operation Times is set to Use Batch Updates, using the Operation Times tab in Works Orders.

   Otherwise it is immediately recorded in the works order record.