Manage Material Time Constraints#

Material.ManageTimeConstraints

Overview#

This operation is used to manage the time constraints for a Material.

Setup#

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

Preconditions#

• Material must be Active and TopMost.
• The From Step and To Step must have the property Enable Time Constraints set to true.

Sequence of Steps#

1. Select a Material and scroll down to the Time Constraints section or click on the Time Constraints tab on the right-hand side of the screen.
2. In case previous Time Constraints have already been defined for the Material, the system will display all these existing and active Time Constraints.

Step 1: Add Time Constraints#

1. To add new Time Constraints to the Material, press Add. Then, enter the following mandatory information:
   • From Step
   • From Operation
   • To Step
   • To Operation
   • Type - minimum or maximum
   • Time Limit Date
2. Optionally, define the following criteria:
   • To Flow
   • Time Limit Rule
   • Warning Date
   • Warning Rule
   • Remove on Pass
   • Description
3. When the operation is completed, the Time Constraints menu will display the time constraint that has just been created along with others, if existing. The state of the Time Constraint will also be displayed and, by clicking on the arrow, additional Time Constraint details will be shown. If you wish to modify any of these details, click Manage to perform the desired modifications.

Step 2: Manage Time Constraints#

1. Select Manage in order to be able to manage all Time Constraints or select a specific Time Constraint from the list of previously defined Time Constraints, by clicking on it.
2. Once the Time Constraint has been selected, it will be possible to edit it by modifying the following fields:
   • Time Limit Date
   • Time Limit Rule
   • Warning Date
   • Warning Rule
   • Remove on Pass
   • Description
3. Apart from editing the Time Constraint, it is also possible to delete it by clicking on the delete icon.
4. Click Update to finish the operation.

The following table contains the possible System State of the Time Constraint:

Table: System State of the Time Constraint