Operation materials
The Operation Materials table defines what item(s) an operation is consuming and producing.
If an operation Op is consuming 2 units of part A and 1 unit of part B to produce 3 units of part C, then this table should contain three records:
operation |
quantity |
item |
type |
|---|---|---|---|
Op |
-2 |
A |
Start |
Op |
-1 |
B |
Start |
Op |
3 |
C |
End |
If the same operation produces 1 units of part C you can leave out the third record. It’s implicitly assumed from the item field in the operation table.
operation |
quantity |
item |
type |
|---|---|---|---|
Op |
-2 |
A |
Start |
Op |
-1 |
B |
Start |
Key Fields
Field |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
operation |
operation |
The operation name consuming and producing items. |
quantity |
number |
The quantity of item consumed or produced. A negative quantity should be used for consumed items and positive quantity should be used for produced items. |
item |
item |
The item being consumed or produced. |
type |
non-empty string |
This field is used to specify whether the stock should be consumed/produced at the
start or at the end of the operation.
Possible values : “Start”, “End”, “Fixed start”, “Fixed end”.
Start : This is typical to consumed items. The item is consumed at the beginning of
the operation.
End : This is typical to produced items. The item is produced at the end of the
operation.
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Advanced topics
Complete table description: Operation materials