Job Control Setup

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Job Control Setup

• Fusion 08
• Dave Arnold

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Job Types

• Determine job number assigned.
• Determine job number prefix assigned.
• Determines job jacket to print.
• Can be used for capturing report data.
• Can be integrated with the Job Planning module.

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Seeded Job Types

• Printing Job
• Finished Goods Job
• Combo Job
• Price List Job

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Function

• Printing Job Standard printing job which
  displays prepress, press, bindery, etc. for all
  press types.
• Finished Goods Job Works in conjunction with
  the Inventory module. This is for customer goods
  which are going to be pulled, packed and shipped.
  System produces a pick ticket rather than the
  standard print ticket.

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Function continued

• Combo Job Used for the purpose of distributing
  job cost among 2 or more jobs. The order entry
  screen changes slightly however, prints the
  standard printing job jacket.
• Price List Job This job type is used solely in
  conjunction with the PLQ module. This job type
  also produces a different job jacket specific to
  the PLQ module.

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Possible Job Type Options

• Sheet-fed Print
• Web Print
• Digital Print
• Buyout Only
• Bindery/Mail Only
• Book Work
• POP

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Job Type Settings

• Description User defined.
• Jacket Type Choose most logical (hard coded).
• Job number sequence Setup in Job Control
  Settings.
• Job number prefix Setup in Job Control
  Settings.
• Sub Job Types Optional and user defined. Breaks
  down the job type an additional layer.
• Job Type Plans Only used in conjunction with
  job planning module.

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Sub Job Types

• Used to breakdown the job type for user level
  reporting purposes solely.
• Possible options
• Capturing print jobs and press size.
• Capturing print jobs and type of piece
  manufactured.
• Digital jobs and type of data (variable vs.
  static).
• Buyout jobs and type of purchase.

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Job Type Plans

• Creates the planning record ePace will use in the
  Job Planning module.
• Estimating creates the planning record
  automatically eliminating the need to set this up
  manually.
• PLQ can create a planning record automatically if
  setup properly.
• Planning record is based on the activity code.

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Job Status Codes

• Used to define the status of a job and all of its
  parts.
• Status control the behavior of a job.
• Status codes are broken down into 2 types
• Admin status job as a whole
• Production status the job part only
• Both admin production status share the same
  maintenance file.

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System Status Codes

• ePace uses the following status, therefore should
  not be altered for other intentions unless they
  will not be used.
• Credit Hold
• Open
• Closed
• Cancelled

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Status Code Settings

• Admin to Production System will automatically
  synchronize the production status with admin
  status. The production status will not change the
  admin status.
• Admin If the status is available as admin
  status (job level) only.
• Production If the status is available on the
  job part level only.
• Open If the job is considered still open.
  Consider a job on credit hold is still open.

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• Sched Ok Only used for those using ePace
  Scheduler software. ePace can prevent a job from
  migrating to Scheduler based on its status.
• Editable - System can prevent a user from editing
  data on a job and/or job part. Often used with
  the closed status to prevent users from changing
  jobs after billing.
• Auto-Changeable Determines if another process
  can change this status automatically.

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• Billing OK Used only for the auto bill feature
  in ePace. This flag allows a job to automatically
  be invoiced.
• Job Charges OK Allows a job to accept job
  transactions. These come from various places in
  ePace such as data collection entries, PO
  receipts, inventory pulls, etc.

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Status Code Integration

• What processes in ePace can control the job
  status?
• Manual change on job
• Manual change on job part
• Job shipment
• Job billing
• Data collection entry (activity code)

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Job Projects

• Means to link multiple jobs together for the
  purpose of user level reporting.
• No integration to billing.
• User defined lists.
• Can be de-activated upon completion.

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Job Control Global Settings

• Use Job Projects Enables the user drop down
  list in job control.
• Split Forms Enables the job to display each
  press form (run) vs. sum of all forms. Additional
  control available on the press level.
• Combo Job fields ePace will allow you to
  determine how you want costs split when using a
  combo job.

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Global Settings continued

• Job Number Sequences Relative to the job type,
  you will establish your job numbers here.
  Likewise, prefixes as applicable will be
  established here as well. Up to 9 variables are
  available.
• Enable FreightLink Only for those who have
  purchased the FreightLink module. This flag will
  enable the FreightLink menu items in job control.

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