Operations

Purpose

An operation is an elementary manufacturing step: cutting, bending, welding, painting, inspecting. Each operation is given the machines it can be carried out on.

The operations defined here are then assembled into the operation routings, which describe the complete manufacturing sequence of an article.

Machines ──► Opérations ──► Gammes opératoires ──► Lancements / OF
 (on what?)   (do what?)      (in what order?)      (production)

Who can access this module?

The module is visible to accounts holding the Production management right.

Access

• Menu: Production management → Operations
• Address: /operations
• Screen title: Opérations

The operation list

The top bar contains ☰ side menu, 🏠 home, the Filtrer… field, the name of the signed-in account, the language selector and the account menu.

Column	Content
Code	The operation code.
Désignation	Its name.
Type	Numérique, Booléen positif or Booléen négatif.
Action	✏️ Editer and 🗑️ Supprimer.

The list shows 50 operations per page, with the pagination controls.

The operation types

The type describes how the operation is booked in the workshop:

Type	Meaning
Numérique	The operator enters a quantity completed.
Booléen positif	The operation is simply done or not done.
Booléen négatif	Same principle, with the logic reversed.

The type cannot be entered in this version

The column exists and displays the value saved, but the creation and editing window has no type field: only the code, the designation and the machines can be changed there.

An operation created from the application therefore takes the server's default type, and the column may stay empty if no value is set. To fix a type, contact support.

Creating an operation

Click the ➕ button at the top left of the table: the Ajouter opération window opens.

Field	Required	Description
Code	✔	The operation code, unique in the workspace.
Désignation	✔	Its name, the one that will appear in the routings.

The Enregistrer button stays inactive until both fields are filled in. The message « Opération créée avec succès » confirms the save.

Number your codes to carry the sequence

Operation routings do not allow operations to be ordered. Having the code carry the sequence — 010 Découpe, 020 Pliage, 030 Finition — is the simplest way to make the chain readable within a routing.

Assigning the machines

The Machines utilisées section lists the equipment the operation can be carried out on.

1. Click Ajouter: a search field appears.
2. Type the code or the name of the machine.
3. Click the machine to assign it.

The message « Aucune machine disponible » signals that no match exists. To remove a machine, use the red button on its row.

When no machine is assigned, the section displays « Aucune machine assignée ».

Several machines for the same operation

That is the usual case: a cutting operation may be done on several presses. Assign them all — that is what leaves scheduling some room to manoeuvre.

The machines come from the Machines module

Only the machines declared in Machines are offered. If a piece of equipment is missing, create it first.

Editing an operation

On the row concerned, click the green ✏️ Editer icon: the Modifier opération window opens with the code, the designation and the machines already assigned.

The message « Opération modifiée avec succès » confirms the save.

Existing routings are not recalculated

Editing an operation — in particular removing a machine — does not affect the routings that already use it, nor the manufacturing orders in progress.

Deleting an operation

The delete button has no effect

The red 🗑️ Supprimer icon is present on every row but triggers no action: no confirmation is displayed and the operation stays in the list.

An obsolete operation cannot be removed. Say so in its designation to keep it from being assigned to new routings.

Messages and troubleshooting

Situation	Message	What to do
Operation saved	Opération créée avec succès / Opération modifiée avec succès	—
The code already exists	Erreur : Code opération dupliqué, in place of the window title	Choose another code.
The Enregistrer button stays greyed out	—	The code or the designation is empty.
Aucune machine disponible	—	Check what you typed, or create the machine in Machines.
A machine does not appear in the search	—	It is already assigned to the operation.
The Type column is empty	—	No type is saved; it cannot be entered from the application.
The Supprimer button does nothing	No message	Normal behaviour in this version.
The operation does not appear in a routing	—	It may already be assigned to it: the search excludes operations already present.
The session has expired	Automatic return to the sign-in screen	Sign in again; the entry in progress is lost.

Known limitations in this version

• The operation type is displayed in the list but cannot be entered: the window has no matching field.
• The Supprimer button has no effect: no deletion is possible.
• No standard duration and no set-up time is associated with an operation, which rules out any workload or routing-time calculation.
• No skill and no workstation is attached to an operation.
• The sort arrows in the headers are decorative.

See also

• Machines — the equipment to assign to the operations.
• Operation routings — assembling operations into a routing.
• Bills of materials — the composition of manufactured articles.
• Production launches / MOs — launching into production.