Jonathon, Thanks for the advice.
I just figure out another way to help me to have a more useful "Calculated Completion Date" when I plan a production run. I first create different tasks for the same purpose, e.g. 1) 10 workers to gather all the raw materials 2) 20 workers to gather all the raw materials but each with a different "Estimated Run Time". So that I can assign different tasks to the job and have it re-calculate the "Calculated Completion Date" before I confirm the job. My next question is how to reserve the fixed asset that has a job already associated with. So as to prevent the fixed asset being occupy by more than one job at one time. Regarding the fix for the "Calculated Completion Date", I think the current behavior is correct and is what we should expect. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Jonathon -- Improov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:26 AM To: [email protected]; Tom Anderson Subject: Re: Question on Rouning tasks Mike, I tried it myself. It seems that the "Calculated Completion Date", whether for the production run or the individual routing tasks, will not change. (Can anyone familiar with this confirm this?). To denote actual time spent, click on "Declare". In the field "Add Actual Task Time", key in the actual time it would take (in seconds, sorry for big number!), say 60 (for 60 seconds). Your "Actual Time" field will show 60 (seconds). Then when you have an extra worker, you will then enter -30 into the field "Add Actual Task Time", and your "Actual Time" field will now show 30 (seconds). Note that your actual start time for the entire production run will be the time you start your first routing task. Sorry, it seems you can't specify the start time ("From Date") for each routing task. So, yeah, it seems the value for "Actual Time" looks disembodied. Yes, I know that it's irritating and counter-intuitive that the "Calculated Completion Date" values don't show you the changes. Even the "From Date" and "To Date" for each routing task don't seem to work at all. But no worries! We can easily fix that! Or would you mind submitting a fix for that yourself? Jonathon Mike Wong wrote: > Jonathon, > > Yes, this is exactly what I want to achieve - "10 workers can gather > the raw materials in 10 hours, 20 workers would do so in 5" > > As of now I can't figure out how to do it. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathon -- Improov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Question on Rouning tasks > > Mike, > > There could be a bug, so that "Calculated Completion date" won't change. But > I'm not sure, since > I'm not 100% familiar with all the business logics there. > > What do you mean by "assign 20 workers to 2 of the task"? Every task in a > production run is a > distinct step. The first task could be "gather all the raw materials". So if > 10 workers can gather > the raw materials in 10 hours, 20 workers would do so in 5. > > Likewise for the 2nd task, say "assemble the raw materials". > > Jonathon > > Mike Wong wrote: >> Jonathon, >> >> I've checked that I can only declare the actual setup time and the actual >> time but not the number of the routing tasks. And the "Calculated >> Completion date" won't change after I confirmed the "Production Run". >> >> The question is how can I plan for a Production run. >> >> e.g. >> >> If I assign 10 workers to one of the task and the job can be completed on >> 25th Jan. But if I assign 20 workers to 2 of the task the job can be >> completed on 10th Jan. >> >> So I can play with that to plan for my resources usage. >> >> Thanks >> Mike >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jonathon -- Improov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:41 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Tom Anderson >> Subject: Re: Question on Rouning tasks >> >> Mike, >> >> Once you start a routing task (when inside the Production Run screen), you >> can "Declare" certain >> numbers for the routing task. I believe you can set the completion time >> there. Let me know what >> you found? Thanks. >> >> Jonathon >> >> Mike Wong wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> One quick question. >>> >>> With the current version of OfBiz is it possible to create a "Rounting >> Task" >>> which can simulate a job that can be done by multiple workers? >>> >>> All I can do now is a Task with an estimate usage time which will be >>> multiply with the quantity to calculate the estimate job end time. I >> can't >>> configure the task to if I can assign 2 workers to that task and the >>> estimate end time should be cut to half. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
