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How to log a job and end a job in OFS?

Starting a job on the Console when production changes over, ending it when nothing follows, and what to do when the End Job button is not showing.

Log the shift before logging a job. How to log in and out of a shift on the Console covers that.

Step 1 — Start the job

From the Console, press the flashing red JOB button.

In the dialog that opens:

  • select the Product from Scheduled Orders, or use the Filter box to search for it
  • press Edit beside Units To Make and enter the quantity
  • press OK, then Start

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Enter a real Units To Make figure rather than leaving it at zero. The Console works out job progress and the ETA from it, so a job with no target quantity cannot show either.

The line moves into SETUP as soon as the job starts, unless the product is configured to skip setup.

Step 2 — End the job

Only end a job when no job follows it — a scheduled clean, maintenance, or the end of the production programme.

The End Job button appears below the speedometer once the line has stopped. Press it.

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If another job is coming, do not press End Job first. Starting the next job ends the previous one for you, and ending it early leaves an unallocated gap between the two.

If the End Job button is not showing

When the line stops, a DOWNTIME IN countdown appears above the reason panel. While it is still counting down you can end the job without doing anything else.

When it reaches zero the banner changes to PROVIDE REASON OR NEXT JOB, and End Job is removed until the stoppage is explained. The countdown is 90 seconds by default and OFS Support can change it for your site.

To bring the button back:

  1. Select a downtime category.
  2. Select the reason.
  3. Press Set Reason.

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End Job and End Shift share the same gate, so they appear and disappear together.

If the line looks stopped and the button still is not there, check whether counts are still arriving — a line trickling units through a setup counts as running even though the state lamp is amber.

Changing over to the next job

The line does not have to stop. Starting the new job ends the previous one automatically.

  1. Press the JOB button. It will not be flashing red.
  2. Select the Product.
  3. Enter the Units To Make quantity.
  4. Press OK, then Start.

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Ending a job never ends the shift, and ending a shift never ends the job. If the same job carries into the next shift, leave it running — its counts carry across the handover.

 

 

Find the explanation video here.