Why:
Using Barcode badges allows mechanics to record their activities via a terminal using a scanner. Depending on a parameter set up described below, this can either be at order or operation line level. If there’s no order for a mechanic to clock onto, the system holds a list of codes that describe downtime and the mechanic must clock onto one of these.A user only ever clocks onto an activity. This effectively ‘ends’ his last activity. The only time that he will clock ‘off’ is for lunch or at the end of the day.
Where:
From the desktop select the On Line Time Recording button. This will display the Mechanic Time Recording window.
How to Use Barcode Badge Time Recording:
Each mechanic has a bar code badge that holds his employee number. He must scan this, along with the bar code printed against the order number and line number (if time recording at operation level) from repair order. If there’s no repair order to clock onto, then a list of bar codes for non-productive downtime can be produced and the mechanic can scan one of these.
When a mechanic scans his barcode badge, a number of icons are available:
= Clocking by
category.
= Time card
enquiry.
= Exceptions
enquiry.
= Shift
pattern enquiry.
= Non-working
days.
After scanning, a message will be displayed confirming the order number or non-productive code that the mechanic is clocked onto, along with a date and time.
What else would you like to do?
Print Bar codes for the Mechanics badges via the ‘Mechanic Workbench - Reports sub menu - Print Mechanic Bar Code List’.
Related Topics:
Clocks by Payment Category Enquiry
Set Up:
Branch parameter BOH being set to POS001 means that On Line Time Recording screen displays an ‘Activity’ field rather than ‘Order’ and ‘Non-productive’ fields. This allows the activity to be scanned in regardless of it being productive or non-productive.
Parameter ONA 001 determines if time recording at order line level is in operation. If ONA 001 is set to *LIKE (POS 001) then the order number and line number are used for recording time.