Oracle MES provides preassigned assembly serial numbers enabling the creation of serialized jobs. You have the ability to perform operation and assembly completion by job serial number record. The progress of the job can be tracked after the serialization start operation using the assembly serial number. In serialized manufacturing you can:
Query jobs and perform transactions by serial number.
The Job Selection Mode parameter is used to set your search preferences by serial number when initializing the workstation. Use selection mode Assembly Serial Numbers to use the Search Serial Numbers page as the initial page display for the workstation.
Use a mobile device to scan jobs by serial number for transactions.
Set the Auto Associate Serial Numbers parameter to determine if serial numbers are automatically generated and associated with a job when a job is created and released.
Auto association of serial numbers provides the ability to associate serial numbers to jobs based on job quantity. The job start quantity is used to determine the number of serial numbers created. The Work in Process parameter, Auto Associate Serial Numbers, is used to provide this option. If set to:
On Job Release: Serial numbers are automatically generated and associated with a job when it is released.
Never: Serial numbers are not generated but can be associated to the job at any point in the manufacturing cycle.
Control move transactions sequentially up to the next count point operation.
If the Enforce Sequential Move parameter is set to Yes, you can restrict moves for assemblies for particular departments. The Dispatch List, Search Serial Numbers page, and move and completion transaction pages display only up to the count point operation.
Create transactions in specialized move, return, scrap, and completion pages for serial number transactions.
This enables you to move only one serial number record, and restricts overcompletions.
Perform express moves for serialized assemblies.
This action moves all the serial number records in a job operation.
The Search Serial Numbers page is the starting point for the serialized transactions. Available transactions and default values displayed are tied to the method the page is accessed.
Express Moves
Express move functionality is supported for serialized jobs enabling you to move the quantity in one action; and create move transactions for a number of job operations performed in one action. In these jobs you can:
Move partial quantities depending on the method the Search Serial Numbers page is accessed. You cannot move partial quantities if accessed from the Dispatch List Serialized icon, but you can if accessed directly from startup or from global actions.
Move multiple serial numbers assigned to the job operation.
Express Transact Components
If you are using the Express Transact Components page feature, you can create move transactions from one step to the next step by default - rather than the next operation and default operation step. When scanning large numbers of serialized components, this feature mitigates the task of manually selecting components you require - and deselecting the ones not you do not want in the transaction. You can view the required, issued, open quantity values, and component serial numbers for a serialized assembly.