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The graph area

The user interface » Gantt chart » The graph area

The graph area shows different kinds of graphs, such as Workload graph Manpower graph (refer to chapter Optional modules->Manpower) Material graph (refer to chapter Optional modules->BOM) If more graphs are selected to be shown at the same time, a scroll bar is…

Workload graph

Web Planner » Web-planner overview » Workload graph

A workload graph is by default shown at the bottom of the Gantt chart. To hide or show the graph use the arrow next to the Workload graph titlle. The workload relating to each resource is shown by the color assigned to the resource in the resource list. See more about…

The structure of the roles.xml file

Product configuration » Enable/Disable GUI elements » The structure of the roles.xml file

The roles.xml file has a hierarchical structure. The top tag is RoleList, then follows the PermissionRole which describes the user’s role, then the FeatureContainer which contains several features. A feature has two attributes Visible and enabled where both have two…

The user interface

The user interface

The main window The following features are part of the main ROB-EX Scheduler window: The Gantt chart. Menu Toolbar Detail panel Short cut menu Edit operation Create express order

Starting the App

Reporting and KPI » Resource monitor » Starting the App

Get the HTTP URL of the ROB-EX Integration Client. Contact your ROB-EX system administrator. It will look like this: http://robexsrv01 On your mobile or desktop device open a web-browser (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari) Enter and Bookmark the URL for the Resource…

Installing the client

Getting Started » Installing the client

This document explains the steps necessary to install a new ROB-EX Scheduler client. Installation of the ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser Server is optional and is a separate topic you can read more about in the Multiuser server section. Preparation First make sure that…

Starting the app

Reporting and KPI » Dashboard App » Starting the app

Get the HTTP address of the ROB-EX Integration Client. Contact your ROB-EX system administrator. It will look like this: http://robexsrv01:9999 On your mobile or desktop device open a modern web-browser (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari) Enter and Bookmark the URL for the…

The Times tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Times tab

Field Explanation Quantity factor Adjust the number of pieces on the specific operation. Example: An order produces 100 tables. The current operation produces table legs. For every table on the production order, this operation produces 4…

The Advanced tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Advanced tab

The advanced tab allows control of less commonly used advanced options. Calendar settings Respect resource calendar If “Yes” is selected (the default) the duration of the operation will be calculated with respect to open and closed periods. If…

The Progress tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Progress tab

The progress function can get its information (partial completions) by Manually entering the information in this window. A typical way to get to the tab, is by double clicking an operation in the Gantt chart. The window Edit operation is opened. For Started…

The Materials tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Materials tab

Use this tab to add, edit or remove BOM-lines assigned to the current operation. If you edit BOM-lines for an operation assigned to a master route, then those BOM-lines will be copied automatically to any order created from that master route. If you edit BOM-lines…

The Dependencies tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Dependencies tab

Anchorpoints for constraint arcs between two or more operations may be edited from the Dependencies tab. Also see how to use the graphical constraint editor

The Batch tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Batch tab

Please see the description of the Batch module

The Manpower tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Manpower tab

Please refer to chapter Optional modules – Manpower for a description of the Manpower tab.

Scoping the problem

Getting Started » Solving my first scheduling problem » Scoping the problem

Before starting to enter master data into ROB-EX Scheduler, it is important to gain an overview of the production area you intend to plan for. As an inspiration, you can follow the steps outlined below. Define planning scope Limit the area of the production you want…

Show or hide the field on the detail panel

Product configuration » Enable/Disable GUI elements » Show or hide the field on the detail panel

The existing fields on the detail panel can be hidden or some fields which are not shown by default can be shown. Below the default detail panel is illustrated. The following example describes how to show the customer field. To show the Customer field perform the…

Planning the client installation

Getting Started » Installing the client » Planning the client installation

This document explains considerations that should be taken into account when planning to install the clients: ROB-EX Scheduler Planner and ROB-EX Scheduler Viewer. Preparation First make sure that the target system meets the system requirements. For a client the most…

Selecting the runtime language

Getting Started » Starting up the client » Licensing version 6.4 and newer » Selecting the runtime language

This setting controls text on labels, menus, buttons, etc. Add the locale parameter as shown below. In the example the parameters “en IE” (case matters !!!) added to the Target line will start a client with English (en) language using Irish (IE) regional…

Starting up the client

Getting Started » Starting up the client

After completed installation either start ROB-EX Scheduler using The shortcut created by the installation utility in the ROB-EX Scheduler program folder If starting ROB-EX Scheduler on a client where ROB-EX Scheduler installer has not been run create a shortcut to…

Changing the UI language

Product configuration » Changing the UI language

Runtime language configuration Introduction This is a description of how to customize the text shown in ROB-EX in the various dialogs and menus. All the text in ROB-EX is stored in so called language files. The default language is English and the English texts are…

Developing using the API

Product configuration » Developing using the API

API Developers Kit The API Developers Kit will enable custom programs to be written and executed embedded into the ROB-EX client. The program or script written interacts with the ROB-EX client through a Java based API (Application Programming Interface). The API will…

The Sub-operation tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Sub-operation tab

Use this tab to adjust settings when an operation is of type Sub-operation. Please see page on Sub-operations.

The Attached Documents tab

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Attached Documents tab

External documents, such as Word documents, spreadsheets, drawing, links to homepages etc. can be attached to operations in ROB-EX. Select “External documents” in the shortcut menu (Right click on an operation). A list of documents attached to the operation…

Using the ROB-EX installer

Getting Started » Installing the client » Using the ROB-EX installer

The same ROB-EX installer is able to install all the different components of ROB-EX Planner and Viewer Desktop Client Integration Client Floating License Server Multiuser Server (including ROB-EX Web Planner) The ROB-EX installer is started up multiple times…

Using the ROB-EX Multiuser

Options » Multiuser » Using the ROB-EX Multiuser

This chapter describes the daily use of ROB-EX Multiuser. When the ROB-EX client is logged into the Multiuser server, the user will be connected to a specific site and will only be working on the plan of that site. It is not possible to change between different plans…

The old Integration Client service

Advanced functions » Integration client » The old Integration Client service

For client versions prior to 6.4.0.319 / 6.2.0.346, the Integration Client service is launched using a so called “Wrapper” launcher. For versions 6.4.0.319 / 6.2.0.346 and later, an improved launcher called “Procrun” is being used. Installation…

The complete list of properties

Reporting and KPI » Production targeted HTML reports » HTML report configuration » The complete list of properties

This is the list of properties which can be used on e.g. the element when configuring HTML reports and Shop Floor pages. *Are you missing a field? In that case use the LayoutItem property for a given entity followed by ‘.’ (period) and then the id of a…

Copy and paste from the Order list

Production orders » Order list window » Copy and paste from the Order list

The Order list and Orders and Operations list support copy/paste from ROB-EX into a spreadsheet. Select the orders or the route to be copied. E.g. use the filter- or sort functions. Press Ctrl+c in order to copy the data. Insert the data in the spreadsheet…

Searching, sorting and filtering using the Order list

Production orders » Order list window » Searching, sorting and filtering using the Order list

The Order list contains many features for searching, sorting and filtering out production orders. Configuring displayed columns Make sure you have added all the important columns you need to the order list. The table is 100% configurable when it comes to adding and…

Jumping to other windows from the Order list

Production orders » Order list window » Jumping to other windows from the Order list

Find Will close the order list and jump to the Gantt chart and select the operations of the selected productions orders. Use this function to find one or more production orders of interest in the Gantt chart. *Once orders are selected in the Gantt chart, use any of…

Show or hide menu items in the right click menu

Product configuration » Enable/Disable GUI elements » Show or hide menu items in the right click menu

When the user right-clicks an operation on the Gantt chart a popup menu appears with various menu items in it. The menu items can be hidden, or the hidden ones can be shown. The “Change resource” menu item is by default visible as shown below. To hide the…

View menu

The user interface » Gantt chart » Menu » View menu

Click on… if you want to… Order name View order name together with the orders The order name is viewed above the order in the Gantt window. The order name is shown as a text above each operation in the Gantt plan. The…

Material graphs

Master data » Materials and BOM » Material graphs

The material graphs visualize the projected stock levels, i.e. the result of all the different stock transactions: Counting Purchase Shipment BOM-line One or more material graphs can be added and each graph can be configured individually. You may choose to…

Dashboard Quick Guide

Reporting and KPI » Dashboard App » Dashboard Quick Guide

This is a quick guide to the user interface of the App. The home screen From this screen, you can jump to different KPI areas. Orders – e.g. Scheduled Order delivery performance Projects – e.g. Scheduled Project delivery performance. Operations…

Tab: Graphs & windows

Advanced functions » General settings » Tab: Graphs & windows

The max height in pixels of the bottom area of the gantt chart showing graphs for workload, man-power and material. Note that this is the max height, since ROB-EX will only use up the space necessary to show currently viewed graphs. …

Product configuration

Product configuration

Welcome to the documentation for users/consultants performing additional configuration or development on ROB-EX clients. The documentation includes chapters on Installation FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Changing global parameters affecting GUI and business logic…

Sub-operations

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Sub-operations

Table of contents Introduction Using sub-operations Creating sub-operations Editing sub-operations Adding sub-operations to normal operations Scheduling with sub-operations Introduction A sub-operation is a special type of operation that can be…

Warehouses

Master data » Materials and BOM » Warehouses

Warehouse locations can be used if the warehouse is spread out over multiple locations. Thus it’s possible to view the total stock level for a given material or view the level in a certain warehouse. The window to create a new warehouse is opened by the menu…

Gantt chart

The user interface » Gantt chart

The Gantt chart in ROB-EX Scheduler combines the graphical Gantt chart overview with tools making it easy to change and simulate operations and production orders. This is an overview of topics covered in this first section: The Gantt chart Frequently used…

General settings

Master data » Resources » Resource tree » General settings

General setup Efficiency Set the efficiency for this resource. A resource working with another efficiency as the standard resource. E. g. an older machine can produce only 80% per hour of what a newer machine can. In that case, set the efficiency to 0.8. If the…

Manpower menu

The user interface » Gantt chart » Menu » Manpower menu

Click on… if you want to… Show Manpower graph View the manpower graph in the bottom of the window. The manpower graph shows the manpower requirement pr. hour, day or week depending on the selected horizon. Please refer to chapter…

REST Server

Import and export » REST Server

Page Content Introduction Requirements Starting the REST server Test connection FAQ / Troubleshooting Introduction When enabled, the REST Server, provides the user with a REST Based Client API (a set of web-services). This allows for custom integration…

Resource views

The user interface » Gantt chart » Resource views

Creating and editing views Views define what resources are currently visible in the Gantt chart and in what sequences they are shown. Users may create their own views. In ROB-EX you will find 4 built in views: Standard (CTRL + 1) The standard view shows all…

Scheduling

Scheduling

Scheduling orders : How to schedule or reschedule orders in ROB-EX. Scheduling strategy window: Strategies and setting available when planning in ROB-EX. Setting a default scheduling strategy : How to set the default scheduling strategy used for new…

Manpower graphs

Production orders » Manpower graphs

Manpower graphs shows the actual requirement for manpower pr. hour, day or week. For each operation the manpower requirement is entered. The total manpower requirement is shown in the graph in the button of the window. Use the resource button to the left in the…

Left side resource list

Web Planner » Web-planner overview » Left side resource list

In the ROB-EX Web Planner, you can find the resources to the left. Hover over one of the resources and the menu bar will show up. In this section, we will explain the menu bar for the resource, views, and field chooser for the resource. Single resource view…

Functions menu

The user interface » Gantt chart » Menu » Functions menu

The menu Functions contains the following options: General Settings Scheduling Strategy XML Plugin Database Plugin Textfile Plugin Manpower User management Macro->Edit Script console Settings – Scheduling strategy Select a scheduling…

Web-planner overview

Web Planner » Web-planner overview

This section provides an overview of ROB-EX Web Planner. The main view of the Gantt chart is shown below. Home menu The home menu contains two buttons. The first button for Portal will lead you to the portal site with an overview of all the sites that you have…

Master materials

Master data » Materials and BOM » Master materials

The Edit->Materials windows lists in table format all master materials known to the system. The standard search functionality provides the flexibility to search and filter in many different ways. Each row in the table represents a material and each column a property…

Document ROB-EX on-prem deployment

Getting Started » Installing the client » Using the ROB-EX installer » Document ROB-EX on-prem deployment

A PowerShell script that will list all ROB-EX services and applications installed on the current PC. Purpose List and document installed ROB-EX Services and Applications for an on-prem ROB-EX deployment. Typically used in order to document what ROB-EX modules a…

Min/max stock level (safety stock)

Master data » Materials and BOM » Min/max stock level (safety stock)

It’s possible to specify limits per material for lower and upper stock inventory levels (safety stock levels). If the inventory for instance drops below the minimum inventory the figures will be red on the material graph. Further more it’s possible to…

Resource monitor

Reporting and KPI » Resource monitor

This is a web-based App to display KPI’s for a resource (machine). The KPI’s shown are available hours (open shift calendar time) scheduled hours actual production in hours or quantity. These figures are displayed as a graph for “Today”…

Tool bar

The user interface » Gantt chart » Tool bar

Click on… if you want to… New Create a new plan. The present plan is cleared for orders but the selected resources are preserved. It is advisable to save the former plan with the functions Save or Save as…

Editing operation details

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details

You may edit an operation by: double clicking on an operation in the route list (in e.g. the the Edit->Route window or from the Order list). double clicking on an operation in the Gantt chart selecting Edit operation in the right-click short cut menu The…

Integration client

Advanced functions » Integration client

The ROB-EX Desktop Planner can as needed be installed to run as a Windows service. This is typically useful when a ROB-EX Desktop Planner needs to run unattended batch jobs like interfacing to external ERP systems, running the Shop Floor server, automatic generation…

SplitOperationsByStorageSpace

Macro » SplitOperationsByStorageSpace

Split or move producing operations to suitable warehouse resources – where there are enough space. If a warehouse is found with enough space for the entire operation it is moved to the resource assigned to that warehouse. Otherwise the operation is splitted and…

Categories

Master data » Materials and BOM » Categories

Categories can be used for subdividing or grouping materials. I.e. if you have materials of different variants or materials that can be in different states. As an example a material named “Screws” has a category named “Type”, in order to be…

Unit of measure overview

Product configuration » Misc and background » Unit of measure overview

When importing unit of measure, as an example using the Excel master route/bom import, then the following names are supported. Any of the strings in column “ISO unit” and “Alternative 1-4” may be used. Important: case matters. Unit class…

Standard Excel Import

Import and export » CSV integration » Standard Excel Import

This package comes with a ready-to-use Excel file for easy import of order data into ROB-EX. The package has the following features: A ready to use Excel sheet with build in flexibility regarding columns, naming and formatting. Copy and paste of orders directly…

UpdateMaterialDates

Macro » UpdateMaterialDates

This will find the earliest possible start (materials ready) for the selected operations. The material date on the orders are updated and the operations can be moved to the material date automatically. Example parameter configuration Preconditions BOM must be…

Tab: Materials

Advanced functions » General settings » Tab: Materials

Note that this tab is only available with license to the BOM module. If “No graphics” is selected then material graphs will show values but without bar graphics. If enabling graphics specify the height in pixels for each material graph…

Material transactions

Master data » Materials and BOM » Material transactions

Three different material transaction types are available: Counting: Indicates that the quantity of materials in stock has been counted on the indicated date. ROB-EX Scheduler uses this to calculate the planned amount/inventory in stock. Purchase: Indicates that a…

Operation efficiency

Master data » Master routes » Operation list » Editing operation details » The Times tab » Operation efficiency

With the operation level efficiency field, it is possible to allocate more or less workload per operation in the open periods of the resource calendars. This is useful if you as an example schedule for a labor group, where you need more or less than a single person to…

Right click menu

The user interface » Gantt chart » Right click menu

Functions for adjusting operations and orders in the Gantt chart. Use the right mouse button to click on an operation in the plan. Selecting Select order Select all activities in the order. The function is used when all activities in an order is to be moved in…

Using Panel header fields

Web Planner » Field chooser to customize windows and tables » Using Panel header fields

This example shows the result in a folded General panel. The result is obtained by opening the field chooser and unfolding a panel. Next selecting Header. Then add the two fields order.name and order.product_id to the right side Selected fields area. Notice how all…

GanttSetup.properties file

Product configuration » Global client settings » GanttSetup.properties file

# ROB-EX property file # Copyright (c) 2011 NOVOTEK PLANNING SYSTEMS Misc # Location of Gantt log file. If not specified it will be placed in # users documents and settings area # logfile.location=C\:\\temp\\robexlog # Dateformat used for loading/saving of…

Attached documents

Master data » Attached documents

External documents, such as Word documents, spreadsheets, drawings, links to homepages etc. can be attached to e.g. operations or orders in ROB-EX. The “Documents” dialog (go to “Edit -> Documents”) shows a list of all the documents which are…

Templates

Advanced functions » Templates

With this dialog you can perform maintenance of your templates. There are 3 kinds of templates Macros (automation of often performed tasks) Table properties (e.g. what table columns to show) and View layouts (what text to show about Gantt bars). Templates in use…

Schedule new orders

Getting Started » Solving my first scheduling problem » Schedule new orders

Production orders with status New are only visible in the Order list, not in the Gantt chart. I.e. none of the orders occupy capacity on resources as of yet. *A new production order can automatically be created as planned and thus immediately be added to the Gantt…

Instructions for entering periods

Master data » Shift calendars » Instructions for entering periods

A period is a rule working from a specified start date and forward. The window “Add new period” has four parts The top part The period limitation part The advanced part The repetition part The top part First choose what type of period you want to…

Creating a calendar specific calendar

Master data » Shift calendars » Creating a calendar specific calendar

The calendar specific calendar is used to specify periods in time that deviate from the ordinary holiday and week calendars. E.g. meetings that only occur occasionally. The calendar specific calendar can only contribute to one main (general) calendar. In the window…

Help menu

The user interface » Gantt chart » Menu » Help menu

Click on… if you want to… User’s manual View the ROB-EX online user’s manual To print the entire manual or selected areas, we recommend printing from the pdf version of the manual. You may open the PDF version of the…

Resource Monitor Quick Guide

Reporting and KPI » Resource monitor » Resource Monitor Quick Guide

Once connected to the App, start out selecting the resources you would like to display. They are shown on the page in the sequence they are selected Select if you would like to display the resource KPI’s in Hours or in Quantity. Note, that if Quantity is…

Create a resource specific calendar

Master data » Shift calendars » Create a resource specific calendar

The resource specific calendar is used to specify periods of time that deviate from the ordinary holiday, weeks and calendar specific calendars. As an example it could be planned down time like a preventive maintenance job. Changes to the resource specific calendar…

Command line options

Getting Started » Starting up the client » Command line options

Different options can be passed to the ROB-EX Gantt.exe file to further control the different features of the product. By specifying -help or /? on the command line the different possible options will be displayed. The options are passed to the .exe file by right…

Direct SQL Integration

Import and export » Direct SQL Integration

The principle behind this integration is that on a push of a button in the ROB-EX client, SQL calls are executed on the ROB-EX client towards the database of the ERP system. The SQL itself can be modified from application to application, but ready made templates are…

Using date and time fields

Web Planner » Field chooser to customize windows and tables » Using date and time fields

The date format of df (date fieldI) renderer types can be changed in the field properties in the “Format” textfield. Here are a few examples of common date formats: 2022-07-18 13:47 yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm 18-07-2022 13:47 dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm 07-18-2022…

SetOprCalendar

Macro » SetOprCalendar

Will set the start or end calendar on one or more currently selected operations. A calendar chooser is shown to the user allowing him to enter/select the new date and time (only shown if no “autoSetCalendarRule” has been specified) Example parameter…

Attached documents

Master data » Resources » Resource tree » Attached documents

External documents, such as Word documents, spreadsheets, drawings, links to homepages etc. can be attached to resources in ROB-EX. Select External documents in the shortcut menu (Right-click on an operation). A list of documents attached to the operation is shown.…

Creating a holiday calendar

Master data » Shift calendars » Creating a holiday calendar

In a holiday calendar vacation periods will be created. A holiday calendar is created in the following way: In the window “Edit resource calendar” select tab “General calendar”. In the middle of the window select tab “Holiday…

SplitOperationsEnsureEmptyWarehouse

Macro » SplitOperationsEnsureEmptyWarehouse

This can take producing and consuming operations on a resource group and balance them out to the resource group members based on available warehouse capacity and product shelf life (among others!). Simultaneously filling and emptying is considered (overlap between…

Archiving

Options » Multiuser » Archiving

The archive functions in ROB-EX is used to remove data from ROB-EX Scheduler Client no longer needed for the planning process, but still retain the data in the ROB-EX Scheduler database. This is typically old data which cannot be deleted for different reasons. As an…

Tab: Resource filter

Advanced functions » General settings » Tab: Resource filter

From this tab it is possible to control what resources will be available in the pick list of possible resource shown when manually changing an operation from one resource to another. Enable or disable sorting rules. A sorting rule will color resources…

ResetSplit

Macro » ResetSplit

This macro command can join operations which are split. Furthermore it can delete suborder links, delete linked CIP orders and move original operations back to their resource groups. Select one of the split operations and it will find all the other split members in…

Creating a week calendar

Master data » Shift calendars » Creating a week calendar

The week calendar is used to state periods of time that occur daily or weekly. E.g. the working hours of the individual shifts. The week calendar can just as the holiday calendar be shared between many different general calendars. In the window “Edit resource…

Group assignments

Production orders » Order list window » Group assignments

The order list window has an option for executing similar functions on groups of operations. I.e. assign operations across different production orders the same resource, the same start time, and more. You can use this function on a filtered list of production orders.…

Scripted updates and installs

Getting Started » Installing the client » Using the ROB-EX installer » Scripted updates and installs

The script is a .BAT script which will execute the standard ROB-EX Setup Installer multiple times without showing the installation wizard. I.e. the .BAT script will automatically update or install multiple ROB-EX components. The script: Will stop services like…

AdjustOrderQuantityToInventory

Macro » AdjustOrderQuantityToInventory

Adjust operation or order quantity based on the stock level for the material consumed by the selected operation. If there’s a positive stock level after the operation end time and a specified horizon ahead. Adjust the qty up so all material is consumed and thus…

Site configuration

Options » Multiuser » Configuration » Site configuration

As a user with administrator privileges, you will have access to the Site configuration menu item. Clicking the Site configuration menu item will display the following window: In the picture above it can be seen, that a second site has been added in addition to…

Transition rules

Scheduling » Scheduling Settings on Resources » Transition rules

Resource Transition Rules will add more detailed constraint modeling, down to single-resource and single-product. The transition rules enable the possibility to block resource changes depending on the previous or next operations (i.e. not only based on the current…

BOM lines

Master data » Materials and BOM » BOM lines

In the previous chapter we described material transactions like counting’s, purchases and shipments which where not related to orders and operations. In this chapter it is described how BOM lines assigned to an operation works. BOM lines are assigned to…

Track changes by user

Options » Multiuser » Track changes by user

Use this feature to get a list of all changes to a certain ROB-EX Scheduler entity like as an example an operation or a production order. Viewing changes To view changes for a resource, right click the resource in the left side Gantt chart list and select the…

Pegging

Macro » Pegging

This macro will create pegging links (material dependencies) between operations which respectively consume and produce a semi finished product. A good understanding of the ROB-EX BOM module is vital to understand the concepts of the pegging macro. Background A…

Startup caching

Getting Started » Starting up the client » Startup caching

From ROB-EX Scheduler v6.4.1.814 we provide new versions of \bin\ROB-EX Gantt.exe and \bin\ROB-EX Viewer.exe which will automatically cache data on the user’s local pc during startup. This decreases the startup speed, but most importantly also fixes issues with…

Adding and removing table columns

The user interface » Adding and removing table columns

Most tables in ROB-EX will allow a user to individually add or remove columns according to the user’s own preferences. In this section, we will show how to add table columns, remove table columns and specify the field name. Add table columns 1. In order to add…

Interfacing using Talend Open Studio for Data Integration

Import and export » Interfacing using Talend Open Studio for Data Integration

An easy and recommended approach, when building interfaces between ROB-EX and external systems like ERP, is to use an ETL tool (Exctract, Transform, Load). Using a tool reduces the learning curve required, enabling non-developers to create even complex…

Operation split and join

Production orders » Operation split and join

Use the Split operation function to split operations into two or more operations. The function is available by double clicking in the column “Split” in the operations list of the route editor selecting “Split operation” in the shortcut menu,…

Server installation

Options » Multiuser » Server installation

This chapter explains how to install a test or production instance of ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser Server 7.0 or later. Prerequisites Make sure the following pre-requisites are OK before proceding to install ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser Server A Microsoft SQL server…

Proficy Workflow Client

Import and export » REST Server » Proficy Workflow Client

Page Content Introduction Requirements Installation Usage Example FAQ / Troubleshooting Introduction ROB-EX and Proficy Workflow can be easily integrated by using the Service Provider implementation implemented in the Robex.Workflow.dll. For documentation on…

AdjustResource

Macro » AdjustResource

The selected operation will be moved to the specified date and the rest of the operations within the specified period will be replanned. Specify the date by using the dialog shown below. Example parameter configuration The three horizons can be specified in…