Plant ApplicationsAbout Skipping an Operation
As an operator, you can see the OPT flag on any optional operation. You can skip an operation that is in Ready state and is configured as Optional. However, you cannot skip all operations that are set to Optional. There are two types of skip actions that can be performed on an optional operation.
- Implicit Skip: You cannot skip these operations using the Skip button even if you have the permission. In this case, you can see that the operation is Optional, however, you cannot see the Skip button. You can only skip these operations by starting the next operation.
For example, Let's assume you have operations OPT10, OPT20, and OPT30 that are sequential and optional. If you have selected OPT10 and you cannot see the Skip button for this, it implies that you can only skip this operation by starting OPT20. When you start OPT20, OPT10 is implicitly skipped and OPT20 moves into In progress. OPT30 changes state to not ready. OPT 30 cannot be started until OPT20 is complete.
- Explicit Skip: You can skip these optional operations that are in Ready state by using the Skip button. When you select an operation that is configured for explicit skip, you can see the Skip button. Additionally, you can also perform implicit skip on this operation by starting the next operation.
Note:
- Once an operation is skipped, explicitly or implicitly, it is considered completed. Skipped operations are in queues with completed operations.
- When you have a Work Order with a single optional operation that has only one seria/lot, you cannot skip this optional operation. If you try to skip this operation, a Unprocessable Entity error message appears.