Typical Process Flow

The Additive Workbench provides flexibility to view and modify the additives before you commit the additive operation. When using the Additive Workbench, you might follow these steps, or might incorporate other steps in your business process:

1. Enter search criteria, and then click Search to display records.

2. In the search results area, select the tanks or VBTs to which to add additive operations.

   Select one or more vessels. If the vessel is reserved because of a different operation, the system displays a lock icon.

3. In the Add Additive subform, specify the additive method, the additive, and the additive quantity.

   You might also complete other fields for the additive method selected, or to specify test and lot/location information.

4. Click the Calculate button in the Add Additive subform.

   The program displays the amount of the additive for each selected vessel in the Vessel/Additive Quantity subform.

5. Review the vessel and additive information in the Vessel/Additive Quantity subform. You can change the additive information if necessary.

6. To view the active ingredients for a vessel/additive combination, select the combination in the Vessel/Additive Quantity subform.

   The system displays the details about the active ingredients for the vessel/additive combination in the Active Ingredient subform.

7. To update the active ingredient amounts, make your changes to the additive method or quantity in the Vessel/Additive Quantity subform, select the active ingredient in the Active Ingredient subform, and then click the Calculate button.

   The system updates the active ingredients if the changes you made affect the calculated parts per million, which is the value in the Calculated PP Quantity field.

8. When you are ready to create the operations:

   1. Select either Vessel or Additive in the Create Work Order by option.

   2. In the Vessel/Additive Quantity subform, select the vessel/additive combinations for which to create the operations.

      You can use the Select All button to select all records, or you can manually select records using the Create Op (create operation) check box.

   3. Click the Create Operation button.

      The system displays the Operation/WO Template Selection form for the additive operation.

   4. Complete the fields as desired, and then click Save and Close.

      The system submits the additive operations.

      See Creating Operations

   5. If you entered information to create QA (quality assurance) operations and completed the Configured Operation Code for Quality Operations processing option, the system displays the Operation/WO Template Selection form for the QA operation. Complete the fields as desired, and then click Save and Close.

      The system submits the quality operation.