Understanding Operations

An operation is an activity that is performed against a lot of bulk material through a vessel that changes the state of the bulk material. Operations are used for planning, executing, and archiving work in the blend facility. They can also be used for tracing and tracking lot attributes through the blend process. Operations are the transactions in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Blend Management.

An operation is comprised of several components. Not every component is allowed for every type of operation. Operations are created from templates that are called configured operations. Configured operations provide permissions on various operation components and enable you to organize operations in a logical, meaningful way. Configured operations are created from more generic templates called base operations.

This table describes the components of an operation:

Component	Characteristics
Operation header	General information about the operation, including: Operation number. Configured operation code. Blend facility. Work order number. Creator. Workflow status. Start and end dates and times. Elapsed time. Movement rules. Alternate operation number. Category codes.
Vessel assignments	A list of From and To vessels upon which the operation will be performed. In-place operations have only From vessels. Movement operations have both From and To vessels. Vessel assignments include: Vessel class. Tank. Virtual barrel tank (VBT). Weigh tag. Sequence number. Vessel number. Instructed movement quantity or instructed After quantity (for movement operations).
Vessel-to-vessel details	A single movement operation might contain multiple vessels. For example, an operation can move the contents of three tanks into four other tanks. The vessel-to-vessel details describe each simple one-to-one movement within the complex operation. Vessel-to-vessel details include: From vessel To vessel Move quantity Unit of measure (UOM) Before From lot After From lot Before To lot After To lot You can instruct multiple movements in several ways: Instruction method From move From after To move To after Distribution method Equal Capacity Percentage Move to Capacity Blend to Capacity
Gains and losses	The two types of gain/loss are: Survey gain/loss: The difference between actual Before volume and planned Before volume. Operation gain/loss: The difference between volume added to the To vessels and volume taken out of the From vessels.
Blend lot details	Attributes that are associated with each lot. After lots details are calculated using blending rules, they can be overridden by the user. Blend lot details include: Blend ID Material type Wine status Instructed attributes Summary attributes End-use reservation (EUR) Owner Composition Style Comments Accumulated additives
Instructions and comments	Instructions are media objects created by the wine-maker, for example, to elaborate on the tasks to be performed. Comments are media objects created by the operator to elaborate on tasks after they have been performed.
Additives	Additives are tracked by item number—for example, chemicals or yeast—and added to a lot. Only one additive can exist per additive operation to provide tracking of each additive in trace and track operations. Additive quantity may be entered using: Fixed Target PPM (parts per million) Rate Flow The system calculates PPM and adds the active ingredients that are contained in the additive to existing accumulated additives for the blend lot. The system validates operational and cumulative thresholds for active ingredients.
Equipment	You can assign one or more pieces of equipment to an operation. Equipment is used to plan and reserve resources, consume dry goods, and apply styles.
Consumables	Consumables are items that do not affect blend lot attributes, for example, a lubrication oil for a piece of equipment. You can assign one or more consumables to an operation.