Considerations for Generating Automatic Work Definitions
If you have an applicable manufacturing scenario in your enterprise, you can choose to have your work definitions generated automatically. For example, there are some kitting and light assembly manufacturing scenarios that require minimum shop floor control and capacity requirements planning.
After the work definition is created automatically, you can use it to create a standard work order for execution.
The main advantage of creating a work order from an automatic work definition is that you don't have to manually maintain the work definition in case of item structure changes. You don't need to run the Process Item Structure Changes to Work Definitions scheduled process to synchronize item structure changes to automatic work definitions. Changes to the item structure will be reflected automatically on the new work order that's created using the automatic work definition.
Automatic Work Definition Setup in the Work Definition Work Area
Some steps must be completed in the Work Definition work area before product management takes the action to create an automatic work definition.
The following are the required steps:
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Ensure that the predefined work definition name ORA_MAIN is active. This predefined work definition name is used to create the automatic work definition.
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Select a standard operation that's to be used in automatic work definitions by enabling the attribute Default for automatic work definition.
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An automatic work definition can have only one operation.
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When a standard operation is selected as the default, the standard operation is enforced as count point enabled. You can update the default standard operation, but there can be only one default at a given point in time.
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You can update the resources associated to the default standard operation, and the update will be reflected on the new work order that's created using the automatic work definition.
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Ensure that you don't create manual work definitions prior to creating an automatic work definition. When the application creates an automatic work definition, it's assigned production priority 1. If a manual work definition already exists with production priority 1, the automatic work definition creation fails.
Using Work Definitions Created Automatically
If your enterprise uses automatically created work definitions, the work definitions inherit certain specific characteristics.
They are as follows:
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On the Manage Work Definitions page, a column attribute named automatic indicates that a work definition is created automatically.
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You can't view the details of an automatic work definition.
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You can't update an automatic work definition except for the production priority and costing priority.
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You can't search for your automatic work definitions using ADFdi.
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You can't print a work definition report for an automatic work definition.
If the production process changes and you require more shop floor control you can create a manual work definition to use instead. Swap the manual work definition as the primary work definition by updating its production priority to 1.