Create a Standard Operation

Standard operations are of two types: In-House operations, which are executed in your manufacturing plant, and Supplier operations, which are outsourced to suppliers.

Create an in-house standard operation

On the Manage Standard Operations page, click the Add icon.
On the Create Standard Operation page, select In-house as an operation type.
Add these standard operation details:
- A name for the standard operation
- A unique code for the standard operation which you can't update when a standard operation is in use in a work definition or a work order.
- A description of the standard operation
Select the active work center you want to associate this standard operation with.
Enable one of these based on/considering reporting requirement:
- Count point, to perform the operation and report manually. The Count point and Automatically transact attributes are mutually exclusive.
- Automatically transact, so that the operation is reported automatically, the pull components are backflushed, and the resources are automatically charged when the next count point operation is completed.
Note: If you don't select either of these attributes, this standard operation is said to be an optional operation.
(Optional) Select the date on which the standard operation becomes inactive.
(Optional) Add attachments. You can attach either a file, or text or an URL file type.
(Optional) Select the Default for automatic work definition check box to set this operation as default for automatic work definitions.
Select the material transaction and operation completion validations:
- Whether or not to allow issue of any additional materials that aren't defined in the work order with push supply type, or manually issue quantities greater than those specified in the work order.
- Whether or not to allow operation completions when materials with push supply type haven't been issued. The possible values are Allow, Allow with warning, and Do not allow.
- Whether or not to allow operation completions when there are any open exceptions. The possible values are Allow, Allow with warning, and Do not allow.
Resources subsection:
In the Resources section, click the Add icon to assign resources to this standard operation.
In the new row, add these standard operation resource details:
- The resource sequence.
- The name of an active resource that's associated to the work center.
- The number of assigned resource units, which can't exceed the available units for the resource as defined in the work center resource availability definition.
- The usage amount of the standard operation resource.
- Whether the resource usage is Fixed or Variable. Select Fixed if the resource usage is fixed per product quantity produced or Variable if it varies with the product quantity produced.
  
  The usage unit of measure as defined in the resource definition. This is a read only field inherited from the resource definition.
- Whether or not this resource is a scheduled resource.
- Whether this resource is the principal resource within a group of simultaneous resources.
- Whether the resource charge type is Manual or Automatic. Select Manual if it's an optional operation.
- The job profile for a labor resource.
  
  A job profile comprised of a set of qualifications that are required for an operator to perform a job. When a job profile is specified for an operation resource, then only those labor resource instances that meet the qualifications can perform the operation.
- The equipment profile for an equipment resource.
  An equipment profile specifies the set of qualification requirements that an equipment must possess when performing operations in manufacturing. When an equipment profile is specified for an operation resource, then only those equipment resource instances that meet the qualifications can perform the operation. You set up the profile, requirements, and asset qualifications in Oracle Fusion Cloud Maintenance.
Expand the row.
- Select the activity type of this standard operation resource.
- Select the date on which the standard operation becomes inactive.
(Optional) Attach any attachments by clicking the Add icon.

You can attach either a file, or text or an URL file type.

Alternate resources subsection:
(Optional) Attach any alternate resources that are ranked by priority by clicking the Add icon.

In the Alternates page, you can't update the Basis, Scheduled, and Charge Type which are inherited from the primary resource. The Usage, Inverse Usage and Units Assigned are defaulted from the primary resource definition, which you can update.

Note: If your resource cost is charged to the work order then the Costing enabled field is selected by default. This is a read only field inherited from the resource definition.If the check box is enabled, then the Resource cost is charged to Work Order. This is a read only field and is inherited from the resource definition.
Click Save and Close.

Create a supplier standard operation

On the Manage Standard Operations page, click the Add icon.
On the Create Standard Operation page, select Supplier as an operation type.
Add these standard operation details:
- A name of the standard operation.
- A unique code for the standard operation which you can't update when a standard operation is in use in a work definition or a work order.
- A description of the standard operation.
Select the work center to associate this standard operation.

You can assign an active work center to an operation.
(Optional) Select the date on which the standard operation becomes inactive.
(Optional) Attach any attachments by clicking the Add icon.

You can attach either a file, or text or an URL file type.
Select the material transaction and operation completion validations:
- Whether or not to allow issue of any additional materials that aren't defined in the work order with push supply type, or manually issue quantities greater than those specified in the work order.
- Whether or not to allow operation completions when materials with push supply type haven't been issued. The possible values are Allow, Allow with warning, and Do not allow.
- Whether or not to allow operation completions when there are any open exceptions. The possible values are Allow, Allow with warning, and Do not allow.
In the Supplier Operation Details section, search and select these supplier operation details:
- The outside processing item that represents the value-added service being performed on the assembly in outside processing.
  
  The item is defined in Product Information Management.
- The recommended supplier used in creating the requisition.
  
  The supplier is an external party who provides specialized manufacturing services to manufacture a product.
- A recommended supplier site.
- The unit of measure for the lead time of a supplier operation.
- The fixed lead time for the operation which is independent of the order quantity.
- The variable lead time for the operation which is dependent on the quantity.
Click Save and Close.