Attributes

Attributes are aspects of your items, work definition operations, flow schedules, or work orders that impact scheduling. For example, if your organization manufactures ice cream, multiple attributes, such as flavor and size, might be considered, and combinations of these attributes are referred to as attribute groups.

To manage attributes, open the actions menu for an organization and click Attributes.

Tip:

Refresh organization data after adding manufacturing and item attributes.

Manufacturing Attributes and Attribute Groups

Manufacturing attribute groups are sourced from work definition operations and work order headers in Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing, where they're defined as descriptive flexfields. The Manufacturing attribute values are contained in the descriptive flexfield value sets. These sets must be defined with Validation Type as Independent. In the Manufacturing Attribute Groups tab, add manufacturing attributes by clicking Add and selecting an attribute group.

Item Attributes and Attribute Groups

Item attribute groups are sourced from Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Information Management, where they're defined as extensible flexfields; item attribute values are contained in extensible flexfield value sets. These sets must be defined with Validation Type as Independent. In the Item Attribute Groups tab, add item attributes by clicking Add and selecting an item class and attribute group.

Attributes

In the Attributes tab, specify whether an attribute shall be available for usage in Gantt chart highlighting, and whether the attribute's sort order field from its value set, which is maintained in the Setup and Maintenance work area, shall be used.

Attribute-Resource Assignments

You need to assign relevant attributes to specific resources using the Resource Attributes tab. These assignments are a prerequisite to defining changeover rules. To assign an attribute to a resource, first select a work center and then pick the resource and specify the attribute you're assigning. You can also dissociate an attribute from a resource using the Delete action.

Attribute-Production Line Assignments

You need to assign relevant attributes to specific production lines using the Production Line Attributes tab. These assignments are considered by the Solve action when sequencing the flow schedules on the production line. To assign an attribute to a production line, select a production line and specify the attribute you're assigning. Only item attributes can be assigned to production lines. You can also dissociate an attribute from a production line using the Delete action. 

Note: Deleting an attribute assignment from a resource or production line doesn't delete changeover rules, attribute sequences, or flow sequencing rules. When editing a flow sequencing rule that uses an attribute that's no longer assigned, then the attribute and attribute value fields will not display any data. You can either assign different attributes or cancel out and delete the rule.

Attribute Value Color-Coding

To support schedule analysis, you can color-code attribute values, and use the highlighting features of the Gantt Chart to focus on specific attributes across operation sequences. Here's how:

1. Open the Attributes page for an organization.

2. Click the Attributes tab.

3. Specify whether an attribute can be used for highlighting in the Gantt chart.

4. Click the Attribute Values button.

5. Use the color picker tool to specify the color used to highlight this attribute.

Attribute color assignments can be also defined and managed using REST services. To know more, refer to the REST API for Fusion Cloud SCM guide.