Calculations Workspace

In the Calculations workspace you create and edit calculations.

Open Calculations Workspace

  • In the ribbon, click on Start > Workspaces > Calculations.

    The Calculations workspace and the context-sensitive tabs Manage and Edit open.

Layout of Calculations Workspace

Manage and Edit tabs
Explorer
Tabs
Various Views

Manage and Edit tabs

The Manage and Edit tabs are context-sensitive, i.e. the functions displayed differ depending on the active workspace.

Manage tab

In the Manage tab, you can create the should cost calculation or overhead rate calculation. You can also import a complete calculation.

Edit Tab

Calculation elements to be added to the calculation structure are available in the Edit tab.You can also import a sub-structure of a calculation.

  • Worker
  • Work step
  • Assembly
  • Processing Unit
  • Production Line
  • Manufacturing Cell
  • Grouping
  • Primary Cost Center
  • Commercial Measure
  • Machine
  • Material
  • Secondary Cost Center
  • Process
  • Setup Worker
  • Setup process
  • Special Direct Costs
  • Technical Measure
  • Part
  • Fixture
  • Tool

You can use queries to insert some calculation elements as global templates in the calculation structure, or insert them locally.

Note

Global templates are always inserted into the calculation as a link (i.e. it has reference to the master data). You can update changes to global templates in the calculation using master data update.

Explorer

The Explorer in the Calculationsworkspace provides you with access to the current or older versioned calculations. The query selection depends on your role and the FACTON EPC Solution you are using.

Tabs

The open tabs are shown in the top corner of the workspace.

Tabs are named based on the system <Type>:<Name>.

Various Views

The displayed view depends on your selection in the explorer.

Explorer, Queries View
Calculations

Query:

  • Parameters view
  • Result view
  • Details view

Calculations:

Master Data

Query:

  • Parameters view
  • Result view
  • Details view

Global Template: