Time analysis preferences

You can use these preferences to manage time analysis and time analysis priorities in your environment.

Time system preferences

You can use the EP_TimeAnalysisMode preference to define time detailing for operations in your environment.

Valid values for this preference are:

Note

The default value for this preference is ACTIVITIES.

The default value for this preference is

ACTIVITIES

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• ACTIVITIES—defines if time detailing is done using Teamcenter activities and data card activities.

• CLASSIC_ACTIVITIES—defines that activities are automatically created per process or operation. Activities cannot be created manually; they can only be authored.

• CLASSIC_ACTIVITIES_CREATE—defines that activities are manually created and authored in Teamcenter, per operation.

• TICON—defines TICON integration with the MTM data card as the time system used in your environment. Note You must also complete the task to Add the MTM data card to Teamcenter Easy Plan when you use the ACTIVITIES value for this preference

Time analysis priorities

You can use the EP_TimeAnalysisPropForOperationTime preference to create custom time properties specific to your environment. You can use the EP_TimeAnalysisPropForOperationTime preference to define:

• How to calculate line balancing time.

• Which time elements to consider for operations.

• The priority order of time elements for operations.

Default values for this preference are Mfg0allocated_time and Mfg0EstimatedTime. You can create custom properties using the format: , such as ClockTime.

Tip

Define all custom properties before you modify the EP_TimeAnalysisPropForOperationTime preference.

Valid values for this preference are numeric properties that represent time units, for example, the number of seconds or minutes. The operation time is set according to the property order, from lowest to highest numeral. Process Planning for BTO/BTS/CTO skips properties with a value of 0 and considers the next element for time analysis.

For example, if Mfg0allocated_time has a value of 0 and Mfg0EstimatedTime has a value of >0, the operation time is calculated using estimated time.