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Edit operation activities

Activities are intended to break down an operation to define its detailed time information. Each activity can have the following time information:

CodeThe code of an activity is defined in a time standard such as the Methods Time Measurement (MTM) system or in your company’s standard.
Unit TimeThe unit time is the time it takes to execute this activity.
FrequencyFrequency represents how many times this activity is executed. The default is 1.
Work TimeThe total time it takes to execute this activity. This work time is the result of multiplying the unit time by the frequency.
CategoryThe time category to which this activity belongs (for example, Value Added). With the Time view open for an operation, do any of the following:

Use

Add Below

Add a new activity as a descendent of the selected activity.

Add After

Create a new sibling activity after the selected activity.

Data Card

Open the Data Card dialog box.

Time System

Open the TiCon Search view to search for elements in the TiCon time system.

Remove

Delete an activity.

Properties

Open the activities Properties form.

Move Up Move Down

Change the order of the activities. This order is also reflected in the Activity Flow PERT chart. Note Use these buttons to change the order of a linear flow of activities only. If you use these on parallel flows, the changed order can lead to incorrect flows.

F2 key or select the cell

Edit the cell contents, including the name.

Shortcut menu

Obtain additional commands to perform on a selected activity:

Cut/Copy/Paste

Expand

Expand Below

Collapse Below

Refresh

Properties

Activity Assignments

Note If an activity in the Activities table of the Time view contains child activities, the time displayed for it is the cumulative time of all the child activities. For this reason, you cannot use Add Below if an activity already contains a time, and you cannot use Replace if the activity already has children.