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Capacity journals record time used by work or machine centers outside a production order, such as maintenance or internal work. When you post this time, you create capacity ledger entries so that resource usage and availability reflect both production and nonproduction activities.
To post capacities
Select Search (Alt+Q)
in the upper-right corner, enter Capacity Journals, and then choose the related link.Fill in the Posting Date and Document No. fields.
In the Type field, enter the type of the capacity, either Machine Center or Work Center, that you are posting.
In the No. field, enter the number of the machine center or work center.
Enter the relevant data in the other fields, such as Starting Time, Ending Time, Quantity, and Scrap.
Choose the Post action to post the capacities.
Tip
To avoid mistakes, use the Preview Posting action to review the entries that posting will create.
To view work center ledger entries
On the Work Center Card and Machine Center Card pages, you can view the posted capacities as a result of finished production orders.
Select Search (Alt+Q)
in the upper-right corner, enter Work Centers, and then choose the related link.Open the relevant Work Center page from the list, and then choose the Capacity Ledger Entries action.
The Capacity Ledger Entries page displays the posted entries from the work center in the order they were posted.
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