Master Records > Work Center > Set Up Work Center Record

The Work Center Maintenance function allows you to set up a record for the work centers that you will use in producing master and/or parent items. Use this function to create and maintain records that identifies the specific work centers or areas that are used in the production floor.

Note: Various drillable fields and Lookup buttons are available in this function window. When you click on any drillable field in this function window, the system automatically displays the corresponding Maintenance window. When you right-click or left-click on any Lookup button, the system displays the corresponding Full Search or Leading Search window, respectively. For more information about these drillable fields and Lookup buttons, refer to the Understanding AccountMate Symbols section.

To set up a work center record, perform the following steps:

1.Access the Work Center function from the General Maintenance group in the Maintenance menu of the Manufacturing module. Click the New button to create a new labor record.

Note: If the Work Center Maintenance function is accessed for the very first time and there are no existing work centers, the General Information screen is automatically displayed; otherwise, the Search screen is displayed.

2.Enter in the Work Center field the name of the work center record you want to create. It can be a code, a production process name for which this record represents or whatever you prefer to name the work area.

Note: The work center name is a one-time setup. Once the record is saved, you cannot change the name of the work center.

3.Enter in the Description and Short Description fields a description and a short description to identify the work center, respectively.

Note: You must enter a value in the Description field; otherwise, the system will prompt you with an error message and will not allow you to save this record.

4.Enter in the Warehouse field, the warehouse location of the work center. A warehouse can have several work centers.

5.In the Information page, enter the general information about the work center record you are creating such as the status and overhead cost calculation settings. For more details, refer to the discussion on the Information Page section.

6.Enter in the Labor/Machine page the labor number(s) and the machine(s) that you assign to the work center. Refer for the discussion on the Labor/Machine Page section for more details.

7.In the Notes page, enter a narrative information about this work center. For more details, refer to the Notes Page section.

8.When you are done setting up the necessary information, save your entries by clicking the Save button from the function toolbar; otherwise, click the Cancel button.

Set Up Work Center Record

Set Up Work Center Record

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