A Job represents one machine setup in a manufacturing plan — a single clamping of a part on a single machine. A project with multiple setups or multiple machines contains multiple jobs. Each job owns its operations, tool list, and NC programs independently.
| Field |
Description |
| Name |
Job name (e.g., Op 10, Face Side A). Required. Maximum 32 characters. |
| Part |
The part this job machines. Required. |
| Project |
The project this job belongs to. Optional — a job can exist outside a project for standalone planning. |
| Machine |
The machine this job runs on. Required. Used to filter compatible tool assemblies and to populate setup sheet headers. |
| Status |
See Status flow below. |
| Order |
Display sequence of this job within the project. Set by dragging jobs in the project view. |
| Locked |
When true, prevents changes to operations and tool assignments. Toggled independently via the Lock/Unlock command — not set automatically by status changes. Editing is separately restricted once the job leaves Draft status. |
| Attachment |
Description |
| Picture |
Setup photograph (e.g., fixture layout, clamping arrangement). PNG or JPEG only. |
| NC Programs |
CAM-generated NC program files. Multiple files allowed. See NC programs. |
| Status |
Description |
| Draft |
Job is being designed. Operations, tools, and NC programs can be added and changed freely. |
| Released |
Pre-release check has passed and the job is locked against further edits to operations, NC programs, and tool assemblies. Submitted for engineering-manager approval. Inventory sync has not happened yet. |
| Approved |
Engineering manager has confirmed the job. This is when all tool assemblies on the job flip to Released status and their products are synced as Inventory Items. |
| Active |
Job is in production — tools have been prepared and are in use on the machine. |
| Archived |
Job is no longer active. Read-only. |
| Command |
Available when |
Description |
| Release |
Draft |
Runs a pre-release check. On success, transitions to Released and locks the job. Does not sync tool assembly products to Inventory. |
| Mark as Draft |
Released |
Reverses the job back to Draft status. |
| Approve |
Released |
Transitions to Approved. Flips all tool assemblies on the job to Released status and syncs their products as Inventory Items. |
| Mark as Draft |
Approved |
Reverses the job back to Draft status. |
| Mark as Released |
Approved |
Reverses the job back to Released status. Does not undo the tool assembly release or product sync already applied. |
| Archive |
Active |
Marks the job as no longer active. |
| Active |
Archived |
Reactivates an archived job. |
| Lock |
Not locked |
Locks the job against edits, independent of status. |
| Unlock |
Locked |
Unlocks the job so it can be edited (only meaningful in Draft, since other statuses restrict editing separately). |
| Setup Sheet |
Any |
Generates the printable setup sheet for this job. Opens as a PDF. Not gated to any status. |
| Renumber (on the Tool List tab) |
Draft, Released, or Approved (not Active or Archived), and the job has at least one operation |
Reassigns tool numbers across all operations, pre-filled with suggested slot numbers based on which tools are already loaded in the machine and the order assemblies first appear in the operations sequence. |
| Setup Assistant |
Approved or Active, and the job has at least one operation. Never available at Released. |
Creates Tool records and Pick Lists for all operations in one step. |
| Parse Operations from NC Programs |
Any (form is reached from the job’s NC Programs tab) |
Reads an attached NC program file and builds new operations from the T-codes, names, and comments found in the file. See NC programs for how existing operations are handled. |
