WORK DIVISIONS#
A work division is a subdivision of an operational entity and is the highest level for Time Scheduling.A work division equates to a physical location, such as a plant, factory, mill, campus, store, theatre, or casino and is overseen by a manager, director or chief of operations.
A work division is generally subdivided into a number of work areas where work is performed.
The definition data for the Define Work Divisions screen is stored in the P2K_TS_WORK_DIVISIONS table.
- Work Division
- This field displays a user-defined code that uniquely identifies the work division. Work Division codes must be unique within an entity. Work_Division_Code is a 10-character alphanumeric mandatory field you must manually enter.
- Standing
- This field is used to indicate whether the record is `active', `frozen' or `obsolete'. `Active' will default. Standing is an optional field which you may fill from the fixed lexicon X_STANDING.
- Entity
- The entity to which the work division belongs to is indicated in this field. Entity_Code from P2K_CM_ENTITIES is a 10-character alphanumeric mandatory field you must either manually enter or select a value from the LOV(F9) provided.
Details tab#
- Description
- This field provides a short description of the work division. Description is a 50-character alphanumeric optional field you may manually enter.
- Work Division Status
- Status is used to indicate whether a division is active at a SPECIFIC point in time, which is different from the standing.
- Active (will default)
- Non-Active
- Location
- This field displays the physical location of the work division, such as a building, a wing, a floor, an office unit. Location from P2K_CM_LOCATIONS is a 16-character alphanumeric optional field you may either manually enter or select a value from the LOV(F9) provided.
- Manager
- This field holds the person code of the employee who manages this division. e.g. Mary Beth Green.
- Schedule Deadline
- This field identifies the day of the week used as the deadline day for time scheduling. Schedule_Deadline is an optional field which you may fill from the fixed lexicon X_DAY_OF_WEEK.
- Start Time of Day
- When shifts are scheduled for the work division, this field will identify the daily start time for the schedule week. The Start Time of Day can be entered either as Military (24hr) time or AM/PM format. The time can be modified for either Military or Standard by changing the preference information in IMST under TIME FORMAT. e.g. 12:00AM will be 00:00 if the Military time format is chosen. Start_Time_of_Day is a 16-character alphanumeric mandatory field you must manually enter.
