About the Route Editor Application

As a supervisor, you can use Route Editor to manage routes in Plant Applications.

A route defines the process and operations required to manufacture a product. It specifies a list of operations you must perform on the components, and the order in which you must perform these operations.

A route contains the following components:

Operations: An operation is the main work segment in a route. An operation is a sequence of tasks that you must perform to manufacture the product.
Bill of materials (BOMs): A BOM contains BOM formulations that define a list of items and the quantity of each BOM item needed to produce a product.
Properties: A property is an additional attribute that is assigned to a route or an operation to produce a product.
Documents: A document is a reference material used to perform an operation (for example, standard operating procedure, circuit diagram).
Variables: A variable is a measurement or calculation attached to a route during the execution of an operation.
Tools: A component used to measure values for variables and operations.

Using Route Editor, you can:

Define the end-to-end workflow of using a route, which includes the sequence of operations for manufacturing a product.
Create a work order.
Release the route for use in a work order.
Maintain the revision history of each released route.
Define the bill of material (BOM) items that are required for each operation in a route. You can also sync the latest changes made to BOM item details (in BOM Editor application) using icon.
Link reference documents such as standard operating procedures, circuit diagrams, and other documents required to perform each operation.
Assign properties to a route or an operation, and modify their default values.
Create, copy, modify, release, archive, revise, and delete a route.
Create mutually exclusive operations or make two existing operations mutually exclusive.
Add material and equipment variables to create a data entry plan.
Assign tools to variables or operations.