Inks Layout

Background

The Inks layout outlines those process lines that require ink (typically screen printing jobs), and shows the status of the particular ink(s).

Additionally it allows the user to navigate to the ink detail record, and update the manufacturing status to record that the required inks have been made.

About this task

This topic will instruct you how to navigate to, understand the contents of, and the actions allowable from, the Inks layout.

Prerequisites

Ensure that:-

You have logged onto strokeone, and that you can see and access the Inks button in strokeone home banner..

Procedure

From the home banner, click the Inks and then Process Lines buttons.
The Inks layout opens.

This layout lists all the job process lines that require ink, (grouped by order number and set of screen by Colourway), together with the current aggregate status of the underlying required inks on the job process..

Layout Composition & Actions Permissible

The layout is composed of the following elements

(1) Data Fields for the Process Line that Ink is required on.

Field	Comments
Status	Indicates the aggregate status of the Ink(s) manufacture for the job process line. Note A process line may require several inks, and therefore that the status shown here will only show complete, when all of the required inks for that process line have been completed. To see the underlying inks required, you can click the detail button.
Date Required	The date by which the ink needs to be made up / mixed This date is taken from the Tech Specs..
Company	The entity whom placed the job order.
Contact	The contact person for the Company
Order number	The internal reference number for the job order which has the process line requiring ink.
Category	The category and description fields taken from the job order. These two fields provide information as to which group the job order is for, and what the actual content of the job order is.
Description
Detail button	Opens a pop up from showing the actual inks required, and allowing you to update their manufacturing state. See section below
Screens	The quantity of screens in the process line
Colour Way	The ColourWay for the Process line

(2) Detail button - Clicking this button will open a pop up window detailing the Required Inks (1) for the process line, together with a Finish action button (2) to allow you to record that the required ink have been made.