In cases where: – products are differentiated by length, height, weight, etc. – there are many optional parts or differing methods of production there are usually a large number of properties to be set for these characteristics. From version 7.1.0 on, the display of properties (colors, description fields, naming) can be freely customized for easier viewing. View a short explanatory video here! User is able to specify own descriptions to make the […]

Notes for upgrading to version 7.0.0 COM interface was extended with following functions. ASGWorkSpace::UserName Obtains the username used duing the login to Asprova NLS. <<code example>> Obtains the username and shows it in the message window. Dim asWS As AsLib.ASGWorkspace Dim asmsg As AsLib.ASOMessage Dim asProj As AsLib.ASBProject Set asProj = args.ArgAsObject(kArgProject) Set asmsg = asProj.RootMessage Set asWS = args.ArgAsObject(kArgWorkspace) asmsg.AddMsg kSystemInfo, “Login username: ” & asWS.UserName asProj.BroadcastChanges

Notes for upgrading to version 7.0.0 COM interface was extended with following functions. ASBProject::RescheduleByParameterName Reschedules using a given scheduling parameter name. 1) The first parameter is the code (i.e. name) of a shceduling parameter. 2) The second parameter is either True or False. When True, the scheduling name is searched from top-level parameters only. When False, the search is extended to the children of composite scheduling parameters as well. <<code example>> Executes […]

Notes for upgrading to version 7.0.0 COM interface was extended with following functions. ASPSchedulingParameter::ExportXMLSchedulingParameter Exports the scheduling parameter settings to a given XML file. ASBProject::ExportXMLSchedulingParameter Exports the scheduling parameter settings to a given XML file. <<code example>> Exports all scheduling parameter settings to a file named C:\param.xml. 　　Set asProj = args.ArgAsObject(kArgProject) 　　asProjProj.ImportXMLSchedulingParameter “c:\Param.xml”, True ASBProject::ImportXMLSchedulingParameter Imports scheduling parameter settings from a given XML file. <<code example>> Imports the scheduling parameter settings from […]

Notes for upgrading to version 7.0.0 Assignment and assignment cancellation speed increased. The verification results show that the assignment speed is now 1 to 20 times faster (depends on data). When assigning forward a great number of use instuctions, the increase in Asprova’s performance is tremendous. Customers using data with a large number of operations benefit greatly from this assignment speed increase.

It is now possible to set holidays using new holiday table and change the column width of holidays using ‘Holiday width ratio’ parameter. Watch a short instructive video here! Now the holidays of a production plant can be freely set in new holiday table, and to make Gantt chart look good, how these days are displayed on the chart can be controlled through Holiday width ratio property. It is possible to export […]

Pegged order Gantt chart displays the orders and the pegging conditions between them in an easily understandable chart form. View a short explanatory video here! With “Drilldown leftmost orders” style, the pegging relationships between intermediate item, raw material and manufacturing orders are showed using the main bar of pegged orders bar. The bar makes it easy to check the overall lead time of the pegged orders. When clicked, the main bar expands […]

On resource rows of a Gantt chart, the use-time of a use instruction or task bar (setup, production or teardown) can be changed with the mouse. When bar is selected by clicking with the left mouse button, an orange point will be appear on each end of the bar. Dragging this point with the mouse, the length of the bar can be changed. This feature can be used to – remove a […]

“Graphical Master View”, an easy to use master data editor