Accuracy of analyses is dependent on having accurate data. Separating production processes to their precise segments enables tracking the most intricate processes and pinpointing exactly where there are issues, or where performance is exceptional.

Jobs include all the information required for manufacturing the product: what's manufactured, what materials are required, the ratio between these materials, images of the expected outcome, the production pace (units per cycle), the number of units to produce and so on and so forth.

Jobs go through different statuses. When a job reaches the status of active, it means it's in production and is being worked on within the context of the current shift. Josh is the blend of Job + Shift, which aptly reflects its meaning: it's the part of the job that was worked on during a specific shift. Activating a job will automatically create a corresponding josh. Some jobs take a long time to complete and are manufactured throughout a number of shifts. In this case, a new josh is automatically created for that continuous job at the start of each new shift. The result is that the job will have a number of associated joshes. To summarize, the josh is the relative part of the job in the shift and an active job will always have a josh in progress.

Let's visualize the distinction between a job and a josh. In the illustration below you can see that job 123 started at 9:00 in the first shift, and therefore its first josh is in the first shift. When the second shift started at 15:00 the job hadn't completed yet, so the job's second josh was created. This job, job 123, was completed 2 hours into the second shift, at 17:00. The operator then activated the next job in line which was job 456 and that created automatically for that job its first josh (josh 1).

Open the job form and click the Efficiency tab. There you'll see all the joshes for that job. Click the index of the josh to view details for that josh.

There are certain changes that can impact production efficiency. When such a change occurs, splitting the job enables tracking the effect that change had on production. The system automatically splits a job when there are changes in the job recipe and/or if there are changes in signed in workers, to create a new job with the current settings. This is critical for accurate data logging.
Since every job has a corresponding josh for the current shift, a new josh will be created for the split job--that is, for the currently active, running job.

Let's visualize the timeline of a job that splits. In the illustration below you can see that job 123 runs until a new worker signs in at 12:00. The sign-in action splits the job. The new job continues to manufacture the same product, but now has a different identifier ('new ID'). The split job's first josh ends when the shift ends at 15:00. The job continues with a new josh--josh 2--since it's a new shift.

Important: For automatic job-splitting to work, the following check boxes need to be enabled at the machine-level in the machine's General settings tab.

One option is to go to Jobs > Jobs Report and filter the jobs list per the target ERP Job ID value (each termination value signposts a split).

Another option is in the job's page: click the Job Life Cycle Tree tab to view the split history in a visual infographic.

What is a job?

Job Life Cycle Tree

Job status

Activate a job