Before You Start

The following data must be entered before adding fabric rolls:

• Fabric Type: you can read this article to learn how to add material types.
• Clients: you can read this article to learn how to add customers.
• Colors: you can read this article to learn how to add colors.

Accessing the Fabric Rolls Page

To add fabric rolls, follow these steps:

• Enable the "Add" permission for fabric rolls for the users allowed to add them, through the permissions page.
• Go to the Fabric Rolls page, from Cutting Management, then Fabric Rolls Management.
• Click the "+" button to add a new fabric roll.
  

1. A user can edit a roll's data if it hasn't been used in any previous piece order, by double-clicking the field to be edited.
   
2. Make sure the appropriate permissions are set for users to add and delete fabric rolls through the permissions page.
   

Add New Roll

Adding a New Fabric Roll

Enter the required data for the roll. Required fields are highlighted in dark red, while optional fields are highlighted in light red.

The required data includes:

• Roll code: must be unique.
  
• Purchase Order.
• Fabric type: select from the material types entered on the Material Types page. You can also add a new material type directly from the selection list by clicking "Add Material Type."
• Customer: the roll will only appear in production order pieces belonging to the same customer assigned to it. Select all customers whose orders will use this roll.
• Opening balance: the length in meters or weight in kilograms of the roll.
• Unit of measure: the measurement unit for the opening balance, either kilograms or meters.
• Width: in centimeters.
• Weight per square meter: in grams.
• Shrinkage factor.
  
• Color & Color Shade.
  
• Type: open (single-layer roll), or closed (two connected layers, which doubles the quantity of pieces produced from the open roll in cut orders).
  

Add New Roll

Usage and Automatic Balance

The used and remaining length or weight of the roll is calculated automatically after cut orders are cut for each production order. The rolls list displays the used length in meters and weight in kilograms in the last two columns.

For each roll, the following information is displayed for every usage, ordered by piece order (click the arrow at the start of the row to view details if the roll has been used):

• Usage date.
• The production order the roll was used in.
• The piece order the roll was used in.
• The length and weight used.
• The remaining length and weight of the roll after the cut order.
  

Roll Details

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• What data needs to be added before creating a new fabric roll?
  Material types, customers, and colors must be entered before adding fabric rolls.
• What's the difference between an open roll and a closed roll?
  An open roll is single-layer, while a closed roll is two connected layers, doubling the quantity of pieces produced from it in cut orders.
• Is the used length and weight of a roll calculated manually?
  No, it's calculated automatically after cut orders are cut for each production order.
• Can the data of a roll that's already been used be edited?
  No, a roll's data can only be edited if it hasn't been used in any previous piece order.
• How are the customers who can use a specific roll determined?
  Through the customer field when adding the roll; the roll only appears in production order pieces belonging to the customers assigned to it.

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