Using the Formula and Parameter Editor

You can create formulas and parameters for your scenario and add a picture to the Parameter Editor.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Time Analysis Dialog Box

Using the Formula Editor

You can use this to create the formula in the Editor.

  1. Right-click a line in the table that has a time analysis. Click Formula Editor from the menu.
    This opens the Formula and Parameter Editor dialog box.
  2. Double-click Add new arguments in the Argument list to create new parameters.
    Provide the Name and Type for the parameter. Specify In or Out in the In/Out dialog. Provide a formula in the dialog box.
  3. Click Syntax Error .
    To verify for errors.
  4. Click OK.
    The line is now highlighted in the Time Analysis dialog box.
    Note: You can customize the background color of the line with the formula in Preferences > Manufacturing Planning > Time-Motion Study > General.

Using the Parameter Editor, Adding a Picture for a Formula

You can use this to change the Parameter values and add a picture in the editor.

  1. Right-click a line in the table that has a time analysis.
  2. Click Parameter Editor from the menu.
    The Parameter Value Editor dialog box opens. Provide different values for Input Parameters.
  3. Select:
    • Picture (default) - The inserted picture appears.

    • Formula - The formula appears.

    • None - Nothing appears.
    In the case of the template line, there is only one picture. In the case of the reused line, pictures associated with all template lines and current lines appear one below the other. A picture on the current line is in the top followed by the pictures of the template lines. Select Current formula or template formula using the option next to the label Line/Formula No: the picture associated with that particular formula appears.
  4. Click Apply then OK.
    The line is updates and the code cell is empty.

Using Search to Filter the Parameters of a String

You can search and filter a parameter based on a string for a value when there are a large number of parameters.

  1. Select All Formulas we see all the parameters expand for each formula and the All Parameters.
    Selecting this option, we show all the parameters without duplicating the common parameters. The common parameters have different values the parameters names are shown with * appended at the end for easier identification. There are no expand for each formula. Specify the value for a common parameter and the same uses in all formulas and calculates.

  2. Enter a string and click Filter .
    Only the parameters containing this string appear. There is also one more Sort Push command to sort the parameters. By default the parameters appears in ascending order. Click to display the parameters in descending order and the icon updates. Clicking this, the parameters display by a formula order, and the icon updates to .

Using the Existing Time Analysis

You can use this to add an existing Time Analysis to another Time Analysis.

  1. Right-click a line in the table.
  2. Click Insert Existing from the menu.
  3. Select the object or enter the object name in the search bar.
    The line updates with the selected Time Analysis object.

Add a Time Analysis to a Catalog

You can add a Time Analysis template to a catalog.

  1. ClickAdd > Content > Catalog > Catalog from the main menu.
    A new catalog creates.
  2. Right-click the catalog and select Insert > New Chapter.
    This opens the Catalog Chapter dialog box.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Right-click new chapter created, Chapter3.


  5. Click Insert > Insert Existing Object from the menu.
  6. Select the time analysis object.
    The Chapter3 updates with the time analysis object.

Reordering Time Analysis Lines

You can define predefined values for a parameter and can select one of the predefined values in the Parameter Value editor panel.

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Right-click a line in the table that has a time analysis formula and parameters.

Selecting a panel, Set Enumerated values dialog box appears. Which have all input (IN type) parameters of a line in a list and you can select any of them to provide possible values for that particular parameter in another list?

  • Search - Give the Parameter name to filter the parameters. This is useful when there are too many parameters defined on the line.
  • Select the parameter on the left side. The predefined parameter values display if defined.
  • Add - Use to add a value given in the field as a possible parameter value.
  • Remove - Use to remove an existing parameter value from the list.
  • Arrows - Use to move parameter value up in the list and to move parameter value down in the list.
  • Import - Use to import predefined values from other lines, of the same time analysis, if the same parameter name exists. (we search in all lines of current lines except the selected line)
  • In the Parameter editor, the parameters, which have a predefined group of values is shown as combinations with predefined values. You can only select one of those.

In the case of the reused time analysis, all the parameters of IN type (parameters of reused TA + selected line) are shown on the set enumerated values panel. Modify the values again on the reused line, which are applicable to that particular line only.

Note: When reused TA is expanded, the set enumerated values panel on expanded lines shows the values of source (parent) Time analysis. Modifying the values on expanded lines is not a valid scenario, as expand is for view purposes only.

Using Remove Formula and Parameters

You can use this to remove the existing formula and parameters.

  1. Right-click a line in the table that has a time analysis formula and parameters.
  2. Click Remove Formula and Parameters from the menu.
    This removes the formula and parameters.