Shift Note Cockpit
Application component: Production Orders
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  With the Shift Note Cockpit (transaction SHN5), you can simultaneously display several lists of shift notes, in the form of either a tab strip or overview lists. In this way, you can monitor the shift notes of several work centers at the same time, for example. In addition, you can create new shift notes directly in the cockpit and process the shift notes displayed.  
Key features:  Initial Screen You can also make the following settings on the initial screen: Representation as overview or tabstrip You can specify whether the shift note cockpit is to be displayed in the form of a tabstrip or in the form of an overview . Up to six different tab pages or overview lists are possible.  Selection variants for the individual shift note lists For each tab page or overview list, you can specify your own selection variant (which you previously defined in the List Processing transaction (SHN4)).  Toolbar You can specify whether or not the toolbar for processing the shift notes is to be displayed in the cockpit. Automatic update Whether the shift notes displayed in the shift note cockpit are to be automatically updated and in which time interval this refreshing is to take place. Size of headings If you have chosen the Overview option, you can then also specify the size of the headings on the initial screen. You can choose between small, medium, and large.   Displaying the Cockpit  Tabstrip and Overview The tabstrip can comprise a maximum of six tab pages. The overview can consist of a maximum of six lists, which are always displayed in pairs next to each other in a maximum of three rows below each other. You can switch at will between the display forms tabstrip and overview using either the Switch to Tabstrip pushbutton or the Switch to Overview button.  If you have chosen the overview display, you can change the size of the individual list headings via the menu under Cockpit → Settings. You can choose between small, medium, and large.  You can adjust the overview lists as you wish by dragging with the mouse. When you exit the cockpit using theBack button(F3) , the system adopts the percentage values and layout settings for the overview lists and displays them in theHeight andLayout fields on the initial screen. You can save these values as a variant on the initial screen by choosing Goto → Variants for Shift Note Cockpit → Save as Variant.   Refreshing the Displayed Data On the initial screen, you can specify whether or not the system is to automatically update the shift note cockpit on a regular basis. If you have selected theAutomatic Refresh checkbox, you can deactivate this function in the shift note cockpit by selecting theDeactivate Refresh box.  If you have not set up theAutomatic Refresh function on the initial screen, you can update the display directly in the cockpit using theRefresh button.  After the update, the system displays all changes and all newly added shift notes that satisfy the selection criteria.  The shift note cockpit always shows the time of the last selection. If you have made changes in the shift note cockpit (for example, you have created a new shift note), an asterisk (*) is shown after the time in the heading. The asterisk disappears after the next refresh.    You invoked the cockpit at 10.40 hrs. You have selected the Automatic Refresh checkbox on the initial screen and set up a refresh every 5 minutes. In the shift note cockpit, the heading now contains the words Selection from 10.40 . You now create a new shift note directly in the shift note cockpit. The shift note is immediately displayed. The system has added an asterisk after the time. After the next refresh, the asterisk disappears and the current time (10.45) is displayed.       
Production Supervisor - Process Manufacturing : 
Ensures a smooth production process. Ensures that the manufacturing plan created by the production planner is executed under consideration of shop floor related issues like personnel shortage, machine breakdowns, etc.

Production Operator - Repetitive Manufacturing : 
Operates the machines or does manual assembly activities on the production line to produce as per the planned production schedule of the shift. Reports Yield, Scrap, and material consumption deviations into the system.

Production Supervisor - Discrete Manufacturing : 
Ensures, together with his team, a smooth production process. Ensures that the manufacturing plan created by the production planner is executed under consideration of shop floor related issues like personnel shortage, machine breakdowns, etc.

Production Operator - Process Manufacturing : 
Operates the machines on the production line, to produce as per the planned process orders of the shift. Starts the day by taking shift handover and reports Yield, Scrap and Rework, Downtimes, Material consumption and Goods Receipt into the system.

Production Supervisor - Repetitive Manufacturing : 
Ensures a smooth production process in a repetitive environment. Takes care of process design and buffer sizing. Ensures that the manufacturing plan is executed under consideration of shop floor related issues like personnel shortage, etc.

Production Operator - Discrete Manufacturing : 
Operates the machines or does manual assembly activities on the production line or in a shop floor environment, to produce as per the planned production orders of the shift. Reports Yield, Scrap and Rework, Downtimes, etc. into the system.