Overview of Data Collection form

Category Codes are used for easy sorting, accumulation, and reporting of activities and materials which are to be charged to a job. Enter one or two characters in each field.

• Time & Production: Enter the Category Codes for Time & Production (usually used to collect Labor, in Hours)
• Pause: Enter the Category Codes for Pause (used to collect time spent while a Labor operation is paused, for instance while the operator is waiting for a press proof)
• Material: Enter the Category Codes for Material (collect materials used for a job)
• Paper: Enter the Category Codes for Paper (collect paper used for a job)
• Media: Enter the Category Codes for Media (<?>)
• Outside Services: Enter the Category Codes for Outside Services (collect charges for purchases of outside services which are to be charged to the job)
• Time Card: Enter the Category Codes for Time Card (<?>)

PrintPoint uses Auto-Tab Filters to let users who are NOT using Bar Code Scanners to define the size of input fields, such as Employee and Job Numbers, and Operation, Material, and Paper Codes. Because of the filters, PrintPoint recognizes when the user has entered the full code into the field, and automatically “tabs” to the next field, to make data entry easier.

NOTE: Enter the # symbol for each character allowed so that PrintPoint will tab from field to field properly. A maximum of 10 characters is permitted in any field with an Auto-Tab Filter

• Employee Number: Employees will use this number to identify themselves to PrintPoint. It is usually a company-assigned number. (e.g., Employee Number: ### if your Employee Numbers have 3 characters/numbers.)
• Job Number: (e.g., Job Number: ##### if your Job Numbers have 5 characters/numbers.)
• Operation Code: (e.g., Operation Code: ##########.) By default, PrintPoint expects your numbering in the following format: 10-100-020, allowing for 2 digits for Department, 3 digits for Cost Center and 3 digits Operations + 2 digits for the “-” dashes between.
• Material Code: (e.g., Material Code: ### if your Job Numbers have 3 characters/numbers.)
• Paper Part No.: (e.g., Paper Part Number: ######.) By default, PrintPoint assigns a unique Paper Part Number as a permanent identifier to each paper. This number is not the same as the vendors inventory number.

Shift Start Times are used to select and report data collected by shift, on the End- of-Shift Report.

• Number of Shifts: Enter the Number of Shifts. (up to 3 shifts)
• Shift 1: Enter the start time for shift 1.
• Shift 2: Enter the start time for shift 2.
• Shift 3: Enter the start time for shift 3.