Use this field to modify the start time of a scheduled operation, thereby forcing the end date of the operation in the scheduling process.
If you force a start time for this operation and you use Production Scheduler, Sage X3 Web Scheduling or a web scheduler you are effectively preventing the scheduler from optimizing its scheduling capabilities. A forced start time on a work order fixes and automatically pins the start time for the operation in the planning schedule. The work order must be removed from the scheduling, the time adjusted accordingly (or deleted) then the work order resubmitted for scheduling as 'pinned' operations are blocked from manual changes.
For detailed scheduling, Activity code POPS activates the Production Scheduler functionality or the Generic finite scheduler interface.
Production Scheduler only applies to on-premises instances of Sage X3. The Generic finite scheduler interface provides an integration connector to any web scheduling solution for either cloud or on-premises solutions.
