Vicinity is a powerful manufacturing module for several Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions that provides some serious functionality specific for batch creation and process manufacturers. Vicinity is a powerful tool for Master Production Scheduling and leans on Galaxy APS to take it one step further to create the production schedule at the task level. You already have Vicinity; kick it up a notch with Galaxy APS.
Data Flows
Import data from Vicinity to Galaxy:
Work Center Groups and Work Centers
Machines, Items and Inventory
Bills of Material
Sales, Purchase and Production Orders
Routing Lines and Production Order Components
Publish Schedule from Galaxy to Vicinity:
Start and End dates at the task level
Reported Quantities
Reported Time
Job Statuses
Field Level Details
Import Fields
Work Orders
| Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
| Batch Number | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
| Name | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
| Description | BatchHeaders | BatchDescription |
| Due Date | BatchHeaders | PlantEndDate |
Routing
| Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
| Batch Number | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | BatchNumber |
| Operation Sequence | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | LineIDNumber |
| Run Time | BatchEndItems and BatchProcedures | Runtimespan/60 |
Bills of Material
| Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
| Work Order Number | BatchHeaders | BatchNumber |
| Routing Step | BatchEnditems and BatchProcedures | LineIDNumber |
| Item Number | Components | ComponentID |
Resources
| Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
| Plant | N/A | [Hardcoded] |
| Department | N/A | [Hardcoded] |
| Resource Code | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
| Resource ID | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
Capabilities
| Property | Vicinity Table | Field |
| Machine Ability | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
| Machine Name | ProcessCells and ProcessUnits | ProcessCelID and ProcessUnitID |
