Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Scheduler Users Guide - Manual (Page 97)

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to the database. Thus, they will be lost when you exit the FactoryTalk Scheduler session.
This method is best used when you are exploring the effects of using different rules.
You can make these changes by selecting the Setup > Simulation Rules menu option.
This opens the Set Simulation Rules window shown below. If you position and click your
cursor on one of the rules, the down arrow appears at the right of the field. Clicking on
this down arrow allows you to select a new simulation rule for the resource group.
Remember that this is a temporary change, but it will allow you to test the effect of the
new selection.
Let’s change the Lot Rule to Earliest Due Date for all but the Machine and Bend work
centers. Since these two work centers have sequence-dependent setups, we’ll change the
Lot Rule to Least Setup Time, the Tie Break Rule to Earliest Due Date, and the Timed
Offset to four days, as shown next.