Shop floor production time entries

Shop Floor Production (BC)  •  Article  •  3/30/2026  • 

A time entry is created when the production routing status is changed away from one of the following statuses in Shop Floor Production:

  • Start-up
  • Production
  • Failure

When the status changes, the system creates the time entry and populates both the start and end times automatically.

View time entries

Select the Search icon , enter Shop Floor Production Time Entries, and then choose the related link.

All created time entries are shown. You can also access Shop Floor Production Time Entries from a Released Production Order. The following procedure describes how to access them.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Released Production Orders and choose the related link. The Released Production Orders page opens.
  2. Select the preferred No. The Released Production Order page opens.
  3. On the action bar, select Related > Order > Entries > Time Entries. The Shop Floor Production Time Entries page opens. You can view the following details associated with the defined released production order.

    FieldDescription
    Entry No.Specifies the number of the production time entry.
    Prod. Order No.Specifies the number of the production order related to this entry.
    Prod. Order Line No.Specifies the line number of the production order that is related to the entry.
    Operation No.Specifies the number of the production operation related to the entry.
    Work CenterSpecifies the number of the work center that is related to this entry.
    Work Center NameSpecifies the name of the work center that is related to this entry.
    Machine CenterSpecifies the number of the machine center that is related to this entry.
    Number of OperatorsSpecifies the number of operators who worked on the production order.
    Shop Floor Control StatusSpecifies the status of the production order routing line that is related to this entry.
    Starting Date TimeSpecifies the starting date and starting time of this time entry.
    Ending Date TimeSpecifies the ending date and ending time of this time entry.
    Duration in HoursSpecifies the duration of this time entry in hours. This is the time that the routing line had the specific Shop Floor Production Status.
    Duration in SecondsSpecifies the production time duration in seconds. The system automatically calculates this value by multiplying the duration in minutes by 60. If the Duration in Minutes field is left blank, this field also remains blank.
    Duration in MinutesSpecifies the duration of this time entry in minutes. This is the time that the routing line had the specific Shop Floor Production Status.
    Labor Duration in HoursSpecifies the labor duration of this time entry in hours. This is the total time that the operators have worked on a routing line in a specific status.
    Labor Duration in MinutesSpecifies the labor duration of this time entry in minutes. This is the total time that the operators have worked on a routing line in a specific status.
    Labor Duration in SecondsSpecifies the labor duration in seconds. The system automatically updates this field value based on the Labor Duration in Minutes field value.
    PostedSpecifies if a Production Registration Entry has been created.
    Production Registration Entry No.Specifies the Production Registration Entry No. in which the Time Entry is processed to post as Capacity Cost.
    Production Registration Labor Entry No.Specifies the Production Registration Entry No. in which the Time Entry is processed to post as Capacity Labor Cost.
    CorrectedSpecifies if the time entry was corrected in Business Central.
    Item No.Specifies the number of the item that is related to this entry.
    Item DescriptionSpecifies the description of the item related to the entry.

    The entries will be displayed only if the Show in Shop Floor toggle on the associated Work Center Card page is turned on.

Create manual time entries

You can manually create time entries from the BC Time Entries subpage when accessing the Shop Floor Production Time Entries page from a Released Production Order page.

  • The BC Time Entries subpage is only visible when the Shop Floor Production Time Entries are accessed from the Released Production Order page and there are existing entries for the associated released production order.
  • Once the Posted checkbox is selected on the Shop Floor Production Time Entries, you cannot edit the time entries. To register further operations, create a new entry in BC Time Entries.
  1. On the action bar of the BC Time Entries subpage, select New. The BC Time Entries card page opens.
  2. On the General FastTab, fill in the following required fields.

    FieldDescription
    Prod. Order Line No.Select the line number of the production order that is related to the entry.
    Operation No.Select the number of the production operation related to the entry. Together with the Prod. Order Line No., this populates the work center and machine center fields automatically.
    Shop Floor Control StatusSelect the status to record for this time entry. The available options are Start-up, Production, and Failure.
    Starting Date TimeSpecify the starting date and time of this time entry.
    Ending Date TimeSpecify the ending date and time of this time entry. The starting date time must be before the ending date time.
  3. Optionally, fill in the following fields.

    FieldDescription
    Number of OperatorsSpecify the number of operators who worked on the production order. This field is only editable when the Shop Floor Control Status is Start-up, Production, or Failure.
    Failure CodeSpecify the code stating the reason behind the failure. This field is only visible when the Shop Floor Control Status is Failure.
    Failure TextSpecify additional details regarding the failure. This field is only visible when the Shop Floor Control Status is Failure.

    The following fields are populated automatically and cannot be edited.

    FieldDescription
    Prod. Order No.The production order number, inherited from the released production order.
    Work Center No.The work center number, inherited from the production routing line.
    Work Center NameThe name of the work center.
    Machine Center No.The machine center number, inherited from the production routing line.
    Duration in HoursThe duration of this time entry in hours, calculated from the starting and ending date time.
    Duration in MinutesThe duration of this time entry in minutes, calculated from the starting and ending date time.
    Duration in SecondsThe duration of this time entry in seconds, calculated from the duration in minutes.
    Labor Duration in HoursThe labor duration in hours, calculated from the starting date time, ending date time, and number of operators.
    Labor Duration in MinutesThe labor duration in minutes, calculated from the starting date time, ending date time, and number of operators.
    Labor Duration in SecondsThe labor duration in seconds, calculated from the labor duration in minutes.