When routings share one or more operations that are essentially the same, you can create template steps called standard operations. The standard operation feature is a particularly useful tool for manufacturers. In many companies—even those that make to order—the same operations occur in more than one routing.

Use Standard Operation Maintenance (14.9) to set up standard operations. When you create a new routing operation, automatically copy the standard operation data to the routing by referencing the standard operation code. If you edit the standard information, the changes apply only to the new routing, not to the standard operation you copied.

When a standard operation is referenced on a routing, the routing cost rollup uses the standard operation data when calculating costs.