View and adjust TFS details

Performing the TFS (take from stock) process tells Tekla PowerFab that materials have been cut. Use the TFS Details dialog box to view TFS reports, save heat documents attached to items, and reverse the TFS status of an item or a group of items.

In the Select Production Control Job dialog box, open a job and click the Production Control ribbon tab.
On the menu, select Review > TFS Details.

The TFS Filters dialog box opens.
To only view the TFS details of particular items, select a filter type in the Type list, and click Select.

The Filter dialog opens.
Do one of the following depending on the filter type:
- Click the arrow buttons to move the items that you want to include in the report to the Included list.
- Type the maximum and minimum values for the items that you want to include.
Click OK.
Click Details.

The TFS Details dialog box opens, displaying all heat documents attached to the current job.

When heat documents are attached, the number of the documents is displayed in the Docs column.

The items in the Docs column that are highlighted with red have no heat documents attached.

In the TFS Details dialog box, do any of the following:


To	Do this
Update the information in the TFS Details dialog box	Click Refresh.
View and attach documents to items	Click Open Document Index. For more information on working in Document Index, see Manage files for a production control job.
Save attached documents into a folder	Do one of the following: To save all documents attached to items in the TFS Details dialog box, click Save Documents > Save Documents - All. To save the documents attached to particular items, click the items for which you want to create reports, and click Save Documents > Save Documents - Selected. Browse to and select the folder where you want to save the documents, or click Make New Folder to create a new one. Click OK. The attached documents are saved into the selected folder.
Print attached documents	Do one of the following: To print all documents attached to items in the TFS Details details dialog box, click Print Documents > Print Documents - All. To print documents attached to particular items, click the items whose attached documents you want to print, and click Print Documents > Print Documents - Selected. Click Print. The Select Printer dialog opens. Click a printer to select it. Click OK..

Create TFS reports

In the TFS Details dialog box, do one of the following:
- To create reports for all items in the TFS Details dialog box, click Reports > Reports - All.
- To create a report for particular items, click the items for which you want to create reports, and click Reports > Reports - Selected.
The Report Selection dialog opens.
Select the report that you want to view, print, or export.

View the report

In the Report Selection dialog, click View.

The report opens in Tekla PowerFab Report Viewer.

You can use the Email Excel and Email PDF buttons at the top of the Tekla PowerFab Report Viewer window to email the report via Microsoft Outlook.

Print the report

In the Report Selection dialog, change the number of the printed copies by clicking the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons.
Click Print.

The Select Printer dialog opens.
Click a printer to select it.
Click OK.

Export the report

In the Report Selection dialog, click Export.

The Export Options dialog opens.
In the Export Format list, select an export format.
To select the location where you want to save the exported file, click Browse.
Browse to the location where you want to save the exported file, and click Save.

You can modify the file name as needed.
To attach the exported file to a Microsoft Outlook email and send it to a recipient, select the Attach to Email checkbox.
To open the file after exporting it, select the Open Exported Document checkbox.
To export the file, click Export.

Reverse TFS process

Reversing the TFS process returns the selected materials from inventory history to inventory.

Note: The materials are returned as cut lengths, not as the original stock lengths.

To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl.

To select a range of subsequent items, hold down Shift.

Select the materials whose TFS process you want to reverse.

To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl.
To select a range of subsequent items, hold down Shift.
Click Reverse TFS.

You are prompted to confirm the action.
To remove any record of the TFS process from the selected materials, click Yes.

You are prompted to confirm the action.
To return the selected materials in inventory history as cut lengths, click Yes.
Type the number of materials to be returned to inventory.
Click Reverse.

The materials are returned to inventory and removed from the TFS Details dialog box.