FPSAPP.NMV_P_PICK_LIST_CARRIERS

FACILITY

Facility is included in almost every join in the DWH so this represents a definitive split. A route must have all steps on tools in the same facility. A tool must process all lots in the same facility. If your site has multiple buildings where lots run on routes using tools in multiple buildings then everything should be one facility. For example, multiple Fab buildings. But if your site has independent facilities like Fab and Test and Assembly where lot may progress from one to the next but on different routes then these should be different facilities. Since this column is in virtually every table it is critical that the value here is exactly matches what is in the MES if the MES has facility. Use facility_display for the display friendly name displayed in applications. See site_name comment for client/site/facility example. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.GEN_FACILITIES)

TOOL

Tool is generally just the main tool. The exception is when different entities on the tool run completely independently and it is physically impossible to run wafers of the same lot across multiple entities. In this exception case, we may want to assign the entities to different eqp_types and therefore we should define each entity as a tool. Please note that when we do this there is no indication whatsoever that these different entities are on the same tool. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.EQP_TOOLS)

CARRIER

RFID of the cassette or FOUP the lot is currently in. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.MHS_CARRIERS)

CARRIER_DISPLAY

NUM_STEPS_AWAY

Number of steps away not including steps which we know will be skipped nor those which we estimate will be skipped at least x pct of the time. This x value is configurable in GEN_FACILITIES using the smp_pct_for_num_steps_away column. (* inherited from FPSBASE.WIP_STEP_FUTURE)

EXPECTED_STEP_ENT_INST

GOAL_BEGIN_INST

Time when the lot has to complete the current step to remain on schedule. (* inherited from FPSBASE.WIP_STEP_HIST)

GBL_SORT

Sorting used for dispatching or allocation systems to sort future start lots based on priority, critical ratio, etc. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.WIP_STARTS)

GBL_SORT_NUMERIC

STATUS_SORT

GOAL_INST

GOAL_DISPLAY

1

BATCH_CRITERIA

Lots that can run on the same batch TOOL and have the same value of BATCH_CRITERIA can run together in a batch. Therefore this is a critical column for scheduling on batch tools. If BATCH_CRITERIA is not populated, Scheduler defaults to the assumption that any WIP with the same EST_MACHINE_RECIPE can be batched together. Keep in mind that many MESs have additional constraints on batching (for example, that all WIP in a batch has the same SCRIPT_ID) and these must be incorporated into BATCH_CRITERIA to ensure that the batches are allowed by the MES. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.RTG_TOOL_ASSIGNMENTS)

1

EST_MACHINE_RECIPE

Estimated machine recipe what we estimate will be the machine recipe based on information from the Recipe Management System. It is used in combination with process for throughput calculations and setup change penalty calculations. It is not necessary to estimate for all processes since this is always used in combination however it needs to be NA rather than blank since it is part of the primary key of most THP tables. Hopefully when this is not NA it should match the actual machine recipe logged for each lot during processing. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.RTG_TOOL_ASSIGNMENTS)

1

RQD_SETUP

Rqd_setup is determined by ovr_rqd_setup in RTG_TOOL_ASSIGNMENTS and use_process_as_rqd_setup and use_est_mach_rcp_as_rqd_setup from EQP_TYPES. The latter two columns allow us to easily specify for an eqp_type that setup times should be calculated by process or est_machine_recipe. For traditional setups that are a group of recipes we use ovr_rqd_setup. (* inherited from FPSBASE.WIP_LOT_HIST)

SCHED_TOOL

the tool from the first lot that scheduled (* inherited from FPSAPP.SCH_W_SCHED_DURABLE_INSPECT)

IS_HOLD

This field indicates the lot is on hold after the event is logged. In other words, this will always be Y if is_hold_start is Y and always N if is_hold_end is Y. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.WIP_EVENT_HIST)

NUM_LOTS_IN_CARRIER

QTY_IN_CARRIER

CURR_PRIORITY_DISPLAY

CURR_PROCESS_STATE_DISPLAY

CURR_PROCESS_STATE_DETAILS

5

PRIORITY_HTML_BG_COLOR

5

STATUS

TIME_TO_START

PROCESS

Process defines what occurs at a step. Different steps can share the same process if they are identical. Process should normally determine allowed tools and recipe although it can be overridden by step, route, prd, lot, and experiment for exceptions. Each process is dynamically assigned to one or more eqp_type-process_family combinations with use_pct. One process_family is determined to be primary. If grouping is done correctly, a process should only be one eqp_group with no crossover. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.RTG_PROCESSES)

PROCESS_DISPLAY

The name of the process displayed on all dashboards and reports. We allow a longer more descriptive name here although often this will be the same as the process. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.RTG_PROCESSES)

PROCESS_GROUP

Process group is the critical field where tools and processes come together for the purposes of Scheduler. Process group is in both EQP_TOOLS for the tools and in RTG_PROCESSES for processes. Ideally all tools that run the same set of processes with no crossover including back-up and emergency tools would be in the same process group but it is important to note that this is not technically required for Scheduler as long as all process groups are in the same sched group. (* inherited from FPSINPUT.RTG_PROCESS_GROUPS)