Create a Train Rake Unloading Plan

This activity presumes that the train Loading Type is By Rake. A process flow with the loading rail siding as a source is required for train bulk unloading.

Security Note: You need the Allow train loading/unloading security right in the Trains domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Open the Train.
  2. Ensure that the train structure has been defined for the train.
  3. Select the unloading route point in the Route diagram.
  4. Ensure that Loading / Unloading in the train header field group is Unloading. This setting depends on the route configuration. See Edit the Route of a Train.
  5. Select the Planned Unloading tab.

    The Unloading field group displays the process flows that exist from the location of the route point to destination locations.

  6. Create a despatch unloading plan:
    1. Right-click in the Despatch Plan Versions table and select New » Unloading Plan from the menu.
    2. Enter Comments if required. The maximum length is 1024 characters. The comment for the selected plan also displays in the Comments field in the Despatch Plan Versions table.
    3. Enter a Tolerance value as a percentage if required. The tolerance is the maximum variation between the actual quantity and the planned quantity specified in the plan. If the actual quantity is out of tolerance, the transaction is highlighted red in the Unloading tab.
  7. Add sequences and planned unloading transactions:
    1. Select the required plan.
    2. To add an unloading sequence with a transaction:
      1. Expand the Process Flow » Location tree in the Unloading field group.
      2. Select Graphics View to view a diagram of the train if required.
      3. Drag the train rake or the rake in the train diagram to the required stockpile.

        If successful, MineMarket adds a transaction to the end of the list of transactions.

    3. To add a sequence, right-click in the Transactions table and select New » Sequence from the menu.

      MineMarket creates the sequence with a single transaction after the last sequence.

    4. To add a transaction to a sequence, right-click a sequence in the Transactions table and select New » Transaction from the menu.
  8. Update the following fields for the transactions in the Transactions table as required.
    • Start Date
    • End Date
    • Process Flow
    • Train Rake
    • Train Wagon
    • Number Of Wagons
    • Movement Product—Select from the products and brands defined on the Material panel of the Solution Explorer.
    • Destination
    • Planned Mass
    • Unit—Select from the Mass units defined in the Unit Conversion Editor. Default: The Default UOM of the train template.
    • Despatch Order—Select from the despatch orders associated with the despatch. If only one associated despatch order matches the selected movement product for the transaction, that despatch order is selected by default.
    • Planned Equipment—Select from the equipment items associated with the selected process flow.
    • Comment
  9. To reorder the sequences, right-click a sequence and select Move Sequence Up or Move Sequence Down from the menu.
  10. To reorder the transactions within a sequence, right-click a transaction and select Move Sequence Item Up or Move Sequence Item Down from the menu.
  11. If the plan is ready to use, check Completed for the plan in the Despatch Plan Versions table. Multiple plans can be marked as Completed.
  12. To duplicate a plan and its transactions, right-click the plan in the Despatch Plan Versions table and select Duplicate from the menu.
  13. Select which plan is Active if required. Only one plan can be active.
  14. Click Save.