CATERPILLAR

Labor Approval Setup – DBS
DBS must be setup to approve labor before labor is uploaded using the SIMS DBS
utility. Approval is required for all labor that is uploaded to DBS using the SIMS DBS
upload utility. Consult the IS department and the person responsible for administering
DBS to complete the DBS setup. The DBS setup procedure is also explained in the
Getting Started Guide in STW. This information can also be found on the Knowledge
Network at https://kn.cat.com/cat.cfm?id=5079&cd=1#current . A CWS login is required
to access the Knowledge Network. The Direct Labor Approval - Chapter 6.pdf is the
DBS reference document used to create this DBS Setup information.
Upload - Multi-segment
Starting with STW 2004B, a service report created in STW can contain more than one
segment. To prevent uploading duplicate Repair Comments to DBS, upload the service
report after all segments have been completed. This is an “End of Job” upload. A
separate service report should be created for a segment that needs to be uploaded
before other segments in the same work order are completed.
Upload Travel Time Using the Service Report and the Upload Utility
The travel start time and travel stop time may be uploaded to DBS during the labor
upload process. A travel code needs to exist within DBS the same as the Field
Technician labor code or FLD needs to exist. TVL is the travel code example used for
this explanation.. Travel time is approved from within the employees default labor code
screen, FLD, SHP OFC etc. Travel time may be uploaded daily with labor or as an end
of job report process.
Illustration 25: Enter the travel start time and travel stop time within the labor section of
the service report. This is done the in the same manner as labor time except the Labor
Code is different. This example uses TVL as the labor code. TVL represents the amount
of time spent traveling to or from a work site. The travel time is uploaded with the labor
start and stop time.
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