Modules > Time Study > Observed Time Tab > Manually Entering Existing Time Study Data

If you would like to manually insert observations that were taken outside of Assembly Planner, please note the following rules for each of the fields in the Observations table. You need not create the tasks in the Tasks table prior to pasting observations; any new tasks will be automatically created when a new observation is manually entered for that task.

•Order – This is a system-generated field that simply keeps track of the order in which observations are recorded in Assembly Planner and cannot be edited.

•ID – A new or existing ID can be typed into this field. If the ID needs to be changed, you must right-click on the cell and select ‘Reassign Observation to Different Task.’

•Description – A description can be typed if associated to a new task ID. If the ID already exists in the Tasks table, the description of the task must be edited in the Tasks table instead of the Observations table.

•Comments – This field can be edited at any time.

•Rating – This field will be populated to the default rating for the selected Operator, but can be changed at any time.

•Start – A start time of the task must be entered by the user and can be edited at any time.

•End – An end time of the task must be entered by the user and can be edited at any time.

•Ignore Time – An ignore time can be entered when manually entering an observation, although it may not be valuable because there is no video associated with this observation.

•OT – This is a calculated field and cannot be edited. OT = Start – End – Ignore Time

•NT – This is a calculated field and cannot be edited. NT = OT * Rating

•Operator – This field will be populated by default to the name displayed in the Operator drop-down list, but can be changed at any time. If a new Operator is to be assigned to an observation, that Operator must be created through the Operator edit menu first.

•Vid File – This field will be populated by the default "-- Stopwatch Study --“, indicating that the observation was made outside of Assembly Planner.