Setting options for Stock Planning

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The “Set Options” page appears.

The system, displays the following field:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields are displayed in this page. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date format from the “Enterprise Modeling” business component by default.

Reservation during Receipt

Use the drop-down list box to set the option for reserving a receipt, to “Online” Or “Offline”.

 

If set to “Online”, the receipt quantity is automatically reserved by the system. In the case of “Offline” reservation, the quantity will be reserved when the system activity runs as per the scheduler.

Reservation mode on Demand Change

Use the drop-down list box to set the option for reserving a demand, to “Online” Or “Offline.

 

If set to “Online”, the demand quantity is automatically reserved. In the case of “Offline” reservation, the quantity will be reserved when the system activity runs as per the scheduler.

PR Generation for Problem Demand

Use drop-down list box to indicate whether a purchase request must be automatically generated for a problem demand. The system displays the options “Automatic” and “Manual”.

Set this field to “Automatic”, to enable the system automatically raise a PR whenever there is a problem demand.

Set this field to “Manual”, to raise a PR whenever there is a problem demand by executing a batch process.

Note: If this option is set as "Manual", ensure that the ’Reserve Problem Demand Process’ is configured in Daemon Executor. For more details, refer to the Daemon Executor Online Help.

Method for conversion of

 

Fractional Quantity

Use the drop-down list box to select the method of conversion of the fractional quantity. The system lists the following options:

 
  • Round Down – Select this option to round down the fractional quantity. For example, the fractional quantity 14.79 will be rounded down to 14.7.

 
  • Round Up – Select this option to round up the fractional quantity. For example, the fractional quantity 14.79 will be rounded up to 14.8.

 
  • Round Off – Select this option to round off the fractional quantity to the nearest 0.5. For example, the fractional quantity 14.79 will be rounded off to 14.8 and 14.74 to 14.7.

Attempt Delink Relink Process for New Demands

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the “Delink Relink” process must be attempted or not, when new demands come into the system. The “Delink Relink” process takes up all valid demands and receipts, and carries out the process of reservation.

Set this field to “Yes”, to enable the system automatically unpeg all demand and receipts, if there is a new demand and attempt fresh pegging.

Set this field to “No”, to process new demands by executing a batch process.

Note: If this option is set as "No", ensure that the ‘Delink/Relink Process’ is configured in Daemon Executor. For more details, refer to the Daemon Executor Online Help.

The system displays the following field in the “Carry Over Count Details” multiline:

Settings for

The system displays the following:

 
  • Issue against Material Request – indicates that the part requested in the “Material Request” business component must be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Reservation by Visit Package – indicates that the part requested in the “Visit Package” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Purchase Order - indicates that the part requested in the “Purchase Order” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Purchase Request - indicates that the part requested in the “Purchase Request” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Release Slip - indicates that the part requested in the “Release Slip” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Hangar Work Order - indicates that the part requested in the “Hangar Work Order” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Component Work Order - indicates that the part requested in the “Component Work Order” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Line Work Order - indicates that the part requested in the “Line Work Order” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Stock Transfer - indicates that the part requested in the “Stock Transfer” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

 
  • Receipt against Stock Issue - indicates that the part requested in the “Stock Issue” business component has to be carried forward in days, as specified in “Days for Carry over” field.

Days For Carry Over

The number of days by which the demand posted by a material request, reservation by visit package or a receipt against a purchase order can be carried over. Ensure that this value is greater than the value in the “Days for Alert Count” field.

Note: Ensure that the ‘Carry Over Process’ is configured in Daemon Executor. For more details, refer to the Daemon Executor Online Help.

Days for Alert Count

The number of days set for reminder, for which the demand posted by a material request, reservation by visit package or a receipt against a purchase order can be carried over.

Note: Ensure that the ‘Alert Count Process’ is configured in Daemon Executor. For more details, refer to the Daemon Executor Online Help.

The system displays the following field in the “Record Statistics” group box:

Last Modified by

The login ID of the user who last modified the option settings.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the option settings were last modified.