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The planning cockpit is represented in the form of bar chart representation. You can select the document type and can specify the document for which you want to view the planning cockpit details. You can select the material planners and can specify the supplier to display the cockpit. Further, you can also specify the ranges for the item and the time period based on which the cockpit is displayed. You can also save the fields specified in this page as the default fields. On revisiting this page, you can view the default fields saved against the cockpit and can use the details to view the planning cockpit. You can specify either one specific field or a combination of fields and can generate the planning cockpit.
The planning cockpit displays all the orders. The time buckets and the documents are depicted in the form graphical representation and the corresponding work orders details are listed in the multiline. The work orders are displayed based on the action messages. You can set the color codes and symbols for the action messages and display the cockpit accordingly.
Select the “Planning Cockpit” link under the “Supply Chain Planning” business component.
The “Planning Cockpit - Entry” page appears.
Enter the following details:
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Doc. Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the document types defined for which the login user has access permission. The system retrieves the values from the flag master along with a blank record. The system displays “Blank” as the default value. |
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Doc. No. |
The number identifying the document for which the planning cockpit details is retrieved. |
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Material Planner |
Use the drop-down list box to select the material planners defined in the control unit for which the login user has access permission. The system retrieves the material planners based on the control unit permissions for the login user for the logged on Business Unit along with a blank value. The system displays “Blank” by default on launch of the page. |
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Supplier Code |
The code identifying the supplier for which the planning cockpit is displayed. |
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Help facility available. |
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Item Code From |
The starting code in the range of codes identifying the item based on which the planning cockpit is displayed. If the code is specified, it should be less than or equal to the code specified in the “Item Code To” field. |
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Help facility available. |
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Item Code To |
The ending code in the range of codes identifying the item based on which the planning cockpit is displayed. If the code is specified, it should be greater than or equal to the code specified in the “Item Code From” field. |
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Help facility available. |
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Time Period From |
The time period from which you can view the planning cockpit details. |
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Help facility available. |
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Time Period To |
The time period till which you can view the planning cockpit details. |
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Help facility available. |
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Save Template |
Select the check box to display the default fields, which can be viewed when the user revisits the page. The system displays “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page. |
Click the “Generate Cockpit” pushbutton to generate the cockpit details.
The system launches the cockpit details based on the values specified in the criteria. The cockpit launches with the work orders on the left side. For each work order selected, the cockpit details are displayed in the form of graphical representation along with the corresponding work order details in the multiline.
The system retrieves the orders having exceptions in any of the following exceptions:
Acceptance Horizon, Firm Horizon, Release Horizon, Material Shortages, Reschedule out, Reschedule in, Cancel Orders, Amend Orders.
The system retrieves the orders based on the filter options specified:
If the item range is specified, all the orders having exceptions for all the items, which fall in between the range are retrieved.
If the document no is specified, any order bearing same name as exceptions are retrieved.
If the due date range is specified, the orders having due date between the date range From date and To Date are retrieved.
If material planner is specified, all the orders having exceptions and having the specified material planner are retrieved.
If supplier code is specified, all the PR, SCR, PO, SCO having exceptions and specified supplier are retrieved.
The system retrieves the work orders based on the exception messages from “System Actions Messages” screen:
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs having exception message as "Acceptance Horizon” are displayed.
The work orders, uncovered purchase request and uncovered SCRs having exception message as "Firm Horizon" are displayed. In case same work order is having "Acceptance Horizon" exception message and “Firm Horizon” is displayed as action message.
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs, unauthorised POs and SCOs having exception message as "Release Horizon" are displayed. In case same order is having "Firm Horizon" and "Acceptance Horizon" as exception message and “Release Horizon” is displayed as action message.
The work orders, DP suggested SCRs are displayed and the SCRs and SCOs having "Material Shortages" as exception message are displayed.
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs, PRs, SCRs and SCOs having due date less than the demand date that is, exception message as "Reschedule out" are displayed.
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs, PRs, SCRs and SCOs having due date greater than the demand date that is, exception message as "Reschedule in" are displayed.
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs, PRs, SCRs and SCOs having exception message as "Cancel Orders" are displayed. This is a scenario when excess supply is planned.
The work orders, DP suggested PRs, DP suggested SCRs, PRs, SCRs and SCOs having exception message as "Amend Orders". This is a scenario when excess supply is planned.
All the exception orders should be displayed based on the following guidelines:
Display to be made in maximum resolution.
The time buckets are displayed horizontally and the documents are displayed vertically.
The color codes and symbols for various action messages can be set.
The following are the default color codes and symbols to be followed if the action messages are not configured.
The suggested order “Planned” is displayed with color code "lavender". The current date is to the displayed left of "Acceptance Horizon". The number of days in each horizon is displayed as a number on the thin bitmap.
The suggested order "Accepted" is displayed with color code "Yellow".
The suggested order "Firmed" is displayed with color code "Blue".
The suggested order "Released" is displayed with color code "Green".
Material shortage is displayed as "?".
Reschedule out is displayed as "->(arrrow)".
Reschedule in is shown as "<-(arrow)".
Cancel Orders is displayed as "%".
Amend orders is shown as "|".
However the colours and symbols cab be configured by the login user.
