Plant

Use the drop-down list box to select the valid plants. The system retrieves all warehouse Organization Unit in the Business Unit for which the user has at least “View” access permission. The system displays “Login Plant” by default on launch of this page. If action messages are setup at plant level, then this field is populated with all the warehouse Organization Unit for the login Business Unit.

Business Unit

The business unit for which the setup action messages is raised. If action messages are setup at Business Unit level, then the system will not load the plant field details.

Action Message Horizon

The horizon limit to the extent the parameter value is restricted. You can enter action message horizon as highest as the MRP item’s planning horizon or this field is displayed based on login plant and business unit. The action message horizon should be integer and should be greater than zero.

Time Triggers

Select the checkbox to indicate the time trigger based exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the system suggests to accept/firm up/release the orders or converts purchase requisitions to purchase orders. Hence, the acceptance horizon, firm up horizon, days to be considered for releasing orders/purchase orders and the limit of generated order number will be defined. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Reschedules

Select the checkbox to indicate the reschedule-based exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the orders that are rescheduled, to be amended or cancelled are identified and the no of days are defined based on which past due work orders, past due sale orders, past due forecast and past due scheduled receipts are suggested. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

 Matl. Shortages

Select the checkbox to indicate the material shortage related exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the sale orders and the work orders that have material shortages are identified. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Pending Transactions

Select the checkbox to indicate the pending transaction based exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the no of days pending for “Goods Inward”, “Inventory Receipt” or “EC” pending for approval, request for estimate is identified. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Capacity

Select the checkbox to indicate the capacity related exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the resource under utilized/over utilized along with its over load %/under load % are identified. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Item Code

Select the checkbox to indicate the item related exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the item in shortage or in excess,the item having no demand for last “No of Days”, the stock that has reached below “Safety Stock”, the scrap qty that has gone beyond “Quantity” or the expired lot for item, Items with no activity or high inward rejection are identified. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Data Modeling

Select the checkbox to indicate the data modeling related exceptions or action messages deployed. When this option is selected, the item without warehouse planning parameters, item without product structure/process plan, items without PS-PP link, and resource without cost details are identified. The system leaves the box “Unchecked” by default on launch of the page.

Action Messages

The action messages or exceptions to be associated which will be raised by the system if certain conditions are not satisfied based on the parameter and parameter values. The field displays the messages based on the action message type chosen. The action messages to be deployed are

• Accept suggested orders – indicates all work orders in "Suggested" status and work order start date within the accepted horizon.

• Firm Up accepted orders – indicates all work orders in "Suggested” or “Accepted" and work order start date within firm up horizon.

• Orders due for release – indicates all work orders in "Suggested”, “Accepted” or “Firmed" status and work order start date within release horizon.

• Convert PR's to PO – indicates all purchase requisitions in "Suggested” or “Authorized" status and PR's need date - purchasing lead time is within specified days.

• Number generation limit – indicates whether the last order number generated for any material planner is greater than maximum order number - specified buffer.

• Orders to reschedule in – indicates orders (demands) reserved to a future dated supply (includes purchase request or order, sub-contract request or order, work order) and receipt date is greater than reschedule duration (min days) for non period order qty items.

• Orders to reschedule out – indicates reserved receipts (includes purchase request or order, sub-contract request or order, work order) to which demands are reserved and the number days between supply and first demand is greater than reschedule duration for non period order items.

• Orders to cancel – indicates receipts in "Suggested”, “Accepted” or “Firmed" status and have no reservation.

• Orders to amend qty – indicates a receipt reduction based on order modifier for receipts with unreserved excess quantity.

• Sales Orders with matl shortage – indicates sales orders within shipment days with reservation failure.

• Work Orders with matl shortage – indicates work orders within specified no days to release.

• Work Orders with matl shortage – indicates work orders within specified order status with "Material" problem.

• Past due orders – indicates all orders (includes work orders, purchase orders, sub-contract orders, requests) with due date less than specified no of days.

• Past Due Sales Orders – indicates all orders (includes sales orders) with due date less than specified no of days.

• Past due Forecast – indicates all orders (forecast orders) with due date less than specified no of days.

• Past due scheduled receipts – indicates receipts, open purchase order, open sub-contract orders, released work orders (not yet completed/closed) within specified tolerance days.

• Item below safety stock – indicates items stock level is below the safety stock.

• Item with no demand – indicates item with no demand within specified no of days.

• High material scrap in production – indicates items with high material scrap in production specified by number of days.

• High material scrap in production – indicates items with high material scrap in production specified by quantity.

• High goods inward rejection – indicates items with high goods inward rejection specified by quantity.

• High goods inward rejection – indicates items with high goods inward rejection specified by date.

• Production rate deviation – indicates items with high production rate deviation within the specified no of days and rate.

• Goods inward pending – indicates items with goods inward pending within specified tolerance days.

• Inventory receipt pending – indicates items with inventory receipts pending within specified tolerance days.

• Inventory receipt pending – indicates items with inventory receipts pending within specific tolerance days.

• EC approval pending – indicates items with EC approval pending within specified tolerance days.

• Resource under utilized – indicates resources under utilized by specified percentage.

• Resource under load – indicates resources under utilized within specified horizon.

• Work Order with capacity shortage – indicates work order with capacity shortage within specified days.

• Work Order with capacity shortage – indicates work order with capacity shortage specified by appropriate order status.

• Request pending for estimate – indicates RFQ's pending without associated estimate number or quotation, by more than the specified no of days.

• Items with no PS – indicates items that have not been linked to a product structure

• Items with no PP – indicates item that have not been linked to a process plan.

• Items with no warehouse plg parameter   – indicates items that have not been linked to a warehouse.

• Loose PS – indicates product structure that has not been linked to a process plan.

• Resources with no cost data – indicates resources to which cost element has not been associated.

• Items with no activity – indicates items with no activity (transactions include receipt, issue, adjustment, stock transfer or returns) performed in the specified days.

• Items with expired lot – indicates items with expired lot within specified tolerance days.

• Supplier capacity overload – indicates sub-contract resources over utilized by specified percentage.

• Supplier capacity overload – indicates sub-contract Resources over utilized within specified horizon.

• Items with shortage – indicates items with un-satisfied demands within planning time fence.

• Items with excess inventory – indicates items with excess inventory than specified level.

• Resource overload – indicates resources over loaded by specified percentage.

• Resource overload – indicates resources over loaded within specified horizon.

• Resource under load – indicates resources under loaded by specified percentage.

• Resource under load – indicates resources under loaded within specified horizon.

Action Type

The type of action messages. The system displays “Pending Transactions”, “Data Modeling”, “Capacity”, “Item”, “Matl Shortages”, “Re-Schedule” or “Time Triggers”.

Deploy

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the action messages are to be deployed or not. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page.

Parameter

The parameter defined for the action message. The system raises the exceptions or action messages based on this parameter.

Value

The value of the parameter for which system looks for conditions. If the Deploy field is set to "Yes", then all percentage parameter values should be within “0-100%”. For example, if the safety stock should not go below 10, then the value will be set to “10”. If Deploy field is set as "Yes", then all “No of Days” parameter values should be greater than or equal to zero, all “Status” parameter values should be “E”, “F” or “G”, all “Qty” parameter values should be greater than or equal to zero. And also all the data modeling action messages should not have any values.

Created By          

The login ID of the user who created the setup action messages through global parameters.

Created Date

The date on which the setup action messages through global parameters was created.

Edited By

The login ID of the user who modified the setup action messages through global parameters.

Edited Date

The date on which the setup action messages through global parameters was modified.