Make global settings

In this step, you make the general settings for Repetitive Manufacturing.

You define the parameters for the planning table:

• The selection period that determines the number of days for the period of examination when accessing the planning table.

• The view selection that determines which planning table view is automatically selected on the initial screen, for example selection by material or by production line.

• The definition of the start date of the planned orders in the planning table, for example the start date is to correspond to the beginning of the period.

• Whether the planned orders or the run schedule quantities are displayed in the individual periods on the basis of the basic dates or the production dates.

• The scheduling strategy, that specifies whether the system is to carry out forward or backward scheduling.

You also define:

• Which period the system is to take into account when updating the statistics of the planning figures.

• Whether the planned order number or the run schedule header number is displayed in backflushing.

• Which rows are displayed in the planning table and whether date from long-term planning is also to be displayed in the planning table as additional information.

You can also save most of these settings per user directly in the planning table.