Define Traffic LightsUse the exception groups to define under which conditions materials are indicated by red, yellow, or green traffic lights. Example: You want all materials, whose dates lie in the past, to be indicated by a red traffic light.
Note
The definition of traffic lights applies to both types of list.
You have accessed the material list in collective access, or the MRP list or stock/requirements list for a material.
In case of individual lists : you have displayed the material tree.
Choose
.
The system displays the
Define traffic light
dialog box.
Enter the number of workdays for the parameters
Days' supply
,
1
st
receipt days' supply
and
2
nd
receipt days' supply
, and under which circumstances the materials are to be displayed with red, yellow, and green traffic lights.
You want the traffic light to be red when the days' supply for a material is <= 0, yellow when the days' supply is > 0 and <= 10 days, and green when the days' supply is > 10 days.
Enter:
Red |
Yellow |
Green |
|
Days’ supply |
0 |
10 |
999,9 |
Use the exception groups to define under which conditions materials are indicated by red, yellow, or green traffic lights.
You want materials with exception messages in exception group 4 to be indicated by a yellow traffic light and materials with exception messages in exception group 5 to be indicated by a red traffic light.
Choose:
Red |
Yellow |
Green |
|
Exception group 4 |
X |
||
Exception group 5 |
X |
Choose
to activate the settings for the current display, or
to save them permanently.
The system sets the traffic light for the material after taking the settings for all the ranges of coverage and all the exception groups into consideration.
Example
A material with a days' supply of 12 days would be indicated by a green traffic light if the settings above were entered. However, if there was an exception in exception group 5 and exception group 5 was indicated by red, the material would be indicated by a red traffic light.