Defining the Dispatching Sequence 

Use

You can define the sequence for the automatic/manual dispatching/rescheduling of a group of selected operations in that the system performs the dispatching/rescheduling of the operations, for example, according to order priority.

Actions

Defining the dispatching sequence in the strategy profile

You can specify a sort key or a sequence and layout key for the scheduling sequence in the strategy profile. You use the key to define the fields that the system refers to for the sort. If you want to use this function, you must activate the dispatching function Forming the dispatching sequence.

The dispatching sequence enables you to define only the sequence in which the system should "process" the dispatching/rescheduling of the operations using the dispatching sequence. The planned operations for the work centers may subsequently occur in another sequence, depending on the planning situation and the strategies that you have defined.

For more information on dispatching strategies, see Planning Taking Account of the Sequence

Defining the dispatching sequence with the help of sequence numbers

Sequence numbers and a sort key or sequence and layout key that contains the sequence number as a sort criterion enable you to flexibly structure the dispatching sequence in the capacity planning table.

You can assign sequence numbers to the following objects that you have previously selected using the menu bar sequence Goto ® Order ® Sequence number:

Defining the sequence with a user exit:

You can define the dispatching sequence with a user exit. You can find more information in the section User Exits.