It is possible to access the planning table via a group of production lines (production line set). A work center hierarchy and a node work center within the hierarchy serves as selection criteria for these production line sets. The hierarchy is then exploded to the next level from the node work center. This means that, even if you only enter the hierarchy as selection criteria, only the work centers from the next lower level are displayed. The system displays the demand, the supply and the capacity load as a percentage.

It makes sense to include work centers in the hierarchy that are also defined as production lines in the production version. Here, you can branch into the individual production lines to change the run scheule quantities. The capacity requirements are automatically adjusted.

You can increase or decrease the number of periods (columns) by using the mouse to drag the window.

It is possible to branch into the capacity planning table for sequence planning from the planning table.

• Run schedule quantities and production orders can be moved with the mouse; the dates are updated on saving.

• You can determine the scheduling sequence of various run schedule quantities in the planning table. The sequence in which these quantities are then distributed over the production lines depends on the original line occupancy and the scheduling strategy selected in Customizing for capacity planning.

• It is possible to select smaller buckets than daily ones (time).

It is now also possible to carry out capacity leveling for the material as well as for the production line. The planning table is split into two for this purpose. Capacity requirements, supply and the load as a percentage are displayed in the upper half of the screen.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the release information "Capacity Planning: New and Changed Functions".

• The planning table can be split into two.

• It clearly displays all the information for the material or for the production line (run schedule quantities, capacity, demand, availability, range of coverage). You can now backflush from the planning table.

• In the production line view, you can display detailed material data for each production line, for example, availability, range of coverage. It is possible to sort the material numbers according to production dates.

• You can display multi-level pegged requirements.

• You can display the range of coverage of the warehouse stock in days: demand and availability are compared with each other and the system calculates the range of coverage for each period. The actual range of coverage can be compared with the minimum range of coverage and the maximum range of coverage.

• You can displace open run schedule quantities in past periods into the future; if necessary, the run schedule quantities are distributed over the interval.

• Quantities that lie before the accessing date are added together and are displayed as overdue items.

• By double clicking with the mouse on the total demand line, you can display all the planned independent requirements and customer requirements of the corresponding period.

• Data from the planning table can be transferred to Microsoft EXCEL and used for evaluations and for printing functions.

• You can branch into the interactive business and statistics graphic and where you can change the interactive production data.