Dispatching Planned Orders in the Planning Table (SAP Library

Dispatching Planned Orders in the Planning Table

Use

Using this function, you can dispatch planned orders in the planning table taking available capacity into account. You select the planned orders to be dispatched using the row and column selection functions. This means the system checks the current load of the production line and then dispatches the planned order(s). If it determines that no capacity is available on the required date, it uses the settings in the strategy profile to search for a suitable date in the future where it then dispatches the planned orders.

Integration

Dispatching the planned orders in the planning table is a capacity planning function.

The system uses the control profiles required (the overall profile and the strategy profile) from capacity planning. In the standard system, the strategy profile SAPREMT001 is used for the planning table. However, you can create your own strategy profile in Customizing for Capacity Planning and assign it to the overall profile. The overall profile usually used for the planning table is SAPREMG002.

Prerequisites

In the initial screen of the planning table, you must select capacity planning and either detailed planning or rate-based planning.

Features

Dispatching planned orders

The system dispatches the planned orders you select according to the settings in the strategy profile and depending on available capacity.
Dispatched planned orders have the indicator Cap.disp. (in the details screen of the planned order) or Cap. dispatched (in the header data of the planned orders).
Planned orders dispatched in the planning table are displayed as dispatched in the capacity planning table.

Changing the strategy

You can change the settings of the strategy profile directly in the planning table if, for example, you want to change the planning direction when dispatching.

Displaying the capacity requirements of dispatched planned orders only

You can choose whether you want the system to display the capacity requirements of all planned orders or whether you only want to display the capacity requirements of the already dispatched planned orders.

Activities

To dispatch planned orders, select the ones you want to dispatch in the planning table using the row and column selection functions and choose Capacity planning ® Dispatching ® Dispatch.

If you want to change the strategy, choose Capacity planning ® Dispatching ® Change strategy.

If you only want to display the capacity requirements of the already dispatched planned orders in the capacity data section of the screen, choose Capacity planning ® Dispatching ® Display capa. reqmts - dispatched.