Setting Up the Planning File 

Use

If a material was created before the planning run was activated for a plant, you must generate an entry in the planning file for all materials in this plant that are to be included in the planning run.

This function can only be carried out in background mode.

Procedure

  1. Starting from the MRP menu choose Planning ® Planning file entry ® Set up in background.

    2. The initial screen for the setting up of planning file entries appears.

  2. You can use a selection variant to plan the creation of planning file entries at a later date, or you can start the process immediately.
  3. Once you have started the process, the system checks each material in this plant to see whether it is relevant for MRP. If a material fulfills the appropriate prerequisites, it is included in the planning file and either the net change planning indicator or the net change planning horizon indicator is set.

Result

These materials are then included in the following MRP run.