Plan in Simulation Mode 

  1. In the material list: Choose and then Selected results.
  2. The system displays the planning result for the header material where you can make changes to the material. You can call up the planning result for the next material (component) by choosing .

    Double-click on a material in the material list to access the planning result of an individual material.

  3. Check the planning result for the header material.
  4. The system displays two additional columns in the planning result: the Exception lower level column and the Delay column.

    In the Exception at lower level column, the system displays the numbers of the exception messages that appear for the MRP elements in lower BOM levels. The system displays the number of days an MRP element is delayed in the Delay column.

  5. Position the cursor on the exception message that interests you and choose .
  6. The system displays the descriptive text for the exception message in the status line. To access further information about the message, double-click the status line.

  7. Position the cursor on the MRP element with the exception message and choose .
  8. The dialog box Order structure of MRP element appears.

  9. Choose .
  10. In the dialog box, the system displays all MRP elements belonging to the lower-level components with the exception messages that belong to them.

  11. Position the cursor on the MRP element that you want to change and choose .
  12. The planning result for the selected component now appears. The system also displays the details for the selected MRP element in the lower screen area so that you can make changes.

  13. Change the MRP element, if necessary.
  14. Choose in the lower screen area.
  15. The system transfers the changed data. The changed MRP element is firmed automatically.

  16. Choose .
  17. The system executes the planning run for the changed material and the lower BOM levels again.

  18. Repeat steps 3 to 9 until you are satisfied with the planning results for all BOM levels.
  19. Choose .

Your planning results are saved in the database. If you exit this transaction without saving, your planning results are lost.