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 Scheduling an Order

Prerequisites

You have maintained all the necessary scheduling data on the header data screen, the operation overview and the detail data screens of the order. Refer to Maintaining Scheduling Data .

Procedure

Scheduling an Order (Normal)

  1. Call up the order in change mode .

  2. In the header data screen or the operation overview, choose Start of the navigation path Order Next navigation step Functions Next navigation step Dates Next navigation step Schedule Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

The following cases can occur:

  • The system schedules the order.

  • The system cannot perform scheduling. You can display the reason in a log. To do this, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Logs Next navigation step Scheduling End of the navigation path .

Note Note

The system does not take account of date entries for sub-operations during scheduling. However, you can specify sub-operation dates by entering the time interval with reference to the operation in the sub-operation date screen.

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  1. Save the order.

Scheduling an Order with Relationships

  1. Call up the order in change mode .

  2. In the operation overview, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Graphic Next navigation step Network structure Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  3. The structure graphic appears, containing the operations for the order and its networked orders and any relationships created between the operations.

    The system only schedules the order selected; the dates for the other orders are unchanged.

  4. Call up the scheduling function using Start of the navigation path Order Next navigation step Functions Next navigation step Schedule Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  5. The system schedules the order and informs you in an online message that scheduling has been completed.

  6. You can display the dates determined in different ways:

  • Form of display

In the graphic, choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Display operations Next navigation step . The system displays a dialog box in which you can select a method of display. Choose End of the navigation path Continue.

  • Choice of dates

You select the required operations with Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Select Next navigation step <Desired option> Next navigation step and then choose Next navigation step Details Next navigation step Dates Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

The system displays the dates for the selected operations.

  1. Return to the graphic and save the order.

Scheduling All Orders for an Order Network Collectively

  1. Depending on the application component in which you are working, choose one of the following menu paths:

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Plant maintenance Next navigation step Maintenance processing Next navigation step Order Next navigation step Total network scheduling End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Customer service Next navigation step Service processing Next navigation step Order Next navigation step Service order Next navigation step Total network scheduling End of the navigation path

The initial screen for total network scheduling for orders appears.

  1. Enter the number of an order that is part of the network you want to schedule.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Schedule Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  3. The screen with the valid scheduling data appears.

  4. Make all the necessary entries or changes.

  5. Start the scheduling function with Start of the navigation path Order scheduling Next navigation step Execute Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  6. The system now schedules all the orders that are networked with the order you entered on the initial screen. Scheduling takes place for the dates that you entered in the section Scheduling .

    The system displays an online message to inform you that scheduling has been completed.

  7. You can now call up the following display functions to check the data calculated:

  • Comparison of the old and new dates

To display both the old dates for the individual orders of the order network and their operations, and the new ones calculated by the system, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Date overview old/new Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  • Error log for dates

If the system is unable to schedule the order, you can display the reason in a log. To do this, choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Logs Next navigation step Scheduling End of the navigation path .

  1. Save the order network.

Note Note

You schedule an individual order which is included in an order network using relationships in exactly the same way as an order that is not included in an order network. Although the system considers the dates of the other orders for the order to be scheduled, the dates of the other orders remain unchanged.

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