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You are provided with an overview of the planning activities that are relevant for the planned orders, and you can make changes in the product planning.

Integration

The activities displayed in the overview are generated during planning for every resource, on which the planned order is processed.

If you use iPPE for repetitive manufacturing, the SAP APO generates a line resource for each line node, after the transfer of iPPE data.

If, for example, the planned order is to be executed on the line resources body shop 1, paint 1 and final assembly 1, then the planning generates the three corresponding activities body shop 1, paint 1 and final assembly 1.

If you work with the shop-floor-orientated manufacturing with iPPE, then the SAP APO system generates a resource (for example, a single activity resource) from the iPPE production resource, which you have entered in the mode of the iPPE activity.

Prerequisites

To display the activities in the detail area, use a detail profile assigned to the detail screen ACTIVIT. For more information about the profiles, see Preparatory Measures. You select the detail profile in the User Settings.

You have defined a propagation range containing the products that you want to plan.

Features

Within planned order management, the activities are found on the Activities tab page.

The activities relevant for planning are displayed with the resources locations and status for the selected planned order. For each activity, a start and end date is specified as well as the duration of the activity.

You can determine the characteristic views by clicking on the corresponding icon. For more information about creating characteristic views, see Order Overview.

You can also switch to change mode. The following functions are available to you in change mode:

  • You can switch modes:

    • Within repetitive manufacturing, you can switch line resources within an alternative line group.

    • Within shop-floor-oriented manufacturing, you can switch between alternative resources.

  • To display the Strategy Settings screen, click on the Strategy icon. From this screen, you can determine the detailed scheduling strategy for the Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).

  • You can change the start date and time for an activity, if, in the strategy settings, you have selected the planning direction Forward or Forward with Reverse on the tab page General Strategy Parameters.

  • You can change the end date and time for an activity, if, in the strategy settings, you have selected the planning direction Backward or Backward with Reverse on the tab page General Strategy Parameters.

Activities

  1. For more information about a planned order, select the planned order in the Order Overview and click the Details icon.

    The system transfers the planned order to the detail area.

  2. In the detail area, select the Activities tab page.

  3. Switch to the change mode.

    A dialog box appears. Select the propagation range.

  4. Choose the required function:

    • To determine the planning strategy, select Strategy.

      The Strategy Settings dialog box appears, in which you can choose a strategy profile and determine a strategy parameter.

    • Select or create the characteristic views.

  5. Save the changes.