Function

Use

 Optimize…
(Campaign Optimization)

You can use this function to make the system create campaigns automatically during PP/DS optimization. The system combines orders that are processed at the same bottleneck resource into campaigns. It optimizes the sequence of the orders within a campaign as well as the sequence between the campaigns while taking setup and storage costs into account. Campaign optimization can also automatically create setup or clean-out orders.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Optimize or by pressing F8.

For more information, see Campaign Optimization.

 Display and Change Campaign Header Data

You can display the header information for the selected campaigns by selecting an operation, order, or campaign and choosing  Display and Change Campaign Header Data.
If you do not select a campaign or select more than one campaign, the system displays a list of all campaigns. By double-clicking a campaign bar, you can display and change the header data for the campaign.

To use this function, you can also choose Functions → Production Campaign → Header Data.

 Select Objects for Campaign

You can select all operations and orders that belong to the same campaign by selecting an operation, order, or campaign and choosing  Select Objects for Campaign. Based on the planning objects you select, the system determines the objects that belong to the same campaign and selects them.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Select.

 Define Campaigns

You can create campaigns with or without orders (see Prerequisites).

·        If you want to create an empty campaign, choose  Define Campaigns without selecting a planning object. A dialog box appears in which you must enter the campaign’s header data. The system then creates an empty campaign that includes the header data only.

·        If you want to create campaigns with orders, select the existing operations or orders and choose  Define Campaigns. The system creates a campaign and adds the selected orders to the campaign.

If the campaign requirements must be considered, the system may not be able to create a campaign without violating the requirements. In this case, the system terminates the function.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Create.

 Include Orders in Campaign

You can add existing orders to a campaign (see Prerequisites). You can also move an order from one campaign to another, even though that could cause the order to be rescheduled. If not done in alignment with the scheduling profile, the movement may be disallowed.

·        If you want to add existing orders to a specific campaign, you select the operations or orders and a campaign, and choose  Include Orders in Campaign. The system adds the selected orders directly to the selected campaign.

·        If you want to display a list with all campaigns, select only orders and operations but no campaign, and choose  Include Orders in Campaign. A list with all campaigns appears. Choose a campaign from the list. The system adds the selected orders to this campaign.

If the campaign requirements must be considered, the system may not be able to create a campaign without violating the requirements. In this case, the system terminates the function.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Add Selected Items.

 Remove Orders from Campaign

You can remove orders from a campaign. You select individual operations or orders, and choose Remove Orders from Campaign. The system determines the campaigns to which they belong and removes the selected orders from these campaigns (see Prerequisites).

You can use the /SAPAPO/PCM06_DELSET Business Add-in (BadI) to execute user-specific checks to decide whether an order that has been defined as a setup or clean-out order may be removed and deleted.
To implement this BadI, go to Customizing for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) and choose Business Add-In → Control Removal of Orders from Production Campaigns.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Remove Selected Items.

 Split Campaign

You can split a campaign into two. Select a planned order in a campaign as the split point. All orders after it are assigned to the new campaign.

To split a production campaign immediately after a particular order, select that order and choose  Split Campaign. You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Split.

Merge Campaigns

You merge two or more campaigns. Campaigns across resources can also be merged.

To merge campaigns, select the target campaign into which you want to merge campaigns, and choose  Merge Campaigns. You can view the list of campaigns that are currently available, excluding the target campaign. The selected source campaigns are merged into the target campaign.

You can also use this function by choosing Functions → Production Campaign → Merge.

Dissolve Campaign

You can remove all the orders contained in a campaign and delete the campaign’s header data. The orders that were removed are not deleted.

To dissolve a campaign, in the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board menu, select a campaign bar and choose Functions → Production Campaign → Dissolve (see Prerequisites).

If you use the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board in the product planning table, this function is available in the context menu.

Adjust Setup/Clean-Out Orders

You can create or adjust setup and clean-out orders.
To do this, select a campaign, or an order or operation of a campaign, and choose Functions → Production Campaign → Adjust Setup/Clean-Out Orders.
If you do not select any objects, the system executes the function for all campaigns in the planning period.

For more information, see Setup or Clean-Out Order Creation.

Campaign Heuristics

The following heuristics are available if you choose Functions → Heuristics:

·        Create production campaigns

·        Dissolve production campaigns

·        Adjust setup/clean-out orders

·        Delete setup/clean-out orders

See Heuristics for Campaign Planning.

Display Networked Campaigns

If you planned campaigns that are linked to each other through pegging relationships across several manufacturing levels, you can use this function to display these networked campaigns (campaign chain). To do so, select any operations, orders, or campaigns and choose Edit → Select → More → Networked Campaigns. Based on the planning objects you selected, the system determines all the other objects that belong to this campaign and selects them.

If you use the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board within the product planning table, this function is not available.

Reschedule Campaigns Using Drag&Drop

You can select a campaign bar and use drag and drop to move it on the time axis. The system reschedules the campaign and its orders.

Eliminate Campaign Alerts

If campaigns with errors are created during the planning, the system issues alerts. To optically point to campaign alerts, the orders causing alerts start blinking in the Detailed Scheduling Planning Board. To display alerts, select Extras → Alerts → Display.
To eliminate the campaign alerts, remove the orders from the campaign and reschedule them.
For more information, see Campaign Alerts.