Specifying release information

To specify the release information for the new plan:

  1. Expand the Release Information field set.
  2. Specify this information:
    New Release Number
    Specify the new release order number.
    New Release Date
    Specify the new release order date. Select a date from the calendar.
    Old Release Number
    Specify the old release order number.
    Old Release Date
    Specify the old release order date. Select a date from the calendar.
    Release Horizon Start Date
    Specify the start date of the time horizon for release orders. Select a date from the calendar.
    Release Horizon End Date
    Specify the end date of the time horizon for release orders. Select a date from the calendar.
    Raw Material Release Start Date
    Specify the start date for the release of raw material that must be ordered by the supplier. Select a date from the calendar.
    Raw Material Release End Date
    Specify the end date for the release of raw material that must be ordered by the supplier. Select a date from the calendar.
    Fabrication Release Start Date
    Specify the start date for the production release of the ordered items that must be manufactured and shipped by the supplier. Select a date from the calendar.
    Fabrication Release End Date
    Specify the end date for the production release of the ordered items that must be manufactured and shipped by the supplier. Select a date from the calendar.
    Raw Material CUM
    Specify the cumulative number of the raw material release quantity that must be reached at the Raw Material Release End Date. The Raw Material CUM controls the subsequent release of raw material that must be ordered by the supplier.
    Fabrication CUM
    Specify the cumulative number of the production release that must be reached at the Fabrication Release End Date. The Fabrication CUM controls the subsequent production release of the ordered items that must be manufactured and shipped by the supplier.
    Customer Order Number
    Specify the customer's identity number that is assigned to a specific order.
    External Document Number
    This field shows the external document number of the release order from the OEM. The field can be used for these purposes:
    Handling of incoming ASC X12 864 text messages: An incoming ASC X12 864 text message is linked to the corresponding release orders by the External Document Number. The imported text messages are displayed on the View Text Messages page.
    Handling of requirements from different model years: The release number of the last planning schedule is contained in this field. Requirements can have different release numbers respectively model years for the same requirement date. The option Filter by First Reference Number in the Requirement Consolidation Rules enables to store the requirements in parallel in one plan. To automatically remove requirements for older model years, you can use the field Delete Everything that Does not Match First Reference Number. The field must be set to Delete by External Document ID. If a planning schedule with an increased release number is received, the requirements for this model year are stored in the new plan revision. Other requirements for older model years are automatically removed. To delete requirements for an old model year manually, remove the requirements of the new plan for the old model year. Increase the release number in the External Document Number field.
    External Supplier Number
    Specify the external number of the supplier.