Reviewing the Release Information field set

The Release Information field set on the Combined Plan tab shows the details of the current and previous release orders.

To review the Release Information field set:

Select Release Management > View Plans.
Click the Drill down button of an active plan.
On the Combined Plan tab, expand the Release Information field set. Review this information:
New Release Number

The new release order number.

Old Release Number

The previous release order number.

New Release Date

The new release order date.

Old Release Date

The previous release order date.

Release Horizon Start Date

The release order horizon start date.

Release Horizon End Date

The release order horizon end date.

Raw Material Release Start Date

The start date for the release of raw material that must be ordered by the supplier.

Raw Material Release End Date

The end date for the release of raw material that must be ordered by the supplier.

Fabrication Release Start Date

The start date for the production release of the ordered items that must be manufactured and shipped by the supplier.

Fabrication Release End Date

The end date for the production release of the ordered items that must be manufactured and shipped by the supplier.

Raw Material CUM

The cumulative number of the raw material release 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

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.

Max. Raw Material CUM

Some customers send changing raw material CUM numbers. The highest raw material CUM number that has been sent by the customer is displayed in this field. A new Raw Material CUM that is higher than the last received Max. Raw Material CUM is stored in the Max. Raw Material CUM field. A raw material CUM number that is lower than the Max. Raw Material CUM is ignored.

Plan Version of Max. Raw Material CUM

Internal version number of the plan that caused the last change of the Max. Raw Material CUM. To display this plan, select Historic Plan from the Processing Status drop-down list on the View Plans page. Click the Drill down button of the appropriate plan version.

Max. Fabrication CUM

Some customers send changing fabrication CUM numbers. The highest fabrication CUM number that has been sent by the customer is displayed in this field. A Fabrication CUM that is higher than the last received Max. Fabrication CUM is stored in the Max. Fabrication CUM field. A fabrication CUM number that is lower than the Max. Fabrication CUM is ignored.

Plan Version of Max. Fabrication CUM

Internal version number of the plan that caused the last change of the Max. Fabrication CUM. To display this plan, select Historic Plan from the Processing Status drop-down list on the View Plans page. Click the Drill down button of the appropriate plan version.

Customer Order Number

This field shows 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:
- Incoming ASC X12 864 text messages are processed. 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.
- Requirements from different model years must be processed. 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. Incoming planning schedules with an increased release number indicate a new model year. 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

This field shows the external number of the supplier.

Message Sequence Number

This field is equivalent to the Message Sequence Number on the Manage Messages page of the Transformation Services area. The field shows the order in which the messages are processed by Transformation Services. You can identify the message on the Manage Messages page that leads to the specific single plan in Release Management. The field is only displayed on the Planning Schedule and Shipment Schedule tabs.

Transmission Number

The transmission number of the customer's release order that has been created when processing the message. The transmission numbers must be in complete ascending order. The transmission number is incremented by one with each message exchange. The field is only displayed on the Planning Schedule and Shipment Schedule tabs.

Transmission Date

Date of the transmission. The field is only displayed on the Planning Schedule and Shipment Schedule tabs.

Version Created By
This field shows the originator of the plan version:
- Import: The plan version has been created by a release order import.
- User: The plan version has been created manually by a user.
- Shipment/Consumption: The plan version has been created by an import of shipment or consumption.
Version Updated by User

Name of the user who performed the last plan update.

Last Update Date

Date and time of the last plan update.