Use the Generate Production Schedules (Rate Based)
form to mass-generate production schedule releases.
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Enter the appropriate data in the required fields:
- Item: Specify a valid inventory
item number.
- Quantity: Specify the total
number to be completed or planned for.
- Rate/Day: Specify the number
to be completed per day. This process only schedules (plans) until
the combined total for each Rate/Day equals the quantity.
- Start Date: Specify the start
date when Type = Forward or accept the default of the current
system date. This is the date scheduling starts.
- End Date: Enter the end date
when Type = Backward. This is the date production is scheduled
to end.
- Frequency: Enter the number
of days that indicate how often you will generate a schedule or
release for this production schedule.
- Schedule ID: Enter a production
schedule number.
- Type: Select whether to schedule
the releases Backward or Forward from the date you specify.
- Status: Select Planned or Released.
- Copy to PS Item BOM: Accept
the default of selected to copy the item current routing/bill
of material to the production schedule item (if the PS item does
not contain a routing/BOM).
- Copy to PS Release BOM: Accept
the default of selected to copy the production schedule item's
routing/BOM to each of the new releases the activity creates.
If the PS item does not contain a routing/BOM, the item current
routing/BOM will be copied to the releases. This field is active
only if the Status of the PS item
is Planned. If the PS item status
is set to Released, this field
is selected automatically and you cannot change it.
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Click the Process button to start the
process.