APS Sites and Alternative Management
This form specifies the network settings that allow APS to resynchronize the plan across multiple supply sites when you run APS Planning in Global mode. The Scheduler program also needs the Planning Host and Planning Port information in order to run. You must define at least one local site record on this form, regardless of whether you are using APS in Global mode.
This form also allows you to create alternatives and attach them to existing planner databases. You must use the Server Service Configuration utility to create a planner database to attach to the alternative.
Note: The APS Planning activity uses
only alternative 0. You must have an alternative 0 record for each site
that will be included in global Planning activities or Get ATP/CTP processes.
Alternatives other than "0" are used for what-if planning and output
analysis. If you are planning to use replication to replicate transfer orders to your supply sites,
you only need to define a single local site record on this tab, in addition
to any additional alternatives needed for what-if planning and output
analysis.