| | Projects (tipcs2101m000)Use this session to create, maintain and/or
list projects. In the details
session, you can create and maintain projects that are used to calculate, plan
and perform logistic activities that are directly related to customer orders. You can only delete a project if: - The project has the Free status.
- It is not linked to a
sales quotation or a sales order.
Note If you have started
this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record. Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are
performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by
a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production
of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only
used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can
include: - Customized item data (BOMs and routings)
- Project planning (activity planning)
A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to
plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Project Status Indicates the current progress of the project. The following
status values are available: Description An additional field for the project description if the project
description does not fit on a single line. Reference Displays the reference data of the project. This field is only
used for providing information. You can determine the reference data to enter,
for instance, the number of a customer's sales order. This field enables
you to quickly search for project data using an argument other than the project
code. Search Key An alternative form of a description used for convenience
during searching. Typically, it is an abbreviation, an acronym, or a mnemonic
alternative to a full description. Calculation Group A code representing a group of projects the user wants to
compare financially. You can assign a calculation group to: - A budget
- A main project (as long as the calculation group is not
assigned to another project or single project)
- A single project (as long as the calculation group is not
assigned to another main project or single project)
In case of a budget, you must always enter a calculation
group. If you copy the budget to a main project or a single project, the
calculation group is automatically copied so that the project's calculation
group equals the budget's calculation group. It is not allowed to overwrite the project's calculation
group with a calculation group that is in use with any other project. Also if
you copy a budget to a new project, and the calculation code is already in use
in another project, the budget's calculation code is not copied to the new
project. For subprojects, the calculation group must be the same as
the main project's calculation group. If the sub project is linked to the main
project, the calculation group is automatically copied from the main project to
the sub project. Project Employee The person who is in charge of the execution of the project. First Free Item Code The first item code which is used as a default value for the
input of new customized items. Price Calc. Code A specification of how a cost price, valuation price, or sales
price is calculated. The code stores specific cost calculation data. The price calculation code that is defined in the Cost Price
Calculation (CPR) Parameters determines the standard cost price. Other price
calculation codes are used for simulation purposes. The price calculation code
for customized items is stored by project. Example - Specific operation rates
- Subcontracting rates
- Simulated purchase prices
- Surcharges
Engineering Allowed If this check box is cleared, all end items of the project are standard-to-order items. No
customized BOM or routing can therefore be maintained. As soon as a customized
item is added to the project, LN automatically selects this check box. If this check box is cleared, the following PCS
functionalities do not apply: - Customized item data
(BOMs and Routings).
- Project Planning.
- Project structures
(main/sub projects).
- Activities.
- Network planning.
- Module planning.
- General costs.
- Service orders are
not allowed on the project.
- Project surcharges.
- Cost calculation at
project level.
Note Projects for which
the Engineering Allowed check box is not selected in the Projects (tipcs2101m000) session, cannot be copied. Reference Date If you generate a project using the Generate (Project) Structure for Sales Orders (tdsls4244m000) session, the Reference Date field is filled according to the
setting of the Configuration Date (PCS) field in the Sales Parameters (tdsls0100s000) session. The following settings are possible: - Order Date
- System Date
- Delivery Date
If the Configuration Date field in the Sales Parameters (tdsls0100s000) session is System Date, the Reference Date field is empty after generating a
project structure. The Reference Date field is also used in cost-price
calculation of the project, and when transferring RRP orders. If the PCS
Project reference date is empty and either the Calculate Cost Prices by Project (tipcs3250m000) or the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) sessions are started, the current date and
time are taken for the calculations. This means that the current date and time
is always the effective date of the BOM line and falls before its expiry
date. Note This reference date
in Project Control overrules reference dates entered in Product Configuration or Sales Control. Text If this check box is selected, additional project text
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