Item selection in order planning, examples

You plan a plan item, called X. The X item is part of the following multilevel BOM:

The A item is a project item. All the other items are anonymous items.

If you select the Include Parent Items check box, LN plans the following items: A, B, and X.

If you select the Include Child Items check box, LN plans the following items: X, E, F, and G.

You plan a plan item called Y. Item Y* is derived from Y. The Y item is part of the following multilevel BOM:

The M item is an anonymous item. The other items are project items.

If you select the Include Parent Items check box, LN plans the following items: Y, K, Y*, and K*.

If you select the Include Child Items check box, LN plans the following items: Y and M.

If you select the project item Y*, and select the Include Child Items check box, LN plans the following items: Y*, M, N, and Y

You plan a clustered plan item called Z(Ah). Item Z(Ah) is part of the following multilevel BOM, and of the following distribution network:

Z Ah	Item Z in the assembly hall
Z Cs	Item Z in the central storage
Z Dc	Item Z in the distribution center
Z St	Item Z in the store
Q Cw	Component Q in the central warehouse
Q Ah	Component Q in the assembly hall
R Cw	Component R in the central warehouse
R Ah	Component R in the assembly hall

Item Z, Q, and R are normal items. The dashed arrows in the figure indicate the supplying relationships between the clustered plan items.

If you select the Include Parent Items check box, LN generates the order planning for the following items:

If you select the Include Child Items check box, LN generates orders for the following items:

In the BOM for item A, you have defined item M as an alternative for component X.

The same item M is used as a standard component in the BOM for item K.

If you plan item X and you select the Include Parent Items check box and the Include Child Items check box, LN generates orders for the following items:

If you plan item M and you select the Include Parent Items check box and the Include Child Items check box, LN generates orders for the following items: