Planning customized items
This topic describes a method to plan the items that have the Customized check box selected in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.
Usual procedure
If the Customizable check box is selected in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, the item is a customized item.
For customized items, the usual procedure is as follows:
- You create a project for the customer that ordered the item.
- You use the customized item to create a project item for the project.
- In Enterprise Planning, you plan the supply of the project item.
- You transfer the planned orders to the execution level.
To plan a customized item without a project
You can enter a demand forecast for a customized item with an empty project segment. This is recommended if you want to reserve resources for production of the item before sales orders for it are present. Any sales orders for a project item that is based on this customized item consume this demand forecast.
Then, you can generate an item master plan or planned orders for the customized item with an empty project segment.
To generate actual orders for a customized item
If you want to transfer planned orders and plans for customized items with empty project segments to the execution level, you must use the following method:
Transfer the planned orders batchwise, by using the following procedure:
- Start the Transfer Order Planning (cppat1210m000) session.
- Select the Interactive check box.
- Select the Include Items to be Customized check box.
- Click Select Order Planning for Transfer (cppat0210m000) session appears.) . (The
- Select the Transfer check box for the relevant planned orders.
- On the appropriate menu, click .
That action is useful if you want to stock a quantity of the item before a sales order for the item exists.