System Parameters (plaps0121m000)

Use this session to view the system settings. These parameters can have an effect on specific functions, or the overall operation of the system.

Field Information

Introduction Date

The date on which the parameter is created.

Name

The code of the parameter.

Description

The description of the parameter.

Time Fences and Horizons

Allow Changing Actual Plan

If this field is set to Yesthe actual plan can be modified.

Allowed values

Yes
No

Allow Resource Overlap

If this field is set to Yes, planned order steps can overlap released order steps.

Allowed values

Yes
No

Alternative Supplier Optimization

If this field is set to Yes, the Capable to Produce (CTP) engine considers alternative suppliers when there is lateness.

Note: This field is only applicable to Purchasing Processes.

Allowed values

Yes
No

Clean Order Change

If this field is set to Yes, Planner deletes or reduces the allocated supply when a Customer Order Line is deleted.

Allowed values

Yes
No

CO Line Due Date Selection

The due date of the customer order line.

Allowed values

Committed date
Requested date

Generate RCM

If this field is set to Yes, recommendations are generated for items that are not specifically overridden on a prevailing level.

Allowed values

Yes
No

RCM Allocation Type

The type of allocations to generate by the Requirements engine when recommending new supply.

Allowed values

None
Temporary
Firm
Firm except for forecasts

Lock Timeout

The amount of time left before the database becomes locked.

Lock Will Be Forced

If this check box is selected, the lock feature is enabled for other users while the database is being updated by one user.

Planning Horizon

The time period during which the planning data is considered.

Note:

By default, this value is set to 31536000 seconds (1 year).
The start date or time for the planning horizon is based on the last update of the on-hand inventory from ERP to Planner.

Historical Horizon

The time period in the past during which data is stored on bucket series and buckets.

Firming Time Fence

The time period during which supply orders for items are changed from Planned to Firm Planned.

Confirming Time Fence

The time period during which the status of supply orders (excluding purchase orders) is changed from Planned or Firm Planned to Confirmed.

Confirming Time Fence PO

The time period during which the status of purchase orders is changed to Confirmed.

First Day Of Week

The start day of the week for aggregating data into weekly buckets.

Note: To comply with ISO-8601, the First Week Trigger Day field must be set to 5 (Thursday) and the First Day Of Week field must be set to 2 (Monday).

First Week Trigger Day

The day in January that determines which week is considered the first week of the year.

Note: To comply with ISO-8601, the First Week Trigger Day must be set to 5 (Thursday) and the First Day Of Week must be set to 2 (Monday).

Frozen Date Time

The date prior to which Planned or Firm Planned orders cannot be added to a finite capacity plan.

Frozen Time Fence

The time period during which Planned or Firm Planned orders cannot be added in a finite capacity plan.

Note: This field value is added to the Last On-hand Inventory date and can be changed for any specific resource.

Defaults and Settings

Dependent Demand Consume Forecast

If this check box is selected, enables the consumption of item forecasts by dependent demand.

Material Selection Method

The material selection method for manufacturing order steps in Planner.

Allowed values

Based on due date of SO
Based on due start date of SO Step

Max Supply Order Number

The maximum quantity that can be assigned to an automatically generated supply order.

Move Time Respect Calendar

If this field is set to Yes, Planner plans transfer times on operations against the resource calendar.

Allowed values

Yes
No

Next Supply Order Number

The number assigned to the next supply order.

PO Consider Safety Time

The safety time to consider in the purchasing process when importing released purchase orders from an ERP system.

Allowed values

Consider Always: The safety time on the purchasing process is always considered.
Consider Changed Delivery Dates Not Set: The safety time on the purchasing process is considered only if the ERP Changed Delivery Date field of the purchase order is empty.
Consider If Confirmed and Not Set: The safety time on the purchasing process is only considered if both the ERP Confirmed Delivery Date field and the ERP Changed Delivery Date field on the purchase order are empty.

Released Supply Order Default Priority

The priority of released orders.

Allowed values range from 1 to 9. The priority 1 indicates the most important orders.

Note: The User Priority field of a supplier order is updated based on this field.

Safety Stock Use

The consideration of the safety stock items in the overall calculation of the inventory plan.

Allowed values

Ignore Safety Stock: The value of the safety stock is not considered.
Enforce Safety Stock: The value of the safety stock is used as the minimum value, even if the value of the inventory plan is smaller.
Add to Inventory plan: The value of the safety stock is added to the value of the inventory plan.

Safety Time Substitution

If this check box is selected, the planning engine consider the item safety time when planning substitution orders.

Transfer Time Respect Calendar

If this check box is selected, Planner plans transfer times on operations against the resource calendar.

Use Days Calculation

If this check box is selected, Planner plans transfer times on operations against days.

Formatting

Currency Decimals: The number of decimal places to consider in a currency amount.
Currency Format: The placement of the currency symbol.
Negative Currency Format: The format of negative currency.
Default Time Zone: The time zone for the default site calendar.
Note: This value is provided through integration with the ERP.
Unique Code Close: The character used to separate objects in a database object's unique identifier.
Unique Code Open: The character used to separate objects in a database object's unique identifier.
Unique Code Separator: The character used to separate the attributes of a database object's unique identifier.