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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0100s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to define parameters for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef>. If you started this session by double-clicking an existing parameter set in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0500m000" role="session">Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000)</GUIRef> overview session, you can only display the values. If you started this session by double-clicking the top line (Actual set), and you have the necessary authorization, you can enter new values. If you change and save the current set of parameters, the set is saved as a new set.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>For detailed information on the parameters, refer to the field Help.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Changing parameters can have widespread effects throughout <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef>. For this reason, do not change any value in this session until you know what the effects will be.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000402" role="manual">Assembly planning overview</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000401" role="manual">Segment schedules</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.indt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Introduction Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The date and time on which the parameter set became valid.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.envm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Environment</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The identification of the environment. <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> requires this parameter to distinguish the assembly part requirements of multiple environments in the same company.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.imcp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Is Master Company</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, your current company is defined as the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000405" role="glossary">master company</Link>. The master company can be one of the companies of the assembly line, or a separate company. The master company is used to store master data, such as product variants, BOMs, and so on.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>Note that you can only maintain data and run processes if you work in the master company. This applies both to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>, where you define the assembly line structure, and to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef>. In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef>, one exception exists: the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl2500m000" role="session">Generic Item - Assembly Line (tiapl2500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>You can only select this check box if no assembly orders are present in this company.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>You can only clear this check box if no product variants are present in this company.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.usow"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Use SSA Open World</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, <GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef> is used for a limited set of integrations to connect to other companies. Other integrations use Switch Company. If this check box is cleared, Switch Company is used to connect to other companies.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The following integrations can use <GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef>:</ListIntro>
					<ListItemHead>Calculate assembly part requirements</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef> is used to retrieve the assembly order allocation status from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>, and transfers assembly part requirements to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItemHead>Create line station variants</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem>The procedures to create assembly orders, and to refresh and freeze assembly orders can create line station variants in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>. For these procedures, <GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef> can be used.</ListItem>
					<ListItemHead>Create assembly orders</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem>The actual creation of assembly orders in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> can use <GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItemHead>Refresh and freeze assembly orders</ListItemHead>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="" role="manual">SSA Open World</GUIRef> is used to retrieve assembly order information from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>, and is used to perform the actual refresh and freeze of the assembly orders in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef>. The information retrieved from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> is the start times and freeze status of the segments, and the sequence information of the assembly order. Switch Company is a function in SSA ERP to switch between companies.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.eapo"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">External Assembly Parts and Operations</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, an external source delivers the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000402" role="glossary">flattened</Link> assembly parts and operations to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef>. If this check box is cleared, the assembly parts and operations are flattened during the calculation of the assembly part requirements.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>In SSA ERP, this check box can always be selected, except when you work in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0100s000#tiapl000.tstm" role="formfield">Test Mode</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.ngpv"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Product Variant Number Group</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#NumberGroup.tc" role="glossary">number group</Link> that is used to generate product variant numbers. Product variant numbers are used in the process to generate product variants.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>You can zoom to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0151m000" role="session">Number Groups (tcmcs0151m000)</GUIRef> session to select or create a number group.</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>The following conditions apply to the number group you select:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The series must not already be in use.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The series length must be zero.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The number group must not already be in use.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The number group must be dedicated to production.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The first free number must be greater than the highest product variant number.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">To use number groups and series</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.icfg"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Interactive Configuration</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, you must select options when you enter a sales order line. If this check box is cleared, only a product variant is created, and the options are retrieved from an external source.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.epvs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">External Product Variant Structure</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the generic BOM relations between the generic end item and the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000401" role="glossary">engineering modules</Link> are delivered to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl" role="module">Assembly Planning</GUIRef> from an external source. SSA ERP provides no functionality to copy this information to the product variant structure.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, the generic BOM relations between the generic end item and the engineering modules are copied from the generic BOM into the order-specific BOM when you run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3210m000" role="session">Generate Product Variant Structures (tiapl3210m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>The product variant structure defines two types of relations:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The relation between generic items and generic sub-items. These relations are always copied when the product variant structure is created, which is upon order entry, when the created product variant is saved. Note that these relations can occur on several levels, not only directly below the end item.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The relation between generic items and engineering modules. Only these relations are affected by the current parameter.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>Refer to the Help on the following sessions for more information on the generic BOM and the order-specific BOM</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl2510m000" role="session">Generic Bill of Material (tiapl2510m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3510m000" role="session">Product Variant Structures (tiapl3510m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>The following procedures can also <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000403" role="glossary">solve</Link> the product variant structures for <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000401" role="glossary">engineering modules</Link>, when they require these product variant structures:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl2221m000" role="session">Calculate Assembly Part Requirements (tiapl2221m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3201m000" role="session">Create Assembly Orders (tiapl3201m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3203m000" role="session">Refresh and Freeze Assembly Orders (tiapl3203m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.dmtf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Demand Time Fence</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of days for which the product variant structure is determined, and the assembly part requirements are calculated.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.plnc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Scenario</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> you want to use to calculate the assembly part requirements. The plan periods of this scenario are used to create the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000408" role="glossary">segment schedules</Link> and to send the assembly part requirements to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>From this field, you can zoom to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000" role="session">Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</GUIRef> session, where you can select or create a scenario.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You can only select a scenario that is defined in the master company.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000044" role="manual">Scenarios in Enterprise Planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000401" role="manual">Segment schedules</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.plrd"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Scenario Reference Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The reference date of the scenario that is used in the last calculation of the assembly part requirements.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>If you select another scenario, this field is cleared.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The reference data is only a date. No time indication is used.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tiapl000.tstm"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Test Mode</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the data in the following sessions can be maintained:</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl1500m000" role="session">Operations (tiapl1500m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl1510m000" role="session">Operation Assignments (tiapl1510m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl2520m000" role="session">Flattened Assembly Parts and Operations (tiapl2520m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3500m000" role="session">Product Variants (tiapl3500m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl3510m000" role="session">Product Variant Structures (tiapl3510m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
