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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Performance Indicators (cprao2201s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to compute or recompute the performance indicators of a combination of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel.ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link>, to make sure that they reflect the current planning situation.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><ProcedureList><ListItem>Select the Find Record icon on the tool bar to start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session. Enter a scenario and a plan level.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Select the range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems.ti" role="glossary">plan items</Link> for which you want to compute the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000114" role="glossary">performance indicators</Link>. If you only want to view the performance indicators for a specific resource or for a specific plan item, enter the same resource or plan item in both the From and To fields.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Click OK to go back to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000" role="session">Performance Indicators (cprao2201s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#compute.perf.indicators" role="formcommand">Compute Indicators</GUIRef> to compute the performance indicators. SSA ERP computes the values of all performance indicators and stores them separately for each selected plan item and resource. In the next step, these values can be <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#Aggregate.ti" role="glossary">aggregated</Link> for ranges of resources and plan items.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#retrieve.perf.indicators" role="formcommand">Retrieve Indicators</GUIRef> to retrieve the performance indicators that were computed in the previous step. Each indicator is displayed as a total or average value for the selected resources and plan items.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>When the data on which the computation is based changes (for example, the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">demand forecast</Link> changes), the performance indicators are not automatically updated. If you want to make sure that the indicators reflect the current planning situation, recompute, and update them by repeating Steps 4 and 5.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>For an explanation of each performance indicator, see the help information of the performance indicator fields.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>All indicator computations that are carried out for a range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000109" role="glossary">plan periods</Link>, start with the plan period in which the current date falls. For instance, when the field help information states that an indicator is computed for all plan periods, you must keep in mind that plan periods that lie completely in the past, are ignored.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
			<List><ListIntro>On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu you can select the following options to view performance indicators:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#cprao2203s000" role="formcommand">Scenario Performance</GUIRef> button to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2203s000" role="session">Scenario Performance (cprao2203s000)</GUIRef> session. In this session you can compare the performance of two scenarios.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Select View Performance Indicators by Plan Item to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2550m000" role="session">Plan Items - Performance Indicators (cprao2550m000)</GUIRef> session. In this session you can view the performance indicators of several plan items simultaneously, which helps you to identify plan items that need special attention from a planning point of view.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Select View Performance Indicators by Resource to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2560m000" role="session">Resources - Performance Indicators (cprao2560m000)</GUIRef> session. In this session you can view the performance indicators of several resources simultaneously.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Select View Work Load Control Performance Indicators to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2520m000" role="session">Work Load Control Performance Indicators (cpwlc2520m000)</GUIRef> session. In this session you can analyze the performance of a combination of scenario and plan level.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">Performance indicators in Enterprise Planning</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000005" role="manual">To use a details session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="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> for which SSA ERP displays the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000114" role="glossary">performance indicators</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000044" role="manual">Scenarios in Enterprise Planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="plvl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan Level</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The plan item's <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel.ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link> for which SSA ERP displays the performance indicators.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cwoc.from"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Resource</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The first of the range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link> for which SSA ERP displays the performance indicators.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>To define a range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link>, click the Find Record icon on the toolbar to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cwoc.to"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Resource</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The last of the range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link> for which SSA ERP displays the performance indicators.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>To define a range of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link>, click the Find Record icon on the toolbar to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="plni.from"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">From</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The first of the range of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems.ti" role="glossary">plan items</Link> for which SSA ERP displays the performance indicators.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>To define a range of plan items, click the Find Record icon on the toolbar to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="plni.to"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The last of the range of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems.ti" role="glossary">plan items</Link> for which SSA ERP displays the performance indicators.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>To define a range of plan items, click the Find Record icon on the toolbar to go to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.depe"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Delivery Performance</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The percentage of the total demand of a plan item that is delivered in time, expressed as an overall percentage for all plan periods which is averaged for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For each plan item, the average delivery performance is computed as follows:</Paragraph>
				<Figure><HTML:IMG SRC="../images/nt_graph_rao2201a.gif" height="115" width="288" xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/></Figure>
				<Paragraph>You can find the relevant data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2550m000" role="session">Plan Items - Performance Indicators (cprao2550m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>In the next step, the values found for the various plan items are averaged.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t260.util"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Utilization</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average relative <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000111" role="glossary">capacity utilization</Link> of the selected resources, expressed as an overall percentage for the total capacity of all plan periods and of all selected resources.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>The average utilization is computed as follows: From this session (Utilization tab):</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2560m000#cprao260.cafr" role="formfield">Free Cap. (hours)</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000" role="session">Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000#cprmp101.cale" role="formfield">Available Capacity</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.dltt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Throughput Time</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average number of days between (and including) the start date and the finish date of a <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000047" role="glossary">planned production-order</Link> line for the selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><ProcedureList><ListIntro>The average throughput time is computed as follows:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>SSA ERP computes an average throughput time for an individual planned production order (based on the throughput times of the order lines).</ListItem>
					<ListItem>SSA ERP computes an average throughput time for an item (based on the result of step 1 for all planned production orders for this item in the present scenario).</ListItem>
					<ListItem>SSA ERP computes an average throughput time for all items involved (based on the result of step 2 for each item).</ListItem>
				</ProcedureList>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>The following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000" role="session">Planned Order - Line (cprrp1110s000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000#cprrp110.olsd" role="formfield">Planned Start Date</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000#cprrp110.olfd" role="formfield">Planned Finish Date</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.baca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Cash Flow Balance</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average cash-flow balance of the selected plan items. The cash flow balance of each selected plan item is a total value for all plan periods. In the next step, the values found for the various plan items are averaged.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For each plan item, the cash-flow balance is computed as follows:</Paragraph>
				<Figure><HTML:IMG SRC="../images/nt_graph_rao2201b.gif" height="100" width="360" xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/></Figure>
				<Paragraph>You can find the relevant data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2550m000" role="session">Plan Items - Performance Indicators (cprao2550m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.avst"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Inventory Value</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average value of the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> of the selected plan items, expressed as an average amount for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For each selected plan item, a weighted average for all plan periods is computed, taking into account the length of each plan period. For the exact computation procedure, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000048" role="manual">To compute average projected-inventory levels</Link>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>In the next step, the values found for the various plan items are averaged.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.prcs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Production Costs</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total production costs of a plan item, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>First, the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session are added up:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.prec" role="formfield">Production Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppor" role="formfield">Planned Prod. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.srec" role="formfield">Sched Prod Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>The outcome is then multiplied by the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.ecpr" role="formfield">Cost Price</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.satu"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Sales Revenues</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total sales revenues of the selected plan items, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>For each plan item, the sales revenues are computed as follows: The following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000#cprmp300.cdel" role="formfield">Customer Deliveries</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5130m000#cprmp300.cord" role="formfield">Customer Orders</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>The following field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000" role="session">Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0111s000#titrp011.tnum" role="formfield">Tool Serial Number</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t260.capr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Capacity Used for (Planned) Production</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total capacity of the selected resources that is used by various types of orders and activities, expressed as a total value for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The value of this field is computed by adding up the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000" role="session">Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000#cprmp101.capr" role="formfield">Planned Orders Capacity Use</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000#cprmp101.casf" role="formfield">SFC Orders Capacity Use</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000#cprmp101.capc" role="formfield">PCS Activities Capacity Use</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t260.cacr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Capacity Used for Critical Capacity Requirements</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total capacity of the selected resources that is used for <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000097" role="glossary">critical capacity requirements</Link> in <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000059" role="glossary">master planning</Link>, expressed as a total value for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The capacity used for critical capacity requirements is computed as the sum value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t260.cacr" role="formfield">Cap. Used for Crit. Cap. Requirements</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000" role="session">Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Master planning, an overview</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000023" role="manual">Horizons and time fences</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t260.cafr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Free Capacity (Hours)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The free capacity of the selected resources, expressed as a total value for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>To compute the free capacity SSA ERP uses data from the following sessions:</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000" role="session">Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000#cprmp101.cale" role="formfield">Available Capacity</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>From this session (present tab):</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t260.capr" role="formfield">Capacity Used for (Planned) Production</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t260.cacr" role="formfield">Cap. Used for Crit. Cap. Requirements</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t260.util" role="formfield">Average Utilization</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.pesa"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Periods Planned Inventory Used</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of plan periods in which the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> of a plan item drops below the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000011" role="glossary">inventory plan</Link>, expressed as an average value for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pstc" role="formfield">Inventory Plan</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.agne"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Negative Inventory</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average negative <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> of the selected plan items, expressed as an average value for all stretches of time in which the projected inventory is negative, and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This is an indication of the extent of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#Backlog.ti" role="glossary">backlog</Link> in deliveries.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>For each selected plan item, an average negative projected inventory is computed. For the exact computation procedure, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000048" role="manual">To compute average projected-inventory levels</Link>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>In the next step, the values found for the various plan items are averaged.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.pens"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Periods with Negative Inventory</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of plan periods in which the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> of a plan item has a negative value, expressed as an average value for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This number indicates the number of times that demand cannot be met immediately from inventory.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>This demand includes <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000043" role="glossary">nonconsumed demand forecast</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.cude"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Customer Demand</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total quantity that is ordered by or delivered to specific customers, expressed as a total value for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The total customer demand consists of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000112" role="glossary">customer orders</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000113" role="glossary">customer deliveries</Link>. It is computed, for all selected plan items, by adding up the values of the corresponding fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.tosy"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Supply</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total supply of the selected plan items, expressed as a total value for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The total supply is computed, for the selected plan items, by adding up the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.prec" role="formfield">Production Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppor" role="formfield">Planned Prod. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.srec" role="formfield">Sched Prod Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pupl" role="formfield">Purchase Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppur" role="formfield">Planned Purchase Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.spur" role="formfield">Scheduled Purchase</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pirc" role="formfield">Plan. Distr. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.sirc" role="formfield">Sched Distr Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.fode"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Non-Consumed Forecast</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The quantity that is expected to be sold, but that has not yet been ordered by specific customers, expressed as a total value for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The non-consumed <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000015" role="glossary">demand forecast</Link> is computed, for all selected plan items, by adding up the values of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#noncos.forecast" role="formfield">Nonconsumed Forecast</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000133" role="manual">Forecast Consumption with an Item Master Plan</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.tola"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Demand Late</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total quantity that cannot be delivered immediately from inventory, expressed as a total value for all selected plan items. This is computed on the basis of the changes in the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> from one plan period to the next.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For the exact computation procedure, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000051" role="manual">To compute the total demand late</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.exde"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Dependent Demand</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The quantity that is not sold directly to customers, but is used as a component in the production of other items, or delivered to other sites. This is expressed as a total value for all plan periods, and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The total dependent demand is computed, for all selected plan items, by adding up the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.eomd" role="formfield">Dep. Scheduled Dem.</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ermd" role="formfield">Dep. Material Demand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.idel" role="formfield">Internal Deliveries</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.iidl" role="formfield">Distribution Deliveries</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.eidm" role="formfield">Dependent Distribution Demand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="mnat.min"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Minimum Negative ATP</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The most negative value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.atpc" role="formfield">Cumulative ATP</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session that occurs for any of the selected plan items in any plan period (starting with the current one).</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>In other words, this field indicates the largest gap that occurs, at any time in the present scenario and for any of the selected plan items, between actual demand and availability from inventory.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.tode"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Demand</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total demand for all plan periods, and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>It is equal to the sum of the following fields (on the present tab):</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t250.cude" role="formfield">Customer Demand</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t250.fode" role="formfield">Noncons. Forecast</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t250.exde" role="formfield">Dependent Demand</GUIRef> field</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="mnat.avg"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Minimum Negative ATP (Average)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The most negative value that the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.atpc" role="formfield">Cumulative ATP</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session reaches for a plan item in any plan period (starting with the current one), expressed as an average value for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For each selected plan item, the largest gap which occurs between actual demand and availability from inventory is determined. In the next step, the minimum values found for the various plan items are averaged.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The demand involved does not include <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000043" role="glossary">nonconsumed demand forecast</Link>.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.miqt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Minimum Inventory Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The lowest <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> level reached for any of the selected plan items during any plan period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.misv"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Minimum Inventory Value</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The lowest inventory value reached for any of the selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The following inventory data is considered:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The inventory on hand</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> for the current plan period</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The projected inventory for each following plan period</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>For each plan item, the minimum inventory value is computed as follows: From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#actual.inventory" role="formfield">On Hand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.maqt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Maximum Inventory Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The highest <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> level reached for any of the selected plan items during any plan period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.masv"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Maximum Inventory Value</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The highest inventory value reached for any of the selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The following inventory data is considered:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000330" role="glossary">inventory on hand</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> for the current plan period</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The projected inventory for each following plan period</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>For each plan item, the maximum inventory value is computed as follows: From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#actual.inventory" role="formfield">On Hand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.avqt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Average Inventory Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The average value of the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> levels of the selected plan items, expressed in an average for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For each selected plan item, a weighted average for all plan periods is computed, taking into account the length of each plan period. For the exact computation procedure, see <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000048" role="manual">To compute average projected-inventory levels</Link>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>In the next step, the values found for the various plan items are averaged.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.poap"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Maximum Positive Difference</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The maximum positive difference is the largest difference which occurs, for any of the selected plan items, between the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> and the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000011" role="glossary">inventory plan</Link>, in any period in which the projected inventory is higher than the inventory plan.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This field indicates how much the expected inventory level of any of the selected plan items rises above the desired inventory level during any plan period (starting with the current one).</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pstc" role="formfield">Inventory Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.neap"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Maximum Negative Difference</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The maximum negative difference is the largest difference which occurs, for any of the selected plan items, between the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> and the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000011" role="glossary">inventory plan</Link>, in any period in which the projected inventory is lower than the inventory plan.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This field indicates how much the expected inventory level of any of the selected plan items drops below the desired inventory level, during any plan period (starting with the current one).</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pstc" role="formfield">Inventory Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.nopl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Number of Periods with Differences</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of plan periods in which the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">projected inventory</Link> is not equal to the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000011" role="glossary">inventory plan</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>SSA ERP expresses the number of plan periods in which the projected inventory is not equal to the inventory plan as an average value for all selected plan items.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.astc" role="formfield">Projected Inventory</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pstc" role="formfield">Inventory Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.inca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Incomming Cash Flow</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total value of the finished goods, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>For each plan item, the incoming cash flow is computed as follows:</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>From this session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t250.cude" role="formfield">Customer Demand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2203s000#t250.fode.one" role="formfield">Tot. Noncons. Fcast</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.eomd" role="formfield">Dep. Scheduled Dem.</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ermd" role="formfield">Dep. Material Demand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.eidm" role="formfield">Dependent Distribution Demand</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0101s000" role="session">Item - Sales (tdisa0101s000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0111s000#titrp011.tnum" role="formfield">Tool Serial Number</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.ouca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Outgoing Cash Flow</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total costs incurred in the production or purchase of the selected plan items, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>For each plan item, the outgoing cash flow is computed as follows: From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2550m000" role="session">Plan Items - Performance Indicators (cprao2550m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#t250.tosy" role="formfield">Total Supply</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.wipr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Work in Process</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>A figure which indicates the value involved in <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000031" role="glossary">work in process (WIP)</Link>, expressed as a total amount for all <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000050" role="glossary">planned orders</Link> of a plan item, which is then averaged for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For every planned order of a plan item, the value of work in process is computed as follows:</Paragraph>
				<Figure><HTML:IMG SRC="../images/nt_graph_rao2201c.gif" height="100" width="540" xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/></Figure>
				<Paragraph>The number of order days is equal to the number of days between (and including) the start date and the finish date.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Used data</SectionTitle>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000" role="session">Planned Order - Line (cprrp1110s000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000#cprrp110.olsd" role="formfield">Planned Start Date</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000#cprrp110.olfd" role="formfield">Planned Finish Date</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1110s000#cprrp110.oqan" role="formfield">Order Quantity</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<List><ListIntro>From the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cash.balance"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Cash Flow Balance</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The cash-flow balance of the selected plan items, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods and for all selected plan items.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The cash-flow balance is computed as follows:</Paragraph>
				<Figure><HTML:IMG SRC="../images/nt_graph_rao2201d.gif" height="100" width="381" xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/></Figure>
				<Paragraph>You can find the relevant data on the present tab.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t250.macs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Total Material Costs</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total material costs of the selected plan items, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>For each plan item, the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session are added up:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.prec" role="formfield">Production Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppor" role="formfield">Planned Prod. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.srec" role="formfield">Sched Prod Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pupl" role="formfield">Purchase Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppur" role="formfield">Planned Purchase Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.spur" role="formfield">Scheduled Purchase</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.pirc" role="formfield">Plan. Distr. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.sirc" role="formfield">Sched Distr Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>The outcome is multiplied by the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.emtc" role="formfield">Material Costs</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="t260.prcs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Production Costs (Resource)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The total production costs of a plan item, expressed as a total amount for all plan periods.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>First, the values of the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000" role="session">Item Master Plan (cprmp2101m000)</GUIRef> session are added up:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.prec" role="formfield">Production Plan</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.ppor" role="formfield">Planned Prod. Orders</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprmp300.srec" role="formfield">Sched Prod Receipts</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Paragraph>The outcome is then multiplied by the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000#ticpr007.ecpr" role="formfield">Cost Price</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
	<FormCommands><CommandHelp ID="compute.perf.indicators"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Compute Indicators</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Starts the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="retrieve.perf.indicators"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Retrieve Indicators</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Updates the content of the performance indicator fields, using the results of the most recent computation.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
	</FormCommands>
</Session>
