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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Tools planning and tracking</Title>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Use tools planning and tracking to determine the planned and current locations of tools and the tooling historical data.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The tools defined in SSA ERP can be:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Present in a warehouse.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Planned or issued for a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.otyp#sfc.order" role="enum">SFC Production Order</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Planned or issued for a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.otyp#sma.order" role="enum">Service Order</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>In maintenance.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>The tools planning and tracking information is generated for the production order when the operations to which the tool is assigned are planned in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc" role="module">Shop Floor Control</GUIRef> module. The data is generated for service orders when the service activities are planned in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>In tool planning and tracking you can:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Maintain the estimated requirements of tools for production orders/operations and service orders/activities.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Check the availability of tools before the planned production is transferred from: <List><ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp" role="module">Resource Requirement Planning</GUIRef> module.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ina" role="module">Inventory Analysis</GUIRef> module to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc" role="module">Shop Floor Control</GUIRef> module.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>You can also print the time-phased availability for planning of tools, for planned and actual production orders, and for service orders.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual">Tool requirements planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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