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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Phantoms</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Phantoms</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>In certain situations a phantom item is treated as a normal component. That procedure will be explained later. First, the usual procedure for phantom items is explained.</Paragraph>
	</Note>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Phantom explosion</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>An item can be defined as a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#Phantom.ti" role="glossary">phantom item</Link> in the bill of material (BOM) of a manufactured item. This affects the planning of material requirements and the creation of production orders.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>The consequences for the planning of material requirements are:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>No material requirements are created for the phantom item itself.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The requirements for the phantom are exploded straight through to the materials of the phantom.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>The consequences for the creation of production orders are:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>The materials of the BOM of the phantom are added to the estimated materials of the production order.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The operations in the routing of the phantom are renumbered and appended to the main item routing.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>Use of inventory of a phantom In certain situations a phantom item is treated as a normal component, depending on:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>The setting of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.phst" role="formfield">Use Phantom Inventory</GUIRef> check box.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The availability of phantom inventory.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>When an item is phantom, in the item production data, you can specify whether the inventory available can be used.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.phst" role="formfield">Use Phantom Inventory</GUIRef> check box is selected, SSA ERP first checks whether any inventory of the phantom item is available. You can specify for phantoms whether the available inventory can be used. If inventory is available, the phantom is treated as a normal component. This implies, that the available inventory is used to satisfy the material requirements. If not enough inventory is available to meet the requirements, SSA ERP includes the routing for the phantom item in the routing of the main item. That means that the phantom item can be produced in the same production order.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.phst" role="formfield">Use Phantom Inventory</GUIRef> check box is cleared, or the inventory of the phantom is not enough, the phantom will be exploded for the total quantity.</Paragraph>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListItem>The phantom is either exploded for the total required quantity, or completely treated as a normal component. The phantom is not exploded for a part of the required quantity.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The phantom stock is always ignored during planning.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000038" role="manual">Defining phantoms</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000039" role="manual">Renumbering phantom operations</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">Network routings</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000022" role="manual">Estimated and actual material costs</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
