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<Session ID="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Simulate and Create Line Sequences (tiasl4200m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to generate a sequence of <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000319" role="glossary">assembly orders</Link> for an <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000055" role="glossary">assembly line</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The sequence of orders is generated based on the line mix created in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc" role="module">Assembly Control</GUIRef> module. You can display the line mixes in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc2501m000" role="session">Assembly Line - Line Mix (tiasc2501m000)</GUIRef> session. The orders that are part of the line mix are sequenced using sequencing rules. The sequencing process aims to produce the most efficient order sequence. Each time SSA ERP performs a sequencing run, the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">cost</Link> of the outcome of the run is displayed in this session.</Paragraph>
			<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Parameters</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You must set several parameters, such as how many sequence runs SSA ERP makes for each assembly line, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4110m000" role="session">Remix/Sequence Parameters (tiasl4110m000)</GUIRef> session. The parameters that you define are linked to an assembly line, and are specific to your logon code.</Paragraph>
			</GeneralSection>
			<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Procedure</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>To generate line sequences, you must perform the following procedure. The procedure is an outline, and does not describe all the options available.</Paragraph>
				<ProcedureList><ListItem>Select options for sequencing: <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#backlog" role="fieldhelp">Backlog</Link> and/or <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#confirm.sequence" role="fieldhelp">Confirm Sequence</Link>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Select the assembly line and the sequence offline dates in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#asl.sqsl" role="groupbox">Sequence Selection</GUIRef> box.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#execute.cont.process" role="formcommand">Generate</GUIRef> button to generate a sequence run for your selection. The results are shown in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#asl.sqql" role="groupbox">Sequence Quality</GUIRef> box in terms of <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">costs</Link>.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Repeat step three until there is no significant improvement in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">cost</Link>, or until you are satisfied with the results.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#print.generated.sequence" role="formcommand">Evaluate</GUIRef> button to print a report that shows the order sequence and the order option combinations</ListItem>
					<ListItem>When you click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#confirm.generated.seq" role="formcommand">Confirm</GUIRef> button, SSA ERP offsets the orders and selects the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc2100s000#tiasc200.ofst" role="formfield">Offsetting Required</Link> check box, that is displayed in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc2100s000" role="session">Assembly Order (tiasc2100s000)</Link> session, for offsetting at line station level. You now have to offset the orders at line station level in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4230m000" role="session">Offset Line Station Orders (tiasl4230m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				</ProcedureList>
				<Paragraph>The quality of each run is shown in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#asl.sqql" role="groupbox">Sequence Quality</GUIRef> group box. You can see the results of previous or subsequent sequencing runs if you click the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Up</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Down</GUIRef> buttons.</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>At the end of the sequencing process, in the confirm phase, SSA ERP prints a report that shows:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The orders that are planned before the previous actual offline date, which means that the new actual offline date is before the previous actual offline date.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The orders that are planned for a date before the reference date.</ListItem>
				</List>
				<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
					<Paragraph>The reference date is used to determine when the content of an order is valid. The content of an order consists, among other things, of the required materials and operations. Therefore, if the offline date falls before the reference date, problems can occur, because the production is based on an order content that is not yet valid. For example, a certain feature of the product cannot yet be produced at that time, because the required machines are not yet operative. If, after you confirm a sequence, it appears that an order's offline date falls before the order's reference date, SSA ERP shows a message to warn you for such situations.</Paragraph>
				</Note>
				<List><ListIntro>The current session generates two sequences:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/asl.lstp#actual" role="enum">Actual</GUIRef> sequence, which cannot be modified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl3220m000" role="session">Remix Line Mix (tiasl3220m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/asl.lstp#generated" role="enum">Generated</GUIRef> sequence, which you can modify in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl3220m000" role="session">Remix Line Mix (tiasl3220m000)</GUIRef> session. You can display the sequences generated by the current session in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4500m000" role="session">Line Segment - Line Sequence (tiasl4500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</GeneralSection>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000301" role="manual">Assembly control overview</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000323" role="manual">Line sequencing and rule types in Assembly Control</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000302" role="manual">Line station variants</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000303" role="manual">Assembly order costing</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000304" role="manual">Assembly backflushing</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">Assembly line station utilization</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000306" role="manual">Assembly orders</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="backlog"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Backlog</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP takes backlog into account when it calculates offset. That means that the first order is planned at the beginning of the period you specify in this session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="confirm.sequence"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Confirm Sequence</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the sequence that SSA ERP generates is confirmed automatically. The orders in the sequence are offset and the planning data for ASC orders, such as segment start time and segment end time, are calculated.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, you can confirm the sequence when you click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asl/tiasl4200m000#confirm.generated.seq" role="formcommand">Confirm</GUIRef> button, after you select the run number of a previously generated sequence.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="assm.line"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Assembly Line</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000000000000055" role="glossary">assembly line</Link> that you want to sequence.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="sequence.date.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Sequence Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The actual offline date of new orders which are taken into account and added to the sequence in the sequencing process. The sequence is created for the whole time horizon, which is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc0100m000" role="session">Assembly Control Parameters (tiasc0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="run.number"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Run Number</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The identification number of the sequencing run. To see results of other run numbers, click the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Up</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Down</GUIRef> button.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="run.cost"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Run Cost</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">penalty cost</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
	<FormCommands><CommandHelp ID="execute.cont.process"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Generate</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Click to carry out the process.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="print.generated.sequence"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Evaluate</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>You can evaluate the change in the line mix for planned orders. An Excelsheet is activated which will show the chart of orders and their planned offline dates with the actual number of option combinations and the maximum number of option combinations. Translation is not supported.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="confirm.generated.seq"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Confirm</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Use this button to confirm the mix. The mix can be confirmed only if the mix was changed. The assembly orders will get new offline dates. All error and warning messages are logged, and are visible in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/asc/tiasc0501m000" role="session">Messages (tiasc0501m000)</Link> session for this remixing process.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="scroll.up"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Up</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Click to see results of a previous run.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="messages"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Messages</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Click to display error messages, such as line station orders whose requirements have not been backflushed or WIP transfers that cannot be created.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
		<CommandHelp ID="scroll.down"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Down</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Click to see results of a later run.</FuncDesc>
		</CommandHelp>
	</FormCommands>
</Session>
