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<Session ID="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Work Load Control Parameters (cpwlc2101m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to maintain the parameters for the workload planning method for a specific combination of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel.ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">plan unit</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Set the workload-control parameters for each plan unit in which the workload-control planning method is applied.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can select <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000131" role="glossary">infinite planning</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">workload control</Link> as planning method in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6100m000#cprpd600.plme" role="formfield">Master Planning Method</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6100m000" role="session">Plan Unit (cprpd6100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Workload control, a graphic example</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.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 maintains the workload control parameters.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.plvl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan Level</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel.ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link> for which SSA ERP records the workload-control parameters.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.rpun"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Plan Unit</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">plan unit</Link> for which these parameters are valid, under the specified scenario and plan item.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.bapl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Backward Planning</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP plans the production plan backwards.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP skips the backward planning run of the workload control planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">Workload control, backward and forward planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.bapr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Backward Plan. Rule</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines how SSA ERP computes the items priority for planning, if you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapl" role="formfield">Backward Planning</GUIRef> check box, and SSA ERP cannot plan all plan items within one plan period.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field also influences the planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.fopl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Forward Planning</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP plans the production plan forwards.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP skips the forward planning run of the workload control planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">Workload control, backward and forward planning</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.fopr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Forward Plan Rule</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines how SSA ERP computes the items priority, if you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopl" role="formfield">Forward Planning</GUIRef> check box, and SSA ERP cannot plan all plan items within one plan period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The influence of the setting of this field on the the way that SSA ERP determines the items priority is also partly determined by the option that you select in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.macs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Consider Material Costs</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP takes into account the material costs of an item to determine the item priority.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>This check box influences the way in which SSA ERP determines the item's priority as follows:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#yes" role="enum">Yes</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP bases the priority level on the option that you selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field, and multiplies the resulting value by the material costs of the plan item. Next, SSA ERP multiplies this value with the priority factor that corresponds to the plan items priority that you defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.prio" role="formfield">Priority</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#no" role="enum">No</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP bases the priority level on the value that you selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field. Next, SSA ERP multiplies the resulting value by the material costs of the plan item.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#only" role="enum">Only</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP does not take into account the setting of this check box.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.prcs"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Consider Production Costs</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP takes into account the production costs of an item to determine the item priority.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>This check box influences the way in which SSA ERP determines the items priority in the following way:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#yes" role="enum">Yes</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP bases the priority level on the value that you selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field, and multiplies the resulting value by the production costs of the plan item. Next, SSA ERP multiplies this value with the priority factor that corresponds to the plan items priority that you defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.prio" role="formfield">Priority</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#no" role="enum">No</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP bases the priority level on the value that you selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field. Next, SSA ERP multiplies the resulting value by the production costs of the plan item.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#only" role="enum">Only</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="formfield">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, SSA ERP does not take into account the setting of this check box.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.prio"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Consider Item Priority</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Determines if the item priority must be considered in the planning. The item priorities are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, and range from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.prio#lowest" role="enum">Lowest</GUIRef> to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.prio#highest" role="enum">Highest</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Yes</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The priority of an item is considered in the workload control planning, together with the rules specified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>No</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The item priority is not taken into account in the planning.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Only</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>The items will be planned in order of highest item priority. The values of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="formfield">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="formfield">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> fields will not be used.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.caco"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Capacity Consumption Based On</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>This field determines how the capacity is consumed when the production plan is planned.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.stpo"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Starting Point WLC</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Determines the starting point for the simulation.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
