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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Tool requirements planning</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Tool requirements planning module</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The tool requirement planning module is used to check the availability of tools for:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.koor#irp.order" role="enum">Planned Production Order</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp" role="module">Resource Requirement Planning</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.koor#inv.order" role="enum">Production Order Advice</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ina" role="module">Inventory Analysis</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.koor#sfc.order" role="enum">SFC Production Order</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc" role="module">Shop Floor Control</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti" role="package">Manufacturing</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.koor#sma.order" role="enum">Service Order</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/soc" role="module">Service Order Control</GUIRef> module in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>Tools planning is based on the material resource concept. It is critical to plan tools at the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity. Tools are considered as items. The scope of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp" role="module">Tools Requirement Planning</GUIRef> module does not include the revision control and renting of tools.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>SSA ERP updates the tool requirement planning in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0513m000" role="session">Availability Planning (titrp0513m000)</GUIRef> session if one of the following is true:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>The production order planning is entered or updated in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0501m000" role="session">Production Orders (tisfc0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>A <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/trp.koor#sma.order" role="enum">Service Order</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/soc" role="module">Service Order Control</GUIRef> module in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef> is entered or maintained.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The tool type of an estimated tool requirement in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0511m000" role="session">Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0511m000)</GUIRef> session is changed.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The tool number of a tool type in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0511m000" role="session">Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0511m000)</GUIRef> session is changed.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0111s000#titrp011.tusg" role="formfield">Tool Usage</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0111s000" role="session">Estimated Tool Requirements (titrp0111s000)</GUIRef> session is changed.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp1213m000" role="session">Generate Availability Planning (Planned RRP Orders) (titrp1213m000)</GUIRef> session is used.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ina/whina3205m000" role="session">Generate Tools Availability Planning (whina3205m000)</GUIRef> session is used.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>When a service order is entered.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>When you run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/soc/tssoc2260m000" role="session">Run Global SRP (tssoc2260m000)</GUIRef> session in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>Store availability planning of tools in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0513m000" role="session">Availability Planning (titrp0513m000)</GUIRef> session. When you run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/trp/titrp0213m000" role="session">Availability Check for Tools (titrp0213m000)</GUIRef> session, SSA ERP prints a report with the following information:</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>Required tool usages, to check how many tools are actually required for the appropriate date of the operation, line number, or activity line.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Planned tool usages available to complete the operation.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The shortages of tools for each operation.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Recommended purchase quantity required. SSA ERP calculates this quantity by SSA ERP with the following formula:</ListItem>
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		<Formula><Paragraph UserLevel="Novice" UserType="Taskuser">Shortage of the tool type / Tool life </Paragraph>
		</Formula>
		<Paragraph>If there is a shortage of tools, the data in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0501m000" role="session">Production Orders (tisfc0501m000)</GUIRef> session is not affected.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
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