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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Planning signals in Enterprise Planning</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Signals</Level1>
			<Level2>overview</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Plannning signals</Level1>
			<Level2>overview</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>, one way to monitor the performance of your planning involves the use of planning signals. These signals are used to indicate bottlenecks and other (possible) problems occurring in a specific scenario, and allow you to analyze and solve these problems.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>Here are some key characteristics of planning signals:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Signals are created for a specific combination of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel.ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Each signal belongs to one of a number of signal types (for an overview of the available signal types and their meanings, see the Related topics ).</ListItem>
			<ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000371" role="glossary">signal</Link> itself is a brief description of the problem or situation involved. The signal can contain extra information, such as a relevant date, or an error specification.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Attached to each signal are a number of fields containing extra information, such as a reference date, information on the order involved, and a quantity indication. The meaning of these fields can vary per signal type; for more information, see the help for these fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao1125m000" role="session">Planner/Item Signals (cprao1125m000)</GUIRef> session and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao1130m000" role="session">Resource - Signals (cprao1130m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
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		<List><ListIntro>You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao1210m000" role="session">Update Signals (cprao1210m000)</GUIRef> to generate or update planning signals based on the current planning situation. In the following situations, you can also let SSA ERP generate or update the signals online:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>When you initialize or update a scenario (in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000" role="session">Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000)</GUIRef> session)</ListItem>
			<ListItem>When you run a master-plan simulation</ListItem>
			<ListItem>When you run an order simulation</ListItem>
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		<List><ListIntro>When a signal is created, it is marked as directed to a specific planner. The following procedure is used to determine this planner:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>When simulating orders using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000" role="session">Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000)</GUIRef> session, you can specify (in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.sign.plid" role="formfield">Planning Signals to Planner</GUIRef> field) to which planner the newly generated signals are sent.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>If you leave the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000#f.sign.plid" role="formfield">Planning Signals to Planner</GUIRef> field empty, or if the signals are generated starting from a different session, the planner defined for the plan item in question (in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session) is used.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2101m000#cprpd100.plid" role="formfield">Planner</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session is empty, the signal is not marked for a specific planner. In sessions which give an overview or list of signals, you can view such non-planner-related signals by leaving the planner ID field empty.</ListItem>
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		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Signals are only generated if the signal type involved is included in the signal settings defined for the planner in question. You can define and view the signal settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao1110m000" role="session">Signal Types - by Planner (cprao1110m000)</GUIRef> session. Here you can define customized settings for each signal type (and separately for each planner), to fine-tune the circumstances in which each signal is generated.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
		<List><ListIntro>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao" role="module">Resource Analysis and Optimization</GUIRef> module contains several sessions to quickly analyze and resolve signals. Here are some examples of what you can do with these sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Get an overview of total signals by item and resource.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Zoom to specific signals by item or resource.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Zoom to the planning and simulation sessions to analyze and resolve the signals.</ListItem>
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	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000300" role="manual">Enterprise Planning, an Overview</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000063" role="manual">Types of planning signals</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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