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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">The use of centralized multisite planning</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Centralized multisite planning</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Multisite planning</Level1>
			<Level2>centralized</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>Use the following procedure to set up a central multisite structure:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Define a scenario in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000" role="session">Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</GUIRef> session, and select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000#cprpd400.mult" role="formfield">Central Multi Site Planning</GUIRef> check box to make it a multisite scenario.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Define a local scenario in each local site.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Define the multisite structure in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4140m000" role="session">Scenario - Sites (cprpd4140m000)</GUIRef> session, by listing the local sites involved. Specify the appropriate local scenario for each site.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.mult" role="formfield">Central Multi Site Planning</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session for each plan item that you want to plan by centralized multisite planning.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Calculate the multisite phase numbers in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6200m000" role="session">Compute Phase Numbers (cprpd6200m000)</GUIRef> session (by selecting the central multisite scenario).</ListItem>
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		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Multisite planning run</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>Once you have set up the central multisite structure, you can carry out a central multisite planning run by means of one of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp1202m000" role="session">Generate Master Planning (cprmp1202m000)</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1210m000" role="session">Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000)</GUIRef>
				</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>SSA ERP performs a planning run in each local scenario, for each local plan item for which the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.mult" role="formfield">Central Multi Site Planning</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session is selected.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000148" role="manual">Multisite planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000156" role="manual">Planning sequence and phase numbers</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
