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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To create load plans using the Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000)</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Planboard</Level1>
			<Level2>graphical plan board</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Load plan</Level1>
			<Level2>graphical plan board</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Plan</Level1>
			<Level2>graphical plan board</Level2>
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	<AimSection><Paragraph>To create a load plan, proceed as follows:</Paragraph>
	</AimSection>
	<GeneralSection><ProcedureList><ListItem>Highlight a planning group from the planning groups displayed in the upper left pane of the plan board window, the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000077" role="glossary">Planning group pane</Link>. The freight orders of the highlighted planning group are displayed in the upper right pane of the window, the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Freight Order pane</GUIRef>. If one or more load plans were created for the selected planning group and shipping office previously, the load plans are displayed in the lower left pane, the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Load Plan pane</GUIRef>. For further details on the data displayed in the panes of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0215m000" role="session">Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000)</GUIRef> window, see: <List><ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000077" role="glossary">Planning Group pane</Link>
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					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000089" role="manual">Freight Order pane properties</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000090" role="manual">Load Plan pane properties</Link>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000091" role="manual">Loads and Shipments pane properties</Link>
					</ListItem>
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			<ListItem>To create a load plan, select the freight orders for which you want to create the load plan. By default, all <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/domains/foc.lnst#expc" role="enum">Expected</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/domains/foc.lnst#plnd" role="enum">Planned</GUIRef> freight orders of the highlighted planning group are selected. To make a subselection from these freight orders, see <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000089" role="manual">Freight Order pane properties</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Select the required planning algorithm to create the load plan for the selected freight orders. To select a planning algorithm, the following options are available: <List><ListItem>Click the preferred <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000049" role="glossary">planning algorithm</Link> button at the bottom of the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Planning Group pane</GUIRef>. As a result, the load plan is created using the selected planning algorithm and the default settings of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0280m000" role="session">Generate Plan (fmlbd0280m000)</GUIRef> session. See <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual">General Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) window properties</Link> to check which of the algorithm buttons is the one you require.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Advanced Planning Selection</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Generate Plan</GUIRef> submenu on the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, or press F3 to start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/lbd/fmlbd0280m000" role="session">Generate Plan (fmlbd0280m000)</GUIRef> session, in which you can adjust the default settings and default options to create a plan that meets specific requirements.</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>The newly created plan appears in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Load Plan</GUIRef> pane, showing data such as the <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000049" role="glossary">planning algorithm</Link> used to create the load plan, freight costs, and so on. If you highlight the plan, the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Loads and Shipments</GUIRef> pane displays the shipments, loads, and shipment lines of this plan.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can create more than one load plan from the same freight orders, each time using another <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000049" role="glossary">planning algorithm</Link>. Each load plan is displayed in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Load Plan pane</GUIRef>. You can compare these load plans and make the preferred one <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/domains/foc.lnst#actl" role="enum">Actual</GUIRef> by clicking <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Make the Plan Actual</GUIRef>. Before you make a load plan <GUIRef href="/baanerp/fm/domains/foc.lnst#actl" role="enum">Actual</GUIRef>, you can add and remove loads, shipments, and shipment lines to load plans. For further information, see <Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000093" role="manual">To modify load plans using the Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000)</Link>.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual">General Graphical Plan Board (fmlbd0215m000) window properties</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/fm/onlinemanual/000025" role="manual">Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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