| # Plan (fmlbd0610m000) Use this session to view and maintain load plans. Load plans are created in the Generate Plan (fmlbd0280m000) session or created manually in the current session. You can add loads to a plan in the Loads (fmlbd4100m000) session. The status of a load plan determines whether you can delete or modify a plan, and if you can modify, the allowed type of modification. Related topics The load building process Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Subcontracting To subcontract planned loads Plan Plan Details Plan The first free number of the load plan. This serves as the load plan identification. Planning Algorithm The planning algorithm used to create the selected load plan. Origin The origin of the load plan. Shipment Planned Dates The Shipment Planned Dates Based On option used to calculate the loading and unloading dates of the plan. For more detailed information, refer to To use the planned date determiner options Carrier Selection Criterion The available carrier selection criteria are used to select the preferred combination of carrier, standard route, and route plan during load building or lead time calculation. If no route plans exist for particular addresses, only carriers and standard routes are selected. If no standard routes exist for particular addresses, only carriers and route plans are selected. If no standard routes and route plans exist for particular addresses, only carriers are selected. Possible values Contents Number of Loads The number of loads of the current load plan. Number of Shipments The number of shipments of the current load plan. Actual If this check box is selected, the current load plan has received the Actual status. To give the Actual status to a load plan, select the load plan and on the Specific menu of the current session, select Make Actual. Related topics Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Replanning Required This check box is checked by Freight Management when the freight orders, on which the plan is based, have been changed. Related topics To replan changed Actual freight orders Expired If this check box is selected, the current load plan is expired. Expired load plans cannot be given the Actual status and cannot be processed further. Load plans that are not processed in Warehouse Management and load plans that are not Actual can be set to Expired. The expired status can be undone. If this check box is cleared, the load plan is not Expired. Text If this check box is selected, text referring to the current plan is available. Capacity Weight The aggregated weight of the goods included in the load plan. Volume The aggregated volume of the goods included in the load plan. Floor Space The aggregated surface area of the goods included in the load plan. Pieces The aggregated piece unit quantity of the goods included in the load plan. Note that if different types of piece units are used without conversion factors between them for the loads of the plan, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown. Related topics Piece units used in load building and loading capacity checks Piece Unit The piece unit for the load plan. Note that if the loads include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown. Related topics Piece units used in load building and loading capacity checks Freight Costs Estimated Freight Cost The aggregated estimated freight costs of the current plan. The currency is expressed by the currency defined for the current company. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs Actual Freight Cost The actual freight costs of the load plan. If invoicing is not based on a carrier invoice, the aggregated amount of the loads for which the estimated costs are set to Final. The currency is expressed by the currency defined for the current company. Related topics Invoicing methods The invoicing process Actual Cost Final If invoicing is based on a carrier invoice, this check box is selected automatically when the invoice from the Carrier is matched and approved in Financials for all the loads of the current Plan. If invoicing is not based on a carrier invoice, this check box is automatically selected if for all loads of the current plan, the estimated costs are set to Final. Related topics Invoicing methods The invoicing process Calculate Additional Costs If this check box is selected, the additional costs for the current plan are calculated. Related topics To allocate additional costs Calculation of estimated freight costs Details User User Name The name of the user who created the current load plan. Creation Date The creation date of the current load plan. Options FM Leading Load Plan If this check box is selected, changes made by Warehouse Management to load plans created by Freight Management, are checked by Freight Management. For example, if Warehouse Management wants to move a shipment created by Freight Management to another load, Freight Management performs a check on: The available capacity of the transport means group assigned to the load. The transport type of the load. The combination code of the load. The combination code and the transport type of the shipment and the load must match. Also, the planning groups, shipping offices, and service levels of the order lines related to the shipment and the load must match. If this check box is cleared, warehouse processing of the loads and shipments cannot be monitored in Freight Management. Means of Transport in Multiple Plans If this check box is selected, a Means of Transport can be scheduled tentatively for more than one Plan. When one of the plans is made Actual, the Means of Transport is scheduled definitely for the Actual plan. The Means of Transport in Multiple Plans field is enabled if the plan is not expired and no loads are present yet, or a load is present which is Expected, Planned, or Actual. If the plan is expired or all loads for the plan are In Progress, Confirmed, Shipped, Completed, or Closed then this field is disabled. Related topics Means of transport selection Text Plan Text Some additional text about the current plan. To enter text, click the white section of the field to activate the cursor and start typing. User Name The logon code used to create the current load plan. Users must be authorized to create load plans. User authorizations are granted in the Users by Shipping Office and Planning Group (fmfoc1105m000) session. Actualize Plan Use this command to make the selected load plan Actual. You cannot make load plans Actual that have no loads and/or shipments. For further information, see: Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Replan separately or include in Planned freight orders To replan changed Actual freight orders Undo Actualize Use this command to cancel the Actual status of the selected load plan. If the load plan has loads and/or shipments with statuses beyond Actual, you cannot cancel the Actual status of the load plan. For further information, see: Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Replan separately or include in Planned freight orders To replan changed Actual freight orders |