| # Scenarios (cprpd4100m000) Use this session to maintain scenarios. Note If you have started this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record. Related topics Scenarios in Enterprise Planning To delete a scenario Scenario The identification of an overall planning solution. Each scenario represents one overall planning solution, and involves particular settings for the planning of items and resources. You can use scenarios to analyze and compare various planning options and to find the best planning solution. For example, you can vary demand forecasts or sourcing strategies. One of the scenarios is the actual scenario, which corresponds with the actual planning situation. You can only transfer planned orders and production plans from the actual scenario to the execution level of ERP LN. If the Scenario Status field has the value Closed, you can no longer modify any data in this scenario. General Scenario Start Date The start date of a scenario. If you change the start or finish date, it does not immediately take effect. The changes are effected when the master plan is updated by means of the Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000) session. The value of the Scenario Start Date field also determines the availability of historic demand data for the generation of a demand forecast. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Scenario start and finish date. Related topics To compute the demand forecast Scenario Finish Date The final day of the planning horizon of the scenario. If you change the start or finish date, it does not immediately take effect. The changes are effected when the master plan is updated by means of the Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000) session. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Scenario start and finish date. Scenario Status An indication of whether the data in a scenario can still be changed. The plan status can be Open or Closed. When a scenario has the Closed plan status, you can no longer modify it. Update Pegging Relations during Order Planning This field determines whether ERP LN must update the pegging relations if you execute an order-based planning run. Allowed values Always Each time you execute an order-based planning run, ERP LN also updates the pegging relations. Never If you execute an order-based planning run, ERP LN does not update the pegging relations. User Specified If you execute an order-based planning run, ERP LN updates the planning relations only if you select the Update Pegging Relations check box in the Generate Order Planning (cprrp1210m000) session or the Generate Order Planning (Item) (cprrp1220m000) session. Related topics Pegging for planned orders Alternative Materials Horizon The time period for which ERP LN tries to find an alternative material if a standard material is not available. The alternative materials horizon is expressed as a number of working days from the date you carry out the order-planning process. ERP LN rounds the horizon to the end of a plan period. Important! The value of this field must not exceed the value of the CTP Horizon field in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session for any plan item used as alternative material. Otherwise, ERP LN erroneously assumes that the alternative material is infinitely available to cover for shortages of the standard material. This horizon is not applicable to use-up material. ERP LN checks for use-up materials for the entire order horizon. Related topics Use-up materials and alternative materials in Enterprise Planning Alternative materials in BOMs Horizons and time fences Date The date on which ERP LN sets the alternative materials horizon. To find the correct date, ERP LN starts from the current date, and counts forward the number of workdays that you entered in the Alternative Materials Horizon field. ERP LN then rounds the date up to the end of that plan period. Related topics Horizons and time fences Rolling Data Rolling Scenario If this check box is selected, the scenario is a rolling plan. Related topics To use a rolling scenario Reference Date A date that determines when a rolling scenario is shifted forward in time. Example
Reference date | January 5
Rolling frequency | 14 days
On or after January 19, the scenario is shifted forward 14 days. The new reference date will be January 19. Related topics To use a rolling scenario Rolling Frequency The number of days after which a rolling scenario is shifted forward in time. The number of days by which a plan is shifted forward equals the value of the scenario's rolling frequency. Note that the rolling frequency is defined in calendar days. Example If the rolling frequency is seven days, the scenario will be shifted forward seven days, every seventh day. Related topics To use a rolling scenario Central Multi Site Planning If this check box is selected, the scenario is a multisite scenario. You can use multisite scenarios to coordinate a number of local scenarios. If this check box is cleared, the scenario applies to a single logistic company. Note If the Central Multi Site Planning check box has been cleared, you can still perform some sort of multisite planning. See The use of decentralized multisite planning Related topics Multisite planning Scenario Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. Related topics To use texts Forecast Include Sales Quotations If this check box is selected, ERP LN adds the sales quotations to the customer orders in the master plan. Note ERP LN only takes the quotations with a high chance of success into account. See To add quotations to customer orders. Related topics To add quotations to customer orders To update goods-flow data Minimum Days for Forecast The minimum number of days that must be available for a plan item in the demand history to calculate a demand forecast with the Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000) session. Related topics To compute the demand forecast Forecast Period Length The period length that is used in the generation of the demand forecast in the Generate Demand and Inventory Plan (cpdsp1210m000) session. Related topics To compute the demand forecast Backward Forecast Consumption The number of calendar days preceding the delivery date of customer orders during which the demand forecast can be consumed by those orders (including dependent demand). If an item has an item master plan, the demand forecast for the plan period in which the planned or actual delivery dates of a customer order fall is always consumed, regardless of the value entered in this field. If an item does not have an item master plan, the demand forecast for the day in which the planned or actual delivery dates of a customer order fall is always consumed, regardless of the value entered in this field. Note If an item has an item master plan and the limit for forecast consumption is halfway a plan period, ERP LN uses the entire period for forecast consumption. Related topics Forecast Consumption with an Item Master Plan Forecast Consumption without an Item Master Plan Forward Forecast Consumption Indicates the number of calendar days following the delivery date of customer orders that the demand forecast may be consumed by those orders (including dependent demand). If an item has an item master plan, the demand forecast for the plan period in which the planned or actual delivery dates of a customer order fall is always consumed, regardless of the value entered in this field. If an item does not have an item master plan, the demand forecast for the day in which the planned or actual delivery dates of a customer order fall is always consumed, regardless of the value entered in this field. Note If the limit for forecast consumption is halfway a plan period, ERP LN uses the entire period for forecast consumption. Related topics Forecast Consumption with an Item Master Plan Forecast Consumption without an Item Master Plan Copy Scenario Starts the Copy Scenario (cprpd4201m000) session. |