| # Generate Planned Delivery Moments (tdipu0225m000) Use this session to to generate/update planned delivery moments that are used by Enterprise Planning for lead time offsetting. In this session, you can generate planned delivery moments both for shipment based schedules and for delivery based schedules. If you want to generate delivery moments for shipment based purchase schedules, select the Generate Shipment-based Delivery Moments check box. The delivery moments generated in the current session are first returned as planned shipment moments. Because, for lead-time offsetting, Enterprise Planning is only interested in planned delivery moments, planned shipment moments must be converted into planned delivery moments. To return planned delivery moments for shipment based schedules, ERP LN carries out the following steps: Retrieves all valid combinations of warehouse, ship-from business partner and delivery pattern from the Delivery Patterns by Warehouse / BP / Item (tdipu0124m000) session. For all valid combinations, ERP LN retrieves the delivery moments from the Patterns (tcccp0690m000) session, which must be seen as shipment moments. Converts each shipment moment into a delivery moment by adjusting shipment moments to the transportation time between the address of the ship-from business partner and the warehouse address, which you can define in the Distance Table by City (tccom4137s000) session or the Distance Table by ZIP Code/Postal Code (tccom4138s000) session. To calculate a transportation time, a ship-from address, a ship-to address, and, if entered, a carrier are needed. In the Delivery Patterns by Warehouse / BP / Item (tdipu0124m000) session, the ship-to address can be read from the warehouse. The ship-from address (and the carrier), however, can only be read from the ship-from business partner. As a result, for shipment based schedules, ERP LN only retrieves combinations from the Delivery Patterns by Warehouse / BP / Item (tdipu0124m000) session in which business partners are filled. For each delivery moment, ERP LN checks whether the moment is available in the calendar that is linked to the warehouse, which you can enter in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session. If the warehouse is not open at the moment of delivery, and no carrier is used, no planned delivery moments are generated. If the warehouse is not open at the moment of delivery, and a carrier is used, ERP LN returns the first available delivery moment. This step only applies if you use a carrier. In this case, for each shipment moment, ERP LN checks whether the moment is available in the calendar that is linked to the carrier's buy-from business partner. If the carrier is not available on the moment of departure, no delivery moment is generated. The moments of departure are the outcomes of step two. If the carrier is not available on the moment of delivery, no delivery moment is generated. The moments of delivery are the outcomes of step four. ERP LN skips shipment moments for which the same delivery moment is calculated. As a result, when the same delivery moment is calculated for more than one shipping moment, only for the latest shipping moment a delivery moment is generated in the Planned Delivery Moments (Shipment Based) (tdipu0125m000) session. Note Although a carrier and a ship-from address can also be defined in the Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000) session, Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) session, and the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, they are not used to calculate the transportation time. To calculate the transportation time, ERP LN retrieves the ship-from address and, if entered, the carrier, from the ship-from business partner as defined in the Delivery Patterns by Warehouse / BP / Item (tdipu0124m000) session. If you want to generate delivery moments for delivery based purchase schedules, select the Generate Delivery-based Delivery Moments check box. To return planned delivery moments for delivery based schedules, ERP LN carries out the following steps: Retrieves all valid combinations of warehouse and delivery pattern from the Delivery Patterns by Warehouse / BP / Item (tdipu0124m000) session. For all valid combinations, ERP LN retrieves the delivery moments from the Patterns (tcccp0690m000) session. For each delivery moment, ERP LN compares it to the warehouse calendar, which you can enter in the Warehouses (whwmd2500m000) session. If the delivery moment is available in the calendar that is linked to the warehouse, the delivery moment is inserted in the Planned Delivery Moments (Delivery Based) (tdipu0126m000) session. Note For shipment based schedules, the generated planned delivery moments are stored in the Planned Delivery Moments (Shipment Based) (tdipu0125m000) session. For delivery based schedules, the generated planned delivery moments are stored in the Planned Delivery Moments (Delivery Based) (tdipu0126m000) session. Related topics To use planned delivery moments Overview of purchase schedule handling Constraints for generating non-referenced purchase schedule lines Generate Shipment-based Delivery Moments If this check box is selected, ERP LN generates planned delivery moments for shipment based purchase schedules. Note The generated planned delivery moments are stored in the Planned Delivery Moments (Shipment Based) (tdipu0125m000) session from which they are called on by Enterprise Planning for lead time offsetting. Related topics To use planned delivery moments Generate Delivery-based Delivery Moments If this check box is selected, ERP LN generates planned delivery moments for delivery based purchase schedules. Note The generated planned delivery moments are stored in the Planned Delivery Moments (Delivery Based) (tdipu0126m000) session from which they are called on by Enterprise Planning for lead time offsetting. Generate from Date This field serves two purposes: As a start date from which delivery moments are generated. As a start date from which old delivery moments are removed. Note The delivery moments are generated until the date as defined in the Horizon End Date field of the current session. Removal of delivery moments is only indicated by a start date. All old delivery moments are removed as from the date that is defined in the current field. Horizon End Date The date until which the delivery moments are generated/updated. Note The delivery moment generated last, is always smaller than or equal to the horizon end date. Because delivery moments are not calculated for the period after the horizon end date, during this period, Enterprise Planning is free to plan its own delivery moments. Print Error Report If this check box is selected, an error report is printed when errors occur during the generation process. |