| # To plan to-order items anonymously This topic describes a method to plan the items of which the order policy is To Order with an empty project segment. Usual procedure If the Order Policy field in the Item - Ordering (tcibd2100s000) session is To Order, the item is a to-order item. For to-order items, the usual procedure is as follows: You create a project for the customer that ordered the item. You use the to-order item to create a project item for the project. In Enterprise Planning, you plan the supply of the project item. You transfer the planned orders to the execution level. To plan a to-order item without a project You can enter a demand forecast for a to-order item with an empty project segment. That action is useful if you want to reserve resources for the production of the item before you have sales orders for the item. Any sales orders for a project item that is based on this to-order item consume this demand forecast. Then, you can generate an item master plan or planned orders for the to-order item with an empty project segment. Note If you use the Transfer Planned Orders (cppat1210m000) session to transfer a range of planned orders, and the Transfer Items with order policy To Order check box is cleared, Enterprise Planning does not transfer the orders for to-order items with an empty project segment. To generate actual orders for a to-order item If you want to transfer planned orders and plans for to-order items with empty project segments to the execution level, you must use one of the following methods: Transfer the planned orders one-by-one, by using the Transfer Order Manually (cppat1250m000) session (started from the Planned Orders (cprrp1100m000) session). Transfer the planned orders batchwise, by using the the following procedure: Start the Transfer Planned Orders (cppat1210m000) session. Select the Interactive check box. Select the Transfer Items with order policy To Order check box. Click Transfer. (The Select Orders for Transfer (cppat0210m000) session appears.) Select the Transfer check box for the relevant planned orders. On the Specific menu, click Transfer. That action is useful if you want to stock a quantity of the item before a sales order for the item exists. Related topics To transfer orders to the execution level |