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<Session ID="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>Use this session to carry out the following
			 actions:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Initialize the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> after changes in
			 the plan period definition.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Roll the
			 scenario.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Initialize the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">master plans</Link> for every new
			 plan item.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </AimSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To update master-plan data</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000150" role="manual">To use a rolling scenario</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="current.plnc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Scenario</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The identification of an overall planning solution.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>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.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>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 LN.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="plid.f" OtherIDs="plid.t">
         <Header>
            <Title>Planner</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The employee or department responsible for planning the
		production, purchase and distribution of items. The planner takes into account
		the inventory levels, availability of materials, and capacities of resources,
		and reacts on signals such as rescheduling messages that LN generates.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="chan.f" OtherIDs="chan.t">
         <Header>
            <Title>Channel</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A sales or distribution channel used to assign goods to
		customer groups.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You can link channels to sold-to business partners and to
		  items. Channels can be used in connection with available-to-promise (ATP).</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>You can assign a certain ATP volume to a channel. This volume
		  limits the ATP for that channel to a maximum.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="plni.f" OtherIDs="plni.t">
         <Header>
            <Title>From Plan Item</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An item with the order system <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osys#mps" role="option">Planned</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>The production, distribution, or purchase of these items is
		  planned in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> based on the forecast or the actual demand.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>You can plan these items by means of the following:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Master-based planning, which is similar to master production
			 scheduling techniques.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Order-based planning, which is similar to
			 material-requirements planning techniques.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>A combination of master-based planning and order-based
			 planning.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Plan items can be one of the following:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>An actual manufactured or purchased item.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>A product family.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>A basic model, that is, a defined product variant of a
			 generic item.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>A group of similar plan items or families is called a product
		  family. The items are aggregated to give a more general plan than the one
		  devised for individual items. A code displayed by the item code's cluster
		  segment shows that the plan item is a clustered item that is used for
		  distribution planning.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="update.goods.flow">
         <Header>
            <Title>Update Goods Flow Data</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN reads the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000044" role="glossary">goods flow</Link> data and the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000111" role="glossary">capacity utilization</Link> of
		  orders from the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000027" role="glossary">execution level</Link> and
		  aggregates this data in the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanniBillOf_ti" role="glossary">aggregation relationships</Link> structure.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, the scenario retains the
			 current goods flow data.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If the session rolls
			 the scenario, this check box will automatically be selected.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">To update goods-flow data</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="ms.update">
         <Header>
            <Title>Multisite Updating</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN carries out a multisite update. That means
		  that LN updates each
		  scenario in the multisite structure of the specified scenario.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>You can only access
			 this field if the scenario is a multisite scenario.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000019" role="manual">The use of centralized multisite planning</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="gen.req">
         <Header>
            <Title>Generate Requirements</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN generates material requirements and capacity
		  requirements. The capacity utilization is also updated.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>LN generates these receipts and requirements on the basis of:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000018" role="glossary">production plan</Link>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary">bill of critical material (BCM)</Link>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#BillOfCritic_ti" role="glossary"
                        Update="No">bill of Critical Capacity (BCC)</Link>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The receipts and
			 requirements are only updated for the selected plan items.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>For example, if the
			 production of plan item A results in a material requirement for plan item L,
			 and this session is run for plan items in the range A to K, the requirements
			 for plan item L are not updated.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>The receipts and
			 requirements generation overwrites the existing requirements and
			 receipts.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>If this session
			 rolls the scenario, this check box will automatically be selected.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To update master-plan data</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000135" role="manual">To generate critical material requirements</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000134" role="manual">To generate critical capacity requirements</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="gen.plan">
         <Header>
            <Title>Generate Item/Channel Master Plan</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN generates an <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">item master plan</Link> for the
		  selected plan items, and a <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000020" role="glossary">channel master plan</Link> if you
		  linked <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000016" role="glossary">channels</Link> to the plan items
		  in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/dsp/cpdsp5100m000" role="session">Plan Item - Channels (cpdsp5100m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>A plan item does not
			 need to have a master plan. A plan item can have a master plan if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.osys" role="manual">Maintain Master Plans</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session is selected. However, you can postpone the
			 initialization of this master plan.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The session <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000" role="session">Initialize, Roll, and Update Scenario (cprpd4200m000)</GUIRef> session is the only session that
			 creates master plans.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Master planning, an overview</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.parallel">
         <Header>
            <Title>Parallel Processing</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/tc" role="manual">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc" role="package">Common</GUIRef>
            </Link> uses Parallel Processing to roll plans or
		  initialize the plan.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000201" role="manual">RRP run, Parallel Processing</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="gen.res.plan">
         <Header>
            <Title>Generate Resource Master Plan</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN creates a capacity overview for the
		  resources you select.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You can view these
			 capacity overviews in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp3501m000" role="session">Resource Master Plan (cprmp3501m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>It is recommended to
			 only create capacity overviews for the most important resources. These capacity
			 overviews slow down the performance of your system.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cwoc.f">
         <Header>
            <Title>Resource</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A group of machines or employees in Enterprise Planning,
		corresponding to a work center in other LN packages.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Each operation performed to manufacture an item requires a
		  certain capacity amount from a resource (for example, production hours). The
		  capacity of the resource can be a constraint in the planning.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>The availability of a resource can be specified by using the
		  resource calendar.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cwoc.t">
         <Header>
            <Title>Resource</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A group of machines or employees in Enterprise Planning,
		corresponding to a work center in other LN packages.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Each operation performed to manufacture an item requires a
		  certain capacity amount from a resource (for example, production hours). The
		  capacity of the resource can be a constraint in the planning.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>The availability of a resource can be specified by using the
		  resource calendar.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="net.change">
         <Header>
            <Title>Initialize Only for Items Without Existing Plan</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000#gen.plan" role="manual">Generate Item/Channel Master Plan</GUIRef> check box, you can select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000#net.change" role="manual">Initialize Only for Items Without Existing Plan</GUIRef> check box, if LN must only initialize
		  the scenario that you selected for plan items that do not have an <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000019" role="glossary">item master plan</Link> or a <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000020" role="glossary">channel master plan</Link> yet.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4200m000#net.change" role="manual">Initialize Only for Items Without Existing Plan</GUIRef> check box is implemented for performance
			 reasons.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000044" role="manual">Scenarios in Enterprise Planning</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="exec.cont.process">
         <Header>
            <Title>Initialize</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Initializes, rolls, and updates the scenario.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>