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   <Header>
      <Title>To recompute phase numbers</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e186385">
         <Level1>Phase numbers</Level1>
         <Level2>recomputing</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The phase numbers can be
      recalculated manually or automatically.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can recalculate the
      phase numbers manually with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6200m000" role="session">Compute Phase Numbers (cprpd6200m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd0100m000#cprpd000.opup" role="manual">Online Phase Number Update</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd0100m000" role="session">EP Parameters (cprpd0100m000)</GUIRef> session is selected, LN updates the phase numbers
        online whenever there is a change in either:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#BillOfMateri_ti" role="glossary">bill of material (BOM)</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000081" role="glossary">bill of critical materials (BCM)</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">supplying relationships</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Online updating of
        phase numbers reduces the system performance, especially when you enter or
        generate a large number of BOM lines or BCM lines at once.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The difference between the phase numbers for <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000059" role="glossary">master planning</Link> and the
        phase numbers for <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000060" role="glossary">order planning</Link> is:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Master-planning phase
        numbers are based on the BCMs, whereas order-planning phase numbers are based
        on the BOMs.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Master-planning phase
        numbers take the plan units into account.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000156" role="manual">Planning sequence and phase numbers</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000155" role="manual">To compute phase numbers for master-based planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000054" role="manual">To compute phase numbers for order-based planning</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>