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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tg/ebm/ff/ff000950" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Manage Purchase Schedules</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2264195">
         <Level1>Manage purchase schedules</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this main business function is to enter or to
		check all relevant data related to the purchase schedules. If an OEM needs
		materials on a regular basis, to start the OEM creates a contract, defines the
		applicable purchase schedule, and generates a purchase release. After the EDI
		is sent, this results, at the supplier side, in a sales release with the
		related sales schedule.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Manage Purchase Schedule (code:
		MPS10a)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The objective of this process is to check and to maintain the
		  purchase schedule data. The user can check the following data:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Check or insert the related purchase contract data</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define the purchase schedule and manage the related
		  lines</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If required, you can perform a check on the CUM data of the
		  schedule</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Check the sequence shipping data</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Start with the execution process of the purchase
		  schedules</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In the Manage Purchase Schedule Lines (DPS014) process, you can
		modify the status of the lines and view the related data, such as receipts and
		releases. You can find the related CUM information in the CUM Handling Purchase
		Schedules (DPS013) process.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Applicable for all purchase schedules.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Order Management, Purchase Control</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>