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<Session ID="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Check Horizons (cprpd1200m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to update (full) cumulative
		  order lead times, and to compute the minimum length of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000065" role="glossary">order horizons</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000066" role="glossary">planning horizons</Link> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session for a range of plan items.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>The calculations are based on:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Cumulative order lead
			 times</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Synchronization
			 between order horizons at various BOM levels</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.upho" role="manual">Automate Update Horizons</GUIRef> check box for the items whose <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000065" role="glossary">order horizon</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000066" role="glossary">planning horizon</Link> must be
		  updated.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#f.upd.method" role="manual">Update Method</GUIRef> field,
			 you can choose these update methods:</ListIntro>
            <ListItemHead>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#colt" role="option">COLT</GUIRef>
            </ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>Creates a report on the order horizons and planning horizons
			 that are too small, but does not actually update these horizons.</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#small" role="option">COLT + Horizons When Too Small</GUIRef>
            </ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>Updates the order horizons and planning horizons that are too
			 small</ListItem>
            <ListItemHead>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#all" role="option">COLT + All Horizons</GUIRef>
            </ListItemHead>
            <ListItem>Updates all order horizons and planning horizons, resetting
			 them to their minimum levels</ListItem>
         </List>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>Regardless of the method you choose, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, these COLT values are always
			 updated:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.colt" role="manual">COLT</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.nclt" role="manual">Non-Critical COLT</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.fclt" role="manual">Full Cumulative Order Lead Time</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.fnct" role="manual">Full Non-Critical COLT</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The COLT calculation also takes into account the values
				that you specify in the following fields:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#f.extra.lead" role="manual">Additional Lead Time</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#f.lead.factor" role="manual">Order Lead-Time Multiplier</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000316" role="manual">Lead times and horizons</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000317" role="manual">Cumulative order lead times and horizons</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000020" role="manual">Master planning, an overview</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000086" role="manual">To maintain an item master plan</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000049" role="manual">To update master-plan data</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To maintain a resource master plan</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="plni.f">
         <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="plni.t">
         <Header>
            <Title>To 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="plid.f">
         <Header>
            <Title>Planned by Infor SCM 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 ERP Enterprise generates.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.extra.lead">
         <Header>
            <Title>Additional Lead Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000056" role="glossary">extra lead time</Link> that is
		  added to the minimum order horizon and minimum planning horizon to determine
		  the actual order horizon and actual planning horizon. Adjustment of the actual
		  horizons depends on the selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#f.upd.method" role="manual">Update Method</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000317" role="manual">Cumulative order lead times and horizons</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.lead.factor">
         <Header>
            <Title>Order Lead-Time Multiplier</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The multiplier that is applied to the minimum order horizon and
		  minimum planning horizon to determine the actual order horizon and actual
		  planning horizon. Adjustment of the actual horizons depends on the selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#f.upd.method" role="manual">Update Method</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000317" role="manual">Cumulative order lead times and horizons</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="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 ERP Enterprise generates.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.upd.method">
         <Header>
            <Title>Update Method</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Select one of the update methods from the pull-down menu.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Regardless of the method you choose, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, these COLT values are always
				updated:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.colt" role="manual">COLT</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.nclt" role="manual">Non-Critical COLT</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.fclt" role="manual">Full Cumulative Order Lead Time</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.fnct" role="manual">Full Non-Critical COLT</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, you must select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.upho" role="manual">Automate Update Horizons</GUIRef> check box for the items for which you want ERP Enterprise to update
			 the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000065" role="glossary">order horizon</Link> and the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000066" role="glossary">planning horizon</Link>.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The difference between the three update methods is:</ListIntro>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#colt" role="option">COLT</GUIRef>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Creates a report on the order horizons and planning
				horizons that are too small, but does not actually update these horizons.</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#small" role="option">COLT + Horizons When Too Small</GUIRef>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Updates the order horizons and planning horizons that are
				too small.</ListItem>
               <ListItemHead>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.upd.meth#all" role="option">COLT + All Horizons</GUIRef>
               </ListItemHead>
               <ListItem>Updates all order horizons and planning horizons, resetting
				them to their minimum levels.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.run.bottom.up">
         <Header>
            <Title>Use Bottom-Up Item Selection</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the item selection is
		  extended with the parent items of the items in the selection range
		  (multi-level).</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The following restrictions apply:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel_ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link> of the items involved must fall within the
				selected range of plan levels.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>ERP Enterprise simulates only
				parent items with an anonymous order policy. Items with an anonymous order
				policy have item codes with an empty project segment.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#full.range" role="manual">Full Range</GUIRef> field, this field is disabled.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000163" role="manual">RRP run, item selection</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.run.top.down">
         <Header>
            <Title>Use Top-Down Item Selection</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the item selection is
		  extended with the components of the items in the selection range (multi-level).</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The following restrictions apply:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel_ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link> of the items involved must fall within the
				selected range of plan levels.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>ERP Enterprise simulates only
				child items with an anonymous order policy. Items with an anonymous order
				policy have item codes with an empty project segment.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1200m000#full.range" role="manual">Full Range</GUIRef> field, this field is disabled.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000163" role="manual">RRP run, item selection</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="print.warnings">
         <Header>
            <Title>Print Warnings</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, besides the standard
		  error report, a warning report is generated.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>The warning report
			 contains warnings for parent items included in the selected range of plan items
			 for which ERP Enterprise was unable to check the horizons, because their phase number is lower than that
			 of the child item.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="full.range">
         <Header>
            <Title>Full Range</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise updates the COLT
		  values and the horizons of all plan items.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="start.updating">
         <Header>
            <Title>Update</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Carries out an update, if you entered additional demand or
		  additional supply in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp0520m000#sim.input" role="manual">Simulate</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>