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<Session ID="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Work Load Control Parameters (cpwlc2101m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to maintain the parameters for the workload planning method for a specific
		  combination of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel_ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">plan unit</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>Set the
		  workload-control parameters for each plan unit in which the workload-control
		  planning method is applied.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>You can select <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000131" role="glossary">infinite planning</Link> or <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000013" role="glossary">workload control</Link> as planning
		  method in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6100m000#cprpd600.plme" role="manual">Master Planning Method</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd6100m000" role="session">Plan Unit (cprpd6100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Workload control, a graphic example</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.plnc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Scenario</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link> for which ERP Enterprise maintains the workload control parameters.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.plvl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Plan Level</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanLevel_ti" role="glossary">plan level</Link> for which ERP Enterprise records the workload-control parameters.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.rpun">
         <Header>
            <Title>Plan Unit</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000004" role="glossary">plan unit</Link> for which these
		  parameters are valid, under the specified scenario and plan item.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.bapl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Backward Planning</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise plans the production plan backwards.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, ERP Enterprise skips the backward planning run of the workload control planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">Workload control, backward and forward planning</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.bapr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Backward Plan. Rule</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>This field determines how ERP Enterprise computes the items priority
		  for planning, if you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapl" role="manual">Backward Planning</GUIRef> check box, and ERP Enterprise cannot plan all plan items within one plan period.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field also influences the planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.fopl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Forward Planning</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise plans the production plan forwards.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If this check box is cleared, ERP Enterprise skips the forward planning run of the workload control planning algorithm.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000001" role="manual">Workload control, planning algorithm</Link>
            </RelTopic>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000006" role="manual">Workload control, backward and forward planning</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.fopr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Forward Plan Rule</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>This field determines how ERP Enterprise computes the items priority,
		  if you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopl" role="manual">Forward Planning</GUIRef> check box, and ERP Enterprise cannot plan all plan items within one plan period.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>The influence of the
			 setting of this field on the the way that ERP Enterprise determines the items priority
			 is also partly determined by the option that you select in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.macs">
         <Header>
            <Title>Consider Material Costs</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise takes into account the material costs of
		  an item to determine the item priority.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>This check box influences the way in which ERP Enterprise determines the item's priority as follows:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#yes" role="option">Yes</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise bases the priority level on the option that you
				selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field, and multiplies the resulting value by the material costs of the plan
				item. Next, ERP Enterprise multiplies this value with the priority factor that
				corresponds to the plan items priority that you defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.prio" role="manual">Priority</GUIRef> field in
				the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#no" role="option">No</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise bases the priority level on the value that you
				selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field. Next, ERP Enterprise multiplies the resulting value by the material costs of the
				plan item.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#only" role="option">Only</GUIRef> in
				the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise does not take into account the setting of this
				check box.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.prcs">
         <Header>
            <Title>Consider Production Costs</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise takes into account the production costs
		  of an item to determine the item priority.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>This check box influences the way in which ERP Enterprise determines the items priority in the following way:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#yes" role="option">Yes</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise bases the priority level on the value that you
				selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field, and multiplies the resulting value by the production costs of the plan
				item. Next, ERP Enterprise multiplies this value with the priority factor that
				corresponds to the plan items priority that you defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000#cprpd100.prio" role="manual">Priority</GUIRef> field in
				the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#no" role="option">No</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise bases the priority level on the value that you
				selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field or the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field. Next, ERP Enterprise multiplies the resulting value by the production costs of
				the plan item.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/com.ynon#only" role="option">Only</GUIRef> in
				the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.prio" role="manual">Consider Item Priority</GUIRef> field, ERP Enterprise does not take into account the setting of this
				check box.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.prio">
         <Header>
            <Title>Consider Item Priority</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Determines if the item priority must be considered in the
		  planning. The item priorities are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd1100m000" role="session">Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000)</GUIRef> session, and range from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.prio#lowest" role="option">Lowest</GUIRef> to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/domains/rpd.prio#highest" role="option">Highest</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <SectionTitle>Yes</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The priority of an
			 item is considered in the workload control planning, together with the rules
			 specified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> field and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <SimpleSection>
            <SectionTitle>No</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The item priority is
			 not taken into account in the planning.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <SimpleSection>
            <SectionTitle>Only</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The items will be
			 planned in order of highest item priority. The values of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.bapr" role="manual">Backward Plan. Rule</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/wlc/cpwlc2101m000#cpwlc200.fopr" role="manual">Forward Plan Rule</GUIRef> fields will not be used.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Workload control, to compute planning priorities</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.caco">
         <Header>
            <Title>Capacity Consumption Based On</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>This field determines how the capacity is consumed when the
		  production plan is planned.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cpwlc200.stpo">
         <Header>
            <Title>Starting Point WLC</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Determines the starting point for the simulation.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>