| # Data Selection for Planning Board (Graphical Version) (tipcs4171m000) Use this session to indicate planning board related selections, which give you insight into the relationships between activities. For example Choose if you want to make the selections on a project or on an activity level. Select a planning board group. Make the settings that relate to the presentation of the planning board, such as, sort of activities, type of start date and type of activities. Related topics Using Planning Board Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Employee Number The person that is involved in the execution of the project. Status Indicates the current progress of the project. Start Date The date the project is started. Completion Date The day the project is completed. Activity The activity in the network planning for a project. Search Key An alternative form of a description used for convenience during searching. Typically, it is an abbreviation, an acronym, or a mnemonic alternative to a full description. Activity Manager A person responsible for planning or carrying out a project activity. Earliest Start Date The earliest date an activity can start, taking into account previous and next activities and the company calendar. Planning Board Group Contains all settings with respect to displaying objects, their colors, the date scale, and so on. Sort by Use this field to determine how the activities are to be sorted on the planning board. Start Dates Activities Allows you to indicate how the activity should be shown: starting from the earliest start date OR from the latest start date. Show Also Completed Activities If this check box is selected, all the activities are displayed (including completed activities). If this check box is cleared, only incomplete activities are displayed. |