| # Select Data for Planning Board (tipcs4175m000) Use this session to start a graphical planning board to maintain a project's network planning. 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 project 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. 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. Continue Opens the planning board. |