| # The parameter procedure The aim of this procedure is to set the LN application parameters based on the implementation decisions you make using the DEM-Tool. To set the parameters: Import them with their current values into the combination of a project model, version, and company in which they must be implemented. Adjust the values for the project model, version, and company; set the parameter values in one of the following three ways: By evaluating the parameter-setting rules By carrying out the wizards Manually The new parameter values must be exported to the LN applications to bring them in conformity with the implementation decisions. The parameter procedure in a project model Companies by Project Model (tgbrg4110m000) To link one or more companies to a project model, use the appropriate Companies by Project Model (tgbrg4110m000) session. To start this session, on the menu in the Project Models (tgbrg4500m000) session, click Companies by Project Model.... A company is a separate part of a database that contains data such as the following: Item codes and descriptions Order policy and order system for items Customer and supplier data Order procedures To link a company to a project model, complete the following steps: In the Company field, select the company you want to link to the project model. Click Save Note If the parameters are set by the Dynamic Enterprise Modeler, the link can only be established for companies that were linked to the selected project model. You cannot run the Values by Parameter, Company and Model (tgbrg9110s000) session, unless you have linked at least one company to the project model. Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) To import parameters individually from the master data, and maintain their values for a combination of a company and a project model, use the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000).To start this session: On the appropriate menu of the Project Models (tgbrg4500m000) session, click Parameter Setting by Model.... When you start this session, the parameters, if available, are shown for the project model you have selected in the Project Models (tgbrg4500m000) session. To change the parameter values of the LN applications according to the implementation decisions made using the Dynamic Enterprise Modeler, complete the following steps: The current parameters and parameter values in the LN applications must be imported for each company into this session, with function as a temporary buffer. The values must be adjusted to the specified project model, version, and company, which are mainly done based on the rules that were defined. The new values must be exported to the LN applications. To manually import parameters, complete the following steps: In the Parameter Field field, select a parameter you want to use in the project model. In the Value field, select the value the parameter must have in the project model. Click the Save
Key fields for the Values by Parameter, Company and Model (tgbrg9110s000) session
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Written to Database | Specifies the status of the parameter value in the database. This field can have the following values: Not yet written: The related parameter in the database has not been updated. Written to Database: The related parameter in the database has been updated. Write failed: Due to an error, the related parameter in the database has not been updated.
Set by | Indicates how the parameter value was set; it can have the following values: Rule: The value of the parameter is set by a parameter-setting rule. Wizard: The value of the parameter is set by a wizard. Manual: The value of the parameter is changed by the current session. Database: The value of the parameter is taken over from the parameter value in the database.
Set by Rule | Displays the parameter setting rule that set the parameter value.
Set by wizard | Displays the wizard that set the parameter value.
Initialize Parameters (tcmcs0295m000) To set the default values of the parameters in the LN applications, use the Initialize Parameters (tcmcs0295m000) session. To start this session, on the appropriate menu of the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, click Initialize Parameters .... Before the parameters and their current values in the application are entered in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, which functions as a temporary buffer, use the Initialize Parameters (tcmcs0295m000) session to ensure the parameters in the applications have a value. When you carry out this session, the default implementation values are assigned to the parameters. You can only set the parameter values for the active current company. Therefore, you must ensure the active company is the company for which the parameter values must be initialized. If a new company is created, the final step must always be the initialization of parameters. Therefore, this step is only needed for newly created companies, and not for companies that already exist. Fig 11.28 shows the different steps in the parameter updating procedure. Updating the parameter values
1 | Initialize parameters | Set default parameter values by company
2 | Read parameters | Read parameters and parameter values to buffer session
3a | Evaluate parameters setting rules | Update parameter values automatically based rules
3b | (Not shown) | Update parameter values manually
4 | Print differences | Print old and new parameter values
5 | Write parameters | Write new parameter values to the application by company
Import Parameters in Business Model (tgbrg9210m000) To import a range of parameters from the master data into the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, use the Import Parameters in Business Model (tgbrg9210m000) session. To start this session: On the appropriate menu of the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, click Read Parameters Values ... Now the parameters do not have to be imported individually. To import a range of parameters into a project model, complete these steps: In the Parameter Field field, select the range of parameters you want to import into the project model. Click Import Note For parameters you imported into a project model using this session, the value of the Set by field in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session is set to Database. If you select the Overwrite check box, the parameter values already present in the project model are replaced by the parameter values you import. Evaluate Parameter Setting Rules (Project Model) (tgbrg4230m000) To evaluate the parameter setting rules for the combination of the project model and version you are currently working in, use the Evaluate Parameter Setting Rules (Project Model) (tgbrg4230m000) session. To start this session: On the appropriate menu of the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, click Evaluate Parameter Setting Rules ... If no parameter values have been entered in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, either manually or by import, you can enter the values by executing the parameter setting rules defined in the repository. Subsequently, the parameter values that apply to the project model are entered in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session. To evaluate the parameter setting rules, complete these steps: In the Optimization Phase field, select an optimization phase. If you do not select an optimization phase, the parameters are set for all the optimization phases in the project model. In the Company field, select a range of companies to which the parameter values must be written. Click Evaluate
Key fields for the Evaluate Parameter Setting Rules (Project Model) (tgbrg4230m000) session
Field | Description
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Test Run | check.selected, a test run is performed; therefore, the results are printed, instead of an actual update of the parameter values.
Purge Existing Model | check.selected, the parameters already present in the project model, which do not meet the conditions of the parameter setting rules, are removed from the project model.
Overwrite | check.selected, the parameters already present in the project model that meet the conditions of the parameter setting rules, get the value derived from the parameter setting rule. Therefore, if the current parameter value is different from the value derived from the setting rule, the latter value is applied.
Note To set the values for the parameters incorporated in the parameter setting rules, do not carry out the Import Parameters in Business Model (tgbrg9210m000) session. Print Differences in Parameter Settings (tgbrg9420m000) To print a list which shows the differences between the parameter values entered in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session and their current actual values in the LN applications, use the Print Differences in Parameter Settings (tgbrg9420m000) session. To start this session: On the appropriate menu of the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, click Differences in Parameter Setting ... Export Range of Parameter Values by Company (tgbrg9220m000) To update the parameter values in the LN applications based on the parameter values specified in the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, use the Export Range of Parameter Values by Company (tgbrg9220m000) session. To start this session: On the appropriate menu of the Values by Parameter, Company, and Model (tgbrg9110m000) session, click Export Parameters from Business Model... The update will only take place if you select the Overwrite check box. If this check box is cleared, and no other parameters were manually inserted after the import, no changes are made to the parameter values of the LN applications. To write the new parameter values to the LN applications, complete the following steps: In the Parameter Table field, select the range of parameters whose values you want to write to the selected company. In the Written to Database field, narrow down the parameter selection whose values you want to update by selecting a range. Select the Overwrite check box. Click Write. Parameter Help To view Help information linked to a parameter, use the Parameter Help option. |