| # Update Planned Order Assignment (cprrp1260m000) Use this session to update the buyer and planner codes on a selection on planned orders. Note The fields relating to the buyer code are only visible when parameter Allow Buyer Assignment on Planned Purchase Order is selected in the Planning Parameters (cprpd0100m000) session. Assign To Buyer The employee of your company who is the contact to the concerned buy-from business partner. The buyer is also known as the purchasing agent. Planner 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 LN generates. Selection Range From Plan Item Specify the range of plan items for which the buyer or planner must be updated. Scenario The identification of an overall planning solution. Each scenario represents one overall planning solution, and involves particular settings for the planning of items and resources. You can use scenarios to analyze and compare various planning options and to find the best planning solution. For example, you can vary demand forecasts or sourcing strategies. One of the scenarios is the actual scenario, which corresponds with the actual planning situation. You can only transfer planned orders and production plans from the actual scenario to the execution level of LN. Order Type Select the order types to be updated. Allowed values Planned Purchase Order Planned Distribution Order Planned Production Order Note When updating Buyer only the Order Type Planned Purchase Order is valid. This option is disabled when Planner is selected for update. Planned Order A supply order in Enterprise Planning that is created for planning purposes, but which is not an actual order yet. Enterprise Planning works with planned orders of the following types: planned production order planned purchase order planned distribution order Planned orders are generated in the context of a particular scenario. The planned orders of the actual scenario can be transferred to the execution level, where they become actual supply orders. Order Status The status assigned to a planned order in Enterprise Planning. The order status can either be: Planned Firm Planned Confirmed Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Planned Start Date The range of start dates to be used as a selection criterion. Planned Finish Date The range of finishing dates to be used as a selection criterion. Planner 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 LN generates. Buyer The employee of your company who is the contact to the concerned buy-from business partner. The buyer is also known as the purchasing agent. Buy-from BP The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Options Simulation If this check box is selected, LN provides a preview of the changes before the update takes effect. Reports Process Report If this check box is selected, the Process Report is printed. Error Report If this check box is selected, any errors that occur are printed in a report. Update Start the update. |