| Plans (fmlbd0110m000) |  |
| Use this session to view and maintain load plans. Load plans are created in the Generate Plan (fmlbd0280m000) session or created manually in the current session. You can add loads to a plan in the Loads (fmlbd4100m000) session. The status of a load plan determines whether you can delete or modify a plan, and if you can modify, the allowed type of modification. Related topics The load building process Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Subcontracting To subcontract planned loads
Fields | Description
Plan | The first free number of the load plan. This serves as the load plan identification.
Expired | If this check box is selected, the current load plan is expired. Expired load plans cannot be given the Actual status and cannot be processed further. Load plans that are not processed in Warehousing and load plans that are not Actual can be set to Expired. The Expired status can be undone. If this check box is cleared, the load plan is not expired.
Actual | If this check box is selected, the current load plan has received the Actual status. To give the Actual status to a load plan, select the load plan and, on the appropriate menu, select Actualize Plan. Related topics Load plan, load, and shipment statuses
Number of Loads | The number of loads of the current load plan.
Number of Shipments | The number of shipments of the current load plan.
Text | If this check box is selected, text referring to the current plan is available.
Planning Algorithm | The planning algorithm used to create the selected load plan.
Origin | The origin of the load plan.
User Name | The name of the user who created the current load plan.
Shipment Planned Dates | The Shipment Planned Dates Based On option used to calculate the loading and unloading dates of the plan. Related topics To use the planned date determiner options
Creation Date | The creation date of the current load plan.
Replanning Required | This check box is selected by Freight when the freight orders, on which the plan is based, have been changed. Related topics To replan changed Actual freight orders
FM Leading Load Plan | If this check box is selected, changes made by Warehousing to load plans created by Freight, are checked by Freight. For example, if Warehousing wants to move a shipment created by Freight to another load, Freight performs a check on: The available capacity of the transport means group assigned to the load. The transport type of the load. The combination code of the load. The combination code and the transport type of the shipment and the load must match. Also, the planning groups, shipping offices, and service levels of the order lines related to the shipment and the load must match. If this check box is cleared, warehouse processing of the loads and shipments cannot be monitored in Freight.
Estimated Freight Cost | The aggregated estimated freight costs of the current plan. The currency is expressed by the currency defined for the current company. Related topics Calculation of estimated freight costs
Actual Freight Cost | The actual freight costs of the load plan. If invoicing is not based on a carrier invoice, the aggregated amount of the loads for which the estimated costs are set to Final. The currency is expressed by the currency defined for the current company. Related topics Invoicing methods The invoicing process
Actual Cost Final | If invoicing is based on a carrier invoice, this check box is selected automatically when the invoice from the Carrier/LSP is matched and approved in Financials for all the loads of the current Plan. If invoicing is not based on a carrier invoice, this check box is automatically selected if for all loads of the current plan, the estimated costs are set to Final. Related topics Invoicing methods The invoicing process
User Name | The logon code used to create the current load plan. Users must be authorized to create load plans. User authorizations are granted in the Users by Shipping Office and Planning Group (fmfoc1105m000) session.
Calculate Additional Costs | If this check box is selected, the additional costs for the current plan are calculated. Related topics To allocate additional costs Calculation of estimated freight costs
Means of Transport in Multiple Plans | If this check box is selected, a Means of Transport can be scheduled tentatively for more than one Plan. When one of the plans is made Actual, the Means of Transport is scheduled definitely for the Actual plan. The Means of Transport in Multiple Plans field is only available if either of the following applies: The plan is not expired and no loads are present yet. A load is present which is Expected, Planned, or Actual. Related topics Means of transport selection
Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion | The available carrier selection criteria are used to select the preferred combination of carrier, standard route, and route plan during load building or lead time calculation. If no route plans exist for particular addresses, only carriers and standard routes are selected. If no standard routes exist for particular addresses, only carriers and route plans are selected. If no standard routes and route plans exist for particular addresses, only carriers are selected. Related topics Possible values
Weight | The aggregated weight of the goods included in the load plan.
Volume | The aggregated volume of the goods included in the load plan.
Floor Space | The aggregated surface area of the goods included in the load plan.
Pieces | The aggregated piece unit quantity of the goods included in the load plan. Note If different types of piece units are used without conversion factors between them for the loads of the plan, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown. Related topics Piece units used in load building and loading capacity checks
Piece Unit | The piece unit for the load plan. Note that if the loads include items with different piece units without conversion factors between them, no piece units and no piece unit totals are shown. Related topics Piece units used in load building and loading capacity checks
Commands | Description
Actualize Plan | Use this command to make the selected load plan Actual. You cannot make load plans Actual that have no loads and/or shipments. For more information, refer to Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Replan separately or include in Planned freight orders To replan changed Actual freight orders
Undo Actualize | Use this command to cancel the Actual status of the selected load plan. If the load plan has loads and/or shipments with statuses beyond Actual, you cannot cancel the Actual status of the load plan. For more information, refer to Load plan, load, and shipment statuses Load plan, load, and shipment maintenance Replan separately or include in Planned freight orders To replan changed Actual freight orders