ACTION MESSAGES

Use this subtask to view action messages associated with the selected part.

Part

This field displays the part ID of the selected part on the main screen.

Rev

This field displays the revision of the Part.

Description

This field displays the description for the Part.

U/M

This field displays the unit of measure assigned to the Part.

Message Type

This field displays the classification for this action message. The various types are:

Supply Type

This field displays the type of supply order, requisition, or reservation for the row. The various types are:

Order/Reservation

This field displays the manufacturer order, purchase order, requisition, or reservation number referenced by the action message.

Release

This field displays the purchase order release number associated with the order supply for the row.

Line

This field displays the line number associated with the action message purchase order, requisition, or transfer reservation.

Order Type

For planned orders, this field displays the order type, which indicates the type of supply order that will be generated when the planned order is firmed or released. The various types are:

Inv Abbrev

This field displays the inventory abbreviation associated with the supply order.

Inventory Abbreviation Name

This field displays the name of the Inv Abbrev.

Project

This field displays the ID of the project associated with the Inv Abbrev.

Project Name

This field displays the name of the Project.

Project Abbrev

This field displays the abbreviation of the Project.

Planner

This field displays the planner ID assigned to the supply order.

Supervisor

For manufacturing orders, this field displays the supervisor ID for the supply order.

Buyer

For purchase orders and requisitions, this field displays the buyer ID for the supply order.

Vendor

This field displays the vendor ID for the purchase order or requisition.

Warehouse

This field displays the warehouse ID associated with the supply order.

Open Quantity

This field displays the open order/requisition quantity, in the part's inventory unit of measure, for the supply order.

Suggested Quantity

This field displays the open order/requisition quantity, in the part's inventory unit of measure, suggested by MRP for the supply order.

Need Date

This field displays the date on which the inventory on the referenced supply order is needed.

Planned Available Date

This field displays the calculated planned availability date for the supply order.

Due Date

This field displays the date on which the referenced supply order is due to be received.

Suggested Due Date

This field displays the MRP-suggested due date for the supply order, considering lead times, if it is to be filled by the Need Date.

Suggested Order Date

This field displays the MRP-suggested deadline for placing the supply order, considering lead times, if it is to be filled by the Need Date.

Suggested Release Date

This field displays the MRP-suggested release date.

Suggested Shop Date

This field displays the MRP-suggested shop date.

Change Days

This field displays the variance between the Need Date and the Planned Available Date. It is displayed as a positive number (in days) if the Need Date is later than the Planned Available Date, and is displayed as a negative number (in days) if the Need Date is earlier than the Planned Available Date.

Inside Lead Time

For planned order action messages, this field displays Y (Yes) if the suggested due date is within the part's lead time. Otherwise, this field displays N (No).

For reschedule action messages, this field displays Y (yes) if the Suggested Due Date, Suggested Release Date, or Suggested Shop Date is within the part's lead time. Otherwise, this field displays N (No).

Estimated Cost Change

This field displays the estimated cost of the changes in quantity as a result of MRP-suggested messages types such as Cancel Order or Decrease Quantity. For planned order messages, it shows the estimated cost of the supply order.

Order Reference Type

This field displays the type of order referenced on the supply order.

Order Reference

This field displays the order ID referenced on the supply order.

Message Created

This field displays the date on which this the action message was created.