to load a list of messages in the main table window. These messages can include both planned order and exception messages.Use this screen to view and implement MPS action messages created on the Update Master Production Schedules screen. You can enter values in the header screen to filter the list of messages you receive in the main grid. The MPS Plan code and Project Option settings are required, but you can leave the other header screen values blank if you do not want to filter your results by that value. Enter the MPS plan code, planner, warehouse, project or netting group, planned order date cutoffs, and message types and click to load a list of messages in the main table window. These messages can include both planned order and exception messages.
If you view action messages for the MPS Plan code P (Production), you can select planned order messages for firming or releasing. For action messages that reference firmed orders, you can also implement some action messages types that suggest modifications to the referenced order (such as cancel order, decrease quantity and reschedule messages). You can also make other modifications or cancel referenced orders, if allowed on the Configure Material Requirements Planning Settings screen. One action message type, Overcapacity, does not reference a part or supply order; it is used to display key resource overcapacity conditions identified by the Generate Rough-Cut Capacity Plan.
You cannot select, implement, or modify MPS action messages generated for a what-if MPS plan, nor can you modify supply order information in the subtasks.
Enter, or click 
to select, the code of the MPS plan for which you want to view, and possibly implement, MPS action messages.
Enter P (Production) if you want to see action messages for the official production plan. Enter a different code to see action messages for a "what-if" scenario.
Select one of these settings from the drop-down list:
All Projects — If you select this option, messages referencing any inventory projects planned by MRP/MPS are considered.
Netting Group — If you select this option, messages for inventory projects linked to the Netting Group are included.
Top Level Project — If you select this option, messages for inventory projects that share the same top-level project ID as the project that you specify in the Project field are included.
Single Project — If you select this option, you can view messages only for the project that you specify in the Project field.
The setting for Project Option is not considered when selecting Overcapacity or Engineering Change message types.
Enter, or click to select, the project for which you would like to view action messages. You must fill in this field if you set Project Option to Single Project or Top Level Project.
Enter, or click to select, the inventory netting group for which you would like to view action messages. This field is enabled and is required only if you set Project Option to Netting Group. You set up netting groups in the Production Control module. Each netting group consists of a group of one or more inventory projects assigned in the Inventory Projects or Netting Group applications.
Enter, or click to select, the planner for whom you would like to view action messages. All action message types, except Overcapacity messages, are assigned a planner by the Update Master Production Schedules screen. You can view only those messages tied to a specific planner or view messages for all planners. Select None to view messages for all planners.
The Planner code is not used to select Overcapacity or Engineering Change messages.
Enter, or click 
to select, the last suggested order date for which you would like to view planned order action messages. This criterion does not apply to other action message types.
Enter, or click to select, the warehouse for which you would like to view action messages. This field displays only if you selected the Plan Warehouse Separately check box in the Corporate Settings block of the Configure Material Requirements Planning Settings screen.
Select one or more types of messages to be included:
A planned order is created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements.
The supply order quantity is no longer needed to meet current demand and can be closed or cancelled.
Only a portion of the supply order quantity is needed to meet current demand and the order/requisition quantity be reduced to the messages' suggested quantity.
The supply order must be rescheduled according to the suggested due date in order to meet current demand need dates.
A planned order is created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements. However, the default inventory abbreviation for the planned order is a Government-Furnished Materials (GFM) inventory abbreviation.
A planned order is created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements. However, the default inventory abbreviation for the planned order is not active.
The order/requisition quantity on the supply order referenced on this row exceeds the maximum lot size quantity for this part defined in the Manage Parts screen in Product Definition.
This message indicates that there is an ECN outstanding against an MPS part with a status of Pending, In-Approval, Approved, or Documents Updated status.
This message indicates that a key resource has been identified to be over capacity in a future week. If you want to see related detail, see the Weekly Details subtask.
Click to load the Table Window fields based on the selection and sort criteria you entered in the header.
Enter, or click to select, a code to indicate which action should be taken with the message. This field is hidden if the header MPS Plan code is not set to P (Production); you cannot implement or modify action messages for "what-if" scenario MPS codes.
Also, you may not be able to perform actions for certain order types, based on the values on the Configure Material Requirements Planning Settings screen for Allow MO Maintenance, Allow PO Maintenance, and Allow Reservation Maintenance.
Available options are:
Firm — Select this code to firm a planned order. On the Weekly Details subtask, you can make additional modifications to the planned order. This action code is not valid for messages other than Planned Orders.
Release — Select this code to release a planned order. On the Weekly Details subtask, you make additional modifications to the planned order. This action code is not valid for messages other than Planned Orders.
Cancel Order — Select this action code to delete (in the case of planned orders or reservations) or close short (in the case of MOs, POs, and requisitions). This option is valid for all message types except Inactive Inventory, GFM Planned Orders, Overcapacity, and ECN Pending.
Implement Suggestion — Select this action code to implement the suggested modifications. This is valid only for Cancel Order, Decrease Quantity, or Reschedule messages.
Modify — Select this action code when you want to modify the order/requisition tied to the message. This option is valid for all message types except Inactive Inventory, Overcapacity, and ECN Pending.
This field displays the message type suggested by MPS for the row, such as Cancel Order, Decrease Quantity, or Planned Order. In addition to the message types listed above in the header section, there are two additional messages, Reschedule Order within Time Fence and Planned Order within Time Fence, which are similar to the Reschedule Order and Planned Order messages, except that the message's suggested due date is within the calculated MSP time fence.
This field displays the type or order, requisition, or reservation referenced by the action message:
PO
Requisition
MO
Transfer Reservation
Planned Order
This field displays the manufacturer order, purchase order, requisition, or reservation number referenced by the action message.
This field displays the purchase order release number associated with the action message.
This field displays the line number associated with the action message purchase order, requisition or transfer reservation.
This field displays the status of the requisition, manufacturing order, purchase order, transfer reservation, or planned order referenced on the row. Note that status referenced on the grid represents the supply order information when MPS was last run for this part. They do not reflect any subsequent modifications made to the order.
For purchase requisitions the status can be Pending, In-Approval, Approved, Rejected, Closed, or Completed.
For manufacturing orders the status can be Firmed, Released, In-Shop, Complete, or Closed.
For purchase orders the status can be Pending, Open, System Closed, or Closed.
For transfer reservations the status can be Pending or Approved.
For planned orders the status can be Planned.
This field displays the ID of the part associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the part revision number associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the part's full description.
This field is visible only if the Use Part Data Security Controls check box is selected on the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, which indicates that the part is subject to data security restrictions, as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
If enabled, this field displays one of the following values to indicate whether the part you are accessing is subject to part data security restrictions and whether you have the necessary authorization to access information for that part:
Unrestricted— The part is not subject to data security restrictions.
Restricted— The part is subject to data security restrictions and that you are authorized to access detailed part information.
***UNAUTHORIZED***— The part is subject to data security restrictions and that you are not authorized to access or view part information. This value is displayed in red background color.
This field displays the commodity code for the part associated with the action message for the row.
For planned orders, the value in this field indicates what type of supply order is generated when the planned order is firmed or released.
Make planned orders are turned into manufacturing orders.
Buy planned orders are turned into requisitions.
Transfer Res planned orders are turned into transfer reservations.
This field displays the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message supply order.
This field displays the full name of the inventory abbreviation.
This field displays the inventory project ID of the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message supply order.
This field displays the project name.
This field displays the project abbreviation.
This field displays the planner ID of the employee assigned to the action message supply order.
For manufacturing orders, this field displays the supervisor ID for the order associated with the action message for the row.
For purchase orders and requisitions, this field displays the buyer ID associated with the action message.
This field displays the vendor ID for the purchase order or requisition associated with the action message.
This field displays the warehouse ID associated with the supply order's action message.
This field displays the default or inventory unit of measure for the part referenced on the action message.
This field displays the open order/requisition quantity for the action message supply order.
This field displays the open order/requisition quantity suggested by MPS for the action message supply order.
This field displays the open order quantity adjusted for the part's yield factor (Open Yield Qty equals Supply Qty X Yield %). This field displays if you selected the Incl Scrap/Yield % in Planning Process check box on the Configure Production Control Settings screen.
This field displays the original order/requisition quantity for the action message supply order.
This field displays the date on which the inventory on the referenced supply order is needed.
This field displays the calculated planned availability date of the part. If you modify the Due Date of the planned order, Costpoint updates the Planned Available Date.
If the planned order's Planned Order Type is Buy, the Purchasing Inspection and Purchasing Receiving lead times (from the Lead Time subtask of the Planning Details subtask of the Manage Parts screen in Product Definition) are added to the Due Date to determine the Planned Available Date. Costpoint uses the Shop Floor Calendar days in Production Control for this calculation, if the Shop Days check box is selected on the Configure Production Control Settings screen in Production Control.
If the planned order's Planned Order Type is Make, the Manufacturing Stocking lead time (from the Lead Time subtask of the Planning Details subtask of the Manage Parts screen) is added to the Due Date to determine the Planned Available Date. Costpoint uses the Shop Floor Calendar days in Production Control, if the Shop Days option is selected on the Configure Production Control Settings screen.
If the planned order's Order Type is Transfer Res, the Planned Available Date is the same as the Due Date.
This field displays the date on which the referenced supply order is due to be received.
This field displays the MPS-suggested due date for the order if it is to be filled by the Need Date, considering lead times. For a purchased part, Costpoint calculates this by subtracting the purchasing inspection and purchasing receiving lead times from the need date. For a manufactured part, Costpoint subtracts the manufacturing stocking lead time from the need date.
This field displays the MPS-suggested deadline for placing the order if it is to be filled by the Need Date, considering lead times. Costpoint calculates this by subtracting the total part lead time from the need date of the requirement.
This field displays the target place date for requisitions, or the planned release date for manufacturing orders.
This field displays the MPS-suggested release date. For a purchase requisition, Costpoint calculates this by subtracting the purchasing vendor, purchasing/receiving, and purchasing inspection lead times from the need date of the requirement. For an MO, Costpoint subtracts the manufacturing picking, manufacturing, manufacturing inspection, and manufacturing stocking lead times from the need date of the requirement.
This field displays the planned in-shop date for manufacturing orders.
This field displays the MPS-suggested in-shop date for manufacturing orders. Costpoint subtracts the manufacturing, manufacturing inspection, and manufacturing stocking lead times from the need date of the requirement.
This field displays the variance between the Need Date and the Planned Available Date. It displays as a positive number (in days) if the Need Date is later than the Planned Available Date, and displays as a negative number (in days) if the Need Date is earlier than the Planned Available Date.
For planned order action messages, this fields displays Y (Yes) if the suggested due date is within the part's lead time. For reschedule action messages, this field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) if the Suggested Due Date, Suggested Release Date, or Suggested Shop Date is within the part's lead time.
This field displays the estimated cost of the modifications in quantity as a result of MPS-suggested message types such as Cancel Order or Decrease Quantity. For planned order messages, it displays the estimated cost of the supply order.
This field displays the type of order referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
This field displays the order ID referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
This field displays the order release number referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
This field displays the date on which the action message was created by the Update Master Production Schedules application.
This field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) to indicate whether substitute parts exist for the part/project or part (if no part/project substitutes are identified, but substitutes are not disallowed for the part/project).
This field displays the identifier for the key resource where an overcapacity condition has been identified. This column is populated only for Overcapacity message types.
This field displays the description of the key resource. This column is populated only for Overcapacity message types.
This field displays the end date of a weekly period where an overcapacity condition has been identified for a key resource. This column is populated only for Overcapacity message types.
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Subtask |
Description |
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Part Detail |
Click this link to access the Part Detail subtask. |
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Projects |
Click this link to access the Projects subtask. |
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Warehouse Inventory |
Click this link to access the Warehouse Inventory subtask. |
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Inventory Details |
Click this link to access the Inventory Details subtask. |
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Orders |
Click this link to access the Orders subtask. |
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PO |
Click this link to access the PO subtask. |
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MO |
Click this link to access the MO subtask. |
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Planned Order |
Click this link to access the Planned Order subtask. |
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Reservation |
Click this link to access the Reservation subtask. |
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Requisition |
Click this link to access the Requisition subtask. |
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Weekly Details |
Click this link to access the Weekly Details subtask. |
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Reqmts |
Click this link to access the Reqmts subtask. |
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Full Rqmts |
Click this link to access the Full Reqmts subtask. |
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Substitutes |
Click this link to access the Substitutes subtask. |
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ECNs |
Click this link to access the ECNs subtask. |