Use this screen to view and perform certain functions with MRP messages generated during the Update Material Requirements Plan process.
Enter values in the header screen to filter the list of messages you receive in the main grid. MPS Plan code and Project Option are required. You may enter values in the other header screen fields if you want to filter your results by those values. Click Execute to display the messages in the main table window. These messages can include both planned order and exception messages.
If you select an MPS Plan of 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 message types that suggest modifications to the referenced order (such as cancel order, decrease quantity and reschedule messages). You can also make modifications or cancel referenced firmed orders, if allowed by the selections on the MRP Settings screen.
MRP action messages generated for a "what-if" MPS plan code (any code other than P) cannot be selected, implemented, or modified.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the code of the MPS plan for which you want to view, and possibly implement, MRP 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. Messages for non-production MPS plans ("what-if" plans) cannot be implemented.
Use the drop-down list to select the planner for whom you would like to view action messages. 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, or if you want to display EC (ECN Pending) messages.
Use the drop-down list to select a project-grouping option to define which inventory projects to view. Available options are:
All Projects – Messages from all inventory projects planned by MRP are displayed.
Netting Group – Only messages for inventory projects linked to the selected netting group (in the Netting Group field) are displayed.
Single Project – Only messages for the selected inventory project (in the Project field) are displayed.
Top-Level Project – Only messages for inventory projects that share the same top-level project ID as the project in the Project field are displayed.
For planned order (message type PO) messages only, enter the last suggested order date for which you would like to view planned order action messages.
Enter the inventory project for which you would like to view action messages. This field is required if the Proj Option is Top-Level Project or Single Project.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the inventory netting group for which you would like to view action messages. This field is enabled and required only when the Proj Option is Netting Group.
Netting groups are established in the Production Control module. Each netting group consists of one or more inventory projects, assigned in the Inventory Projects or Netting Group applications.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the warehouse for which you would like to view action messages. If MRP planning is done by warehouse, you can specify which warehouse's messages you would like to view. You can also view available inventory for all warehouses. This field is available only if you have selected the Plan Warehouse Separately check box in the MRP Corporate Settings subtask of the MRP Settings screen.
If MRP planning is not done by warehouse, this field is hidden, and message data is always displayed for all warehouses.
Use the drop-down box to select how the action messages will be sorted on the main screen. Available options are:
Message Type – Sorts by Message Type Description, then by Need Date, then by Part ID/Rev
Project – Sorts by Project, then by Need Date, then by Part ID/Rev
Part – Sorts by Part ID/Rev, then by Need Date
Make/Buy – Sorts by Make/Buy Code, then by Part ID/Rev, then by Need Date
Commodity/Part – Sorts by Commodity Code, then by Part ID/Rev, then by Need Date
Use the options in this group box to select the types of messages you would like to view.
Planned Order – Messages for planned orders that have been created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements.
Cancel Order – Messages for supply order quantities that are no longer needed to meet current demand, and can be closed or cancelled.
Decrease Qty – Messages for supply orders that are larger than needed to meet current demand. The order/quantity can be reduced to the amount suggested by the message.
Reschedule – Messages for supply orders that should be rescheduled to the suggested due date in order to meet current demand need dates.
GFM Plnd Ord – Messages for planned orders that have a default inventory abbreviation of GFM (Government Furnished Materials). Planned orders are created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements, but GFM items require further attention. To select and modify this order for firming or releasing, click the Msg Detail button to access the Planned Order subtask.
Inactive Inv – Messages for planned orders that have a default inventory abbreviation that is not active. Planned orders are created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements, but inactive inventory abbreviation items require further attention. To select and modify this order for firming or releasing, click the Msg Detail button to access the Planned Order subtask.
Exceeds Max Qty – Messages for supply orders that exceed the maximum lot size quantity for this part as defined in the Planning Part Data screen in Product Definition.
ECN Pending – Messages for parts that have outstanding ECNs with a status of Pending, In Approval, Approved, or Documents Updated.
Click this button to display messages in the table window, based on the selection criteria and sort order you entered in the header fields.
From the drop-down list, select a code to indicate which action should be taken on 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" MPS codes. Also, you may not be able to perform actions for certain order types, based on the values in MRP Settings for Allow MO Maintenance, Allow PO Maintenance, and Allow Reservation Maintenance. Available options are:
Firm – Select this code to firm a planned order. Use the Msg Detail button to make additional changes 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. Select the Msg Detail button to make additional changes to the planned order. This action code is not valid for messages other than planned orders.
Modify – Select this action code when you want to make changes to the order/requisition tied to the message. This option is valid for all messages except Inactive Inv and ECN Pending.
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 messages except Inactive Inv, GFM Plnd Ord, and ECN Pending.
Implement Suggestion – Select this action code to implement the suggested changes. This is valid for Cancel Order, Decrease Qty, or Reschedule message types in the Select Message Types group box. Changes to purchase orders or manufacturing orders are controlled by the Allow MO Maintenance and Allow PO Maintenance check boxes in the MRP Settings screen. If you did not select these check boxes, changes to POs and manufacturing orders are not allowed on this screen.
These fields display the message type code and description suggested by MRP for the row:
PO – Planned Order
CO – Cancel Order
DQ – Decrease Qty
RO – Reschedule Order
GF – GFM Plnd Ord
II – Inactive Inv Abbrev
MX – Exceeds Max Lot Qty
EC – ECN Pending
This field displays the type of supply order, requisition, or reservation for the row. The supply types include PO, Requisition, MO, Transfer Reservation, and 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 order supply for the row.
This field displays the line number associated with the action message purchase order, requisition, or transfer reservation.
This field displays the part ID associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the revision of the part associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the description of the part associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the commodity code for the part associated with the action message for the row.
For planned orders, the order type indicates the type of supply order that will be generated when the planned order is firmed or released. Options are:
Make – Turn planned orders into manufacturing orders.
Buy – Turn planned orders into requisitions.
Transfer Res – Turn planned orders into transfer reservations.
This field displays the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message row's supply order.
This field displays the project ID for the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message row's supply order.
This field displays the planner ID 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 for the order associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the vendor ID for the purchase order or requisition associated with the action message for the row.
This field displays the warehouse ID associated with the supply order's action message.
This field displays the default or inventory unit of measure of the part on the action message row.
This field displays the open order/requisition quantity, in the part's inventory unit of measure, for the action message supply order.
This field displays the open order/requisition quantity, in the part's inventory unit of measure, suggested by MRP 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 change the Due Date of the planned order, the system updates the Planned Avail Date.
If the planned order's Order Type is Buy, the Purchasing Inspection and Purchasing Receiving lead times (from the Part Lead Time subtask of the Planning Part Data screen in Costpoint Product Definition) are added to the Due Date to determine the Planned Avail Date using the Shop Floor Calendar days in Costpoint Production Control, if the Shop Days radio button is selected in the Production Control Settings screen in Costpoint Production Control.
If the planned order's Order Type is Make, the Manufacturing Stocking lead time (from the Part Lead Time subtask of the Planning Part Data screen in Costpoint Product Definition) is added to the Due Date to determine the Planned Avail Date using the Shop Floor Calendar days in Costpoint Production Control, if the Shop Days radio button is selected in the Production Control Settings screen in Costpoint Production Control.
If the planned order's Order Type is Transfer Res, the Planned Avail 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 MRP-suggested due date for the order, considering lead times, if it is to be filled by the Need Date.
For a purchased part, the system calculates this by subtracting the purchasing inspection and purchasing receiving lead times from the need date.
For a manufactured part, the system subtracts the manufacturing stocking lead time from the need date.
This field displays the MRP-suggested deadline for placing the order, considering lead times, if it is to be filled by the Need Date. The system calculates this by subtracting the total part lead time from the need date of the requirement.
This field displays the MRP-suggested release date.
For a PO, the system calculates this by subtracting the purchasing vendor, purchasing/receiving, and purchasing inspection lead times from the need date of the requirement.
For an MO, the system subtracts the manufacturing picking, manufacturing, manufacturing inspection, and manufacturing stocking lead times from the need date of the requirement.
This field displays the MRP-suggested release date.
For a purchase requisition, Costpoint calculates this by subtracting the purchasing vendor, purchasing/receiving, and purchasing inspection lead times from the requirement's need date.
For a manufacturing order, Costpoint subtracts the manufacturing picking, manufacturing, manufacturing inspection, and manufacturing stocking lead times from the requirement's need date.
This field displays the variance between the Need Date and the Planned Avail Date. It is displayed as a positive number (in days) if the Need Date is later than the Planned Avail Date, and is displayed as a negative number (in days) if the Need Date is earlier than the Planned Avail Date.
For planned order action messages, this field displays Y (Yes) if the suggested due date is within the part's lead time. For reschedule action messages, this field displays Y or N (No) depending on whether 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 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.
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 generated by the MRP process.
This field displays the MPS plan code the MRP action message was generated for. Messages for non-Production MPS plans ("what-if" plans) cannot be implemented.
This field displays Y (Yes) or N (No) to indicate whether a substitute part exists for the part/project or part (if no specific part/project substitutes are identified, but substitutes are not disallowed for the part/project).
Click this button to enter the Part Detail subtask for part and part/project information.
Click this button to enter the Selected Projects subtask for project and inventory abbreviation information, based on the project selection criteria.
Click this button to enter the Warehouse Inventory Detail subtask for current inventory information by warehouse for the selected row's part.
Click this button to enter the Inventory Detail subtask for current inventory information for the selected row's part.
Click this button to enter the Supply Order subtask to show details for all supply orders (planned orders, manufacturing orders, purchase orders, requisitions, and transfer reservations) for the selected row's part and inventory abbreviation.
Click this button to open various Message Detail subtasks. The subtasks will look different and have different titles, depending on the supply order type of the selected message's row: Manufacturing Order, Planned Order, Purchase Order, Purchase Requisition, or Transfer Reservation.
Click this button to enter the Requirements subtask, where you can view the next level of requirements for the selected message line's part and inventory abbreviation code. The requirements display in Need Date order.
Click this button to enter the Full Requirements subtask, where you can view multiple levels of requirements, ending with the original sales order/reservation, for the selected line's part and inventory abbreviation code.
Click this button to enter the Substitute Part Inventory subtask for information on substitute parts and their available inventory, based on the action message row's part and inventory abbreviation.
Click this button to enter the ECN Parts subtask for information on associated Engineering Change Notices for the selected message row's part.