Contents of the Manage Master Production Schedule Action Message Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Master Production Schedule Action Messages screen.

Contents

Field	Description
MPS Plan	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.

Inventory Project Selection

Field	Description
Project Option	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.
Project	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.
Netting Group	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.
Planner	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.
Planned Ord Date Cutoff	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.
Warehouse	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 Message Types

Select one or more types of messages to be included:

Field	Description
Planned Order	A planned order is created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements.
Cancel Order	The supply order quantity is no longer needed to meet current demand and can be closed or cancelled.
Decrease Quantity	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.
Reschedule	The supply order must be rescheduled according to the suggested due date in order to meet current demand need dates.
GFM Planned Orders	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.
Inactive Inventory	A planned order is created to meet unfulfilled demand requirements. However, the default inventory abbreviation for the planned order is not active.
Exceeds Max Qty	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.
ECN Pending	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.
Overcapacity	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.
Execute	Click to load the Table Window fields based on the selection and sort criteria you entered in the header.

Table Window

Field	Description
Action Code	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.
Message Type	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.
Supply Type	This field displays the type or order, requisition, or reservation referenced by the action message: PO Requisition MO Transfer Reservation Planned Order
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 action message.
Line	This field displays the line number associated with the action message purchase order, requisition or transfer reservation.
Status	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.
Part	This field displays the ID of the part associated with the action message for the row.
Rev	This field displays the part revision number associated with the action message for the row.
Description	This field displays the part's full description.
Part Security	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. Note: The features in this release relating to Part Data Security are intended to assist your company in achieving ITAR compliance. However, it is each company’s responsibility to confirm that it is meeting its obligations with respect to ITAR or other applicable requirements. Deltek does not warrant that use of this functionality will result in compliance.
Commodity	This field displays the commodity code for the part associated with the action message for the row.
Planned Order Type	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.
Inv Abbrev	This field displays the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message supply order.
Inventory Abbreviation Name	This field displays the full name of the inventory abbreviation.
Inventory Project	This field displays the inventory project ID of the inventory abbreviation associated with the action message supply order.
Project Name	This field displays the project name.
Project Abbreviation	This field displays the project abbreviation.
Planner	This field displays the planner ID of the employee assigned to the action message supply order.
Supervisor	For manufacturing orders, this field displays the supervisor ID for the order associated with the action message for the row.
Buyer	For purchase orders and requisitions, this field displays the buyer ID associated with the action message.
Vendor	This field displays the vendor ID for the purchase order or requisition associated with the action message.
Warehouse	This field displays the warehouse ID associated with the supply order's action message.
U/M	This field displays the default or inventory unit of measure for the part referenced on the action message.
Open Order Quantity	This field displays the open order/requisition quantity for the action message supply order.
Suggested Open Quantity	This field displays the open order/requisition quantity suggested by MPS for the action message supply order.
Open Yield Quantity	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.
Order Quantity	This field displays the original order/requisition quantity for the action message 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 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.
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 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.
Suggested Order 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.
Planned Release Date	This field displays the target place date for requisitions, or the planned release date for manufacturing orders.
Suggested Release Date	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.
Planned In Shop Date	This field displays the planned in-shop date for manufacturing orders.
Suggested In Shop Date	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.
Change Days	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.
Inside Lead Time	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.
Estimated Cost Change	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.
Order Reference Type	This field displays the type of order referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
Order Reference	This field displays the order ID referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
Order Ref Release	This field displays the order release number referenced on the supply order shown on the given row.
Message Created	This field displays the date on which the action message was created by the Update Master Production Schedules application.
Substitute Exists	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).
Key Resource	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.
Key Resource Description	This field displays the description of the key resource. This column is populated only for Overcapacity message types.
Week Ending	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.

Subtasks

Subtask	Description
Part Detail	Click this link to access the Part Detail subtask.
Projects	Click this link to access the Projects subtask.
Warehouse Inventory	Click this link to access the Warehouse Inventory subtask.
Inventory Details	Click this link to access the Inventory Details subtask.
Orders	Click this link to access the Orders subtask.
PO	Click this link to access the PO subtask.
MO	Click this link to access the MO subtask.
Planned Order	Click this link to access the Planned Order subtask.
Reservation	Click this link to access the Reservation subtask.
Requisition	Click this link to access the Requisition subtask.
Weekly Details	Click this link to access the Weekly Details subtask.
Reqmts	Click this link to access the Reqmts subtask.
Full Rqmts	Click this link to access the Full Reqmts subtask.
Substitutes	Click this link to access the Substitutes subtask.
ECNs	Click this link to access the ECNs subtask.