Contents of the Update Material Requirements Plan Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Update Material Requirements Plan screen.

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Field	Description
Parameter ID	Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY. When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query. You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.
Description	Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Use this group box to specify the range of warehouses and MPS plan you want to update.

Field	Description
Warehouse	Use the drop-down list to select the range you want to use in this process. The available options are: All: Select this option to include all available records. The Start and End fields are disabled for this option. One: Select this option to include only one record. You must enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option. Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of records. You must enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and the ending value of the range in the End field. From Beginning: Select this option to include all the records from the beginning of the available records to a specific record in the range. You must enter the last value for the range in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option. To End: Select this option to include all the records from a specific record to the end of all the available records. You must enter the value from which the range should begin in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option. Use the Start and End fields to specify the starting and ending warehouse IDs, as applicable.
MPS Plan	The Option field always displays One, to indicate that you can only select one MPS. Use the Start field to enter, or use to select, the MPS ID that you want to use for this process. The description for this MPS ID in the adjacent unlabeled field. The default option is Production, which means the MPS plan for the official production plan will be processed. If you select any other MPS plan code, the official production plan is not affected.

Options

Use this group box to specify additional options for this process.

MRP Method

Use this group box to specify options for completing the MRP run for the selected warehouses.

Field	Description
Full Regeneration	Select this option to perform a complete material requirement processing run for the selected warehouses. (If the Range Option is set to something other than All, Full Generation is the default MRP method.) A full regeneration is also required if you do not select Production for the MPS Plan, below.
Net Change	Select this option to run MRP for only those parts for which information has been modified since the last MRP run. This option is not enabled unless you have selected the Allow Net Change MRP check box in the Corporate Settings block on the Configure Materials Requirements Planning Settings screen. If you select this check box, you must run MRP in Full Regeneration mode one more time to make the Net Change option available.
Last MRP Run Date	This field displays the date and time when MRP was last successfully executed for the selected MPS plan.
Display Dates	Click this button to display the last MRP run and last shop calendar dates.