Contents of the Configure Materials Requirements Planning Settings Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Configure Materials Requirements Planning Settings screen.
Settings
Use this block to establish company settings that relate to MRP processes.
Field | Description |
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Exclude Customer Repair MOs as Supply |
Select this checkbox to exclude customer repair Manufacturing Orders (MOs) as a source of MRP supply. |
Plan Partially Released MBOMs |
Select this checkbox to include partially released manufacturing bills of material when creating requirements. |
Calculate Estimated Cost of Planned Orders/Messages |
Select this checkbox to have Costpoint Material Requirements Planning calculate the estimated cost of planned orders and exception messages. |
Match Supply to Demand Dates before Rescheduling |
Use this checkbox to match the available supply with the demand dates that fall within the threshold that was set up for early/late filters when you generate material requirement plans. |
Process Purchase Orders before Requisitions | Select this checkbox to prioritize purchase orders over requisitions. If this is selected, during the MRP process, requisitions will be allocated only after all POs are allocated, regardless of the requisition due dates. Any supply orders left over are decreased or cancelled, and applied to requisitions before purchase orders. There is no change to how other supply types are processed. |
Apply MRP Suggestions to Part Schedule | If selected, the detailed part schedule includes the potential impact of MRP action messages. The value of this checkbox defaults to the value of the same checkbox in the Manage Detailed Part Schedule screen. |
Include Selected On-Hold as Available | Select this checkbox to turn on-hold location types on/off when determining available inventory in MRP planning. |
Minimum Lot Size Allocation - Buy |
Use the drop-down list to select how extra quantities of purchased parts will be allocated if minimum lot size conditions exist. Options are:
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Minimum Lot Size Allocation - Make |
Use the drop-down list to select how extra quantities of manufactured parts will be allocated if minimum lot size conditions exist. Options are:
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Planner Assignment |
Use the drop-down list to select how planners are assigned by the material requirements planning (MRP) process.
If these PC Setting options are not available, the planner assignment defaults to the planner assignment from gross requirement or from MRP Settings Default Planner. |
Sales Order Packing Lead Time (Days) |
Use this field to enter the days needed to pack the parts required on sales orders. This will be subtracted from the ship-by date to determine the need date. |
Apply Order Policy Rules during MRP |
Use this drop-down list to choose how to apply part order policy rules when executing the Update Material Requirements Plan application. Valid options are All Parts, Assemblies Only, and None. |
Planning Warehouse Assignment |
Use this drop-down list to select the method you want to use for assigning the warehouse into planned orders that are generated by MRP and MPS processes. |
Include as Demand
Use this group box to specify options you want to include as demand.
Field | Description |
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Pending Sales Orders |
Select this checkbox to include pending or in-approval sales orders as a source of MRP demand. |
Pending Inventory Requests |
Select this checkbox to include pending inventory requests as a source of MRP demand. |
Safety Stock |
Select this checkbox to include project safety stock as a source of MRP demand. |
Action Message Screen
Use this group box to specify action message screen options.
Field | Description |
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Allow MO Maintenance |
Select this checkbox to allow maintenance of manufacturing orders in the Maintain MRP Action Messages screen. |
Allow PO Maintenance |
Select this checkbox to allow maintenance of purchase orders in the Maintain MRP Action Messages screen. |
Allow Reservation Maintenance |
Select this checkbox to allow maintenance of reservations in the Maintain MRP Action Messages screen. |
Substitute Part Planning Options
Field | Description |
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Plan Substitute Part |
Select this checkbox to include planning for substitute parts. |
Options |
Use this drop-down list to select whether to use Project Substitute Parts, Substitute Parts, or both when planning for substitute parts. The valid options are:
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Use Interchangeable Substitute Parts Only |
Select this checkbox to allow MRP to use interchangeable substitute parts only. In all instances MRP will look for the original part first, then the substitute. |
Use Part Planning Order |
Select this checkbox to use the substitute part planning order setting at the part level. If you select this checkbox, then the Subst. Part Planning Order field on the Planning Details subtask of the Manage Parts screen becomes enabled and editable. |
Planning Order |
Use this drop-down list to select from the following planning order options:
Note:
Available quantity will be given priority to having the same abbreviation/project as the demand. |
Use Available Inventory First | Select this checkbox to use available on-hand inventory first for both original parts and substitute parts planning option before using supply orders. |
Include
Field | Description |
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Manufacturing Orders |
Select this checkbox to include manufacturing orders when planning for substitute parts. |
Sales Orders |
Select this checkbox to include sales orders when planning for substitute parts. |
Inventory Reservations |
Select this checkbox to include inventory reservations when planning for substitute parts. |
Po/Req Reservations |
Select this checkbox to include purchase order or requisition reservations when planning for substitute parts. |
Default Values
Use this group box to specify default values.
Field | Description |
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Combine Planned Orders - Buy Parts |
Select this checkbox to set the default to combine planned orders with each other for parts purchasing. |
Combine Planned Orders - Make Parts |
Select this checkbox to set the default to combine planned orders with each other for parts manufacturing. |
Req Approval Process |
Use this field to enter, or use to select, the requisition approval process to be assigned to requisitions if an approval process cannot be automatically assigned. |
Planner |
Use this field to enter, or use to select, the planner to be assigned to requisitions and manufacturing orders if a planner cannot be automatically assigned. |
Transfer Reservation Type |
Use the drop-down list to select the transfer type to be assigned to the transfer reservation created in Costpoint Material Requirements Planning. Options are Standard and Borrow/Payback. |
Create Transfer Reservation Action Message |
Select this checkbox to automatically create transfer reservation action message. |
MRP Option Code |
Use this drop-down list to select the default MRP option code to be assigned to new inventory projects. Available options are:
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Project Preference |
Use this drop-down list to identify the sequence of using the excess available quantities for the projects within the same planning group. Initially, MRP process checks the project’s planning group (by netting group, top-level, and all projects). If Most Available Qty option is selected, then transfers are done from projects with the most available excess quantity followed by the next most available excess quantity and so on. If Least Available Qty option is selected, then transfers are done from projects with the least available excess quantity followed by the next least available excess quantity and so on. This drop-down list is active only if either the Plan Substitute Part and/or Create Transfer Reservation Action Message checkbox is selected. |
Default MRP Action Message Types
Field | Description |
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Planned Order |
Select this checkbox to default Planned Order message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Cancel Order |
Select this checkbox to default Cancel Order message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Decrease Quantity |
Select this checkbox to default Decrease Quantity message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Reschedule |
Select this checkbox to default Reschedule message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Substitute Part |
Select this checkbox to default Substitute Part message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
FM Planned Orders |
Select this checkbox to default FM Planned Orders message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Inactive Inventory |
Select this checkbox to default Inactive Inventory message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Exceeds Max Qty |
Select this checkbox to default Exceeds Max Qty message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
ECN Pending |
Select this checkbox to default ECN Pending message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Transfer Reservation |
Select this checkbox to default Transfer Reservation message types as selected on the Manage MRP Action Messages screen. |
Corporate Settings
Use this block to establish all corporate MRP settings. These options are disabled if your user ID does not have maintenance rights for the company ID when you first log into Costpoint.
Field | Description |
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Process MRP by Company |
Select this checkbox to run the MRP process separately for each company. |
Plan MRP by Company |
Select this checkbox to plan MRP supply and demand separately by company. |
Use Common Inventory |
Select this checkbox to allow using of parts in common inventory. |
Allow Net Change MRP |
Select this checkbox to allow the system to execute the "Net Change" mode (see the Update Material Requirements Plan screen), provided that the MRP Regeneration Flag is N (No). If you do not select this checkbox, MRP must be run in Full Regeneration mode. Once you have selected this checkbox, you must run MRP in Full Regeneration mode one more time to ensure that net-change flags have been set properly. Note:
You cannot modify the MRP Regeneration flag's (MRP_REGEN_FL in the MRP_SETTINGS_CORP table) value directly in Costpoint. You can change this value to Y (Yes) or N (No) only in SQL. Please contact your System Administrator or Costpoint Technical Support for assistance before modifying any data in SQL. |
Plan Warehouse Separately |
Select this checkbox to separate all MRP supply and demand by warehouse. If you select this option, you will need to load warehouses on all inventory requisition and Purchase Order (PO) lines. To do this, use the Assign Project Planning Warehouses to Req and PO Lines toolkit. |
Plan MPS Part Requirements |
Select this checkbox to plan parts that have an MPS Planning Type in the Planning subtask of the Manage Parts screen in Product Definition. If you select this checkbox, the MRP process will generate action messages and planned orders as if they were flagged as MRP planned parts. Planning MPS parts in the MRP process will eliminate any outstanding MPS planned orders and action messages for that part and replace them with the appropriate MRP equivalent. |
Generate MRP Log File |
Select this checkbox to create an MRP log file during the MRP process for support purposes. |