Exhibit D: Balance Types, Warehouse Description Flags, and Relief Code

Each balance type has two flags: Order Planning and Distribution. If the Order Planning flag is Yes, then inventory in that balance type is included in the planning balance for Master Scheduling calculations.

The Warehouse Description File has two flags that affect Master Scheduling processing:

· Available for Planning. This flag is defined for all warehouses. However, it must be set to Y for a manufacturing warehouse. It can be set to Y (yes) or N (no) for a distribution warehouse. It determines whether the distribution inventory within the warehouse is included in the planning balance for Master Scheduling calculations.

· Sales Order Planning. This flag is defined for manufacturing warehouses only. It determines whether sales orders sourced from distribution inventory at the warehouse are included in the demand calculations.

The relief code is specified during sales order entry. It determines whether the order will be sourced from manufacturing inventory (that is, inventory in a balance type where the Order Planning flag is Yes) or distribution inventory (inventory in a balance type where the Distribution flag is Yes).

The following chart summarizes these relationships:

	Inventory considered by MS/RP?	Sales Orders considered by MS/RP
Distribution Warehouse (Relief Code must be D)	Based on Available for Planning flag for warehouse	No
Manufacturing Warehouse
Relief Code - M	Yes	Yes
Relief Code - D	Based on Order Planning flag for balance type	Based on Sales Order Planning flag for warehouse

For more information about how inventory is handled in MAC-PAC, including details about balance types and relief codes, refer to the Inventory Control User Manual.

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Exhibit D: Balance Types, Warehouse Description Flags, and Relief Code

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