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RFG57S01 - Function Select

WILLIAMS                      COMMON FEATURES                         8/30/93

 DSP01                    REFERENCE FILE CATEGORY G57           FUNCTION SELECT

                                                                                

                                                                               

                   Category Name         PAPER SCHEDULE PERIODS                

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                        COMPANY/WAREHOUSE CODE                 

                   Category Key         001BEL                                  

                                        XXXXXX                                 

                                                                               

                                                                               

                   Request Code         4                                      

                                                                               

                                        1 - Add                                

                                        2 - Change                             

                                        3 - Delete                             

                                        4 - Inquire                            

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

 F2=Command          F3=Exit             F7=End Category     F8=Display List   

 F9=Inquiry

The Paper Schedule Periods category defines the format of paper summary schedules for each company/warehouse. You may specify 9 or 16 periods and the corresponding natures. (Nature refers to the type of period, that is, whether it is firm or forecast.)

If the Repetitive Supply module is installed, this is a required category to print paper schedules.

COMPANY/WAREHOUSE CODE

Required. Enter the company/warehouse whose paper summary schedule you are defining. The company/warehouse must exist on the Warehouse Description File (IC170M).

Detail

RFG57S02 - Detail

WILLIAMS                       COMMON FEATURES                         8/30/93

 DSP01                    REFERENCE FILE CATEGORY G57                   INQUIRE

                                                                                

                   Category Name         PAPER SCHEDULE PERIODS                

                                                                               

                                        COMPANY/WAREHOUSE CODE                 

                   Category Key         001BEL                                 

                                                                               

                                                                                

            PERIOD LENGTH                                                      

       Data WWWWMMMMM                                                          

            XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                                                   

                                                                               

            NATURE                                                             

       Data 111144444                                                          

            XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                                                   

                                                                               

                                                                               

       Data                                                                    

                                                                               

                                                                               

 F2=Command          F3=Exit             F9=Inquiry          F10=Function Select

The Detail screen maintains the paper summary schedule information for the company/warehouse that you defined on the Function Select screen.

PERIOD LENGTH

Required. A period defines a length of time used during the schedule processing. Releases will be accumulated according to due date into these periods. You may define either 9 or 16 period lengths. Valid period lengths are:

W - Weekly period

M - Monthly period

Because period lengths and natures (the next field) operate in conjunction with each other, and natures describe the planner's level of commitment towards an order, you should define all weekly period lengths before you define any monthly period lengths. That is, you should not intersperse weekly and monthly periods.

The following example of period lengths is acceptable: WWWWMMMMMMMM.

The following example of period lengths is NOT acceptable: WMWWWWMMMMMWMM.

NATURES

Required. You must define natures for every period length that you defined. Natures describe the planner's level of commitment towards an order. Valid values are:

0 - Immediate Release (Not handled by Repetitive Supply)

1 - Firmed - Delivery Request

2 - Planned - Manufacturing Authorization

3 - Planned - Supply Authorization

4 - Forecast - Trend

Note that you must not intersperse natures; they must be defined in logical order. For example, 111223344. Natures are validated against Reference File category G12, Nature of Delivery Request Release.