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Authorizations are defined using time fences, and are calculated based on scheduled quantities within the designated horizon.

If you are tracking CUMs, authorizations represent the current cumulative quantity released up to the time fence cutoff date.

If you are not tracking CUMs, authorizations represent the past due requirements as of the schedule start date plus the discrete order quantities from the start date to the authorization cutoff date.

The authorization cutoff date is calculated by adding the number of calendar days associated with each authorization definition to the schedule horizon start date.

Note: The schedule horizon date is counted as "Day 1," not "Day 0."

You can enable Authorizations in the Approved Supplier List by checking the Enable Authorizations option, and then associating up to four authorization lookup codes with individual time fences to the supplier site/item combination.

Example

Authorization 1:	Finished Goods	21 days
Authorization 2:	Raw Materials	35 days

For a schedule with a 3/6/96 start date, the authorization cutoff dates are calculated as:

Authorization 1:	3/26/96
Authorization 2:	4/9/96

The following data applies to this supplier site/item:

Current CUM Received:	2500
Blanket Releases:	Due Date	Quantity	Due Date	Quantity
BO 100 - rel 09	3/10/96	100	3/17/96	100
	3/20/96	100	3/23/96	100
	3/27/96	100	3/29/96	100
	4/03/96	100	4/08/96	200
BO 100 - rel 10	4/13/96	100	4/17/96	100
	4/20/96	100
Requisition A	5/01/96	100	5/03/96	200
Requisition B	5/10/96	100	5/12/96	100
MRP Order	5/15/96	100

If you are tracking CUMs, the result is:

Authorization 1:	2900
Authorization 2:	3400

If you are not tracking CUMs, the result is:

Authorization 1:	400
Authorization 2:	900

If the authorization time fence exceeds the schedule horizon, the authorization calculation will be truncated on the horizon end date.

If you are tracking CUMs and your schedule horizon bridges the transition from one CUM period to the next, authorizations for the current CUM period will be truncated on the CUM period end date. Authorization calculations for the next CUM period will start on the first planning schedule after the new CUM period is opened.

For a CUM period start date of 4/01/95 and a CUM period end date of 3/30/96, on a schedule with a 3/06/96 start date, the authorization cutoff dates are calculated as:

Authorization 1:	3/26/96
Authorization 2:	3/30/96

Finally, if you are tracking CUMs, Supplier Scheduling captures a reference to the High Authorization watermark by recording the associated schedule and quantity representing the single highest authorization level for each supplier site/item/authorization type by ship-to organization.

See Also

CUM Management

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