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Implementing a planned order as firm does not stabilize the item in the material plan. The planning process will continue to make rescheduling suggestions in future runs until the order is released and becomes a firm scheduled receipt. Likewise, implementing planned orders as firm jobs does not prevent the planning process from rescheduling those items until they are loaded into work in process and become firm scheduled receipts.

The following list describes firming behavior:

• Firm a planned order: the planning process will not reschedule the planned order.

• Implement a planned order as a firm job or schedule: the planning process will reschedule the planned order.

• Release an order for a job or schedule that has been implemented as firm: the planning process will treat the job or schedule as a firm scheduled receipt and will not reschedule the order.

   To implement a planned order as a firm job or schedule:

1. Navigate to the Supply/Demand window.

2. If you are creating a planned order manually, enter the firm date and firm quantity.

3. Check Selected to Release in the item row.

4. Review the implemented date and implemented quantity and change as necessary.

5. Optionally, override the default job class by opening the Preferences window from the Special Menu.

6. In the Implement As column, select:

Discrete Job: Only if the Build in WIP item attribute is Yes. This excludes the WIP: View Only Released ECOs profile option. This is the default when the Make or Buy item attribute is Make.

None: Do not implement the planned order. This is the default when the planned order has been fully implemented.

Purchase Requisition: Only if the Purchasable item attribute is Yes. This is the default when the Make or Buy item attribute is Buy.

7. Choose Implement.

8. In the Implement Property Sheet, check Firm and choose OK.

Attention: You cannot modify the implemented quantity from the Implement Property Sheet. Navigate to the Supply/Demand window to change the implemented quantity. You cannot firm implemented orders for purchase requisitions or repetitive schedules.

The schedule group and build sequence fields can only be updated for planned orders being implemented as discrete jobs or discrete jobs being rescheduled. The schedule group has a list of values which lists all schedule groups from WIP for the organization in the supply record. The build sequence is a number and can only be updated when schedule group is entered.

9. Save your work.

See Also

Rescheduling Scheduled Receipts

Firm Order Planning

Creating Firm Planned Orders

Implementing Repetitive Schedules

Implementing Planned Orders as Firm Jobs

Online Planner

Net Change Replan