Reviewing Informational Messages
To review informational messages:
Access the Planning Console form.
Form Name
Form ID
Navigation
Planning Console
W34X200A
Click the Item No. link in the Item Number field of the Item Summary grid in the Planning Summary program (P34X100).
DRP Daily Operations (G3411) or MRP Daily Operations (G3413).
Select Planning Console (P34X200).
On the Planning Console form, review the search criteria and define the beginning inventory on hand, as applicable.
Review the following fields in the Informational Messages grid, as applicable:
Message Type
Message Type Description
Hold Code
Quantity
Primary UOM
Primary Unit of Measure Description
Order Number
Order Type
Order Type Description
Planner Remarks
- Message Type
Displays a code that distinguishes different messages generated in the Distribution Requirements Planning/Master Production Schedule/Material Requirements Planning system. Valid codes are:
A: Warning messages (user controlled)
B: Order and expedite
C: Cancel
D: Defer
E: Expedite
F: Frozen order (user controlled)
G: Increase order quantity to (user controlled)
H: Decrease rate quantity to
I: Increase rate quantity to
L: Decrease order quantity to (user controlled)
M: Manual reminder
N: Create rate
O: Order
P: Firm order
S: FPO adjustment suggestion
T: Past due order
- Message Type Description
Displays the description of the message type code.
- Hold Code
Displays a code that is used in Distribution Requirements Planning/Master Production Schedule/Material Requirements Planning and capacity message files to indicate how the message is created and whether or not the message is on hold. Valid codes are:
A: System generated.
M: Manually entered. Not deleted by the system when replanning.
Z: A held message. Not deleted by the system when replanning.
- Planner Remarks
Displays brief information or explanation about an item.