Setting Time Fence Preferences
The Time Fence preferences provide the system default for item planning.
Did you know that the NetSuite Supply Planning (MRP) solution replaces Time-Phased Planning, with more features and better performance?
New customers should use the new Supply Planning (MRP) solution. Existing customers should develop a plan to move from Time-Phased Planning to the new solution.
To set preferences for time fences:
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Go to Setup > Accounting > Inventory Management Preferences.
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Enter information for each field described below as necessary.
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Default Demand Time Fence – Enter the days between zero and 365. This number is used as the default demand time fence and shows in the Demand Time Fence field on item records you create. You can change this default number if necessary when you create each item record. This field defaults to zero.
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Default Planning Time Fence – Enter the days between zero and 365. This number is used as the default demand time fence and shows in the Planning Time Fence field on item records you create. You can change this default number if necessary when you create each item record. This field defaults to zero.
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Click Save.
NetSuite suggests maximum values as follows: maximum for Planning Time Fence = 363, maximum for Demand Time Fence = 364. The Generate Item Supply Plan start and end dates can handle a maximum of 364 days. When Demand Time Fence is 364, last day is computed as 365 (start date + planning time fence + 1), which exceeds the limit. The first day that NetSuite can generate an order falls outside of the window of the supply plan start and end dates. Therefore, no order is generated.