To view unscheduled orders:The Unscheduled Orders window is used to view unscheduled demand - demand that has not been converted into Flow schedules. You can change certain values and create Flow schedules directly from this window. You can also use criteria to filter your unscheduled orders, and create Flow schedules according to that criteria. See: How Scheduling is Calculated.
To view unscheduled orders:Navigate to the Line Scheduling Workbench Options window and enter values, or use the default information.
Choose Unscheduled Orders to display the Find Unscheduled Orders window.
Enter search criteria, or leave all fields blank to retrieve all records that fit the criteria set in the Line Scheduling Options window.
To filter your search, enter a search string by selecting Field values and an operator in the Condition field.
You can use one string or several strings.
You can also select the Folder menu to customize your display and save your Find criteria.
See: Customizing the Presentation of Data in a Folder, and Searching for Data
Choose Find.
The Unscheduled Orders window shows all orders for the selected order type, date range, and filter criteria.
This window displays fields for assembly number, order date, the unscheduled quantity, the quantity available to schedule, sales order number, and corresponding sales order lines.
Choose Link to link Flow schedules to sales order lines. See: Linking Sales Orders to Schedules
Choose Schedule to create schedules for records selected. The Flow Schedule Summary window displays to view schedule information of planned and completed quantities at an aggregate level. This method enables you to create Flow schedules according to filtering criteria, schedule rule, and line capacity.
Choose Implement to create schedules for all unscheduled orders selected. These orders are scheduled without regard to the line capacity or scheduling rules. See: How Scheduling is Calculated
Linking Sales Orders to Schedules
Flow schedules are created from sales order demand, planned order demand, or created manually. Manually created schedules or schedules that have had the demand type removed do not reference a sales order. The linking functionality enables you to establish a reference to sales orders during Flow schedule creation - if one does not already exist, or if it is linked to a planned order. This functionality is accessed from the Unscheduled Orders window.
Note: To consume the sales order demand, select the Consume Order check box. This will consume the sales order into flow schedules created from planned orders and these planned orders will not appear as unscheduled orders. But if you want to schedule it separately, then do not select the check box and the planned orders whose flow schedules are linked to the sales order appear as unscheduled orders.
By default the Consume Order check box is not displayed, as it is a folder field. To display the field, select the field from the folder. By default, the check box is unchecked
When you choose Link from the Unscheduled Orders window, sales order quantities are matched to selected schedule quantities that fall within the date range specified. A Note window displays the linking results:
Sales orders linked fully
The quantity in the sales order line matches total quantity in the Flow schedules.
Sales orders linked with excess quantity
The quantity in the sales order line is less than the total quantity in the Flow schedules.
Sales orders linked partially
The quantity in the sales order line is greater than the total quantity in the Flow schedules. Flow schedules fulfill partial quantity of the sales order line.
Sales orders failed to link
Sales order is not linked to any Flow schedule.
For example, you may have sales order and unscheduled order quantities as demonstrated in the following table. The linking process matches sales order demand with unscheduled demand resulting in some linked orders, and others not linked.
| Unscheduled Sales Order Demand | Flow Schedule Quantities not Linked | Matched Quantities |
|---|---|---|
| Order1, 6 each | FS1, 2 each | Order1, FS1. 2 |
| - | FS2, 2 each | Order1, FS2, 2 |
| - | FS3, 3 each | Order1, FS3, 3 |
| Order2, 4 each | FS4, 2 each | Order2, FS4, 2 |
| - | FS5, 2 each | Order2, FS5, 2 |
| Order3, 6 each | FS6, 2 each | Order3, FS6, 2 |
| Order4, 8 each | - | Order4, 0 |
| Order1, 6 each | FS1, 2 each | Order1, FS1. 2 |
In this example, the Note window displays these results:
1 sales order linked fully (Order2)
1 sales order inked with excess quantity (Order1)
1 sales order linked partially (Order3)
1 sales order failed to link (Order4)