The Line Scheduling Workbench Options window is the starting window from which to access line scheduling options. From this window you can access the other windows to view unscheduled orders, create flow schedules, view and modify existing schedules.

Honor Planning Recommendations and Primary Routing Only Check Boxes

The following list presents the combined behavior of these check boxes:

• Honor Planning Recommendations checked/Primary Routing Only unchecked

  Shows only planned orders that planning has recommended on the selected line.

• Honor Planning Recommendations unchecked/Primary Routing Only checked

  Shows only planned orders of assemblies that have primary routing on the selected line.

• Honor Planning Recommendations unchecked/Primary Routing Only unchecked

  By default shows planned orders of assemblies that have routing on the selected line.

• Honor Planning Recommendations checked/Primary Routing Only checked

  Shows all the planned orders which planning has recommended on the selected line if the assembly of the planned order has primary routing on the selected line.

   To view unscheduled orders, create flow schedules, or modify existing schedules:

1. Navigate to the Line Scheduling Workbench Options window by selecting an organization and production line.

   The Line Scheduling Workbench Options window displays information on the selected line. You can access the other windows using the defaulted information, or you can enter other values.

   The Daily Production Rate is information for this production line. It is the calculation of the Hourly Production Rate multiplied by the number of work hours for this line.

2. Optionally select a Schedule Group value.

   The Schedule Group is defined in Work in Process. The value entered here is used as a default for any schedules created.

3. In the Unscheduled Orders region, select the Type and Order Date ranges for unscheduled orders.

   You can select Sales Orders or Planned Orders. Sales orders are created from Order Management transactions; Planned Orders are created from all of your planning production.

   If you select Planned Orders, then select Primary Routing Only check box to see planned orders for assemblies that have primary routing on the selected line.

   Select Honor Planning Recommendations along with Primary Routing Only check box to filter planned orders based on planning recommendations. As planning can recommend lines that have assemblies with alternate routings, this helps you to filter those orders with demand type as Planned Orders.

   Note: If you create multiple plans marked as production - the Production flag is checked on the Master Production Schedules window or the MRP Names window - you can create duplicate flow schedules.

   Note: Flow schedules are created from planned orders in the Line Scheduling Workbench - not releases from the Planner Workbench.

   The Order Dates range determines which orders are displayed on the Unscheduled Orders window, and signifies the period of time to consider demand for scheduling. It refers to either schedule ship date of sales orders, or due dates of planned orders.

4. In the Scheduling region select a scheduling rule.

5. Select beginning and ending date values.

   Flow schedules are created for the date ranges that you select. See: How Scheduling is Calculated

6. Check the Flex Tolerances check box if you want to enable flexible tolerance fences in your scheduling calculations.

   Flexible tolerance fences provide temporary increases to capacity to handle increases in orders. The line rate is adjusted by the tolerance fence percentage before scheduling rules are applied. Tolerance fences are set up when creating line definition. See: Defining Production Lines and Tolerance Fences

7. Choose one of the following for line scheduling functions:

   Unscheduled Orders: Displays the Unscheduled Orders window showing all demand that has not been converted into Flow schedules. See: Viewing Unscheduled Orders

   • All Flow Schedule Details: Displays the Flow Schedule Details window enabling you to view and modify flow schedules at the detail level of the assembly. This function displays all open Flow schedules without regard to the schedule dates. See: Flow Schedule Details Window

   • Create Flow Schedules: Creates new Flow schedules using the values selected on the Line Scheduling Workbench Options window. See: How Scheduling is Calculated

   • Flow Schedule Summary: Displays the Flow Schedule Summary window for viewing existing schedules. See: Flow Schedule Summary Window