Production Planning (MCE230) field descriptions

How to

Use these fields to enter formulas and finished items planned for production.

1. Order

Specify whether to display planned production in D-Date or F-Formula order. Press Enter to default to D-Date order.

2. Beginning

If you selected to display planned production orders in date order, specify the beginning date to display. Press Enter to default to the system date.
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If you selected to display planned production orders in formula order, specify the formula number to display.

The program displays planned production in either date order (beginning with date entered) or formula order (beginning with formula entered) in the browser in the lower portion of the screen.After you specify a formula, the MC Side Bar is available from the entry grid to display additional information for formula items.

You can select from these options:

Change a line-item

Add line-items

Insert line-items

Delete line-items

3. Date

Specify the planned production date. Press Enter to default to the system date.

4. WH

Specify the warehouse. The entry must be a valid warehouse. Press Enter to default to the warehouse assigned to the terminal. 

5. Formula

Specify the formula number. The entry must be a valid formula.  If the formula is already entered for the same date on a previous line, you must edit the current entry to change or delete.

6. Units

Specify the quantity planned to produce. Press Enter to default to the standard production quantity entered for the formula in the Formula Entry program.

7. Status

Indicate or review the status of the planning record:

B - BCC entered The B status indicates the planning record has been pulled into the BCC.

E - Ticket entered The E status indicates the planning record has been pulled into Production Entry (MCE240).

Lines with B or E status cannot be edited or deleted in this program. Lines cannot be manually changed to B or E status. You can specify these options:

N – Normal/Active

Only planning lines in N status can be pulled into the BCC using the nightly build and/or removal/recalculation or used for a newly created production ticket.

When planning lines are pulled into the BCC or Production Entry, the planning line status is automatically changed to B or E respectively.

H – Hold line

Lines in H status are held records which not deleted at the next register and are generally available yet.

D – Delete at register

Lines in D status are deleted at the end of the register for the warehouse.

You can select from these options:

Stop line-item entry

Access Note Entry (SME710) for the Formula Entry document line record highlighted in the line item browser.

Requirements   Accesses Production Planning Requirements (MCE231), which is used to review ingredients and required, on hand, on order, and committed quantities for the formula number in the specified warehouse.

Packaging   Accesses Finished Item Entry Packaging MCE231.F screen to display the packaging requirements for each finished item in the formula.

Special Order – Accesses Special Order Entry (MCE230.S), where you can specify a sales order line that is backordered and preferred as a build item and the quantity to build for the planned special order line you are creating.

Done   Exits the Production Planning Entry