Submit for scheduling

Use this function to select one or a range of work orders at a specific status for scheduling. Scheduling is the process of sequencing the timing of work order operations according to the length of the operation, their productive and non-productive setting and operation times, and relationships in the work order, or for suggestions, in the routing.

This function uses the generic Finite scheduler interface to connect to Sage X3 Web Scheduling or to any web scheduling solution developed by an ISV (independent software vendor). The web scheduling solution schedules the operations in the defined routing, and if specified, routing version, distributing the workload. It is particularly useful for adjusting unexpected production or supply events.

 The sequence of operations will follow the defined numbering sequence.

You can specify a start date for a work order operation so that a work order is not scheduled to start before the materials are available, for example. If an operation's start date has been set, scheduling does not change the date. Scheduling will, however, reschedule other operations around the start date.

A work order that is being scheduled has been submitted to a web scheduling solution for scheduling. The work order scheduling status remains at Scheduled and the work order at Being optimized status. You cannot modify the work order at these statuses.

 You can submit a single work order to the web scheduling solution directly from the Work order function (GESMFG), using the Submit for scheduling action.

A routing version, if defined, needs to be at Available to use status on the production start date, as defined in the Start date field in the Header section of the work order. If scheduling changes the production start date, this can cause an inconsistency with the selected version. Should this situation occur the work order Scheduling status will remain at Not scheduled status. You need to change the routing version or reschedule the work order before you can continue.

After the scheduling information is set correctly, you can use the Planning workbench (FUNDBENCH) function to reschedule, deschedule, or to mark specific operations to be scheduled.

 If you need to modify an operation, you need to remove the work order from the scheduling. This deschedules it. You can use the Remove from scheduling function (GFSOPTFREE) or the Remove from scheduling action directly from the Work order function (GESMFG) to do this.

Prerequisites

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Screen management

The Submit for scheduling function contains a single screen for you to enter your work order selection criteria.

Entry screen

Use the Selection criteria section to define the production site at which to submit work orders for scheduling and the date range. By default, the search is for all production at the defined site for 3 months from the current date but you can change this to search within a range of dates.

Use the Start – end range section to define the selection ranges to be used for filtering the results of the search.

Use the Statuses section to filter the results by the work order status. You can include the origin of a suggestion if you include work order suggestions.

You can optionally select the work orders by applying a calculation formula.

Selection criteria

Production site (field MFGFCY)

Type in or select the work order production site.
Start date from (field STRDAT)

Filter for results within a range of dates. The default range is from the current date. For a single day, enter the same date in the Start date from and End date until fields.
End date until (field ENDDAT)

Filter for results within a range of dates. The default range is to 3 months from the current date. For a single day, enter the same date in the Start date from and End date until fields.
Formula (field FORMULE)

Enter, select or build an Sage X3 filter calculation expression using the formula editor.

 An error message is displayed if you refer to tables which are not generally used by the configurator, or to unknown variables.

Start – end range

Work order no. (field MFGNUMDEB)

Filter for results within a range of work orders. For a single work order, enter the same work order in the from/start Work order no. (Work order number) and to/end Work order no. fields.
Project (field PJTDEB)

Filter for results within a range of project or project task codes. For a single project or project task, enter the same project or project task code in the from/start Project and to/end Project fields.

If the content of this field includes a character such as an exclamation mark "!" this field links to the structure of the project. The character is the separator between a project code and the project operational (task) structure. For example, if a material task code is "USA-P3" and a project code is "USA12345678", this field displays a link to the project operational structure as "USA12345678!USA-P3".

 To provide a quick and easy visual reference, the link to the project or project structure is distinguishable by the number of separator characters used. If there are no separator characters, the link is to the project; a single separator character such as an exclamation mark after the project code (the first code) indicates the link type is a task (the link is to the project operational structure).
Destination (field BPCNUMDEB)

Filter for results within a range of "ship-to" customers and/or sites. For a single customer or site, enter the same code in the from/start Destination and to/end Destination fields.
Order no. (field VCRNUMDEB)

Filter for results within a range of source sales orders. For a single sales order, enter the same code in the from/start Order no. (Order number) and to/end Order no. fields.
Released product (field ITMREFDEB)

Filter for results within a range of finished products (BOMs). For a single bill of material (BOM), enter the same product code in the from/start Released product and to/end Released product fields.

Statuses

Planned work orders (field WOPFLG)

Select this checkbox to process planned work orders. To exclude planned work orders, leave this checkbox clear.
Firm work orders (field WOFFLG)

Select this checkbox to process firm work orders. To exclude firm work orders, leave this checkbox clear.
Work order suggestions (field WOSFLG)

Select this checkbox to process work order suggestions. To exclude work order suggestions, leave this checkbox clear.
Suggestion filter (field MRPFLG)

Use this filter to select suggestions based on their origin.

Log

Selected work orders (field TRACE1)

Select this checkbox to generate a log file at the end.

Error messages

The only error messages are the generic ones.

Tables used

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