MRP calculation

Option section

Warehouse

Type or select a warehouse to generate the MRP calculation for items linked to that warehouse.

Note: This field is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Last modified

Select this check box to generate the MRP calculation for orders that were entered or modified after the MRP calculation was last generated. By default, this check box is selected. Clear the check box to enable the rectification for all orders. When this check box is cleared, you can also specify what you want to correct: purchase orders, sales orders, and/or quotations.

Order: Date

Type or select a date or a range of dates to generate the MRP calculation for orders created within the specified dates. Select the All check box to generate the MRP calculation for any order dates.

Note: This field is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Assortments

Click this to display a list of all assortment types. You will see the Assortments screen. Select the assortment(s) required, then click Select. Click Close to return to the previous screen. You will see a  green check mark next to the Assortments button.

Note: Assortments need to be defined at System ➔ General ➔ Item data settings, or at Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Assortments before being made available here.

Note: This field is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Item

Type or select an item or a range of items to generate the MRP calculation for the item(s). Select the All check box to generate the MRP calculation for all items.

Note: This field is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Include section

Purchase orders

Select this check box to generate the MRP calculation for purchase orders only.

Note: This check box is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Sales orders

Select this check box to generate the MRP calculation for sales orders only.

Note: This check box is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Quotations

Select this check box to generate the MRP calculation for quotations only.

Note: This check box is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Change: Fulfilment date

Select this check box to assign a new delivery date (the current date) to all open orders with a delivery date in the past (before current date).

Note: This check box is disabled if the Last modified check box is selected.

Hour entries

Select this check box to fix incorrect or missing records related to hour entries. For example, by selecting this option, the MRP calculation updates the hour entries with end times 23:59:59 to actual (realized) hour end times, and also updates the start and end times of the realized records where they were null.

Planning

Select this check box to do the following:

• correct sales orders with wrongly planned delivery dates, and
• rectify wrong schedules of persons because of changed hour realizations.

Invoice proposal: Debtor

Select this check box to do the following:

• update invoice proposal records where the debtor value is missing so that the debtor is the same in the invoice proposal as in the sales order, and
• update the project debtor to ensure it is consistent with the invoice debtor in the sales order.

Generate section

This section displays the progress of the MRP calculation after the Calculate button is clicked.

Calculate

Click this to start the MRP calculation.

Close

Click this to exit.