Net Project Material

Explanation

Use this function to perform automatic netting of parts demanded by the project (and delivery project). Netting reserves these parts based on the need date and availability. However, all manually reserved material are not included in the netting.

The Netting check box for a demand line should be checked if netting is to be performed for the part. If it is unchecked, then the part will not be included in the netting.

It is possible to run netting online or as a background job. If a delivery project exists, it is also possible to run the Gross Requirements calculation to register the material need of the delivery project which can also be included in the netting.

Note: Netting does not use any Project Netting Groups (PNG). These groups belong to PMRP and are not a part of the Netting concept.

Prerequisites

Demand for a part to be netted must have been registered in the project or delivery project.
The activity connected to the part to be netted must be released.

System Effects

All material that has been reserved and pegged as automatically reserved is unreserved and reserved again in consideration to any new activities, modified quantities, new demands and need dates.
The required quantity for a project specific demand is reserved from project inventory, if available.
The required quantity for a standard part is reserved from standard inventory locations available for the project site.
The Reserved Quantity is updated on the demand line (in Project) or on the project item (in Project Delivery).
All automatically reserved material are pegged to identify that it has been automatically reserved.
All reserved material are made visible in the Project Navigator/Supply/Reserved Material tab.
The committed cost will be updated for the netted standard planned part. This value is based on the current part cost of the reserved items, if reserved from standard inventory location. The updated cost elements are based on the posting control rule M62. Committed cost is zero, if reserved from project inventory.

Window

Project Navigator

Project

Projects

Delivery Projects

Related Window Descriptions

Procedure

Open the Project Navigator window and query for your project.
Select the activity or activities which have registered miscellaneous demands (for both standard planned part and project specific part) for which you would like to net the quantity required.
The Netting check box for the demand line in the Demand/Misc. Parts tab should be selected automatically by default.
Right-click on the project node in the navigator, point to Netting and then click the Net Project Material menu option. You can perform netting online or as a background job.
Click OK.