Enter Schedule Line Type for Customer Schedules

Explanation

Use this activity to create a schedule line type to use in customer schedules. This task should be performed by a material administrator, a logistics responsible, or equivalent personnel. It is important that this task is performed.

When creating a customer schedule and its schedule lines, you can specify whether the schedule line should be converted into a customer order line, planned demand, back order, or as informational data only. You can also select the default line type that is automatically displayed when entering a schedule line. Only one, line type can be the default value.

When handling multi-site ordering, the schedule line type setup for both supplier and customer schedules must have the same values. Otherwise, the supplier, who is receiving the customer schedule from the customer, will not be able to decipher the line types in the schedule. For example, a schedule line type of FOR for forecasts set up for supplier schedules is incompatible with a schedule line type of FC for forecasts set up for customer schedules.

Prerequisites

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

Window

Customer Schedule Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Customer Schedule Basic Data/Schedule Line Type

Procedure

To perform this activity, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Customer Schedule Basic Data window.
  2. Click the Schedule Line Type tab.
  3. Create a new record.
  4. In the Line Type ID field, enter up to three alphanumeric characters for the ID.
  5. In the Description field, enter the description.
  6. In the Demand Type list, select Delivery Authorize to convert the line type into a customer order line, Not Delivery Authorized to consider the line type as planned demand for later MRP, Back Order, or Information Only.
  7. To record the highest cumulative quantity for a released schedule, select the Maintain High Cum Auth check box.
  8. To select the default line type, select the Default check box in one line.
  9. Save the changes.