Run Capability Check
Explanation
Use this activity to run a capability check for customer orders or sales
quotations. A capability check is an advanced order promising engine which will
calculate possible delivery dates. It considers available capacity as well as
available material for multi-level, multi-site product structures as well as
for single-level product structures. Optionally interim orders can be saved
to hold material as well as capacity, to increase the chances of fulfilling
the delivery date as planned. When running a capability check, certain criteria
apply. For further information on the specific criteria, refer to Capability
Check about page.
Prerequisites
- The customer order should not have been released and the sales quotation
should not have been won/lost.
- Inventory parts must have a planning method other than N or P.
- Manufactured parts are required to have buildable structures and routings.
- It is recommended to have the Availability Check disabled and the DOP
Netting field set to No Netting for the inventory parts.
System Effects
- A message will appear stating the effects of running the capability
check and would ask if user is willing to view critical path information
in another dialog page.
- The planned delivery date will appear or be changed.
- If the entire sales stock is available a capability check will not take
place and a message asking you to change the supply code to Inventory Order,
will appear.
- The system always sets a latest release date on the line.
- If an interim order is connected to the line, the interim order number
is automatically displayed on the line. If an interim order is connected,
the Capability Check option is automatically enabled by the system.
- The capability check is a rather complex calculation and it can be a
time consuming activity to run. When the capability check is running you
cannot work with the application; you will have to wait until you receive
a message from the capability check.