Simulate Scheduling Operations, Orders or Order Structures Using Drag-and-Drop
or Insert
Explanation
This activity is used to manually simulate operations using the drag-and-drop
or insert functions. This will not affect the actual schedules as simulated
results is not saved back to the database. Simulation is only for analytical
purposes. Planners can run what if type analysis by creating scheduling objects
inside Advanced Planning Board simulation mode or in Maintenance Planning
Board simulation mode. It is possible to create any Master Data
or Activity Data in simulation mode also for simulation
purposes.
Prerequisites
To run simulations using Advanced Planning Board, it should be in simulation
mode.Use File/Set Application Run Mode/Switch to Simulation Mode to switch
to simulation mode.
System Effects
As a result of this activity the system simulates operations. Simulated results
can be saved back to files ( *.fsi or .*fsw ) for later simulation work. Snapshots
can be taken for performing comparative analysis before and after scheduling.
- If you use right click and move (DRAG-AND-DROP), then the operations
will be dragged and drop in to a new time slot, and will be rescheduled
to occupy that slot if resource and relationship constraints are met ( will
not reschedule existing operations to make space).
- If you place the curser on the object (an individual operation or order
structure) , click-and hold and then start dragging , the curser will turn
to a small triangle with letters INS on it. This means you are performing
INSERT scheduling. In this case you can release curser at the time interval
where you want your operations or order structures to be. But in this case,
if there are any other operations in the same time slot, they will get rescheduled
unlike DRAG-AND-DROP scheduling to create space for the operations or order
structures that you are rescheduling.