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.