Define Planned Netting Group

Explanation

This activity is used to define a planned netting group. A planned netting group (PNG) is a collection of project activities (PPSA). 
PNG is beneficial in the multi project material requirement planning (MPMRP) process as it allows you to plan material transfers for a group of project activities. The transfer process will be handled by material transfer requisition (MTR). To control the sequence in which the MPMRP reviews the available material from each PPSA within each PNG, a priority number is assigned. You can exclude certain parts from a specific PPSA. The excluded parts will not be considered in MPMRP calculation.

For a project, you can define a PNG using either the Planned Netting Group page or the Create Project Planned Netting Group dialog. It can also be created automatically if the Create Project PNG Automatically option in the PNG Default Settings page is enabled.

Note: It is not possible to connect a PPSA to more than one PNG within the same site. You can connect one PNG to another PNG. However both PNGs should be within the same site.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• To create a PNG, the planner must have access to at least one site.
• To create a project PNG, the Material Allocation needs to be Within Project.

System Effects

As a result of this activity

• A PNG will be created.
• The PPSAs will be connected to PNGs.
• It is possible to connect PNGs together.
• Within PNG In/Out option controls the part transfer between PPSAs within the same PNG.
  Possible values are :
  Allowed Automatic: The transfer allowed with automatic MTR approval
  Allowed Manual: The transfer allowed. MTR should be approved manually.
  Not Allowed: The transfer is not allowed.
  Note: If Allowed Manual is selected in the within PNG transfer section or between PNG transfer section, each planner in granting PPSA and receiving PPSA has to approve the MTR before it is executed.
• Borrow/Payback option determines the transfer type.
  Possible values are: Not Required and Required. If it is Not Required, the transfer type is Transfer. If it is Required, the transfer type is Borrow or Payback.
• Between PNG IN option controls the incoming part transfer from another PPSA in a different PNG.
• Between PNG OUT option controls the outgoing part transfer to another PPSA in different PNG.

Pages

Planned Netting Group
Projects

Activity Diagrams

BDR for MS 0
BDR for MS 1
BDR for Material Planning Simulation
BDR for Project MRP