Displaying the Planning File 

  1. Starting from the MRP menu choose Planning → Planning file entry → Display.

The initial screen for displaying planning file entries now appears.

  1. Enter your selection criteria:

If you leave the material, MRP area, plant and low-level code fields blank, the system selects all materials in all MRP areas and all plants.

  1. Choose .

The system displays a list of all the materials that fulfill your selection criteria.

    • The record type of the planning file entry is given in column RT. MRP materials are automatically provided with a B and phantom assemblies with a D.
    • In the low-level code column, you can see the respective low-level code of the material. In the material master record, each material is allocated one low-level code (field L.Lvl Code) which is determined by the bill of material (BOM) management program. You can also display the low-level code in the material master (Additional data, ).

If a material does not appear in a bill of material, the system will automatically allocate the highest level (999).

    • In the MPS item column, the indicator for a master schedule item is set.
    • If the Net change planning indicator is set for a material then it is included in the net change planning run.
    • If the Net change planning horizon indicator is set for a material then this material is included in the net change planning in the planning horizon.
    • If you set the BOM explosion indicator, then available planned orders are taken over but the BOM is re-exploded and the routing re-released.
    • If you set the Reset order proposal indicator, then planning dates that may be available are always deleted and recreated.
  1. Choose Statistics.

A window with statistical data appears. Here you see how many materials have been selected in total and how many of these exist for each of the indicators mentioned above.