Manufacturing > Production Scheduler > Submit for scheduling 

Use this function to select one or a range of work orders at a specific status to submit to Production Scheduler for scheduling. Scheduling is the process of sequencing the timing of work order operations according to the length of the operation, their productive and non-productive setting and operation times, and relationships in the work order (or routing for suggestions).

Production Scheduler (FUNPSSCH) schedules the operations in the defined routing, and if specified, routing version, distributing the workload. It is particularly useful for adjusting unexpected production or supply events.

 The sequence of operations will follow the defined numbering sequence.

You can specify a start date against a work order operation so that a work order is not scheduled to start before the materials are available, for example. If an operation's start date has been set scheduling does not change the date. Scheduling will, however, reschedule other operations around this date.

Whilst a work order is being scheduled (has been submitted for scheduling) it remains at scheduling status Scheduled and work order status Being optimized. At these statuses you cannot modify the work order.

 You can submit a single work order to Production Scheduler directly from the Work order function (GESMFG) using the Submit for scheduling action.

A routing version, if defined, must be at Available to use status on the production start date (Start date field in the Header section of the work order). If scheduling changes the production start date this might cause an inconsistency with the selected version. Should this situation occur the work order Schedulingstatus will remain at Not scheduled status. You must either change the routing version or reschedule the work order before you can continue.

Once the scheduling information is correctly set you can use the Planning workbench (FUNDBENCH) to reschedule, deschedule or mark specific operations to be scheduled.

 You must remove a work order from scheduling (deschedule) if you need to modify an operation. You can use either the Remove from scheduling function (PSOPTFREE) or the Remove from scheduling action directly from the Work order function (GESMFG) to do this.

Production Scheduler is only available for on-premises instances of Sage X3. If the POPS - Production Scheduler activity code is clear and the GFS - Finite scheduler activity code is selected you are using the generic Finite scheduler interface to Sage X3 Web Scheduling or to a web scheduling solution developed by an ISV (independent software vendor) for either cloud or on-premises solutions. You must use the Finite scheduler > Submit for scheduling function (FUNGFSMOPT) instead of this function.

    Prerequisites

    SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation

    Screen management

    The Submit for scheduling function contains a single screen into which you enter your work order selection criteria.

    Entry screen

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    Selection criteria

    Use this section to define the production site at which work orders are to be submitted for scheduling and the date range. By default, the search is for all production at the defined site for the next three months but can be changed to search within a range of dates.

    Statuses

    Use this section to filter the results by the status of the work order. The origin of a suggestion can be defined if you include work order suggestions.

    You can optionally select the work orders by applying a calculation formula.

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    Fields

    The following fields are present on this tab :

    Selection criteria

    Type in or select the production site from which the work orders are to be selected. This field is mandatory.

    • Start date from (field STRDAT)

    Filter for results within a range of dates. The default range is from today to three months from today. For a single day, enter the same date in the Start date from and End date until fields.

         
    • End date until (field ENDDAT)

     

    Enter, select or build an Enterprise Management filter calculation expression using the formula editor.

     An error message is displayed if you refer to tables which are not generally used by the configurator, or to unknown variables.

    Statuses

    • Planned work orders (field WOPFLG)

    Select this check box if planned work orders are to be processed. If planned work orders are to be excluded from the run, leave this check box clear.

    • Firm work orders (field WOFFLG)

    Select this check box if firm work orders are to be processed. If firm work orders are to be excluded from the run, leave this check box clear.

    • Work order suggestions (field WOSFLG)

    Select this check box if work order suggestions are to be processed. If work order suggestions are to be excluded from the run, leave this check box clear.

    • Suggestion filter (field MRPFLG)

    Use this check box to filter the suggestions based on their origin.

    Log

    • Selected work orders (field TRACE1)

    Select this check box to generate a log file at the end of the run.

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    Error messages

    The only error messages are the generic ones.

    Tables used

    SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation