You can conveniently manage planned orders from the , , and forms.

You can use the field on the tab as a tool to help you keep track of your progress. There are three options:

  • When master scheduling generates planned orders, they have the status of .

  • When you choose not to firm a planned order, you can give it the status of .

  • When you choose to firm a planned order, you can give it the status of . This indicates that you approve firming the planned order, but it is not firmed yet.

Note Note

An approved planned order is transferred in its current state to the next master schedule calculation.


You can firm planned orders by clicking > . You can firm the following planned orders:

  • The planned order that is selected on the tab.

  • Multiple planned orders. Select the field for the planned orders that you want to firm.

  • Selected planned orders. Click > to filter the planned orders that you want to firm.

  • Planned orders that are generated by an explosion from the form. Click , select the planned order, and then click > .

When a planned order is firmed, it is moved to the orders section of the relevant module. You can use the tab and the filter on the tab, to see which planned orders are firmed, the firming date, and the responsible person.

Note Note

You can right-click a planned order that has a particular status and filter for other planned orders with the same status. This is useful, for example, if you want to filter for all planned orders with the status and firm them.