MRP synchronization
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An MRP calculation request matches your supply of components, raw materials, and stock items with current and future demand for your released and other items.
Before an MRP calculation request is run, MRP needs your current data records in order to analyze what to purchase and/or manufacture, by which date, and the type of demand that creates the anticipated production.
| User type |
Admin Manager |
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| Permissions | Full rights: Admin, Manager, Employee |
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| Tip | You can edit your data records while MRP is synchronizing with the data type. |
| Restrictions | BOM components are only included in an MRP calculation request if the Bill of material (BOM) records have been synchronized with MRP at least once. |
Synchronize MRP
You should regard MRP as an integral component of your stock management that can help identify component stock shortages and generate recommendations to satisfy these stock shortages.
- To synchronize your current data records with MRP, from the main list, select the data Type to synchronize.
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Select one of the following checkboxes if records have been deleted from the data Type database tables:
- Select Synchronize all records if the selected data Type contains a large volume of records or a lot of records were deleted after the last synchronization run. This option optimizes the time it takes to synchronize the data records with MRP. The database tables needed for an MRP calculation request will be emptied then resynchronized afresh with the current data records.
- Select Synchronize deletions if only a few data records have been deleted since the last synchronization run.
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To synchronize the data records with MRP, select Synchronize.
When the MRP synchronization run displays Success, you can request an MRP calculation.
Schedule a synchronization task
On the Job schedule page, you can schedule when MRP synchronizes with your Bill of material (BOM) records. Scheduling this task increases time available for higher-value tasks. The New batch task wizard guides you through the scheduling process. You can decide how often to run the synchronization task and when and at what time the task runs. You can delay the start and if you set up a recurring task, you can decide if the task runs daily or weekly and when the task stops repeating.
Tasks are active by default. The default job definition is MrpSynchronization.
On the Job schedule page, on the Execute history tab, you can view the list and status of executed jobs.
On the Batch task history page, on the Logs tab, you can view the results for completed jobs.
