4.2.5.�Firm Planned Orders by Planner Code

A firm Planned Order is a Planned Order that has been solidified in the schedule. When you specify that a Planned Order is "firm," you are indicating that Material Requirements Planning (MRP) should 1) recognize it as a valid source of supply and 2) not delete it when creating or deleting Planned Replenishment Orders—unless specifically told to do so. To firm Planned Orders by Planner Code, select the "Firm Planned Orders by Planner Code" option. The following screen will appear:

Firm Planned Orders by Planner Code

When firming Planned Orders by Planner Code, you are presented with the following options:

All Planner Codes: Select to firm Planned Orders for all Planner Codes.
Selected: Specify Planner Code whose Planned Orders you want to firm.
Pattern: Enter a Planner Code pattern to select a range of Planner Codes. Refine your search using Regular Expressions, as described in Section�1.2.9, “Topic: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions”.
Cutoff Date: Indicates the last date when Planned Orders by Planner Code may be firmed.
All Warehouses: Select to firm Planned Orders by Planner Code for all Warehouses.
Selected: Specify Warehouse whose Planned Orders by Planner Code you want to firm.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL: Closes the screen without firming the Planned Orders by Planner Code, returning you to the application desktop.
FIRM: Firms the Planned Orders by Planner Code.