When you require a prioritized display of the items, groups of items, product lines, or work centers that have issues that require your attention so that you can take appropriate action to evaluate and adjust the schedule appropriately, you can use the Action Message panels provided within the manufacturing dashboards. The following topics discuss the Action messages panels that display in the manufacturing dashboards, including:

The Action Messages by Site/Item panel displays a summary of the different types of MRP exception messages against items produced on selected sites and items. The different types of MRP exception messages shown in the panel include:

The system displays action messages by all sites and items without sorting criteria; however, you can also edit the panel to change the sort criteria. For example, you can limit the selection to a particular buyer/planner code; then, sort the list of items by the total number of exceptions, so the master scheduler or planner can work on priority items first. You can also change the selection criteria and rearrange the columns using .NET UI panel maintenance functions.

You can click on the panel to open a tab that displays the exception summary data for all items in the selection as well as the detailed data behind the statistics. The Action Messages by Site/Item tab shows browse controls, a main browse showing the data displayed on the Action Messages by Site/Item panel on the Dashboard as well as some additional data associated with the production source (production line, work center and machine, and so on), and seven subtabs showing the source data. The subtabs include the following:

The Action Messages by Production Line panel displays a summary of different MRP exception messages against items produced on selected production lines. The different types of MRP exception messages shown in the panel include:

Production line data that displays includes the following:

You can click on the panel and the system opens a tab showing the exception summary data for all production lines in the selection as well as the detailed data behind the statistics. You can scroll up and down through the different production lines. The Action Messages by Production Line tab shows browse controls, a main browse showing the data displayed on the Action Messages by Production Line panel on the Dashboard, and seven subtabs showing the source data. The subtabs are:

Each of the seven subtabs shows exception messages that correspond to the label on the subtab (Expedite messages, Cancel Messages, and so on).

The Action Messages by Work Center panel displays a summary of the MRP exception messages generated against items produced on selected work centers. The different types of MRP exception messages shown in the panel include:

Data for additional production lines includes:

Click on the panel and the system opens a tab showing the exception summary data for all work centers in the selection as well as the detailed data behind the statistics.