Workbenches-Integrated Component Availability Data Retrieval

The integrated Component Availability data retrieval runs in a background thread to make the MSW/PSW search data retrieval complete faster. In addition, to minimize the performance impacts of the integrated Component Availability data retrieval, there are several user preference options within the Component Availability window of the preferences. You selection Options, then Settings, then Component Availability to:

• Disable the Component Availability calculation by selecting None for the Computation Method in the Component Availability user preferences. When Component Availability is enabled, the search and save processes run Component Availability calculations and functions for all items the system retrieves into the workbenches when you search for records or when you save workbenches changes.

• Select Dynamic as the Computation Method in the Component Availability user preferences. Selecting Dynamic provides on-demand Component Availability calculations for only the items you select on the workbenches. When you modify a production order for a selected item and save changes, the system clears the Component Availability statuses for all prior work orders and items selected. Then, it recalculates the Component Availability statuses for the items and orders that you are currently focused on.

• Minimize the number of MRP detail records the system processes.

You can set the Component Availability Horizon field. To decide on a value for this field, consider the interval of time from today into the future for Component Availability purposes. For example, you may be interested only in the data within the time fence number of days into the future.

• Decide which component items should be included or excluded.

You can select the Components Included component check boxes as needed. For example, you may be interested only in non-floor stock items.

Note: These settings do not pertain to the QAD SE Component Availability browse collections, such as Monitor Material Shortages, Release Production Order By Production Line, and so on.