QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Planning and Scheduling Workbenches > Planning and Scheduling Workbenches Change Summary
  
Planning and Scheduling Workbenches Change Summary
The following table summarizes significant differences between this document and previous versions.
 
Date/Version
Description
Reference
September 2017/2017 EE
Rebranded for 2017 EE.
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March 2016/2016 EE
Added information about searching for resource types.
 
Added information about specifying resource types in a search and the impact on performance.
March 2015/2015 EE
Changed Component Availability Check to Component Availability throughout user guide. Removed references to CAC in all field descriptions and program screens.
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Added new section on improving MRP performance.
 
Updated two fields in Production Line Item Update (18.22.1.21) that work in conjunction.
 
A new MRP Plan Order Routing Create field was added to the Workbench Control File (22.20.24)
March 2014/2014 EE
Added new Authorized Receipts Delayed and Scheduled Receipts Delayed statuses for embedded Component Availability.
 
Added changes to reflect that the MSW Capacity Grid’s Required Capacity and Scheduled Quantity rows are based on capacity open quantity.
October 2013
Enhancement/Maintenance Release
Added new subsection on Personalization Architecture to the Overview.
 
Added new section on Create Process Performance to the Overview.
 
Added new capacity panel information for the Schedule Grid.
 
Added information on using Schedule Maintenance (18.2.1 and 18.22.2.1) when you enable the workbenches.
 
Changed the Production Line field description in and added new Update BOM/Routing field to Production Line Item Update program.
 
Added new fields to Workbench Control File, and added a section on setting controls in Workbench Control File to the MSW chapter. Previously, the control file was described in the EAM chapter and only included EAM-related fields,
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Added new section on Selecting the Method for Date Calculations to user preferences description in the MSW chapter. Changed user preferences to reflect user preference updates.
 
Added information on viewing over-completed orders in the workbenches.
 
Updated information for the Component Availability Computation Method field.
 
Added information on data that displays in the Quantity Available to Allocate column, in the Component Availability Shortage Report.
September 2013.1 EE
Rebranded for September 2013.1 EE.
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March 2013 EE
Rebranded for March 2013 EE.
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December 2012.1 EE Enhancement/Maintenance Release
Added a new quick-find function that lets you locate items and production order records on the MSW.
 
Added new functionality that makes forecast dynamically included in Supply/Demand Panel.
 
Added new Seasonal Build, Change Quantity by Month, Holidays, and Intersite Demand browses for the workbenches.
 
Added new Component Availability on-demand, dynamic processing for the MSW.
May 2010.1 through 2012 EE enhancement bundle
Added new co-/by-product chapter to the book.
 
Added new section for deleting/closing scheduled orders to MSW chapter.
 
Added new fields for Component Availability user preferences
 
Added new problem/solution information for closing E status co-/by-product orders to Troubleshooting appendix.
March 2012 EE Retrofit
Added a section to the Overview for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) future functionality.
 
Added sentence regarding notification of background thread completion to Overview chapter.
 
Added a section to the MSW chapter to describe a the Product Structure Filter that helps schedulers gauge the impact of a schedule the change immediately across for all levels of the bill of material (BOM).
 
Restructured the Overview in the Component Availability (Component Availability) chapter to better reflect workbench built-in Component Availability functionality
 
Added subsection to MSW chapter for functionality to change a firm order back to a planned order.
September 2011/2011.1 EE
Rebranded for QAD 2011.1 EE
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