Connecting the Process Flow Scheduler (PFS) (Release notes 40A)

Connecting the Process Flow Scheduler (PFS)

Description

Preparations have been made in R/3 Release 4.0A for the connection of the Process Flow Scheduler, a graphical finite capacity scheduling and optimization tool. The PFS is a component for PP-PI and is designed to be used at plant level in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food-processing industries.

The PFS is connected to PP-PI using the POI interface, which was enhanced accordingly. The Process Flow Scheduler is started from within process planning and receives the following information:

Master data

Materials

Resources

Transition matrix (a resource-related product matrix)

Master recipes

Transaction data

All objects of the stock/requirements list; which objects are taken into account depends on the Customizing settings

Planned orders and process orders

Planned and process orders are modified by the detailed planning in the PFS and by the optimizer, and are then transferred back to the R/3 System.

Change system parameters in customizing

To use the PFS together with the R/3 System, you must have made the corresponding settings in Customizing, section Detailed Process Planning Using PFS.