APS: Initial Setup Steps

Your system administrator or installation consultant might have already performed these initial setup steps. In some cases, these steps must be repeated periodically. For details, see the Installation Guide.

Use the Planner Manager utility to start the Planner Database Manager and create at least one planner database.

To start the Planner Manager, on the utility server, select Start > Programs > Infor > Planner Manager.

For instructions to create planner databases, see the Planner Manager online help or the Installation Guide.
Specify the planning parameters for your APS system. Perform these steps:
- Set up the production alternative (required).
  See Creating Planning Alternatives.
- Enter a site record for the local site (required if you will be using APS or the Scheduler).
- Enter a site record for each of your supply sites that provide component parts to this site (required if you will be running APS Planning in Global mode).
  See About Global APS Synchronization.
- Define options located on the General and Advanced tabs.
Select the appropriate Operation Scheduling option on the Shop Floor Control Parameters form.

This parameter controls whether job operations are planned and scheduled by the number of pieces remaining to be completed or by the number of hours remaining to be performed.
If you are not using global planning, to replicate transfer orders to your supply sites, set up transfer order replication. If you are using global planning, but some sites are not participating in global planning runs, set up transfer order replication for those sites.

See Setting Up Transfer Order Replication.