Planned Orders

Create and manage production orders for scheduling.

Planned Orders is where all production orders are created, managed, and prepared for scheduling. Orders can be managed through the built-in interface or imported using the TilliT Excel Add-in.

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Scheduler > Planned Orders

Order Fields

Field	Description
Operation Code	The code for the operation the order relates to. This could be a product, SKU, task, or any item requiring scheduling
Order Code	The unique order code
Due Date	The date the order is due
Earliest Start Date	The earliest date the order can start
Status	Planned, Released, Scheduled, In Progress, Complete, or Cancelled
Priority	Low, Medium, or High
Quantity	The quantity of the order
Quantity Unit of Measure	The units of measure for the quantity
Percent Complete	The percentage complete if the order is in progress
Order Properties	Custom properties — the column header can be given any title and the values are free text

Creating an Order

1. Click the + button at the top of the orders list.

2. Fill in the order details.

Adding Order Items

1. Click the + button in the Items section.

2. Fill in the item details in the modal.

Field	Description
Quantity	Quantity to be produced by the order item
Unit of Measure	Unit of measurement for this order item
Efficiency	Default is 1 (100% efficiency). Less than 1 (e.g. 0.5) doubles the order duration. Greater than 1 (e.g. 1.25) shortens it by 25%
Operation	Choose the operation from the dropdown (predictive search available)

Setting Order Status

All orders start with a Planned status. Click on the status indicator to change it.

Setting Order Priority

Click Add Priority to assign a priority level (Low, Medium, or High) to the order.

Adding Orders to a Scenario

You must create a scenario first before adding orders to it. See Scenarios.

1. Open a scenario from the Scenario Kanban board.

2. Click the + button at the top of the scheduler to open the Orders Store.

3. Use Add Property Filters to filter by due date range, order status, priority, or other attributes.

4. Select the required orders and click Add.

The selected orders appear in the Unscheduled Orders grid at the bottom of the scheduling dashboard.

Only orders that are new or have not been previously added to the scenario are visible in the Orders Store.