Functionality Before a model can be planned by an external system two steps must beperformed: download of master and transactional data start of the external planning engine The master and transactinal data are sent to the external system viathe POI. The planning engine is started by calling this RFC. The external system is supposed to start an external planning enginethat manages the stored and the current production plan. If the enginealready is running a restart is done. Startup parameters are passed tothe external system. If more than one model exists the external system has to determine foreach following RFC call which model is concerned. Therefore theexternal system can use the fact that for each model a seperate RFCdestination can be defined. Description PLHNDL_PUB: Contains the ID of the stored production plan. This fieldmust always be filled with the correct ID, even if the ID is the sameas in the input control parameter. PLHNDL: Contains the ID of the current plan. This field must always be filled with the correct ID, even if the ID is the same as in the input control parameter. LANGU: (not used) Description PLHNDL_PUB: Contains the ID of the stored production plan. This fieldis only filled when the ID is known by R/3. PLHNDL: Contains the ID of the current plan. This field is only filledwhen the ID is known by R/3. LANGU: (not used) Description This table contains the planning configuration flags that shall be setby the external planning system for a model. |