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About This Course

This two-day course of the Microsoft Business Solutions-Axapta module Master planning explains this integrated module from the consultant's perspective.

This classroom course covers the most important functionality of the module. It covers the setup of the module as well as the different processes in master planning. The main focus is on purchased material to explain the functionality. It does not cover the questions about the Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta module Production. This course should be seen as preparation to attend the production courses. All material used in this course is based on Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta Version 3.0.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for employees of Microsoft Business Solution Partners who work with and setup the Master planning module. This audience typically includes application consultants who are tasked with assessing a customers' business needs and advising them on the use, configuration, and customization of the application. Typically they work with the purchasing, production, and material management parts of the software as well. Alternatively, this course can be useful for key users of Microsoft Axapta who want to get a deeper knowledge of this part of the software.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completed the basic Microsoft Axapta courses
• Know how to navigate through the system

In addition it is recommended, but not required, that students have:

• A basic knowledge about master planning
• Some experience in practical use of a master planning module

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students should understand:

• Create, set up, and understand master plans and forecast plans
• Create, set up, and understand coverage groups and the item coverage
• Process forecast plans and master plans
• Handle generated planned orders
• Know the difference between "one and two master plan strategy"
• Set up und understand reduction keys
• Set up und understand forecast models
• Set up und understand period allocation keys and item allocation keys