Change M2M Planning and Scheduling configuration parameters
In addition to global parameters and schedule options, there are several other parameters that can affect M2M Planning and Scheduling’s operations. Make these configuration changes in your SynchServ.ini file. When you make configuration changes, you must restart the M2M Planning and Scheduling server for the changes to take effect.
Since many of the entries are self-explanatory, they are not all described below. The following information shows the default value where applicable.
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| Section | INI Setting | Default Value |
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| [Startup] | Maximized | Yes |
| [Runtime] | TextEditor Facility MaxBreaksPerShift | NotePad.exe 3 |
| [CustomReports] | ReportPath | |
| [Plan] | ModifyFirmedJobDueDates ModifyFirmedPPODueDates ModifyFirmedISODueDates AutomaticFirmingUponAccept ImmediatePersist4Purchasing | Yes Yes Yes No No |
| [Schedule] | OnHoldOffsetIncrement | 0 |
[Startup] section
| Maximized=Yes | Yes | Opens the Planning and Scheduling Client window to the maximum size possible. |
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| (Return to top) | No | Opens the Planning and Scheduling Client window to a medium size. |
[Runtime] section
| TextEditor=NotePad.exe | The program that is used to display audit reports. |
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| Facility=XXX | The specified facility is used as the default facility in the M2M Planning and Scheduling Client. You can bypass the Select Facility window when you launch the M2M Planning and Scheduling Client by entering the facility name in the Synch.ini file on your client workstation machine. |
| MaxBreaksPerShift=3 | Defines the maximum number of breaks in a single shift. |
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[CustomReports] section
| ReportPath=X:\XXX\XXX | The path to the folder containing the customized reports. If this path is defined, Advanced Scheduling will use the customized report files instead of the standard report files. |
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[Plan] section
| ModifyFirmedJobDueDates=Yes | Yes | Planning can change the Due Date of a Firmed and Released job. |
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| No | Planning cannot change the Due Date of a Firmed and Released job. | |
| ModifyFirmedPPODueDates=Yes | Yes | Planning can change the Due Date of a Firmed PPO. |
| No | Planning cannot change the Due Date of a Firmed PPO. | |
| ModifyFirmedISODueDates=Yes | Yes | Planning can change the Due Date of a Firmed ISO. |
| No | Planning cannot change the Due Date of a Firmed ISO. | |
| AutomaticFirmingUponAccept=No | Yes | A supply order that is Accepted on the Planning grid is automatically set as Firmed. |
| No | A supply order that is Accepted on the Planning grid is not automatically set as Firmed. | |
| ImmediatePersist4Purchasing=No | Yes | Supply updates for purchased parts are persisted immediately without waiting for the Commit. As the purchased parts do not have any pending changes, they are not shown in the Interactive Planning Grid window. |
| No | Supply updates for purchased parts are persisted only after the Commit. | |
[Schedule] section
| OnHoldOffsetIncrement=N | The time fence in which a job in On Hold status cannot be scheduled. This time fence is defined as: Current Date + Release Offset + OnHoldOffsetIncrement On Hold jobs with a due date that falls inside this time fence are not included in the schedule.| |
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