Dampener Period Field, Item Table

Specifies a period of time during which you do not want the planning system to propose to reschedule existing supply orders forward.

The dampener period limits the number of insignificant rescheduling of existing supply to a later date if that new date is within the dampener period.

The dampener period function is only initiated if the supply can be rescheduled to a later date and not if the supply can be rescheduled to an earlier date. Accordingly, if the suggested new supply date is after the dampener period, then the rescheduling suggestion is not blocked.

Additional Information

Note

If the lot accumulation period is less than the dampener period, then the dampener period is dynamically set to equal the lot accumulation period. This is not shown in the value that you enter in the Dampener Period field.

The last demand in the lot accumulation period is used to determine whether a potential supply date is in the dampener period.

Note

If this field is empty, then the value in the Default Dampener Period field in the Manufacturing Setup window applies.

The value that you enter in the Dampener Period field must be a date formula, and one day (1D) is the shortest allowed period. For more information, see How to: Enter Dates and Times.

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Parent Tables

Table	Location
Negative Adjmt. (LCY) Field, Item Table	Inventory
Item Table	Inventory
Item Table	Inventory

See Also

Reference

Dampener Quantity
Lot Accumulation Period
Item Card

Other Resources

Default Dampener Period
Design Details: Handling Reordering Policies
Setup Best Practices: Planning Parameters