RE: MRP process no planned orders for a phantom

As per my understanding, the requirements generated for phantoms are
converted into requirements for the phantom's components. I.e, if the
phantom is unavailable, Planned orders are created for it's components and
not for the phantom itself. 

Phantoms are defined as neither manufactured nor purchased items. 

Question is - Are you sure the item should be classified as a phantom ? If
you need planned orders for that item, then you either purchase or
manufacture it. In which case, it should not be a phantom in the first
place. 

Some tidbits - 
*       Component items with an item type of zero (0) are phantoms and are
"blown through" when shop orders for their parents are created (through
SFC520, FAS510, or SFC550).  If there is no unallocated inventory for the
phantom component, the phantom is exploded down to its components and the
children of the phantom are attached to the order as material-- not the
phantom itself.  This continues down as many levels as there are phantoms in
the bill of material.  Un-allocated inventory available for the phantom is
used first; no explosion takes place for that quantity and the phantom is
attached to the shop order.    
*       Items tagged as phantoms are exploded during the MRP or MPS
generation after available inventory for the phantom is consumed.  Release
messages are suppressed for phantoms, and phantoms do not display on the
MRP/MPS detail reports unless there is a rescheduling message or a past due
scheduled receipt.  Phantoms can be reviewed through MPS and MRP inquiry
programs.

Thanks
Kaizar Lehri


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