# Epicor IDEA 1518 - Urgent Planning Enhancement **URL:** \ **Category:** Epicor ERP 10\ **Tags:** mrp\ **Created:** [March 29, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078 "2021-03-29T19:01:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/timshuwy/32/90122_2.png) [@timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/u/timshuwy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/1 "2021-03-29T19:01:19Z")
I just created Epicor idea 1518 [https://epicor-manufacturing.ideas.aha.io/ideas/ERP-I-1518](https://epicor-manufacturing.ideas.aha.io/ideas/ERP-I-1518) and I encourage your to read it and vote if you like it. Currently, Epicor has an “Urgent Planning” set of parameters that allow the part to have a second supplier/leadtime/Min order & Order Multiple. This works fine when the item is purchased. But there are instances where Urgent Planning may change the way you acquire the material/part. For example, maybe you typically purchase the item, but in urgent settings, you make it instead. Maybe you normally transfer it from another site, but in urgent setting, you purchase directly from a supplier. Or, how about if you always make it, but when urgent, you make it with a different Alternate Manufacturing method. Suggestion is to add several additional fields to the Urgent Planning section, and also add logic to MRP to process this data: 1. UP\_SourceType - This would either be P=Purchased, T=Transferred, or M=Manufactured 2. UP\_SourceSite -if UP\_SourceType = “T”, what is the source site. 3. UP\_TransferLeadTime - if UP\_SourceType = “T”, this is the transfer leadtime 4. UP\_AlternateMethod - If UP\_SourceType = “M”, you could specify the alternate method ---
**Author:** ![Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/doug.c/32/26714_2.png) [@Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Doug.C)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/2 "2021-03-29T19:21:21Z")
I really like #4. ~~Voted!~~ (Link didn’t work for me) ---
**Author:** ![timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/timshuwy/32/90122_2.png) [@timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/u/timshuwy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/3 "2021-03-29T20:10:54Z")
if link didn’t work, then try going to [https://epicor-manufacturing.ideas.aha.io](https://epicor-manufacturing.ideas.aha.io) and logging in, and then search for the idea 1518. ---
**Author:** ![Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/doug.c/32/26714_2.png) [@Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Doug.C)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/4 "2021-03-29T20:21:33Z")
I already tried that: ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/e/0/e0ff010d2f123621f92827405173734a08d4a3b7.png) Could it be in the Employee ideas area? ---
**Author:** ![timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/timshuwy/32/90122_2.png) [@timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/u/timshuwy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/5 "2021-03-29T22:21:08Z")
Hmmm… checking. ---
**Author:** ![timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/timshuwy/32/90122_2.png) [@timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/u/timshuwy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/6 "2021-03-30T15:15:22Z")
OK, I found out that when Epicor employees add an idea, that it needs approval before it is published for external view. I have requested that it be approved. ---
**Author:** ![timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/timshuwy/32/90122_2.png) [@timshuwy](https://www.epiusers.help/u/timshuwy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/7 "2021-04-08T21:24:02Z")
OK, THIS idea is now visible to everyone… feel free to vote (no pressure). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/doug.c/32/26714_2.png) [@Doug.C](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Doug.C)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/epicor-idea-1518-urgent-planning-enhancement/77078/8 "2021-04-08T22:50:53Z")
> [@Doug.C](#): > > Voted! Got it this time!