Conceptual model
What they are for
Creation and updates
When you create a plan, Bold loads all active operations and orders, stations, tools and manufacturing working hours. The horizon starts at the current moment, or at the earliest planned start if earlier, and spans one year. You do not choose a subset of orders, dates or resources during creation.
The two solving options let you choose the Solving mode when creating the plan. The application initially selects Basic (fast).
Updating the plan copies current operational reality again. Later changes to orders, resources, working hours or materials do not appear until you update it again.
Solve and apply
Solving calculates a proposal. You can also request automatic application if the calculation finds a solution.
The Solve dialog initially selects Basic (fast). If you integrate through the API and omit
mode when creating and solving a plan or calling the solve operation, the server uses Advanced (optimized).
When applied, Bold updates the target date of included open operations. For Pending or Planned operations, it also updates the selected station and tool. It does not create employee assignments or modify finished or canceled operations.
Calculation statuses
Read Manufacturing statuses to distinguish plan statuses from actual execution statuses.