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title: "Creating a New Plan"
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> Macro (toc)

Create a new plan in the Plan History screen, and edit the new plan in the Planning Schematic. By default, only Planners can create a new plan. Both Planners and System Administrators can edit a plan. You will typically create a plan for the following day.

**Step 1**

In the Plan History tool click **Create Plan**.

**Step 2**

Enter the plan details. You must enter the following details:

| **Property** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Description | Enter a description of the plan |
| Plan date | Enter a plan date or accept the default of tomorrow’s date. Note that you cannot create a new plan if there is an existing plan for that date |
| Offset hours | Any orders that overlap the plan day are automatically added to the plan. However, you may also want to consider orders that occur before or after the plan day. To do this, enter a **Beginning offset** and an **End offset** in hours to include those orders in the plan. Note that to include orders before the plan day, enter the Beginning offset as a negative number. For example, enter a Beginning offset of -24 to consider any orders from the day before the plan day. |

**Step 3**

Click **Save** to save the plan details. The plan opens for editing in the Planning Schematic.

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