Blocking Requirements 

Use

You can block the generation of requirements until the processing of order BOMs is completed. In this way, you can prevent the system from generating requirements during the planning run, for assemblies that are still to be post-processed in the design.

Features

You can stop the generation of requirements on different levels:

A requirement generation is stopped by some schedule line categories, for example, in the standard system, by the schedule line category CN. At the time when you want to generate requirements, set the schedule line category CP for example. This schedule line category allows the generation of requirements in the standard system.

In Customizing SD you define, for specific combinations of item categories and MRP types:

In Customizing SD choose Sales® Sales document ® Schedule lines ® Assign schedule line categories.

See also:

Transfer of requirements using blocked configuration

You define the status of a BOM in Customizing BOMs, by choosing General Data ® Define BOM status.

You set the status of a BOM in the detail screen of the BOM header.