You create a check instruction.

• You created a business event.
• You created a check mode.

1. You maintain the check instructions in Customizing for the Advanced Planner and Optimizer via Global ATP ® General Settings ® Maintain Check Instructions.
2. Choose New entries.

You branch to the detail view.

3. Choose a check mode and a business event.
4. Determine the sequence of the basic methods by assigning the checking steps from 1 through 3.

You can switch off the availability check by setting No check for all basic methods.

5. Set the Neutral indicator, if the results of the corresponding basic method should have no affect on the final results.

If the result of a "neutral result" basic method is smaller than the final result, a message appears (or an alert appears that you can then process in the Alert Monitor). If you have set the Neutral indicator for all basic methods, the final result is always the complete requirement quantity.

6. Set the Rules-based ATP indicator, if a rules-based availability check should be carried out for an order type.
7. Set the Start immediately indicator, if the rules-based availability check should be started immediately.
8. Determine if and for which substitution in the rules-based availability check an unconfirmed quantity should be created as the requirement.
9. Set the ATP Alert active indicator, if you want to display the possible shortage situations in the Alert Monitor.
10. Choose the corresponding entry depending on if you want to execute production or not.



If you want to configure Production direct, you must have activated the Availability check with cumulated, confirmed quantities in R/3 Customizing in the checking group. In R/3 Customizing for Sales and Distribution select Basic Functions ® Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements ® Availability Check ® Availability Check with ATP Logic or Against Planning ® Define Checking Groups.

11. Determine the production time.
12. Choose Save.