Processing Delivery Schedules 

Use

The SAP System allows you to automatically process delivery schedules that you receive by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). In this case, the system starts Workflow in the background. If you are correcting a document, or dealing with a customer who sends delivery schedules by more traditional means of communication, such as fax, phone, or mail, you can process delivery schedules manually online.

The customer regularly sends in new delivery schedules that update the scheduling agreement. In general, the following rules apply:

·        A new forecast delivery schedule replaces the old forecast delivery schedule

·        A new just-in-time (JIT) delivery schedule replaces the old JIT delivery schedule

·        The JIT delivery schedule takes precedence over the forecast delivery schedule within the JIT delivery schedule horizon.

Features

Whether you receive a delivery schedule automatically by EDI, or enter one manually, the system checks:

·        For instructions from the customer to combine the old and new delivery schedules

·        For special processing instructions for the sold-to party

·        For planning and delivery relevance

·        Whether there are changes that exceed tolerance levels

·        Whether a change of year has occurred

·        Whether the delivery number sent in by the customer is valid

·        Whether the cumulative quantity received by the customer matches all deliveries up to and including the last delivery confirmed by the customer

Once processing has been successfully completed, the system stores old delivery schedules in a history. You can support as many generations of documents as you wish in this way.

Activities

In order to process delivery schedules, you must first make the proper Customizing settings. For information on these settings, see the section on EDI in the Basis documentation and in the Implementation Guide (IMG).

To view, correct, or enter delivery schedules manually in the scheduling agreement, mark a scheduling agreement item and choose Goto ® Item ® <Delivery schedule>.