Manage Material Coverage (F0251A)

This app was enhanced with the following new features:

  • Creation of MRP change requests for changes to existing purchase orders or stock transport orders

  • Additional options to accept and resolve coverage issues from the Actions column

  • New column for MRP element issues

  • Export into a spreadsheet

  • Navigation to source material

  • Default values for filtering

  • Material selection identifier

Technical Details

Type

Changed

Functional Localization

Not applicable

Scope Item

J44 (Material Requirements Planning)

Technical Object Name

App ID: F0251A

Preparation Required

No

Latest Reference Content Version Required

No

Application Component

PP-FIO-MRP (Fiori UI for Material Requirements Planning)

Valid as Of

SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2308

Additional Details

Creation of MRP Change Requests

When you edit an item of an existing purchase order or stock transport order, you can now decide whether a change request is created automatically for the supplier of the selected item. The following options are available:

  • Change Purchase Order

    If you choose this option, the order is changed directly without change request.

  • Change Requested

    If you choose this option, the system automatically creates a change request with the status Requested for the specified changes.

  • Request Change Later

    If you choose this option, the system automatically creates a change request with the status New for the specified changes. You can send it to your supplier later from the Create MRP Change Requests app.

You can use the Create MRP Change Requests app to display or process your change requests afterwards. The request status is always reflected in the Status column of the Manage Material Coverage (F0251A) app. After a change request was applied, the system also updates the delivery date and quantity that is displayed in the stock / requirements list.

MRP Element Issues

A new column was added to the stock / requirements list to indicate issues that were detected for MRP elements. The column can include icons for the following issues:
  • Receipt Element Past Due
  • Reschedule In
  • Reschedule Out
  • Plan Process According to Schedule
  • Cancel Process
  • Excess Stock
  • Excess Individual Segment

Depending on the issues that were detected, the system can propose rescheduling actions to help you prevent material shortages. You can perform these actions from the enhanced Actions column.

Actions for Material Coverage Issues

The Actions column in the stock / requirements list was redesigned to include all actions for MRP elements that are available to resolve material shortages. This now also includes the following rescheduling actions, which were previously available from the Rescheduling column:

  • Reschedule In

  • Reschedule Out

  • Cancel Process

In addition, the Actions column now provides an option to accept material shortages that do not require any action. The acceptance of shortages is reflected in the coloring of the corresponding value in the stock / requirements list as well as in the stock availability chart and no longer taken into account for the next rescheduling check. You can revoke the acceptance of a shortage, if you decide to take actions later.

Export into Spreadsheet

You can now export the material overview and the stock / requirements list of a selected material into a spreadsheet file. The spreadsheets include all information that is provided in the corresponding table at the time of the export.

Navigation to Source Material

During the MRP run, the system can automatically create requirement elements that are caused by requirements for superordinate materials (pegged requirements). For the following elements, the superordinate source material is now displayed and linked in the MRP element quickview:

  • Dependent requirements (DepReq)

  • Dependent reservations (OrdRes)

If you use the link, the system opens the stock / requirements list for the source material. It automatically includes the source material in the material overview so that you can easily switch between the stock / requirements lists for the source material and the material that you originally selected.

Default Values for Filtering

You can now define user-specific default values for filtering using the settings that are available from the user actions menu. Default filter values are automatically applied to all apps that reference them and support the default values option.

Material Selection Identifier

The new filter Material Selection Identifier is now available to filter the material list based on a combination of the following filter criteria:

  • material number

  • MRP area

  • plant

  • individual segment

By using this filter, you can specify multiple filter criteria in one step instead of entering filter values into individual filter fields. You can also use a combination of material selection identifier and individual filter fields to filter the material list.

If you navigate to this app from the Monitor Material Coverage - Net Segments or Monitor Material Coverage - Net and Individual Segments app, the material selection identifier is automatically selected based on the selection criteria that you specified in the relevant Monitor Material Coverage app. You can change this selection according to your requirements.

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