Parts Interchangeability in Subcontracting

Use

You can use the SCM rules-based availability check (RBA) on rework materials (main components) in subcontracting orders.

The rules-based availability check in SCM for subcontracting focuses on the issuing plant.

Prerequisites

  • You must define a requirement profile in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Interchangeability of Parts Next navigation step Parts Interchangeability with SCM Next navigation step Define Requirement Profile End of the navigation path

  • You must define the checking group for the subcontracting order as follows in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Logistics - General Next navigation step Interchangeability of Parts Next navigation step Parts Interchangeability with SCM Next navigation step Define Checking Groups for Parts Interchangeability with SAP SCM Next navigation step Subcontracting Order: End of the navigation path

    • Set the IC Relevant indicator

    • Under ATP-ReqPrf enter a requirements profile

    • If you set the indicator SLoc Required you must enter the storage location at component level. Also the result of rules-based ATP check must be transferred with a valid storage location.

      Optional

    • The indicator MRP Areas s pecifies that direct reservation in the plant is permitted for the maintenance order.

      If the indicator is set, you can transfer the available stock of the MRP area to the maintenance order.

  • You must assign material provision indicator ‘S’ (rework material) to the material component.

  • No serial numbers must be assigned to the material component.

  • You must define the checking group of the availability check in the material master.

Features

You trigger the check by choosing Check availability in the Components area of the Component

Overview screen. The results of the RBA are displayed in the ATP popup, where you can accept or modify the ATP proposals.

  • If one interchangeable material is detected, the material is automatically adopted from SCM in the Component Overview screen in ERP.

  • If several interchangeable materials are detected, the user can only select one material.

Once the material is selected, it and its quantity are then used for further processing to update the exchange material, quantity, material, plant, and storage location at component level and the results are displayed on the Component Overview screen of the subcontracting order.

If the RBA determines that the requirement cannot be covered, the system adopts the quantity available and reduces the requirement quantity automatically in the subcontracting order on the Component and Header Data tab pages and on the item overview screen. The consumption components required are reduced in the same relation. For example if the original requirement was 20 pieces of material A with 30 consumption components and only 10 pieces of material A are available, the requirement for the consumption components is reduced to 15.

If the material number of the rework material is changed on the Component screen , the subcontracting type is updated automatically on the Spec2000/SC tab page to 2 Refurbishment with Changed Material Number .

Constraints

You cannot use RBA for consumption components.