Integration of Location Products

Use

In the following, the integration of location products is described.

Integration

The location product of the SCM system is supplied with plant material data from the ERP system.

If you are working with SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO), the following also applies:

  • Requirements

    The subareas Planning Strategy and Dependent Requirements are supplied from the ERP system; dynamic pegging can only be maintained in SAP APO.

  • Lot size

    The parameters for calculating the lot size and the range-of-coverage (days' supply) determination are adopted from the ERP system (corresponds to the lot size data in the ERP system).

  • SNP2

    You can maintain this data entirely in the SAP APO system (with the exception of the purchasing group, for which the data is taken from the ERP system).

  • PP/DS

    All fields on this tab page are SAP APO fields and are only maintained in SAP APO.

  • GR/GI

    The parameters for procurement type, planned delivery time, goods receipt, and goods issue are taken from the ERP system. You can maintain the remaining data in SAP APO.

  • ATP

    • Product allocation procedure and sequence of product allocation procedures are maintained in SAP APO Customizing and selected using the input help (F4).

    • The check mode (SAP APO) is transferred from the ERP system (requirement type with correct requirement class) to SAP APO and created in SAP APO Customizing.

    • The checking horizon (SAP APO) is transferred from the ERP system if certain data was maintained in the material master record for material produced in-house. For more information, see the SAP APO documentation under Start of the navigation pathGlobal Available-to-Promise Next navigation step Check Methods  Next navigation step  Product Availability Check Next navigation step  Product Availability Check Using the Checking Horizon End of the navigation path.

    • ATP group, checking horizon, and calendar for checking horizon are maintained in SAP APO Customizing and selected using the input help (F4).

    • Display unit of measure: If you want to use the display units of measure created in the ERP system, you must first transport them there. You can also create them directly in SAP APO.