Creation Indicator

Use

The creation indicators ( Create purchase requisitions, schedule lines and create MRP list indicators) define the following:

  • whether planned orders , purchase requisitions or schedule lines should be created for materials procured externally

  • whether MRP lists are to be created or not.

Features

Creation Indicator for Purchase Requisitions

You use this creation indicator to control whether purchase requisitions rather than planned orders are to be created for materials that are procured externally. The following options are available:

  • planned orders only

  • purchase requisitions only

  • purchase requisitions within the opening period and planned orders outside of the opening period.

When you select this indicator, the system creates purchase requisitions instead of planned orders when it determines an opening date that is before the date of the planning run.

The opening period for the planned order represents the number of workdays that are subtracted from the order start date in order to determine the order opening date. This period serves as a time float, which is available for the MRP controller when converting a planned order into a purchase requisition.

You define the opening period for the planned order in Customizing for MRP in the IMG activity Define floats (scheduling margin key) and assign it to the material in the Scheduling margin key field ( MRP 2 view) in the material master.

Creation Indicator for Schedule Lines

You use this creation indicator to control whether schedule lines are to be directly created for materials that are procured externally. The following options are available:

  • no schedule lines

  • only schedule lines

  • schedule lines within the opening period and purchase requisitions outside of the opening period.

So that schedule lines can be generated automatically by the planning run, the following prerequisites must be met:

  • You have created a scheduling agreement for the material.

  • For the material, there is a valid entry relevant to MRP in the source list.

For more information, see Determining Source of Supply for External Procurement .

Creation Indicator for MRP Lists

Using this creation indicator, you determine whether the result of the planning run is to be stored in the form of MRP lists. These MRP lists can be evaluated after the planning run according to various aspects. The following options are available:

  • no MRP lists

  • always MRP lists

  • MRP lists only in certain exceptional situations that are documented in exception messages.

You determine for which exception messages the system is to create MRP lists in Customizing for MRP in the IMG activity Define and group exception messages.

Note Note

Even if you do not save any MRP lists, the procurement proposals generated by the system are stored in the database. You then process the results of the planning run by means of the stock/requirements list instead of the MRP list.

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