Features

• Scope of check

  You can control which document types and stocks (for example, sales orders and stock in transfer) are considered by the product availability check to calculate the available quantity for the requirement (for more information, see Calculation of Available Quantities). If a requested quantity cannot be confirmed on the requested delivery date, the system calculates following Delivery Options. For more information on the scope of check, see Availability Check Control.

• Scheduling

  To determine the earliest confirmed date on which the requirement can be fulfilled, the system performs backward and forward scheduling, starting from the delivery date originally requested by the customer. When doing so, scheduling considers the lead times for picking and packing, loading, and transportation that you have maintained in Customizing. For more information, see Scheduling.

• Check levels

  When calculating a confirmation, the product availability check verifies if a requirement already exists and to which level (plant, storage location and batch) it is assigned. In addition, the product availability check considers other existing document types and stocks. For more information, see Check at Storage Location and Batch Level.

• Replenishment lead time

  If the requested quantity is not available yet, the product availability check uses data from in-house production or external procurement and creates a confirmation for a date after the replenishment lead time. For more information, see Replenishment Lead Times.

• Temporary quantity assignments

  During the check, the system creates temporary quantity assignments that immediately reserve the confirmed quantity. The temporary quantity assignment prevents other product availability checks from using this quantity for competing requirements. For more information, see Temporary Quantity Assignments.

• Delivery groups

  If you are working with a delivery group (multiple items that require a single delivery date), the product availability check calculates one common date for all requirements in the delivery group.

The following table shows the availability of individual features per application: