Replenishment: Article Master Data for Sites
Use
The article master data contains various data that is relevant for
Replenishment . If you want to use replenishment for sites (internal customers), use article maintenance in SAP Retail to enter data.Features
Maintenance levels
All data relevant to Replenishment is maintained on this level. This is the most detailed maintenance level for data relevant to Replenishment. You can maintain replenishment parameters in the logistics data of an article for each site.
You can also enter replenishment parameters in the logistics data for external customers for which no site master records are maintained in the system. There is a separate screen for entering this data. You can maintain the same parameters for a customer as for a site.
Requirement groups make it easier to maintain data for a large number of recipients that are sites. If you maintain replenishment master data for an article at requirement group level (via Extras), the data is copied to the site level, provided you have defined a requirement group in the site master for the merchandise category, and the article is listed in the site.
Data types
The following data is maintained in article maintenance:
These include:
Replenishments can only be planned if you have entered an RP type defined for Replenishment. The RP type must be assigned the RP procedure W and a planning method other than 1 (planned by external system). If the RP type is assigned the forecast indicator + (compulsory forecast), the target stock is calculated dynamically in the replenishment planning run. If you want to plan using a dynamic target stock, you must have previously forecast the sales.
Types RP (replenishment planning with static target stock) and RF (replenishment planning with dynamic target stock) are defined as standard.
If you flag the indicator, stocks are determined using Replenishment-based Inventory Management. If you do not flag the indicator, the system calculates stocks using MM-based Inventory Management.
This indicator only has an effect if Replenishment-based Inventory Management is used. If this indicator is set and replenishment is run, the quantities in follow-on documents generated are added to the stock figure used for Replenishment and are thus considered as expected goods receipts. It makes sense to set this indicator if the only information you have as the basis for Replenishment is store sales information.
You must enter a check group for the availability check in the logistics data for articles for which expected receipts and issues are to be included in the planning run.
You can enter forecast data (for example, forecast models) in article maintenance for articles with Inventory Management on an exact article basis. The forecast is based on Materials Management functions.
If no article data exists at site level (for example, when Inventory Management is on a merchandise category basis or for external customers), you run the forecast using the flexible planning functions.
An article can be blocked for Replenishment by using the following status in the article master:
You can choose to set this status either on the client level or the site level. If a block is set, an error message is generated in Replenishment planning. You can determine the influence (for example, on Requirements Planning, Purchasing or Inventory Management) that a particular status may have in article Customizing via control data. In order to affect Replenishment, you must set a block for requirements planning at the relevant status in Customizing.
You can set this status at client level, for the distribution channel or the distribution channel/site level. If a block is set, an error message appears when generating follow-on documents. You can determine the influence (for example, on sales orders or deliveries) that a particular status may have in article Customizing via sales relevant data. In order to influence Replenishment, you must set a replenishment block in retail-specific article settings for the article status for Retail functions.