| aggregation (MM-PUR) |
The summation of the scheduled quantities for a scheduling agreement item within a time period to arrive at a total quantity for each period.
The type of aggregation and the period are controlled by the creation profile. The periods for the aggregation can be defined as follows:
In a time interval of 15 workdays, there is one schedule line for each day covering a quantity of 10 pc in each case. The creation profile specifies that schedule lines are to be aggregated weekly. The result of the aggregation process is three aggregate schedule lines of 50 pc each.