This process takes place in the case of procurement using scheduling agreements.
Scheduling agreement releases provide information to vendors regarding the quantities of a material that are to be delivered and the desired delivery dates. A scheduling agreement release enables you to record the current status of the lines of a delivery schedule stored in the system for a scheduling agreement item and then transmit this status to the vendor.
Materials Planning generates delivery schedule lines for scheduling agreement items. You can also create schedule lines manually.
You create scheduling agreement (SA) releases (delivery schedules) comprising the schedule lines for a certain scheduling agreement item. These are snapshots of the overall delivery schedule stored in the system at given points in time.
In creating such releases, the system proceeds as follows:
If a creation profile exists, it aggregates the release (i.e. scheduled) dates and quantities.
It generates an SA release in accordance with the creation strategy and the entries on the initial screen for SA release creation.
If a creation profile exists, it determines any backlogs and immediate requirements.
If a creation profile exists, it checks any applicable tolerances in the case of SA releases created due to changes to the overall schedule in the system.
The releases (delivery schedules) are transmitted as messages to the vendor.
See also:
Materials Planning and Scheduling Agreement Release
Scheduling Agreement Releases (Forecast or JIT Delivery Schedules)