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Set Up Dynamic
Availability Check
In this step, you configure the dynamic
availability check.
In Inventory Management, two types of
availability check are carried out.
- availability check during the entry of
reservations
- availability check during the entry of goods
movements
The system checks whether the material to be
withdrawn is available and issues a message, if necessary.
Note
the availability check is only carried out
if:
- the material master record contains a checking
group for the availability check (MRP data)
- a checking rule is assigned to the transaction
in Customizing
You can define
- for each movement type which type of message
is issued (object Movement type)
- which checking rules are supported (object
Checking rule)
- per checking group and checking rule: which
objects (documents, stocks, material requirements) are included in the
availability check (object Define checking
rule)
- per transaction of Inventory Management: which
checking rule applies (object Transaction
codes)
Default
Settings
- In the standard system, the message type
A (warning in the case of non-availability, otherwise no
message) is set for all relevant movement types.
- For Inventory Management, the checking rule
03 is provided.
Recommendation
SAP recommends that you accept the settings
defined in the standard system. In this case, no action is required on your
part.
The checking rules are also used by other
applications (Sales & Distribution) and can also be maintained by them. If
you want to define new checking rules or change existing rules, SAP recommends
that you contact the other applications (Sales & Distribution, Material
Requirements Planning).
Activities
1. Define the
movement types for which an availability check is to be carried out and which
type of message is issued.
2. Check the
checking rule that you want to use in Inventory Management. Define a new
checking rule, if necessary, and define for each checking group which objects
are included in the availability check for this checking rule.
3. Check the
availability checking rules for each transaction. Assign other checking rules
to the transactions, if necessary.