Carrying Out Availability Checks (SAP Library

Carrying Out Availability Checks

You can carry out an availability check either for the entire order or for individual components in the material list.

Checking all Material Components in the Order

To check the availability of all material components in the order, choose Process order ® Functions ® Availability check ® Material - ATP.

The system carries out an availability check. If material components are not available on their requirements date, the status "Material shortfall" is set in the process order. A dialog box appears to inform you about this.

Checking Individual Components

To check the availability of a particular material, proceed as follows:

On the Material list screen, choose Material ® Availability ® Check.

A screen appears on which the quantity required on the requirements date and the confirmed quantity are displayed.

Choose ATP quantities to display more detailed information. Choose Period totals to display the material requirements and receipts of the individual periods.

In both cases, you can:

Display the log (from the dialog box or by choosing Goto ® Logs ® Mat. availability)
Display the material shortfall list (from the dialog box or by choosing Goto ® Material shortfall ® Mat.shortfall list)
Display the material shortfall overview (from the dialog box or by choosing Goto ® Material shortfall ® Material shortfall)

The system only sets the status "Material shortfall" in the process order if you carry out an availability check for all components, that is, for the entire order, and one or more components are not available on their respective requirements dates.

In Customizing, you can specify that process orders with status "Material shortfall" are blocked for release.

For more information, see the R/3 Library PP - Material Requirements Planning under Availability Check.