Capacity Availability Check (SAP Library - Capacity Leveling (PP-CRP-LVL))

Capacity Availability Check

Use

You can use the capacity availability check to check whether sufficient capacity is available on the planned date for the operations in an order. You can execute the capacity availability check in the following planning situations:

When creating an order
When changing an order
When releasing an order

The system executes the check on a periodic basis; that is, it compares available capacity with capacity requirement periodically. In doing so, it considers the existing capacity load of the capacities (basic load). If, during the check, the system determines that capacity is not sufficient, you can - during the capacity availability check - execute finite scheduling for the order. During finite scheduling, the system searches for dates that have sufficient capacity - also on a periodic basis.

During the interactive processing of orders, the capacity availability check is available as an online function that you can call up anytime. In addition, the system can automatically trigger the capacity availability check when you create or release an order. After the system has completed the actual check, you can view the results of the check and manually trigger finite scheduling.

During the collective processing of orders, the system executes the capacity availability check automatically in the background, if you have set it to do this in Customizing. Here you also specify whether the system converts a planned order in the case of insufficient capacity or releases an order, or whether a user decision in necessary after collective processing before doing this.

The following table summarizes in which processing mode and for which order types the check and the finite scheduling is available.

Processing mode	Order types	Features
Interactive order processing	Production orders Process orders Maintenance orders Service orders Networks	Check, finite scheduling
Interactive order processing	Planned orders	Check
Collective release	Production orders	Check, finite scheduling
Collective release	Process orders Networks Planned orders	Check
Collective conversion of planned orders to	Production orders	Check, finite scheduling
Collective conversion of planned orders to	Process orders	Check

The SOP functionality provides SOP orders with their own capacity availability check.

Integration

The capacity availability check is a capacity leveling function on a periodic basis.

Prerequisites

For the capacity availability check you must enter settings in the following areas:

Settings for the availability check

In:	You specify:
Header data screen for a capacity	Whether a capacity is relevant for finite scheduling and therefore also relevant for the capacity availability check The allowed overload for the capacity in percentage terms The load limit as of which the system interprets the capacity load as an overload is 100% plus the allowed overload.
Customizing the availability check	Whether the system should automatically trigger the capacity availability check at order creation or order release With which overall profile for the capacity availability check the system should work If you do not enter a profile, the system uses: The standard profile SAPSFCG013 for production orders and process orders The standard profile SAPPM_G013 for maintenance orders and service orders Whether the system allows the conversion or release of an order in the case of insufficient capacity, or whether a user decision is necessary in order to do this
Customizing the shop floor control profile (only relevant for the collective processing of production orders)	Whether the system, in the event of insufficient capacity: Executes finite scheduling Confirms the capacity for the capacity requirements of the operations, that is, incorporates them in the basic load, thereby considering them in a future capacity availability check

You will find the Customizing menu paths in the following table:

Order category	Customizing for the availability check
Production order	Customizing shop floor control: Availability check ® Define check control Basic data ® Shop floor control profile
Network	Customizing the Project System by choosing Set availability check
Process order	Customizing the Production Planning Process Industry by choosing Availability check ® Define check control
Maintenance order Service order	Customizing Maintenance and Customer Service by choosing Availability check for materials, PRTs and capacities ® Define check control

Features

For information about checks and finite scheduling in the capacity availability check, see:

Activities

Initial basic load requirement

When you use the capacity availability check for the first time or when you only use the availability check or the planning table irregularly for orders relevant to production, the basic load is usually not current; that is, it does not contain all the capacity requirements that are relevant to the capacity availability check. In this case, you should specify the basic load before the capacity availability check using the report RCCYLOAD. For further information, see Specify initial basic load (Report RCCYLOAD).

Online availability check

For further information about how to execute an availability check in order processing, see Check capacity availability online