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Availability Check

The following sections describe configurations for the availability check.

For every item of a sales order or delivery, the SAP system checks availability if the appropriate configuration is set in sales order processing and shipping. The check procedure depends on several factors and varies according to the configuration.

It is possible to control the availability check for sales documents and deliveries separately. You can,for example, control the scope of the checks or whether the replenishment lead time is taken into account, for example.

The availability check is controlled by means of the same elements as the transfer of requirements:

For more information on strategy groups and planning strategy, see the 'Planning strategy' chapter under Production Planning in the Implementation Guide.

Requirements

Process the following points to control the availability check:

1. For the sales document types you must determine for each schedule line type whether an availability check should be carried out or not.
2. The availability check should be switched on at requirements class level and at schedule line level for sales documents.
3. You can define a checking group which can be proposed, depending on the material type, when a new record is created.
4. The requirements types used must each be allocated to a requirements class.
5. Note that a plant must be available if an availability check is to be carried out at document item level.