Assigning Splitting Rules (SAP Library - Scheduling Agreements for Component Suppliers (SD-SLS-OA))

Assigning Splitting Rules

You can split schedule lines in the forecast delivery schedule from different time periods according to instructions and their various splitting rules. The system determines these periods based on splitting rule ranges.

To split a schedule line in a forecast delivery schedule, the system uses:

The range that is valid for the date type of the schedule line

The system uses ranges with the date type week to split weekly schedule lines, and ranges with the date type month to split monthly schedule lines. Remember that daily schedule lines in a forecast delivery schedule are copied unchanged into the planning delivery schedule.

The shortest range that covers the schedule line date

Because ranges are always defined from the base date, you may have several splitting rule ranges covering one schedule line date. For example, you may have splitting rules valid for two months, and for seven months from the base date. If both rules cover the schedule line date, the system uses the splitting rule with the shortest range, in this example two months.

If none of the ranges cover a schedule line date that lies within the validity period (for example if all the ranges have expired), the system copies the schedule line unchanged to the new planning delivery schedule.The same applies if a range has been specified but no splitting rule.

Note

The week (or month) of the base date is always counted as the first week (or month).

If you enter 0 for the range, the system takes the week or month previous to the base date as the range end date.

Example

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The base date of the planning delivery schedule is 04/02/98. This is a Thursday, week 14,1998.

Based on this date, the system determines the splitting rule range end dates. Schedule lines are split in the forecast delivery schedules as follows:

Weekly schedule lines up to and including week 21 are split according to splitting rule SD2.
From week 22 up to and including week 45, they are split according to splitting rule SD1.
From week 46, the system copies schedule lines from the forecast delivery schedule as they are.
Monthly schedule lines up to and including month 5 are split according to splitting rule SD2. From month 6 up to and including month 10, they are split according to splitting rule SD1. From month 11, the system copies schedule lines as they are.

Caution

The splitting rule range specifies how long the delivery schedule splitting rule is valid.

The delivery schedule split validity period specifies the overall validity of the delivery schedule split.

Although both influence schedule line splits, the split validity period overrides the splitting rule range in every case.

In this example, if the split validity period has been set to seven months, generated schedule lines for week 45 with dates lying after the validity end date 10/31/98 are not included in the planning delivery schedule.

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