Requirements and Delivery Relevance in Planning Delivery Schedules
Use
Requirements and delivery relevance in delivery schedules is influenced by the
document type, and the schedule line category, which the system determines using the requirements planning indicator specified in the scheduling agreement header.The system determines a schedule line category for schedule lines in planning delivery schedules that is relevant for requirements. You can also specify whether you want these schedule lines to be relevant for delivery.
These relevances are affected by forecast delivery schedules and just-in-time (JIT) delivery schedules.
Features
The R/3 System contains the following settings for the requirements and delivery relevance indicator:
For more information, see
Setting Requirements and Delivery Relevance.Integration
Planning delivery schedules replace forecast delivery schedules for requirements and, in some cases, delivery relevance when you enter a planning delivery schedule
instruction in the scheduling agreement item. For this reason, we recommend that you remove the instruction if you do not regularly create or maintain planning delivery schedules in the scheduling agreement. This ensures that schedule lines in the planning delivery schedule do not affect the requirements and delivery relevance of the other types of delivery schedules in the scheduling agreement.To decide which type of delivery schedule is currently relevant for requirements and delivery, the system uses the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the material requirements planning indicator in the scheduling agreement header, and the delivery relevance indicator in the planning delivery schedule instruction. A more precise method for determining relevance is not yet available.
When there is a planning delivery schedule in a scheduling agreement, the system determines relevance for requirements as follows:
MRP indicator B or D
Up to the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the JIT delivery schedule is relevant for requirements.
After the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the planning delivery schedule is relevant for requirements.
MRP indicator A or C
The JIT delivery schedule is not relevant for requirements.
The planning delivery schedule is relevant for requirements (independent of the JIT delivery schedule horizon).
The system determines relevance for delivery as follows:
The delivery relevance indicator has been set to "yes" in the planning delivery schedule instruction
Up to the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the JIT delivery schedule is relevant for delivery.
After the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the planning delivery schedule is relevant for delivery.
The delivery relevance indicator has been set to "no" in the planning delivery schedule instruction – MRP indicator A or B
Up to the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the JIT delivery schedule is relevant for delivery.
After the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the forecast delivery schedule is relevant for delivery.
The delivery relevance indicator has been set to "no" in the planning delivery schedule instruction – MRP indicator C or D
Up to the JIT delivery schedule horizon, the JIT delivery schedule is relevant for delivery.
Schedule lines occurring after the JIT delivery schedule horizon are not relevant for delivery.
Activities
To view the material requirements planning indicator, choose Goto ® Header ® Sales.
You
specify delivery relevance in Customizing.