Linking SAP APO Systems and SAP R/3 Systems
Purpose
See the documentation Cross-System Stock Transfer (intra-company-code),
Linking APO Systems and R/3 Systems, section Purpose.Process Flow
Consignment Indicator in the Transportation Lane (SAP APO) and/or Purchasing Info Record (SAP R/3)
A consignment process is defined for the combination of vendor/material/plant using a purchasing info record with type Consignment in SAP R/3. If the vendor, material, and plant are defined in the CIF integration model, then the info record is created in SAP APO as a transportation lane with a consignment indicator.
For more information on the process flow, see the documentation Cross-System Stock in Transfer (intra-company-code),
Linking APO Systems and R/3 Systems, section PReqs in R/3 and APO.
Consignment Orders in SAP R/3 and SAP APO
When the consignment order is created, the purchase requisition is deleted in both SAP R/3 and SAP APO. In SAP APO, the consignment order represents the receipt element in the ordering plant and the requirement in the supplying plant.