SCM-APO-ATP, Usability and Various Functions

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

SCM_APO_ATP_1

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available From

SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) 7.0

Technical Usage

SCM

Application Component

Global Available-to-Promise (SCM-APO-ATP)

Required Business Function

Not relevant

You can use this business function to improve your company's overall performance in making order promises to customers, increase customer service levels, gain visibility into the inventory levels across the whole supply chain, and lower total sales costs. The functions of this business function help you increase delivery confidence and technically improve order consistency, stability of your Global ATP, as well as improve the overall usability and performance in making order promises to your customers.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:

Type of Component

Component

Required for the Following Features Only

Software Component

SCM_BASIS 701

SCMBPLUS 701

SCM 701

Features

Backorder Processing

The memory consumption of the backorder processing (BOP) was reduced and the following changes have been made to the interactive BOP:

  • You can reach the search function by choosing Search (shortcut CTRL+F).

    You can search for the following objects:

    • Receipt element or requirements element

    • Availability date/time or requirements date/time

  • You can reach the find next function by choosing Find next (shortcut CTRL + G).

    If you have searched for an object previously, Find next will find the next matching line. If you have not searched for an object previously, Find next behaves like the Search function.

  • Under the ATP List Data table, the text Entry X/Y indicates the current position in the table. X indicates the position of the topmost row, and Y indicates the total number of rows in the table.

  • You can scroll in the ATP List Data table by pushing one of the following buttons:

    • First Page

    • Previous Page

    • Next Page

    • Last Page

Configurable Process Scheduling

A new BC set is available for configurable process scheduling (CPS). The BC set contains the SCHEDL_MM_RG schema. You can use the SCHEDL_MM_RG schema to schedule stock transport orders with static route determination in the same way as for liveCache scheduling.

You can activate the BC set in Customizing for SCM Basis under Start of the navigation path Configurable Process Scheduling Next navigation step Scheduling Schema Next navigation step Define Schema End of the navigation path.

Note Note

You can only use the SCHEDL_MM_RG schema if you are using an ERP system for an OLTP system as of SAP ERP 6.0 including SAP enhancement package 5.

End of the note.

For more information, see Scheduling Using Configurable Process Scheduling and Scheduling Using Route Determination.

Consistency of Descriptive Characteristics

You can check for consistency between the descriptive characteristic (descriptive characteristic ID) information stored per requirement item in liveCache, and the information stored for the item in the SAP SCM database (SD Order Tables).

To check for consistency, you have to select the Check Descriptive Characteristics checkbox in the Check Sales Order and Delivery Demands report. You can open the report on the SAP Easy Access screen by choosing Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global ATP Next navigation step Environment Next navigation step Data Cleansing End of the navigation path.

Event-Driven Quantity Assignment

You can use the following functions for event-driven quantity assignment (EDQA):

  • Condition profiles

    You can create condition profiles for event-driven quantity assignment (EDQA) in Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) End of the navigation path using one of the following Customizing activities:

    • Start of the navigation path Quantity Assignment to Order Due Lists (QODL) Next navigation step Define Process Category for Quantity Assignment to Order Due Lists (QODL) End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Reassignment of Order Confirmations (ROC) Next navigation step Define Process Category for Reassignment of Order Confirmations (ROC) End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Other Process Categories Next navigation step Define Process Category for Push Deployment End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Other Process Categories Next navigation step Define Process Category for Backorder Processing End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Other Process Categories Next navigation step Define Process Category for Stock History End of the navigation path

    You can edit condition profiles using the Edit Condition Profiles report. You can use the report to do the following:

    • Use multiple selection of values or value ranges in the definition of a condition profile

    • Exclude multiple values or value ranges in the definition of a condition profile

    • Import condition profile settings that you have made before activating the business function

    To access the report, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global ATP Next navigation step Backorder Processing Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) Next navigation step Edit Condition Profiles End of the navigation path.

    For more information, see Editing Condition Profiles.

  • Sublocations

    EDQA can consider sublocations when selecting order items from an order due list (ODL). The worklist of the Processes of Event-Driven Quantity Assignment report has been enhanced with the Sublocation field. To access the report, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global ATP Next navigation step Backorder Processing Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) Next navigation step Processes of Event-Driven Quantity Assignment End of the navigation path.

  • Change purchase order document (POC) activity

    Similarly to confirmations for ERP purchase orders or confirmations for ERP scheduling agreements in Purchasing, confirmations for APO procurement scheduling agreements that are received through IDoc trigger the Change purchase order document (POC) activity.

Expected Goods Movement

You can use the following expected goods movement (EGM) types:

  • Expected putaway

    You can use this EGM type for stock that is posted on dock or another storage location before it is put away at a final storage location, called EGM storage location.

  • Stock hiding

    You can use this EGM type for stock that is not available right away after a stock posting on dock or another storage location, due to quality inspection, for example. That is, this process depicts the time between stock posting and stock availability.

For more information, see Expected Goods Movement.

Multi-Item Single Delivery Location

You can use the following functions for multi-item single delivery locations (MISL):

  • Validities for products

    You can add validities to the product lists you use for MISL. In this way, you can exclude products from being confirmed in an MISL group for certain periods of time. The system only takes these validities into account for the confirmation of products.

  • Calculation profile in the MISL rule

    You can maintain a calculation profile for an MISL rule. The valid values of this calculation profile act as a header value for the whole MISL group and overrule all individually-found values of other calculation profiles.

    You can use the Business Add-In (BAdI) BAdI: Change Calculation Profile of MISL Rule to change the values of the calculation profile of the MISL rule. You can access the BAdI in Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Enhancements Next navigation step Rules Next navigation step Multi-Item Single Delivery Location End of the navigation path.

  • Exclusive rules

    You can use exclusive rules for MISL for product determination. In this way, you can exclude products from being confirmed in an MISL group.

For more information, see Multi-Item Single Delivery Location.

Order Due List

The following functions are available for order due lists (ODLs):

  • Selection of ODLs by customer in the ODL monitor

    In the ODL monitor (Process Order Due Lists report) you can select ODLs by customer information. The input screen of the report has been enhanced with the Sold-to Location and Ship-to Location fields. The output screen of the report has been enhanced with the Ship-To Party and Sold-to party fields.

    For more information, see Processing of Order Due Lists.

  • Global processing of ODLs

    You can change the priority of an order item or delete an order item at global level. Global processing means that these changes affect all ODLs that include the order item.

    For more information, see Global Processing of Order Due Lists.

  • ODL overview

    You can use the Order Due List Overview report to display order items that correspond to your selection criteria. For more information, see Order Due List Overview.

  • Order items with sublocations

    You can include order items with sublocations into ODLs. The output screen of the ODL monitor (Process Order Due Lists report) has been enhanced with the Sublocation field.

    For more information, see Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) Next navigation step Make Settings for Order Due Lists End of the navigation path.

  • Order items with full confirmation

    You can include order items with full confirmation into ODLs.

    For more information, see Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) Next navigation step Quantity Assignment to Order Due Lists (QODL) Next navigation step Configure Order Due Lists (Obtain Confirmation) End of the navigation path.

  • ODL sequence

    The system can evaluate multiple ODLs in a sequence in a process of event-driven quantity assignment (EDQA). To use this function, you must create one or more ODL sequences.

    For more information, see Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Event-Driven Quantity Assignment (EDQA) Next navigation step Define Order Due List Sequences End of the navigation path.

Product Allocations

You can use the following functions for product allocations:

  • You can specify a time zone or a way in which the system is to determine the time zone for product allocations of a product allocation group.

  • You can use two BAdIs to enhance the performance and to change the behavior of the following reports, for example:

    • Transfer Data to Planning Area (transaction /SAPAPO/ATPQ_PAREA_W)

    • Copy Data from Planning Area (transaction /SAPAPO/ATPQ_PAREA_R)

    You can access the BAdIs in Customizing for SAP SCM under the following nodes:

    • Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Enhancements Next navigation step Product Allocations Next navigation step Data Management for Supply and Demand Planning Next navigation step BAdI: Write Data to Planning Area End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Enhancements Next navigation step Product Allocations Next navigation step Data Transfer Between Demand Planning and Product Allocation Next navigation step BAdI: Define and Interpret an Update Index End of the navigation path

Multilevel ATP with Remaining Requirements

The value Create Rem. Rq. at Comp. Lvl for Latst Date of CH(Red. Cnf.) (Create Remaining Requirement at Component Level for the Latest Date of the Checking Horizon (Reduce Confirmation)) has been added to the Compnts Remain. Reqmt (Components’ Remaining Requirement) field in Customizing for the check instructions. If you choose this value, the system calculates the date/time for the remaining requirement based on the checking horizons of the components maintained in the product master.

Alternatively, you can use the BAdI BAdI: Change Checking Horizon for MATP Components, to override the standard calculation of the date/time for the remaining requirement.

For more information, see Multilevel ATP Check in Two Steps.

Merging of Subitems into Main Item

You can merge subitems of the input location product into their main item during a rules-based ATP (RBA). For more information, see Merging Subitems.