Multi-Item Single Delivery Location

This function allows the rules-based ATP check to determine a common delivery location for the items of a requirements grouping, such as a delivery group. You can use a multi-item single delivery location (MISL) to reduce transportation costs, since the items in a requirements grouping are not shipped from multiple locations. Furthermore, you can deliver products from an MISL more quickly than from a consolidation location (see Consolidation in a Consolidation Location), since products do not first have to be transported to a common delivery location from the various locations.

Integration

This function is linked to the rules-based ATP check as follows:
- The MISL automatically activates the following settings in the check instruction:
  - Activation of Rules-Based ATP Check
  - Direct Execution of Rules-Based ATP Check
- The MISL does not take into consideration the following functions of the rules-based ATP check:
  - Production process model (PPM)
  - Location determination activity
  - Validity of locations
  - Characteristic substitution
  - Exclusive rule strategies, exclusive rules in location determination, and alternative rules
  - Location product substitution procedures
  - Production with the exception of multilevel ATP check (MATP)
  - Override input location
You cannot use the MISL in combination with third-party order processing.

Prerequisites

You have made the MISL settings. For more information, see Settings for Multi-Item Single Delivery Location.
If you want to call the MISL from SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM), you must use SAP CRM 5.0 or higher.

Features

You can define validities for the products of the rule, which you have created for MISL determination. In this way, you can ensure that the system does not confirm particular products for particular time intervals in an MISL group. You can also use exclusive rules to exclude products from being confirmed in an MISL group. For more information about inclusive and exclusive rules, see Rule.

Note Note

You cannot use validities or exclusive rules to exclude locations from being confirmed in an MISL group. You can, however, use the Business Add-In (BAdI) BAdI: Location List for Multi-Item Single Delivery Location (MISL) (/SAPAPO/ATP_LPDG_LST) to change the location list. You can call the BAdI in Customizing for SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Enhancements Rules Multi-Item Single Delivery Location End of the navigation path .

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You can assign a calculation profile (see Calculation Profile) to an MISL rule, to specify a valid delay in the confirmation of substitute products. For example, if you specify two days as a valid delay, the system confirms for the MISL group only substitute products that are available within two days (two days after the material availability date that the system has determined based on the requested date).

Activities

You call the rules-based ATP check in SAP APO from the OLTP system using a requirements grouping, such as a delivery group.

The rules-based ATP check determines a list of substitute locations using a rule of type Multi-Item Single Delivery Location. The system first checks if all the products in the requirements grouping appear in these locations. If not all products appear at a location, the system removes this location from the substitute list.

The system then checks iteratively at which location in the list all requirements in the requirements grouping can be completely confirmed.