Production Data Structures (PDS) for CDP and Block Planning

Use

Production data structures (PDS) are generated from classic R/3 or iPPE master data, bill of materials, and routings. You can use the PDS as a source of supply for master data if you are using characteristic-dependent planning (CDP) or block planning in SAP APO. You can only display the PDS in SAP APO.

Prerequisites

You have specified in the integraion model that you wish to work with production data structures (PDS) in SAP APO.

Features

You do not have to make any special settings to the production data structures for CDP and block planning as is the case for production process models with characteristic propagation. The characteristic value assignment is copied internally from the requirement (such as the sales order) to the CDP-relevant components, if the characteristics are identical.

Example Example

The characteristic Length is assigned to the component. The characteristic Length is also contained in the configuration. The characteristic was valuated with 100 . The value 100 is copied to the component.

End of the example.

The characteristic value assignment for the CDP-relevant components is stored in the liveCache and is used for pegging (see Pegging Using Characteristics ).

The system will recognize if a resource is relevant for block planning when generating the PDS. When the sales order is transferred, the system copies the characteristic value from the configuration and schedules the activity in the relevant block.

Example Example

You have created a routing in the ERP system with the required operations.

In SAP APO, you have defined blocks for the resources that are relevant for block planning.

If the system generates a PDS from the classic master data BOM and routing in SAP APO, the system will recognize the resources that are relevant for block planning.

If a planned order is transferred to SAP APO, the system will assign the block-planned activity to the relevant block using the characteristic value assignment.

End of the example.

BAdI Enhancements for Exploding the PP/DS Production Data Structure ( /SAPAPO/CULLRTOEXPL)

You can define characteristic requirements for pegging via the BAdI Enhancements for Exploding the PP/DS Production Data Structure (/SAPAPO/CULLRTOEXPL) . You can define a valid value range for a requirement using characteristic requirements; this will allow the system to consume the requirement with the receipts that lie within this value range.

Note Note

A classification in a class with class type 023 in the ERP system is required for transferring the characteristic requirements to the R/3 system. You display the characteristic requirements as batch selection characteristics in the ERP system. The class with class type 023 must have the same name as the CDP-relevant class with class type 400.

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BAdIEnhancements for Creating the PP/DS Production Data Structure(/SAPAPO/CULLRTOEXPL)

Only activities with type Produce are relevant for block planning. You can use method BLOCK_PLANNING_RELEVANCE in BAdI /SAPAPO/CURTO_CREATE if you wish to use activities with a different type (such as setup operations) for block planning.

Activities

In the ERP system (plug-in), choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Central Functions Supply Chain Planning Interface Core Interface Advanced Planning and Optimization Integration Model Change Transfer Production Data Structure (PDS) Transfer Production Data Structure (PDS) End of the navigation path to transfer a PDS.

To display production data structures in SAP APO, choose Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Master Data Production Data Structure Display Production Data Structures. End of the navigation path

You access the BAdIs for production data structures in Customizing in SAP APO under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Master Data Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for the Production Data Structure (PDS) End of the navigation path .