Use

SAP APO allows you to generate SNP production process models (PPMs) based on existing PP/DS PPMs. For instance, this may be a good idea if you are using both Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) and Supply Network Planning and after the SNP planning want to convert SNP orders into PP/DS orders. During order conversion, the system is then able to automatically determine the correct PP/DS PPM mode combination that is appropriate for the SNP order. The following is a list of the generation options available:

You use this generation function to generate SNP PPMs from PP/DS PPMs for lot size margins and several mode combination s of a PP/DS PPM. The system creates an SNP PPM per PP/DS PPM mode combination. For more information, see SNP PPM generation with lot size margin .

As the number of mode combinations and therefore also the number of SNP PPMs will possibly become very large depending on the number of activities and alternative PP/DS PPM modes, you can choose specific PP/DS PPM mode combinations for the SNP PPM before the function is run or enter specific parameters to restrict the SNP PPMs generated. For more information, see specifying mode combinations for SNP PPM generation .

You use this generation function to generate SNP PPMs from PP/DS PPMs for one individual lot size and exactly one PP/DS PPM mode combination. Each generation report run can generate exactly one SNP PPM corresponding to one specific PP/DS PPM mode combination. For more information, see SNP PPM generation without lot size margin .

For example, you can use this function when SNP PPM generation with lot size margins is not possible.