Planned Independent Requirements 
Use
This function transfers the planned independent requirements (PIR) data for AFS material.
Prerequisites
· You have set up the connection between SAP APO and SAP AFS.
· You have maintained distribution definition for planned independent requirements distribution in SAP SCM (for forecast, transfer from demand planning to SAP AFS).
· You have checked the business transaction event (BTE) application indicator for ND-APO in SAP AFS.
You have made the settings in Customizing by going to Integration with Other SAP Components, and choosing Advanced Planning and Optimization ® Basic Settings for the Data Transfer ® Change Transfer ® Change Transfer for Transaction Data ® Activate Online Transfer Using BTE.
· You have maintained planning strategy group as 40 for the AFS material.
· You have ensured that AFS material (and variants) and plant have already been transferred to SAP APO.
Activities
For information on the transactions needed to transfer Planned Independent Requirements to SAP SCM, see Transaction Codes for Planning and Production Data
Example
AFS material: T-SHIRT, Plant: 0001
Grid Value |
Variant/APO Product |
BLK L |
T-SHIRTBLKL |
BLU M |
T-SHIRTBLUM |
GRE S |
T-SHIRTGRES |
WHT XS |
T-SHIRTWHTXS |
YEL XL |
T-SHIRTYELXL |
The table below shows how the active planned independent requirements are maintained:
Grid Value |
Version Number |
Requirement Plan Number |
Delivery Date |
Quantity |
BLK L |
00 |
|
M 04 2005 |
1 |
BLU M |
00 |
|
M 04 2005 |
1 |
GRE S |
00 |
|
M 04 2005 |
1 |
BLK L |
00 |
PLAN 1 |
M 04 2005 |
1 |
BLU M |
00 |
PLAN 1 |
M 04 2005 |
1 |
BLK L |
01 |
|
M 04 2005 |
1 |
BLU M |
01 |
|
M 04 2005 |
1 |
GRE S |
00 |
|
M 05 2005 |
1 |
The table below shows the SAP APO view of forecast:
APO Product |
Delivery Date |
Quantity |
T-SHIRTBLKL |
M 04 2005 |
3 |
T-SHIRTBLUM |
M 04 2005 |
3 |
T-SHIRTGRES |
M 04 2005 |
1 |
T-SHIRTGRES |
M 05 2005 |
1 |