Function documentationAvailability Check

 

The availability check (ATP check) is when the system checks whether a product can be confirmed as available in a sales order (enough stock is available or can be produced or purchased on time). The product is reserved in the required quantity, and the ATP requirements are transferred to production or purchasing.

Note Note

You can also run the availability check as a simulation. This is called availability information. You can find more information under Availability Information.

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Integration

You can perform the availability check using different systems and in different channels.

Availability Check: Systems

You can perform the availability check or obtain availability information using the following systems:

You set up the relevant system in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Basic Functions Next navigation step Availability Check End of the navigation path. You can activate the availability check at client level.

Availability Check: Channels

You can use the availability check in the following channels:

  • SAP CRM Web Channel

    In SAP CRM Web Channel, you can use the availability check with SAP APO or the availability check with SAP ECC.

  • SAP E-Commerce for SAP ERP

    In SAP E-Commerce for SAP ERP, you can use the availability check with SAP ECC.

  • Interaction Center

Features

When you create or change a sales order and enter the product with the requested delivery date, SAP CRM transfers data to the ATP system that performs the availability check. The results of the availability check are returned to the sales order in SAP CRM.

You can also carry out the availability check manually by selecting the item(s) to be checked in the item overview’s edit mode and choosing Start of the navigation path More Next navigation step Check Availability End of the navigation path.

Once you have created a sales order in SAP CRM, it consists of details data (also called header data) and one or more items. Each item has a requested delivery date and -quantity (figure 1). After the execution of the availability check, the system displays the results in the confirmed dates and quantities (figure 2).

You can see the availability of an item in the Items assignment block in the Availability column (figure 3). The system displays availability for sales orders saved in the SAP CRM back end and the SAP ERP back end using traffic lights. You can find detailed information about requested quantities/-dates and confirmed quantities/-dates in the item in the Schedule Lines assignment block.

More Information

For more information, see Schedule Lines and Structured Products in the Business Transaction.