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Object documentation Provisions Package Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Definition

An object for planning the authorized materials of a force element with regard to individual and bulk consumable goods.

A provisions package (PPA) represents a quantity/number of one or more consumable materials (such as the amount of fuel required in liters).

Use

Use PPAs to describe the logistical requirements of a force element, that is, the materials (individual and bulk consumable goods) that are needed once as initial supplies for an operation and whose stocks should not fall below a defined reorder point once subsequent supplies are being provided.

For information about editing PPAs, see Editing Material Objects.

Structure

Technically, the PPA is implemented as an iPPE node of type S_DFSSP.

Status

PPAs have their own status but no validity period (in contrast to the assignment of a PPA to a force element).

A PPA can have the following statuses from SAP status management: Planned, Requested, Released by Person Responsible, Approved, Locked, Flagged for Deletion, Deletion Requested, Obsolete, and Rejected. See also Status Networks.

Properties

For PPAs, you can assign properties using the following header data, tab pages, fields/field groups, and pushbuttons in the application Authorized Materials and Material Packages:

·        Header Data

¡        Provisions Package

The unique object ID of the PPA.

¡        Description

The long name of the PPA.

·        Basic Data tab page

¡        Material Owner

You specify who (organizational unit/force element, position, or person), as material owner, is responsible for processing a PPA. This enables you to control the assignment of authorizations for processing the objects.

¡        Restriction to Material Group

Restricts the PPA to an external material group.

¡        Status

The current status of the PPA

You can change the status of the PPA by choosing this pushbutton.

·        Materials tab page

¡        Material

The object ID of the assigned material

¡        Initial Materials Reqmt

You specify the amount/quantity of materials that are initially required.

Note

You can use a multiplier to change the initial requirement. To do so, select the required rows and choose Multiply. Enter the required multiplier and confirm your entries.

¡        Reorder Point

You specify the stock quantity at which a subsequent supply is to be triggered.

Note

You can use a multiplier to change the reorder point. To do so, select the required rows and choose Multiply. Enter the required multiplier and confirm your entries.

¡        Material Description

A description of the assigned material.

¡        Maintenance Status

The maintenance status of the assigned material specifies which user departments maintain the material master record.

¡        Material Group

The material group of the assigned material.

¡        Base Unit of Measure

The base unit of measure of the assigned material.

¡        Order Unit

The order unit of the assigned material.

¡        Ext. Material Group

The external material group of the assigned material.

·        Force Elements tab page

Displays the force elements to which the PPA is assigned as logistical requirements. For information about the properties of an assignment between the PPA and force element, see Logistical Requirements.

·        Technical Systems tab page

You can specify for which technical systems that are mapped as material planning objects (MPOs) a PPA is defined.

¡        MPO

The object ID of the technical system (MPO) for which the PPA is defined.

¡        Description

A description of the technical system for which the PPA is defined.

¡        Model

The model assigned to the MPO.

¡        Material/Material Description

The material assigned to the MPO.

·        Classification tab page

On this tab page, you can assign a PPA a class from SAP R/3 classification. For more information, see the documentation for Classification System in the SAP Library under SAP ERP Central Component ® Cross-Application Components ® Classification.

·        Documents tab page

As in the case of force elements, you can also assign documents to PPAs. See also Documents.

·        WBS Elements tab page

The WBS elements assigned to the PPA.

·        Texts tab page

In the Description field, you can define one name for each language required, if necessary. The name assigned when the PPA is created is transferred automatically for the logon language.

Storage

The properties of PPAs are stored in the following tables:

Provisions Package

Table

Data

PNODID

iPPE node: identification

PNODTX

iPPE node: texts

/ISDFPS/PNMPA

PPA basic data

/ISDFPS/PNMPAM

Material assignments

/ISDFPS/PNMPAID

Technical systems

 

Note

You can show a number of additional fields using the Column Configuration or Change Layout… functions.

For this object, you can define your own fields, without the need for any extra modifications. To do so, use the include CI_PNMPA in table /ISDFPS/PNMPA.

To display details about a PPA that is assigned as a logistical requirement,

·        Choose the required object under Logistical Requirements in the selection area in the Structures Workbench

·        Call up the required object for display in the application Authorized Materials and Material Packages

Node Types

Node type S_DFSSP (provisions package) is shipped with the standard system. You can create additional node types for mapping different provisions package types in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Material Planning Objects and Material Packages ® iPPE Object Administration ® Define iPPE Node Types. By assigning objects of different node types, you can differentiate the logistical requirements by type.

You can also use additionally created node types to create PPAs that are to be used as templates for creating PPAs. In this case, specify type S_DFSSP as the reference node type in the above IMG activity.

Note

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security, you have to specify that these node types are not allowed to be assigned to force elements by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Material Planning Objects and Material Packages ® iPPE Object Administration ® Control of Assignment to Force Element.

Integration

PPAs can be assigned to force elements as logistical requirements.

PPAs that are assigned to a force element can be assigned to relocation steps.

 

 

 

 

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