SAP R/3

SAP APO

Order Header

Status changes are transferred.

Once the status has been changed to released certain changes are no longer possible in SAP APO.

Changes to the header quantities are transferred.

The header quantity can be changed if no goods movements or confirmations exist in the ERP system. As a prerequisite, you must have an ERP system connected with at least release 2.0.

The Goods Movement Completed indicator in the order processing view displays whether goods movements have been completed.

Since cancellations also apply as goods movements in the ERP system, the indicator also remains set in SAP APO after cancellations.

Date changes in SAP R/3 cause SAP APO to carry out a new scheduling run of its own.

SAP recommends that you change dates in SAP APO.

For information about date transfer, see SAP Note 684356 - Date Transfer Between R/3 and APO.

Changes to the goods receipt processing time in SAP R/3 are transferred to SAP APO provided that handling resources are available in SAP APO.

Changes not possible

If master data (production version) is read in SAP R/3, these changes are transferred to SAP APO provided that a corresponding source of supply for in-house production (PPM or PPS) is available.

If the system reads the master data in the status Released the status is reset to Open.

After release, changes are no longer possible.

Operations

The status can be changed in SAP R/3.

Operations can be added to the order.

When operations are created with reference to master data, capacity requirements must exist at the operations.

If you add operations that are not in the exploded source of supply for in-house production (PPM or PDS) to manufacturing orders then certain prerequisites must be met so that the operations are APO-relevant.

For more information see Prerequisites for the Production Process (Order operations and phases).

See SAP Note 314816 ‑ Manufacturing Orders: Problems with Operation Data

R/3 capacity requirements are required so that operation in SAP APO are created with activities and modes.

The operation texts are not transferred.

Operations can be deleted in SAP R/3.

Operations cannot be deleted.

Control keys can be changed in SAP R/3.

Control keys cannot be changed in SAP APO.

Items

Items can be added in SAP R/3.

After release, changes are no longer possible.

Items can be deleted in SAP R/3.

The item is retained with a quantity of zero.

After release, changes are no longer possible.

Quantities can be changed in SAP R/3.

After release, changes are no longer possible.

The assignment of items to the operation can be changed in SAP R/3.

The assignment cannot be changed.

Work Center

A change of work center in SAP R/3 is possible if the work center is available as an alternative mode in the source of supply for in-house production.

If necessary you can get around this constraint: See SAP Note 629366 – Copying Work Center Changes from R/3 to APO (BAdI Solution)

If you change to an alternative mode in the APO order a change of work center is triggered in the R/3 operation during integration with R/3.

A change of work center is always possible for orders without a source of supply for in-house production.

Components

Components can be added in SAP R/3.

After release, changes are no longer possible.

Components can be deleted in SAP R/3.

Quantities can be changed in SAP R/3.

The assignment of components to the operation can be changed in SAP R/3.

The assignment cannot be changed.

Sequences

If you change sequences you should see SAP Note 437400 – Alternative and Parallel Sequences in APO Integration.