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You use this heuristic, SAP_PP_022, in external procurement scenarios to derive the dependent demands for a product in a source location, by propagating the demands for the product in all target locations in the supply chain network. The heuristic can be executed for one level or across all levels in the supply chain network.

The heuristic is executed at a location-product level. It determines all target locations that source from the chosen location and executes the MRP for the product in the target location. The MRP is executed according to the low level codes for the location-products.

Features

The heuristic has the following settings:

  • Multilevel: If this indicator is set, the heuristic propagates the demands across all locations in the supply chain network. If the indicator is reset, it propagates the demands only from the target locations directly sourcing from the selected location.

  • MRP Settings Reuse Mode: Specify the reuse mode for the procurement planning heuristic in the MRP.

  • Create Planning File Entry for Component: Indicates whether the planning file entry must be created for components.