Issue List 

Use

You can go from the perishables planning list to an issue list for each combination of article and vendor. You can define the recipients, the quantities they are to receive and the dates on which the deliveries are to be made. If required, you can also define a number of delivery phases.

The recipients are those sites (usually stores) that are supplied by your distribution center. The articles must be listed in those sites.

Prerequisites

Before you can use this function, you must generate a perishables planning list (see Perishables Planning List).

Features

●      You can specify the processing method:

○       Via warehouse

The vendor delivers the articles to the distribution center. The products are picked for the individual recipients and sent to them in a separate step.

The system generates purchase orders and places them with the vendor on behalf of the distribution center. It also generates further purchase orders and places them with the distribution center on behalf of the recipients. If the distribution center and the recipient do not belong to the same company code, a standard purchase order is generated instead of a stock transport order.

The order quantity does not have to be the same as the total quantities you entered for the individual recipients. When picking the products, you can use stocks that are already in the distribution center. Any remaining quantity is retained at the distribution center.

○       Direct delivery (third-party processing)

The vendor delivers the articles directly to the recipients.

The system generates purchase orders and places them with the distribution center only on behalf of the recipients.

The total quantities for the individual stores must be the same as the order quantity.

●      In the standard configuration of SAP Retail, the issue list contains the following tab pages:

○       Recipient planning

This tab page includes the description, name and location of the recipient and a field for you to enter the order quantity.

○       Information

This tab page contains information from the Perishables Information System (which you can display only)

○       Delivery Phase

On this tab page, you can specify the dates on which the produce is to be delivered to the recipients. You can make sure, for example, that a particular article is always delivered at 8 a.m., 12 noon and 5 p.m. to ensure best possible freshness. The total quantities for the individual schedule lines must be the same as the order quantity.

If you change the order quantity on this tab page, this affects the quantities on the Recipient planning page.

○       Setting

This contains information on allocation tables, for example.

The content of the tab pages represent different views on the vendor/article combination selected on the initial screen together with the various information. The possible recipients (such as stores) are listed. By simply switching tab pages, you can display the information you currently require.

●      You can configure the issue list to meet your own requirements. You make the settings for this in the table.

●      You can also sort the issue list by selecting the required column and choosing Sort descending or Sort ascending. If you decide on a particular sort sequence on one tab page, this is used in the others.

●      You can also search for a particular character string in the issue list.

●      You can set a filter to reduce the information displayed and make the list easier to read. If you set a filter on one tab page, this is used in the others.

●      If you specified an allocation strategy on the Allocation table tab page on the initial screen of the perishables planning function, you can have the system propose how to distribute the produce. In this case, choose Distribute.

You can display a detailed log of the data and messages that were generated in the last distribution run.

Activities

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       1.      In the perishables planning list, select a line and choose Recipients.

The issue list is displayed.

       2.      Enter the required quantities in the issue list and any required delivery dates on the Delivery phase tab page.

If you change the order quantity on the Delivery phase tab page, this affects the quantities on the Recipient planning tab page and vice-versa.

       3.      Choose Back.