You must make several settings in Customizing before you can use the Production Optimization Interface. Specific instructions are in the implementation guide.
Define target system for data upload.
Make the necessary settings for planned, production, and process orders. All the parameters should agree with those of the optimization system. The scheduling type is of particular significance.
Scheduling type
The scheduling type specifies how the SAP system carries out scheduling and which values are transferred to the optimization system.
Production scheduler
Task list selection
The method of task list selection should agree with the external optimization system if a selected task list is intended for production optimization.
Scheduling level
The interface only works with capacity requirements at the detailed scheduling level.
Detailed planning parameters for planned orders
The scheduling indicator specifies that the lead time scheduling takes place in the SAP system within the established scheduling horizon. Only then can capacity requirements be exchanged between the SAP system and the optimization system. All other parameters must agree with the optimization system.
Production orders
The scheduling type is especially significant for the interface. It is used to specify whether start and finish dates are transferred.
Process orders
The scheduling type is also important here.
The destination and function defined under the name of the specified target system are used to access an external function when the upload is started (from the external optimization system to the SAP system).
Usually a target system Optimizer with the following settings is defined:
RFC destination: POI_Upload
Function accessed in the external system: POI_UPLOAD_START
Caution
If you use Optimizeras the target system, you must enter POI_Uploadas the destination in Customizing under
in the section TCP/IP connections .