Inventory Alerts for Replenishment Planning 

An inventory alert for replenishment planning is an alert for the projected stock or for the actual stock on hand. The following options are available for generating an inventory alert:

●      The Post Processing Framework (PPF) generates the alert when an XML message of type ProductActivityNotification is received. By default, alert generation is not active. The system administrator must activate alert generation in the PPF (application /SCA/ICH, action profile /SCA/BOL_INVENTORY, action /SCA/BOL_INV_DCM_STOCK_CHECK or action profile /SCA/BOL_DEMAND, action /SCA/BOL_DEM_PROJSTOCK_CHECK).

●      System administration executes the Generate Inventory Alerts for Replenishment Planning report (/SCA/INVALERTSWRITE) on a regular basis. To call the report for online processing, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Supply Network Collaboration ® Exceptions ® Alert Generation ® Generate Inventory Alerts for Replenishment Planning.

The following table contains the alert types for stocks:

 

Alert Description	ID	Source	Description
Below Min. - Projected Stock	11	PPF, Report	The projected stock is below the minimum stock level (see Determination of Minimum and Maximum Stock Level).
Above Max. - Projected Stock	12	PPF, Report	The projected stock is above the maximum stock level (see Determination of Minimum and Maximum Stock Level).
Out of Stock - Projected Stock	13	PPF, Report	The projected stock is zero or below zero.
Below Min.- In the Lead Time	7021	PPF, Report	The projected stock falls below the minimum stock level within the lead time (see Lead Time).
Above Max. - In the Lead Time	7022	PPF, Report	The projected stock exceeds the maximum stock level within the lead time.
Out of Stock - In the Lead Time	7023	PPF, Report	The projected stock falls to zero or below zero within the lead time.
Below Min.- Stock on Hand	7041	PPF, Report	The actual stock on hand is below the minimum stock level.
Above Max. - Stock on Hand	7042	PPF, Report	The actual stock on hand is above the maximum stock level.
Out of Stock - Stock on Hand	7043	PPF, Report	The actual stock on hand is zero.

The ID column contains the alert type ID. The Source column indicates how an alert is generated.

 

If the projected stock violates the minimum stock level or falls to zero within the lead time, this is particularly critical: If you use the means of transport that is normally intended, the product does not reach the customer until after the desired delivery date.

Use of Alert Types

In the Supplier Managed Inventory business scenario, in which you control the replenishment through the minimum stock level, the maximum stock level, and the reorder point, all alert types are relevant. In the Responsive Replenishment business scenario (net-demand-based replenishment), the maximum stock level and the alerts for exceeding the maximum stock level are not relevant.