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Procedure documentationMaking Settings for Source Determination

 

Before Global ATP can carry out a supplier search using source determination, you must make Customizing and master data settings.

Procedure

Customizing Settings

  1. Create a new check instruction. Activate third-party order processing by source determination in the check instructions using one of the following options:

    • Using the rules-based ATP check

      If you want to use third-party order processing with the rules-based ATP check, set the Activate RBA indicator.

      To prevent the system performing an ATP check before the rules-based ATP check, set the Start Immediately indicator.

      If you want to use third-party order processing with the rules-based ATP check, activate third-party order processing in the location determination activity.

    • Using the Third-Party Processing group box

      • In the Start Source Determination field, decide if you want the system to carry out an availability check before source determination.

      • Use the Source Determination Method field to choose which external procurement categories you want the system to take into account (such as purchasing info record, scheduling agreement, contract).

    For more information, see Customizing for SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Maintain Check Instructions End of the navigation path.

  2. Create a requirements profile for third-party order processing. For more information about requirements profiles, see Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Requirements Profile Next navigation step Maintain Requirements Profile End of the navigation path.

  3. For initial location determination, make the settings in integrated rule maintenance and in Customizing for the rules-based ATP check. For more information, see Integrated Rule Maintenance and Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Rules-Based Availability Check End of the navigation path.

  4. Make the settings for determining a supplier contract location in integrated rule maintenance and in Customizing (such as the rule strategy for determining a supplier contract location) if the following applies:

    • You determine an overriding input location from SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) to SAP SCM

    • The supplier contract location is not identical to the initial location

    For more information, see Integrated Rule Maintenance and Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Requirements Profile Next navigation step Maintain Requirements Profile End of the navigation path. For more information about supplier contract locations, see Locations in Third-Party Order Processing.

  5. If you want to restrict the list of valid suppliers with the condition technique, create a supplier profile and make the other settings for the condition technique in third-party order processing. For more information, see Customizing for Global ATP under Third-Party Order Processing.

    Alternatively, you can restrict the list of valid suppliers using the Business Add-In (BAdI) Restriction of Supplier Selection (/SAPAPO/TPDS_SODET). For more information, see Customizing for SAP SCM under Start of the navigation path Advanced Planning and Optimization Next navigation step Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) Next navigation step Enhancements Next navigation step ATP Controller Next navigation step BAdI: Restricting the Supplier Selection End of the navigation path.

Master Data Settings

  1. Before Global ATP can perform source determination, there must be information about procurement documents and suppliers in the SAP SCM master data. This master data originates from SAP ECC. Use the APO Core Interface (CIF) to transfer the following information from SAP ECC to SAP SCM:

    • Procurement documents such as purchasing info records, purchase scheduling agreements, or purchase contracts

    • Information about suppliers

    If the SAP SCM master data contains information about the supplier locations and products, assign the products to the supplier locations. Also assign the location products to an active model. For more information, see Maintain Global Product Master Data, Assigning Products to Suppliers, and Assignment of Supply Chain Model to Location Product.

  2. If you want to execute a quantity-driven supplier search, enter lot sizes in the transportation lanes. For more information, see Data on Lot Size.