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  Definition of Strategy Settings for PP Heuristics

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The standard heuristics for production planning, whose names begin with SAP_PP_ , take a special position with regard to the definition of the strategy settings:

  • In a new installation of SAP APO 4.0, you always define the strategy settings in the heuristic settings.

  • After an upgrade to SAP APO 4.0 , you can either work with the strategy settings in the heuristic or – as before SAP APO 4.0 – with strategy profiles.

    • If you want the heuristic to use the strategy settings from the heuristic settings, you set the Use Strategy Settings from Heuristic indicator on the Basic Settings tab page in the heuristic settings. The indicator is not set in the standard system.

    • If you want the heuristic to use a strategy profile, you do not set the indicator.

      • In the production planning run , the heuristic uses the strategy profile you specified for the processing step. If you have not specified a strategy profile, the heuristic uses the strategy profile you entered in Customizing for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) under Maintain Global Parameters and Defaults in the Planning Run field.

      • In interactive planning, the heuristic uses the strategy profile you entered in the Interactive Planning field.

    Note Note

    In the strategy profiles, you should only use the settings recommended by SAP. Use the setting options that are available in the heuristic settings.

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