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  Standard Planning Procedure 3 (Cover Dep. Reqs Immediately)

Use

As a rule, you should only use this standard planning procedure for the Capable-to-Promise Process (CTP) . In this case, the planning procedure is mandatory for the finished product and a few important components.

Features

Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) automatically executes the following actions for the standard planning procedure 3 ( cover dependent requirements immediately ):

  • If you create or change a sales order for a finished product in the OLTP system, and then save the sales order, PP/DS immediately executes the action Start product heuristic immediately for the finished product.

    You should use the standard heuristic SAP_PP_CTP Planning Shortage Quantities for CTP or SAP_PP_003 , which is based on the algorithm /SAPAPO/HEU_PLAN_DEFICITS, as the product heuristic. Heuristic SAP_PP_CTP is assigned to planning procedure 3 in the standard Customizing. This heuristic adjusts the procurement proposals for the finished product if you have reduced the requirements quantity in the sales order or you have deleted the sales order.

    For a new sales order or a moved requirements date, the CTP check creates procurement proposals for the finished product.If you increase the quantity of an already saved sales order, a new procurement element is created for the missing quantity in the CTP check. In the subsequent planning run (after saving the sales order), the new procurement element remains unchanged. The advantage of heuristic SAP_PP_CTP or SAP_PP_003 is that the procurement elements can be reused in the subsequent planning process – even if the lot sizes do not correspond to the settings in the product master. This avoids the grouping of lots that causes unwanted new procurement elements.

  • If a dependent or stock transfer requirement exists for a component of the finished product (or for the finished product itself), PP/DS immediately executes the action Cover dependent or stock transfer requirement immediately. This means that PP/DS creates timely receipt elements for the components and determines a feasible availability date/time. The system automatically executes source determination according to quota arrangement, priority, costs, procurement type, and dates/times, and executes detailed scheduling of orders according to the detailed scheduling strategy specified.

  • If there is a change to the plan, for example, the production process model, PP/DS creates a planning file entry. In the next MRP planning run, the system re-explodes the plan for the affected orders.

See also

SAP note 426563 on the CTP process