Status

PPAs have their own statusbut no validity period (in contrast to the assignment of a PPA to a force element).

A provisions package can have the following statuses from SAP status management: Planned, Requested, Released by Material Owner, Approved, Locked, Flagged for Deletion, Deletion Requested, Obsolete , and Rejected . See also Status Networks .

Properties

For PPAs, you can assign properties using the following header data, tab pages, fields/field groups, and pushbuttons in the application Authorized Materials and Material Packages :

Header Data

Provisions package

The unique object ID of the PPA.

Description

The long name of the PPA.

Basic Data tab page

Material Owner

You specify who (organizational unit/force element, position, or person), as material owner, is responsible for processing a PPA. This enables you to control the assignment of authorizations for processing the objects.

Restriction to Material Group

Restricts the PPA to an external material group.

Status

The current status of the PPA

You can change the status of the PPA by choosing this pushbutton.

Materials tab page

Material

The object ID of the assigned material

Initial Materials Reqmt

You specify the amount/quantity of materials that are initially required.

You can use a multiplier to change the initial requirement. To do so, select the required rows and choose Multiply. Enter the required multiplier and confirm your entries.

Reorder Point

You specify the stock quantity at which a subsequent supply is to be triggered.

You can use a multiplier to change the reorder point. To do so, select the required rows and choose Multiply. Enter the required multiplier and confirm your entries.

Material Description

A description of the assigned material.

Maintenance Status

The maintenance status of the assigned material specifies which user departments maintain the material master record.

Material Group

The material group of the assigned material.

Base Unit of Measure

The base unit of measure of the assigned material.

Order Unit

The order unit of the assigned material.

External Material Group

The external material group of the assigned material.

Force Elements tab page

Displays the force elements to which the PPA is assigned as logistical requirements. For information about the properties of an assignment between the PPA and force element, see Logistical Requirements .

Technical Systems tab page

You can specify for which technical systems that are mapped as material planning objects (MPOs) a PPA is defined.

MPO

The object ID of the technical system (MPO) for which the PPA is defined.

Description

A description of the technical system for which the PPA is defined.

Model

The model assigned to the MPO.

Material/Material Description

The material assigned to the MPO.

Classification tab page

On this tab page, you can assign a PPA a class from SAP R/3 classification. For more information, see the documentation for the classification system in SAP Library under SAP ERP Central Component → Cross-Application Components → Classification.

You can also define relationships between characteristics using the functions of the classification system (object dependencies). For example, you can use the function module /ISDFPS/PNOID_CL_ATTR_CHK to query defined dependencies between provisions packages (multiple rating).

Documents tab page

As in the case of force elements, you can also assign documents to PPAs. See also Documents .

WBS Elements tab page

The WBS elements assigned to the PPA.

Texts tab page

In the Description field, you can define one name for each language required, if necessary. The name assigned when the PPA is created is transferred automatically for the logon language.

Storage

The properties of PPAs are stored in the following tables:

You can show a number of additional fields using the Column Configuration or Change Layout… functions.

For this object, you can define your own fields, without the need for any extra modifications. To do so, use the include CI_PNMPA in table /ISDFPS/PNMPA.

To display details about a PPA that is assigned as a logistical requirement,

Choose the required object under Logistical Requirements in the selection area in the Structures Workbench

Call up the required object for display in the application Authorized Materials and Material Packages

Node Types

Node type S_DFSSP (provisions package) is shipped with the standard system. You can create additional node types for mapping different provisions package types in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility → Material Planning Objects and Material Packages → iPPE Object Administration → Define iPPE Node Types . By assigning objects of different node types, you can differentiate the logistical requirements by type.

You can also use additionally created node types to create PPAs that are to be used as templates for creating PPAs. In this case, specify type S_DFSSP as the reference node type in the above IMG activity.

You must prevent these node types from being assigned to the force element. See also Additional Functions for Assignments .