Transaction

You call up the Material Categories Planning application using transaction /ISDFPS/LPL1.

Screen Layout

The application screen layout is divided into the following areas:

Structure Area

In the structure area, select the force element you want to edit:

Choose Load Force Element

The Select Organizational Unit dialog box appears.

Either enter a force element directly or use the input help.

The Organizational Unit dialog box appears with extended search criteria.

On the Force Element by Plant/Storage Location tab page in this dialog box, you can enter a combination of plant/storage location.

The system selects the corresponding force element.

Selection Area

In the selection area, the system displays an overview of all the MPOs assigned to the force element. Each MPO is displayed in a separate row. The rows contain information from the authorized/actual comparison.

To trigger the authorized/actual comparison for an MPO, you can choose Authorized/Actual Comparison

Alternatively, you can call up the authorized/actual comparison in the Authorized/Actual Comparison application (transaction /ISDFPS/MAT_COMP).

To display the EPAs assigned to the force element, you can choose Switch and then Function Tree .

Header Area

The entries in the header area control the central display of data in the S upplier Detail Area and the S tock/Requirements List .

You can enter the MPO and the material. The system sets up the stock/requirements list on this basis.

You can enter the source force element by choosing Standard Supplier or Search . The system sets up the Supplier Detail Area on this basis.

If you have called up the EPA display in the selection area, you can carry out material planning on the basis of EPAs by choosing Equip. Package .

Supplier Detail Area

In the Supplier Detail Area , the system displays the stock situation of the selected supplier (supplying force element) for the specified material.

You can refresh the displayed data by choosing Refresh Data .

Stock/Requirements List Area

The system displays the stock/movements list for the receiving force element, that is, the stock, receipts, and issues for each storage location.

The following pushbuttons are available:

Refresh Data

Refreshes the displayed data.

Select Storage Loc.

You can use the Select Storage Loc. pushbutton to change the storage location of the requesting force element. You can thus generate a purchase requisition for any of the force elements storage locations so that you can post a provisions storage location of a force element in addition to a stock storage location.

Unit of Measure

You can use the Unit of Measure pushbutton to switch the display of the unit between the units of measure that are stated in the related material master record. If only the base unit of measure is available, conversion is not possible. Via the Select Unit of Measure menu entry, all units of measure from all material master records are determined and provided in a list for selection. However, only those rows for which the chosen unit from the list is maintained are converted.

Additional Functions

You can use this pushbutton to branch to the display of documents and call other applications. For example, depending on the selected row, the following functions are available:

Handling Unit

When you select an EPA, the system displays a row (record type EPA ) in the detail area with the assigned leading material. If you select the corresponding stock line, you can display the total contents of the handling unit by choosing the pushbutton.

MPO

Displays the MPO.

EPA

Displays the EPA.

See Jump to Customer Reports .

Record Types in the Stock/Requirements Overview

The following table gives an overview of the record types used in the stock/requirements list.