Substitutions from the Interchangeability
Master Data
Use
Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) can determine substitutions that you have defined in the interchangeability master data. Global ATP can determine substitute products in the interchangeability master data either by using the condition technique or not. You can only determine substitute locations, on the other hand, using the condition technique.
Prerequisites
Product and Location Interchangeability Using the Condition Technique
If you want Global ATP to determine substitute products and locations from the interchangeability master data using the condition technique, you have made all the required settings. For more information, see Substitutions from Master Data (With Condition Technique).
Product Interchangeability Without Condition Technique
If you want Global ATP to determine substitute products from the interchangeability master data without using the condition technique, you have made all the required settings. For more information, see Substitute Products from Master Data (Without Condition Technique).
Features
Product and Location Interchangeability Using the Condition Technique
You can use Global ATP in combination with product and location interchangeability, by referring to the interchangeability master data from within a rule in integrated rule maintenance. The system determines this rule using the condition technique as part of the rules-based ATP check.
You can assign the following substitution procedures to this rule:
● Location product substitution procedure
● Product substitution procedure
● Location determination procedure
Product Interchangeability Without Condition Technique
You can use Global ATP in combination with product interchangeability, avoiding using the condition technique and independently of a rule.
In this case, Global ATP can only determine substitute products from the following interchangeability groups in the interchangeability master data:
● Supersession chain
Product interchangeability without the condition technique does not consider the following replacement types:
■ n-to-one substitution (n:1 substitution)
■ One-to-many substitution (1:n substitution)
● Form-Fit-Function Class