Substitute Products from Master Data (Without Cond. Tech.) 

Purpose

In this process, the ATP check determines substitute products from the interchangeability groups of the master data for product and location interchangeability (master data for interchangeability) for an input product.

Prerequisites

Customizing Master Data for Interchangeability

You have defined interchangeability groups.

Customizing for Global ATP

●      You have created a checking control and scope of check, if they were not yet defined. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) under Advanced Planning and Optimization → Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) → Product Availability Check → Maintain Check Control.

●      You have created check instructions, and have made the following settings in the Rules-Based ATP Check group box:

○       You have set the Rules-based ATP indicator.

○       You have set the Start immediately indicator to activate immediate rule evaluation, without previous check.

○       You have set the InC Master Data indicator.

○       In the Rem. Rqmnt field, you have selected either the value Do Not Create Remaining Requirement or Create Remain. Reqmnt Accord. to Prod. Interch. Master Data. In the latter case, requirements are generated for the unconfirmed quantity of the substitute product that is valid for the requirement date.

For more information, see the IMG for SAP SCM under Advanced Planning and Optimization → Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP) → General Settings → Maintain Check Instructions.

Process

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       1.      For the requested location product, the system determines a list of substitute products (not empty) in the interchangeability groups of the master data for interchangeability. The requested product can also be a substitute product in this list.

       2.      The system executes an availability check for all determined substitute products.