Subcontracting in APO scm 4.1

[Former Member]

We are trying to plan subcontracting items in APO but when the requisition is created by APO the item category "L" is not inserted automatically. Are there additional settings to be made?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Addison,

Please check the master data maintained for in R/3 side for this item as well as location, correct the same if any errors, re-cif those products and then retry.

Regards

R. Senthil Mareeswaran.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The master data in R/3 is correct. When we change the items to PD and generate the requisitions in R/3 the item category is automatically inserted. The only difference is when we change the item to X0 the requisition generated by APO does not have the item category for subcontracting. Even after the requisition is transfered to R/3 and the item category is inserted, we cannot process the goods issue of the material to the subcontractor and we cannot receipt the new item. The reservation for the item is not found. However the process works when the material is planned by MRP. We currently run a heuristic.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Cathy.

Do you have the vendor(subcontractor), transportation lanes (type subcontractor) PDS or PPM at the vendor, modelled in your apo system?

Rgds, M

[Former Member]

Cathy,

please check if valid source of supply (plant specific inforecord or contract) with subcontracting item category "L" is maintained on R/3 side.

Hope it will help,

Regards, Victor