Block Planning in APO

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am trying to understand block planning with VC; this is what I could understand

· Material (x) will have variant class (300) attached to it. (APO class 400)

· Sales order for material (x) with characteristics values will be entered in ECC.

· Certain % or complete capacity of resource will be modeled using Block Basis Definition in APO using 300 class CIFed to APO

· This class will be assigned to Block Planning view of the resource.

Result

· Based on these characteristics certain portion of the capacity will be pre-booked (reserved capacity). Other orders / products using the same resource will not be able to access this capacity.

· Only specific orders having the characteristics used in block basis definition will be able to use the capacity.

- Please confirm if my understanding is correct.

Regards

Amlan C

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Amlan

You find this information in the Releasinfos 4.1:

Here the Text:

1.1.3.3.4 Block Planning Using Variant Configuration (New)

Use

As of Release SCM 4.1, you can execute block planning using variant configuration. In previous releases,

you could only execute block planning for products using the setting CDP.

In Customizing for SAP APO, you determine the configuration relevance for products. The configuration

relevance determines if a product is planned with variant configuration or CDP (characteristics-dependent

planning).

You have the following options for block planning when using the setting VC:

- Block planning using production data structures (PDS)

For configurable products, class and characteristics data are used for block planning.

For non-configurable products, the classification of an operation from the routing (class type 018) is

transferred.

Note

You can also execute block planning in this way using the setting CDP.

- Block planning using the production process model:

You have assigned the activities to a class and created a standard valuation in the production process

model.

Resources must be maintained in SAP APO:

A class with class type 400 must be created in SAP APO and assigned to the products. The characteristics

should be integrated from the R/3 system (plug-in) to ensure that uniform characteristics are used in the

R/3 system and in SAP APO.

Hope thats help you.

Sven

[Former Member]

Hi Amlan,

you are correct in your understanding. The block planning will reserve some period of time of the resource for some (one) specific characteristics of the order / product.

The characteristics you define in the block basis definition, and the period of time you define in the resource.

Regards

Thiago Cyrillo