Queries on ATP Check

[hussainexternal_asgarali]

Hi,

I have a couple of issues regarding ATP checks and Planning, and I was wondering if anyone could help.

1. We have a setup right now where we are using standard SAP availability check with Replenishment Lead time. In the Purchasing, we might have scenarios where some Purchase orders are indefintely delayed from the Vendors and this has to be reflected in the sales order confirmation to the customers.

We tried doing that by setting the delivery date in the PO to 31.12.9999 but since the date lies outside of the RLT, the sales order is fully confirmed as per RLT and the delay in purchasing is not reflected in the sales order. Do you have any suggestions on how we could get around this without deactivating RLT?

2. We also have a requirement of taking the 'ordering calendar' into account for planning as well as for availability check - the ordering calendar is basically a weekly schedule when the POs are created and sent out to the Vendor.

Consider this example:

We have a material with Planned delivery time as 3 days and GR Processing time as 1 day. However, we send the PO to this Vendor only on every Thursday.

When the sales order is placed on Friday, using RLT the Sales order will be confirmed for Tuesday next week, but the PO will not even be sent to the Vendor till Thursday next week and we end up giving incorrect confirmations to the customers.

Is there any way that this 'ordering calendar' could be taken into account in the Availability check.

Hope someone can help.

[reazuddin_md]

Hi,

1. We have a setup right now where we are using standard SAP availability check with Replenishment Lead time. In the Purchasing, we might have scenarios where some Purchase orders are indefintely delayed from the Vendors and this has to be reflected in the sales order confirmation to the customers.

We tried doing that by setting the delivery date in the PO to 31.12.9999 but since the date lies outside of the RLT, the sales order is fully confirmed as per RLT and the delay in purchasing is not reflected in the sales order. Do you have any suggestions on how we could get around this without deactivating RLT?

Check with the Confirmation category - AB in Purchase Order. with this CC-AB, whatever the delivery dates maintained will get directly update in SO - schedule lines. ( LA confirmation category doesnt have this functionality)

2- about this, use the special rule in your purchasing calender along with the AB confirmation. your MM consulant, will give more info about this.

Regards,

Reazuddin MD