variant configuration and SNP

[Former Member]

Hi,

how snp will behave if we are set variant configuration(vc) in spro>apo>basis setting>define configuration schema? is it possible to have SNP planning unlike CDP? Is there any particular parameters we need to change after maintaining VC?

Please let me know. Any pointer will be appreciated...i tried to find same in help.sap but could not get any satisfactory answer.

Thanks!

[m_manimaran]

Hi,

The SNP doesn't have any effect over the configuration schema - CDP or VC. The CDP and CBF releases from DP are handled only in PPDS. Here is an extract from Note 1284461.

CBF with SNP and PP/DS 

SCENARIO DETERMINATION: CBF covers the planning of a configurable product, the characteristics describe the various attribute of the product as it could be color and size. 

SYSTEM BEHAVIOR: CBF planning result will be stored in the time series LC in DP. For every characteristic of the material a to the total related figure will be stored. Example: The material is door and it comes in 3 colors and 3 width. In Total you have planned 90 doors, with equal attribute distribution = 10 blue size 1,6m*1,6m 10 greensize 1,6m*1,6m 10 blue size 1,8m*1,8m etc. 10 blue size 2,0m*2,0m 10 red size 1,6m*1,6m In total 90. etc... The planning result can now be released to PP/DS and here you have the choice of two variations, the allocation or the consumption via consumption group. Both methods will create FC orders in the product planning table. 

LIMITATION: There is no possibility to release any planning data from DP to SNP with the intention to use in SNP heuristic (Location; Multilevel; Network); SNP Optimizer. 
CBF planning results can only be used in CTM and PP/DS scenario 

Regards,

Manimaran M.