What are APO orders with BM, BR, EK, or ER categories and how to eliminate them in SNP?

[Former Member]

Good afternoon all,

I am having trouble understanding the meaning of the following categories in APO orders placed in SAP SNP: "BR", "BR", "EK" and "ER". I would also like to understand the concept that is behind every category.

Thanks!

[former_member187488 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

For the definition of the categories, you can check transaction /sapapo/atpc03.

BM - Sales Order

BR - Delivery

EK - TLB: VMI Sales Order

ER - VMI delivery

They're similar to MRP element type in ECC, which you can see in transaction MD04.

Basically these orders are necessary for SNP since they consist the total demand for SNP planning (or together with forecast and consumption).

But base on different customer requirement, you can freely adjust the categories involved in SNP planning by setting category groups which are assigned to the key figures.

- Set category group in /sapapo/snpcg

- Assign category group to key figure in /sapapo/msdp_admin

Please also refer to KBA 1821733.

Best Regards,

Ada

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you very much!

Best regards,