Errors in Prod Version/Routing/BOM

[Former Member]

APO PPDS is having error while planning a code and here are two clarifications needed:

1) For a material, Rate Routing exists as seen in CA23 and no routing in CA03. But I see that Prod Version for this code has same rate routing mentioned in both Detailed Planning field as well as Rate Based Planning fields both with group counter 1. Should this be erroneous?

2) All components of BOM are valid until 01.01.2014 while the overall BOM is valid till 31.12.9999. Also Prod Version is valid till 31.12.9999. Will this create any problem during PP/DS run?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

Have you done Production Version Error check ?

For 1, expect to give message for Detailed planning  field value , there is no routing, however, for rate routing will be a success.

For 2 there should not be any issue.

regards

Datta

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot for your reply. In case of #1, there was no error message and checking indicator of Prod Version is green.

[former_member189901 · Accepted solution]

Hii,

What error you are getting in Production Planning ? Please share the exact issue you are getting.

And one more thing in APO are  u planning with PPM/PDS. Did u a able to get PPM/PDS in APO or not ?

if not just check in the the integration model as well, whether correct routing selection is set or not ?

Regards

Debashis

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

PPDS heuristics error logs is showing an error text "Order could not be scheduled". It is an SNP order which is not getting scheduled and while trying to find its root cause this is only what I could suspect. We generate PPM and I see that CIF is selecting "Rate routing" as routing type during PPDS PPM generation and PPMs are generated for it.

[former_member189901 · Accepted solution]

Hii,

If you are running PPDS heuristic, Why SNP orders are there ?

If you are running SNP & PPDS both, Both PPM should have to exist in APO, we need to activate  IM for Both .

And also can you just check what PPDS horizon and SNP Production horizon  you are maintaining ?

Note: PPDS planned  orders are created only within PPDS horizon

        SNP Planned order are created after SNP production horizon.

Regards

Debashis

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes, you are right that both PPDS and SNP are running according to their respective Horizons. But I have got some points as follows:

The error is "Order could not be scheduled". Before this there is a warning message which mentions the PPM.

I checked that in APO Product View, this order's (PlOrd. (F) end date is in the past (09/01/2013) and it has "Conversion indicator" checked. But this order is not present in ECC system (MD04) and also this is not showing any CIF error...

Do you find any clue?

Also rate routing has a labor resource with production man hours as 19.67 hours.

[former_member189901 · Accepted solution]

Hii,

Looks like there is a manual Output firmed order exit in APO, and has a conversion indicator, means  it has been converted to production order, but not yet moved to ECC.

So obviously  you are not able to  see it in MD04 in ECC, Check in Reconciliation report( /sapao/ccr). and try to send to ECC. if still not moves, check the queue stuck in ECC inbound.

IF you don't find the order in CCR as well, please check the configuration  for  publication of in house production in APO.

And one more thing from the error screen shot it looks like the PPDS PPM doesn't exist in APO. Please check whether Valid PPDS  PPM do exist in APO or not.

Regards

Debashis

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot Debashis, we have got hold of the issue. CCR is showing error for Mfg order missing in R3 for this order and CIF error is "Order type Z.. requires a routing (transaction terminated)". I think this is because there is no routing (CA03) but only rate-routing (CA23) available for this code. So what does this error mean according to the current settings and document types? Does this error mean that we can't use conversion indicator in planned orders? Publication settings have been maintained as 3 types - inhouse production, external procurement, and planned independent requirements.

[ravi_malpani · Accepted solution]

It is in general that conversion indicator is not required for Planned orders using rate routing.

Rate routing is used in cases of repetetive manufacturing. In such cases, no need to convert a Planned order to Mfg Order. Just firming of order (Output firmed status) will confirm it for production.

So remove the conversion indicator.

[former_member189901 · Accepted solution]

Hii,

This Error  means the order type requires a valid routing, check the configuration in SAP ECC ( T code OPL8) . select your plant and order type and check the configuration what you have maintained, and then cross check whether it is matching with your rate routing .  ( Specially in routing  check routing application, routing status (released for production or not ) task list type and validity )

And one more thing if you are using production order for Repetitive manufacturing, then it has to be added in REM Profile, and that desired REM Profile has to assigned in the material master in MRP4. So that you can use production orders for REM as well, and can use back flush.

Hope this time you'll get the correct root cause....

Regards

Debashis

[ravi_malpani]

Hi,

In my opinion,

1. Rate routing mentioned in both Detailed Planning field as well as Rate Based Planning fields will not create any issue in PPDS Run

2. Different validity for BOM components and BOM header will not create problem in PPDS Run.

You may check if the SNP PPM and PPDS PPM refer to same production version.

Regards,

Ravi