STRs passed from APO to ECC as 'firmed'

[Former Member]

I am using APO V5.1 connected to ECC 5.

I am creating stock transfers in APO and passing these to ECC via standard CIF processing.

I note that the stock transfers appear as 'firmed' in ECC.

Is there a way of passing the STRs to ECC as not firmed.

Thanks for any advice on this...

[ravi_malpani · Accepted solution]

Hi Bob,

In APO, you have following (Firming) options available for any order.

PP Firmed

     Input Firmed

     Output Firmed

     Date Fixed

APO system automatically sets the status PP-firmed

• if the availability date of the order is within the planning time fence,   

     or

• if the order is a Supply Network Planning order that is outside the SNP production horizon

     or

• if the order has one of the following statuses:
  • output firmed
  • input firmed
  • date fixed

These STRs (with PP Firmed status) will be transferred to ECC as "Firmed". They may not be "Fixed". "Fixed" indicator can be seen on "Quantities/Date" tab (at item level) in ME53N transaction in ECC.

Output Firmed orders Or Date fixed order in APO will have "Fixed" indicator checked in ECC.

The firming indicator specifies that the ECC system will not change either dates or lot sizes during MRP runs in ECC.

Regards,
Ravi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Ravi,

Thanks for this.

So, would STRs have status unfirmed if they were created within the SNP stock transfer horizon?

[ravi_malpani · Accepted solution]

Yes