ATP in ECC and backorder Processing in APO

[former_member906762]

Hello Gurus ,

                        Q1)  Is it possible to ATP in ECC and backorder processing in APO

                        Q2)  Do we have to have the ATP check integration model active for BOP to happen in APO.

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Nick,

Q1)  Is it possible to ATP in ECC and backorder processing in APO

No. 

One would wonder why you would want this; since you can duplicate in APO any type of ATP that is available in ECC.

Q2)  Do we have to have the ATP check integration model active for BOP to happen in APO.

Yes.

The above answers assume the standard SAP solutions.  Obviously, if you have enough time and money and resources, anything is possible.

Best Regards,

DB49

[former_member906762 · Accepted solution]

Hello DB49,

                      I though so too , the reason for looking at that is right there is a case where we want to use interactive BOP and APO BOP as a short fix to an issue but transitioning the whole of ATP is a big project .

If you can please guide in another question

Q1)  Can we have BOP in APO to start after a particular date that is say after planning time fence .

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Nick,

FYI ATP in APO is a prerequisite for using BOP in APO.  BOP doesn't 'know' anything about the ECC ATP, so it can't calculate any availability unless ATP is being done locally in APO.

Also FYI there is an analogue to BOP in ECC transaction V_V2.  Although limited in functionality, I have seen programmers torture this ECC software with enhancements into doing things that SAP never dreamed of.

Q1)  Can we have BOP in APO to start after a particular date that is say after planning time fence .

It is possible to create a filter that selects orders based upon one of the dates contained in the order, this is standard configuration.  A variant for this filter could be "select all orders whose requirement date is greater than today plus 30 days" and perform BOP only on them.  Little or no programming required.

However, what you have asked is to create a filter that selects orders based upon a date that is calculated, and that calculation includes a field that is found in the product master or the planning version, and calculated based upon the contents of a timestream.  This would require a bit of programming in an enhancement, but should still be do-able.

Best Regards,

DB49