APO DP - product characteristic in planning object structure

[Former Member]

I am using APO DP V5.

In my planning object structure I am using a bespoke characteristic ZPRD for product. I have navigation attributes for this characteristic, which is why I am not using the standard 9AMATNR characteristic. So, in my planning object structure, I assign ZPRD as the product chaarcteristic (via Edit > Assign prod/loc).

I have defined ZPRD as character 40, with conversion routine PRODU - so that it is consistent with 9AMATNR.

In my solution we are integrating APO DP with a SAP ECC system, where of course the product is defined as character 18.

So, my question is: does ZPRD <u>have to be character 40</u> (to be consistent with 9AMATNR), or could I defined it as character 18?

Thanks,

Bob Austin, Atos Origin

[former_member583013 · Accepted solution]

HI,

You can define the product out put lengh in customizing setting of APO.

And also this setting is independent of R/3 system.Kindly refer

the following help information on this customizing setting:

'Specify Output Format of Product Number

Dependencies

Effects on SAP R/3 systems via SAP APO Core Interface (CIF):

The settings made here are independent of the SAP R/3 system and only

influence the conversion of the internal SAP APO display to external SAP

APO display.

As with conversion of SAP APO data, there is also a similar conversion

of the internal SAP R/3 display to external SAP R/3 display. So that the

numbers also appear immediately on the interface, it is recommended that

you use a corresponding conversion in SAP APO and in SAP R/3.

If the SAP APO is planning for several SAP R/3 systems, it may be

necessary to make the identical numbers from different SAP R/3 systems

unique in SAP APO. It is usual to use a prefix or suffix to do this. In

this case, the internal SAP R/3 display and the internal SAP APO display

are different. The conversion between the internal and external SAP APO

display thus also differs from the conversion in SAP R/3.'

Hope this will helps you.

Regards,

Sunitha.

[Former Member]

You should have it 40 chars long, but you can define in SPRO the length of display and it leading zeros are shown. THat way, planners will see the same number as in ECC.

Regards,

Klaus

[Former Member]

You will require to have character 40 (to be consistent with 9AMATNR)