Subcontracting process in APO

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am trying to create a typical subconracting process in APO as in R/3.

Questions:

1-Do I have to create a resource in R/3?

2-Do I have to create a routing in R/3?

3-Do I have to create a subcontracting location except vendor location?

4-How should I transfer bom and routing, as PDS or BOM?

I created bom, routing, production version. I transfer it to APO. I receive no error but I do not see PDS in APO. Can anyone please help?

Thanks,

E

[srinivas_krishnamoorthy · Accepted solution]

Not sure if you are asking in PPDS or SNP context.

The procedures are slightly different

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm41/helpdata/en/f7/626f39ff1ee32ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm

You always have a choice to create master data like PPM in APO instead of specifically creating in R/3 and CIFing to APO. PDS however would need to be created in R/3 and CIFed to APO.

Important points:

1. Have to create a Subcontracting Purchase Inforecord that will create a TLane on cifing PIR. So PIR needs to be in an active integration model

2. Have the Subcontracting Vendor in an active integration model

3. Have the plant and material in active integration models

4. If you take PDS route, have the PDS in active integration model. If you take PPM route, you have a choice of creating it in APO/R3.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I am asking in PPDS context.

The points you mentioned are ok in our system, we have all PIR, vendor, plant, material, PDS in active integration model.

now I managed to transfer PDS. When I deleted routing from production version, I could transfer sunbontracting PPDS PDS. However, when I create schedule line for subcontracting header material, requirements are not seen at component level.

What can be the reason?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

does all the components are available in APO in the source location??

then it should show requriement, or it is like u can see the requirement in r/3 and not in APO??

regards,

pravin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

"When I deleted routing from production version, I could transfer sunbontracting PPDS PDS"

You do not need to delete routing to transfer a subcontracting PDS.

suppose you are subcontracting header to a vendor, for instance:

PLANT VENDOR

header<----

---

header(subcontracted)

raw----

---

>raw(raw material comes from plant)

1. You do not need a PDS for header, only subcontracting PDS is required.

2. You must maintain Production Version in the PIR to create the header at Vendor location.

If you could clearly mention your BOM structure here then maybe I can help.

[sudhakar_padam · Accepted solution]

Hi

After moving PDS, Will MATP check works ?

Regards

Sudhakar