Can't convert Planned orders in /SAPAPO/RRP3 Txn to Purchase orders.

[Jeff008]

Hi Experts,

Business reported that they couldn't convert Planned orders in transaction /SAPAPO/RRP3 (Product view) to Purchase orders. They just get message "Planning result saved" after Saving to convert Planned orders marked with Conversion indicator.

No error messages were thrown and ATP status is "Checked and Not confirmed". Due to this message they couldn't convert.

Kindly shed some light on this to fix the issue as am new to PP/DS. SCM APO Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) 

Thanks & Regards,

Jeffrey

[Smax]

Hi,

a change on the procurement type will not work in standard. If you have a planned order then in standard such a planned order will be converted into a production or process order.
If you get the conversion flag in //rrp3 then this planned order will be send to ECC or S4core like the planned order before just with the conversion flag. CIF_ORDER_INBOUND_30A is the first function which will reached and there based on the conversion flag and if the planned order was already created first in the system a real or a so called faked conversion will happen. As the procurement type is "E" inhouse .

That is done in function CIF_ORDER_INBOUND

where based on the order type "5" so a planned order will be send from PPDS

CASE ls_apoord-objecttype.
      WHEN gc_planned_order.           " Planauftrag
        IF NOT ls_apoord-convertnow IS INITIAL.
          IF  l_flg_prodord_proc IS INITIAL.
            l_flg_prodord_proc = 'X'.
          ENDIF.
          CALL FUNCTION 'CIF_PRODORD_CREATE_FROM_PLORD'
..
CALL FUNCTION 'CIF_PLDORD_INBOUND'
or..
CALL FUNCTION 'CIF_PRODORD_INBOUND'

will be called

In ECC or S4 you can convert a planned order into the purchase order yes, but this is not supported out of PPDS in standard.