SAP APO Demand Plan transfer to PIR (VSF) and timing issue

[former_member543868]

Hi Gurus,

I have encountered a very odd issue.

In APO DP, It takes around two to three days to build the consensus forecast and transfer it to ECC.

Meanwhile, sales orders are shipped complete and doesn't get a chance to consume the PIRs (Plnd. Indep. Reqs). Such un-allocated PIRs end up generating planned orders and eventually excess inventory.

PGIed sales orders should be considered for PIR consumption in that 3 day window. What is the procedure/SAP BBP in such scenario?

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MRP Settings: Strat grp 40, MRP type 'PD', VSF

Sales order settings: Sales order type - OR, TAN (plain vanilla)

[rupesh_brahmankar · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Planned independent requirement reduction (T459K-PABKZ)

Indicator specifies that the anonymous make-to-stock production is reduced by customer requirements which are planned as sale from stock. Reduction of independent requirements is carried out due to the indicator (V_T459K-PABKZ) set in the Customizing of the requirements class used (see Customizing Transaction OVZG). And the reduction of planned independent requirements by means of a planned independent requirements assignment (AllIn indicator in Transaction OVZG (V_T459K-VPZUO).

Planned quantity reduction from the goods receipt posting so for your requirement class 050 set Requirements reduction indicator and test the same senario.

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar

[former_member543868 · Accepted solution]

Hi Brahmankar,

I really appreciate for your input. The settings you suggested would definitely reduce the PIRs, if the PIRs are transferred from APO to ECC first and then Customer requirements were created/PGIed (goods issued) "later" .

Example:

Step1) Create (MD61)/Transfer PIRs

Step2) Create and Save Sales order (this'll allocate PIRs to Sales order)

Step3) Create delivery (vl01n) and perform PGI

At this point PIRs will be reduced.

My scenario is bit different. It's the timing issue.

By the time PIRs are transferred from APO to ECC, sales orders are shipping/PGIed. No more sales orders in MD04.

It's like you got the yesterday's new paper.

I can't just delete the PIRs, because there might be forecast entered by Planners. So, somehow I have to reduce the forecast qty for the exact sales orders PIGed. How can I do that?

[rupesh_brahmankar · Accepted solution]

Hello,

 sales orders are shipping/PGIed. No more sales orders in MD04

These sales should have consumed the previous forecast. As these should be a current month/week sales orders which would have delivered. There should be some forecast in current period.

Do you forecast for current period or for some future period?

I think you should transfer the new forecast from APO to ECC for future period not for current month. So that old forecast would be there and that will consume by current open sale orders.

Also does reduction of PIR happen in ECC or APO?

In APO transfer of forecast from DP to SNP by report /SAPAPO/RTSOUTPUT_FCST or DP to ECC /SAPAPO/REL_TO_OLTP

here you transfer period From to To date period for transfer of PIR.

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar

[former_member543868 · Accepted solution]

Hi Brahmankar,

You are just brilliant. Why didn't I think of it?

We shouldn't be deleting current month forecast and re-loading. It's time to change the process.

Thanks a lot.