Availability Check With Product Allocation

 Availability Check against Product Allocation  Availability Check Check against Product Product Allocation: Product allocation functionality allows you to manage the supply of scarce products to customers so that each customer receives an allocated amount/ quantity. The system can perform ava ilability checks in conjunction with product allocation checks. Product allocation control process permits the user to manage allocations at a specific material level up to various material groupings.

1. Definition of Allocation Procedure IMG Task: IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Definition of Allocation Procedure. IMG Sales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability Check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation  Maintain Procedure. OV1Z

Configurations details In this configuration step, we define a new Product Allocation Procedure

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2. Definition of Allocation Object IMG Task: IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Definition of Allocation Object. IMG Sales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability Check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation  Define Object. OV2Z

Configurations details In this configuration step, we define a new Product Allocation object.

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3. Definition of Characteristics & Key Figures for Infra Structure

IMG Task: IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Maintain Self-Defined Field Catalogs IMG Logistics – General Logistics Information System (LIS) Logistics Data Warehouse Data Basis Field Catalogs Maintain Self Defined Field Catalogs MC18

Configurations details In this configuration step we define the characteristics and the key figures against which we will be using updating or checking the values. First we d efine the characteristics then followed by key figures

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4. Creating Info Structure IMG Task:

Info structure

SAP Easy Access:

Tools  ABAP Workbench  Development  SAP Business Workflow  Reporting  Workflow Information System (WIS)  Environment  Info structures

SAP Transaction Code:

MC21

Configurations details In this configuration we define an info structure (where in the background a table is created) and the then assign the define characteristics and the key figures (defined in step 3).

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5. Maintain Info Structure Planning Parameters

IMG Task:

Set parameters for info structures and key figures

SAP Easy Access:

Logistics- General Logistics Information System (LIS) Set parameters for info structures and key figures

SAP Transaction Code:

 Planning Master Data 

MC7F

Configurations details In this step, you set the planning parameters parameters of information structures structures and their key figures for use in Sales & Operations Planning

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6. Updating info structure with the period type IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Maintain Update Rules IMG Logistics – General Logistics Information System (LIS)  Logistics Data Warehouse  Updating  Updating Definition  Specific Definition Using Update Rules  Maintain Update Rules MC24

Configurations details In this step, you need to select the rule against which we need to update the info structure and assign the required fields for its characteristics and its key figures.

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Info: The highlighted part is a routine written in ABAP to meet the client requirement.

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7.  Activating Update for the newly created Info Structure

IMG Task: IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Activate Update IMG Logistics – General Logistics Information System (LIS) Logistics Data Warehouse Updating Updating ControlActivate UpdateSales and Distribution . OMO1

Configurations details In this IMG activity, you make settings for updating the information information structures.

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8. Specify Hierarchy

IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Specify Hierarchy IMGSales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation Specify Hierarchy . OV3Z

Configurations details In this IMG activity, you assign an info structure to each of the product allocation determination determination procedures

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9. Define Consumption Periods

IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Define Consumption Periods. Periods. IMGSales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation Define Consumption Periods OV5Z

Configurations details The consumption periods are only valid valid if you have set the indicator for the new product allocation allocation method. If you have chosen to use the old product allocation method, this functionality is not available.

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10. Control Product Allocation IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Control Product Allocation. IMGSales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation  Control Product Allocation OV4Z

Configurations details In this IMG activity, you assign one or several allocation objects with different validity periods periods to the product allocation determination procedures

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11. Define Flow According To Requirement Category

IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Define Flow According To Requirement Category IMGSales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation  Define Flow According To Requirement Category OVZ0

Configurations details In this IMG activity you determine whether the system should run an availability check for product allocations. You can determine this in each requirements class.

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12. Process Flow For Each Schedule Line Category IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Process Flow For Each Schedule Line Category IMGSales and Distribution  Basic Functions  Availability Check and Transfer of Requirements  Availability check  Availability Check Against Product Allocation  Process Flow For Each Schedule Line Category OVZ8

Configurations details In this IMG activity, you determine for each s chedule line category, whether or not an availability check against product allocation allocation is to be carried out.

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13. Maintain Planning Type IMG Task:

IMG Menu: SAP Transaction Code:

Maintain Planning Type IMG Logistics- General Logistics Information System (LIS) Planning Tools Maintain planning type

MC8A

Configurations details In this step, you maintain planning types. A planning type is a customized view on the planning table; for example, you might have one view for the sales planner and another view for the production planner. A planning type defines the content and layout of the lines in the planning table planning type defines the content and layout of the lines in the planning table

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Post config activities to make Product Allocation successful

CONTENTS 1.

NOTE

2.

CREATION OF PLANNING HIERARCHY

3.

CREATION OF FLEXIBLE PLANNING.

4.

ALLOTTED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT ALLOCATION. ALLOCATION.

5.

VALIDATE RESULTS OF UPDATE

6.

ALLOCATION EFFECT (Effect during sales order).

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1. NOTE In order to get the Product Allocation activated during sales order we need to check: 

Product Allocation object (ZGOM_1022_PRDALOC) is assigned in the Material Master

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Material Statistics group in Material Master

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Customer group in Sold to Party

2. CREATION OF PLANNING HIERARCHY IMG Menu

Logistics => Logistics Controlling=>Flexible Planning =>Master Data =>Planning Hierarchy

T.Code

MC61

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Double click to add the material

After updating the record SAVE the data.

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3. CREATION OF FLEXIBLE PLANNING. Easy Access Path

Logistics => Logistics Controlling => Flexible Planning => Planning

T.Code

MC93

Since we are creating a new plan, a version will be proposed. We need to take note of this version number as we will need it later for Version Management. We should enter a meaningful description that will help us recall this version later.

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4.  ALLOTTED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCT ALLOCATION. T.code

OLIX

Click the Copy + Delete Button . This button will copy the version that was created in step 3 to the active version and then delete the version that was created in step 3 when it is finished copying.

Enter newly created version

Enter 000 version

After entering the above details Execute updates to the Active Version as follows:

the program. You will get an information box indicating the

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5. VALIDATE RESULTS OF UPDATE Menu path

SAP Menu => Logistics => Logistics Controlling => Logistics Information System => Standard Analysis => Sales and Distribution => User-Defined Analysis

T.Code

MCSI

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We can now select Material by clicking it and then click the Drill Down By Button characteristics.

to look at other

6.  ALLOCATION EFFECT (Effect during sales order). i.

If order quantity less than allocation quantity: there is n o effect while creating sales order.

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ii) If order quantity is greater than than Allocation quantity

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