AVAILABILITY CHECK Availability check is a process of checking the stack availability while creating sales order. 1. Im Schedule line category ‘Check availability and requirement PO sewers OH OB ‘Scheddtne cat. Ge) [Detenmnsc MAP | Buisness data Detvery Block Movement Tyoe 01) GD goods esuerdeny (ikke rely. Movement Type 1-5t20. Order Type Purea.delschod Item category I cet Assgt C2t. MT ts al. Sor f Specie, Val ST | Transition flow: Incomolorecad. Daw-Ralsehed ine 2. Availability check/checking group. We maintain this field in “material master sales general/plant”. This field controls how sales requirements are updated in MRP. 01 - Dally requirement (02 - individual requirement ‘O1:System cumulates sales order requirements of pa MRP. ar day and updates in a single line in ‘02:System updates each sales order requirement into MRP along with the sales order number. Note: if we maintain "01" back order processing is not possible. KP: No check By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 1AVAILABILITY CHECK ‘Material P-MOBILE: ‘Solar Mobile (PSentes) Pant ‘(Sra SPI Pht ¢ 3. Requirement type should be determined into sales documentThe criteria to determine ‘requirement type insales document is: |. Strategy Group MRP Group iH. Item category + MRP Type 4, In requirement class Check availability and requirement By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page2AVAILABILITY CHECK ee FE hentins DEO BB a inc am PaM ad ow GEA Toe Ck TCO GH wn | ES) [Gu neerosranre cons a oC 1 ig oO + TF Wie oe costco FRAY Meat conssthdty Note: Requirement class will help to transfer the sales order requirements to MRP. ‘Availability Check can be configured in 3 ways. 1. Availability Check with ATP (Availability To Promise) 2, Availability Check with Product Allocation 3. Rule based Availability Check J. Availability Check with ATP (Availability To Promise) Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic Functions > Availability Check & Transfer of requirement > ‘Availability Check > Availability check with ATP > Define Checking group “Checking Group" is nothing but availability check field in “material moster sales general/plant” By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) PagesAVAILABILITY CHECK in this configuration stép we can define our own checking group. The standard checking groups are: 01 - Daily Requirements 02 — Individual Requirement No Check This configuration step will also help to control how the sales requirement should be ‘transferred to MRP. Note:Availability check is material and plant specific Define Material Bloek for other Users: Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic Functions > Availability Check and Transfer of requirements > Availability Check > Availability Cheek with ATP > Define material block for other users IF multiple users are accessing availability check for the same material in the same plant then ‘system performs availability check for the first user and block availability for the other users. In this step with the combination of availability check and initiator we check block. Initiator: A-Sales Order C- Reservations 8 Delivery lL. Define checking groups default values: Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic Functions > Availability Check and Transfer of requirements > Availability Check > Availability Check with ATP > Define checking groups default values By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page +AVAILABILITY CHECK F voce: DOB BR _Ma... Plant Desergtn Name 1 A. Deseret o | err sco Frshet product NY Ae Depot oe iedividual reat + | TERT SPT Prished product PE Plt 1 02 Indtdual eame |” | ([DFERTSTOT rnshed product ‘Steal Pant 2 Indtdual reat f-we maintain checking group here it automatically proposes by default while creating mat master, ln this configuration step we maintain checking group to the combination of material type and plant. Carry out Control for Availability Check: ‘We also call it as "scope of check". We configure scope of check with the combination of "Checking group and Checking rule". [checking Rule | Stocks: | | Mutwatd movements: inctude safety stocie |G mmetpurctiase ovaers Cstockanranster | Miinct purch-reauistions Oinckquatey insp. stack | Dine dependent reas Ind. blocked stock | neds resarcnions Inch restctaduse stock | ilncude sales reat [Wye subcontracting | Zincude deers | Cnet stip.notticat. ‘Replenshment tead time | heck wanout RLT | inctoepen resent. Bo not check InclreLorder reas || check releases fo_ [Sbeeige location nepatton Incl planned orders {! Check all planned (DNo stor.loc. inspectn | Incl. production orders Ix! Take al preductio (-Mssng parts procepng: | ‘Checkng period: GR Recepts in past Include receipts from past and future By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) PageAVAILABILITY CHECK "Checking Rule" specifies in which transaction we want to configure availa y check, A-Sales Order B- Delivery 1. Include Safety stock:This is the minimum stock level which company has to maintain to meet the future emergency requirements, ‘We have this field in "Material master MRP 2" view. If we check this field system will consider safety stock also while performing availabili check. 2, Stock in Transit: We use this field in STO Process In STO two-step process where we do delivery in supplying plant the stock will be displayed as. stock in transit in receiving point. IF we check this system will consider the stock which is in transit also, while performing availability check in receiving point. 3. Include Quality Inspection Sto ‘quality inspection whil cif we check this system will consider the stock which is in performing availability check. ‘The movement type for quality inspection is "503" Note:To check the result "post the un-restricted stock” by using movement type "S03" Stock Posting - MB1C Stock Overview - MIMBE ‘Check and uncheck the field and check the result. 4, Include Blocked Stock:If we check t while performing availability check: Id system will consider the stock which is blacked ‘The movement type for blocked store is "505" Note:Post the blocked stock and check in stock overview. Check and uncheck this field and see the result by creating orde 5, Check without RLT:IF we check this not available. field system will not confirm the quantities if the stock is If we uncheek this, system will confirm the quantities in future dates based on RLT. By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) PagesAVAILABILITY CHECK 6. Include Purchase Orders:if we check this system will consider the inward movements (the purchase order stock) while performing availability check. 7. Include Purchase Requisition:in real time we don’t depend on purchase requisition, Because, it is not the exact source for getting the stock. & Include Sales Requirement:if we check this system will deduct the open order quantities from stock while performing availability check, If we uncheck this system will consider the stock while performing availability check. Note:Create material, post the stock and check the result. ‘Schedule line > Environment > Availability 9. Include Deliveries:Whenever we create deliveries the deliveries will also updates in "MOA". If we check this system deducts open delivery quantities from stock wi availability check, performing, If we uncheck this system will not deduct open delivery quantities from stock while performing availability check. V. Define Procedure by Requirement Class: in this configuration step we need to check requirement and availability. ML. Define Procedure by schedule line category: In the configuration step we check availability and requirement fields. ‘VIL Determine Procedure for each delivery item category: ‘This configuration controls whether to perform availability check in delivery document or not. In below scenarios we perform availability check in delivery dacument. ., Delivery without reference b, Adding new line items in deliveries ‘c, Increase or decrease the quantities in deliveries d, Stock Transfer By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page7AVAILABILITY CHECK Exercise: 1. Create Order without posting stock and check how it is proposing the stock? ‘System is not confirming any quantity as there is no stock 2. Post stock with quantity 5 and created order with § quantity and check ‘Order quantity is 5 and system also confirmed quantity of 5. By Srinivasuln Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 8AVAILABILITY CHECK 3. Now create order with quantity 10 and check. Reade. date Fe aty/ate ‘When we enter order quantity and press enter system will check the availability. As we have ‘stock of 5 quantity system is proposing only 5 quantities. iv) ‘Click on tick mark) and check the schedule lines. Even the order quantity is 10 system confirms only 5. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page?AVAILABILITY CHECK 4. Maintain RUT (2 days) in Material master and uncheck the field check without RLT in Scope of check and create order. Deiicontioats(0409:20i¢| 7 09.00.2014 in this scenario we can see that system is confirming the 5 quantity and proposing the delivery date for another 5 quantity in future as we maintained RLT. ‘lick on the tick mark (#4) and cheek the schedule lines. so a "| sear noe (es) ‘System confirming the quantities on 2 different dates. This is all about the availability check. We can do same this by posting quality inspection stack, block stock, stock in transit ete. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 10AVAILABILITY CHECK Back Order Processing: ‘Whenever high delivery priority customer places an order, if the stock is not available then we go back to open orders of low delivery priority customers and cancel the confirmations and assign to high delivery priority customer order. Note: The back order processing is available only for those materials that have the individual requirements i.e., in material master record the parameter for “availability check” must be "92", The T. Cade to create checking rule is “OPIL” The T. Cade to assign checking rule to availability check is "OVZ5" ing these setting continue with the configuration for back order processing, 1, Checking Rule for updating backorder Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Availability check and transfer of requirements > ‘Availability check with ATP > Checking rule for updating back orders Here we assign checking rule "BO" to our plant VoERBR Pht Name 1 (Check Rule _Descroton of checkng Rule a SLA3_NY Ar Depot (sP1i_SPM Plant 1 Backorder processing ‘checkng rule O1 If we don't find aur plantiin this path, in this case we need to maintain plant parameters, Path: SPRO > Production > Material Requirements Planning > Plant Parameters > Carry out ‘overall maintenance of plant parameters > Create 2. Carryout contro! for availability cheek: Here maintain the combination for checking group "02" and checking rule "BO" By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 11AVAILABILITY CHECK Note: ‘, If the plant is not displayed in backorder then maintain plant parameter for that plant. Path: SPRO > MM > Inventory management & Physical inventory > Plant Parameter Select the standard Plant 1000 and click on copy and maintain plant parameter b. Maintain plant parameter in production Path: SPRO: > Production > Material requirement planning > Plant parameter > Carryout ‘overall maintenance of plant parameters Click on copy "1000" in from plant "SPI" in to plant and again click an copy. Rein tne | Vrmoe DER S avatabity check {ea ramduat ream ‘checking Rule ‘50! Backorder processng i 7 aaa linlude safety stock | InchPurchase Orders “IstocktnTransfer (ind, purch wequtstions Cinetaualey isp, stock (ind, dependent reas (ines blocked stock (Pindude reservations “lind, resencted-use stock (Pind sales rears Wo subcontracting (Fincude debvenes | Cine.shie-notiicat. Incl depen.cesenat. oe not check snchiatorter reas |_| Do not check Inc. planned orders [0 not eneck Incl producton orwers | | Do not take into _ Recents 6 past [5] mck future recepts onhy By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 12AVAILABILITY CHECK 3. Define Default Settings: Fixed date_and quantity: If we check this system will not allow users to change delivery dates. ‘and confirmed quantities. Availability checking rule:in case of shortages system proposes dialogue box with the help of availability check rule. ‘Scenario for Back Order Processing: i Create a Material: P.Mobile MAP Type: PD Availability check: 02 Strategy grou Create 2 Customer: 142 — Low delivery priority customer 130 =High delivery priority customer ili, Do stock pasting for created material T.Code: MB1C aty:s iv, Create order for low delivery priority customer (Cty:2) and check in schedule line data Se a anne Sencooa = Pec ga a = “ ‘oan = By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 13,AVAILABILITY CHECK v. Create another order for low delivery priority customer (Qty: 3) and check the confirmed quantity in schedule line data. vi, Create another order for high delivery priority customer (Qty: 3) and check the confirmed. quantity in schedule line data. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 14AVAILABILITY CHECK ‘System will not confirm any quantity as there is no stock. So in order to confirm the quantity to high delivery priority customer do the back order processing. T.code: v_ra [erorite to [apes] te SoS .e —o “Custorme: purchese order number je ‘Soles document [ 7 wf 1 Oroaneational data ‘Soles organtation Daeuten channel ‘wien ‘Sales efter ‘Salas group ‘Created By Enter material, plant and execute. iE Bn ‘Select the orders from which we want to cancel the confirmations and select the order to which ‘you want to assign the confirmed quantity By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 15AVAILABILITY CHECK ‘Select both and click on Backorders. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP-SD Consultant) Page 16,AVAILABILITY CHECK Remove committed quantity and click on okay en —— = ‘We can see that the confirmed quantity becomes “0”, After that click on high delivery priority customer order and click on change confirmation. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 17AVAILABILITY CHECK eee ea @ Enter the committed quantity and click an okay WJ. And save the document. Go to the order of high delivery priority customer and check the committed quantity in schedule lines. System confirms the quantity. By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 18:AVAILABILITY CHECK Re-scheduling: If system performs backorder processing automatically then we call it as re-scheduling. i. Create Material and post the stock of 5 quantities. In our case it is Q-Mobile. i, Create order for low delivery priority customer and save. (Qty: 5) By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 19,AVAILABILITY CHECK iv. T.Codefor Re-scheduling is V_v2 Here we can see the for high delivery priority customer quantity has been confirmed automatically. ‘And also cheek the same in schedule lines for high delivery priority customers order. This is all about availability check, back order processing and re-scheduling pracess. By Srinivasulw Algaskhanpet (SAP SD Consultant) Page 20