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1 Advanced MD04. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Main Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Results Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stock/Requirements List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Period Totals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Application Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2.4 Information Popups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Demand-Driven Planning (DDP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Theory of Constraints (TOC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 User Settings / Customizing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 ePP/DS Integration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.3 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.4 Selection Screen Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.5 Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.6 Popup Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.7 PP/DS Popups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.8 Simulation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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1 Advanced MD04

Simplify your MRP postprocessing and error processing.The advanced MD04 supports your workflow with fast
and simple navigation, fewer click-intensive processes, and additional statistics and analyses compared with
the original.

The main functions of this SCM Consulting Solution are:

● Advanced version of stock/requirements list with additional data and functions

● Execution of important processing steps such as conversion or quantity and date/time changes with
minimum effort
● Display of key master data, material consumption, statistics, key figure flows, and demand-driven
replenishment information in various navigation dialog boxes, which can be used on different monitors in
parallel to the main screen.

For this SCM Consulting Solution, the following note exists: 2527226

You can create error messages under this component: XX-PROJ-CON-MD4

 Note

Please note that when executing SCM Consulting Solutions, you must enter the prefix /n/SAPLOM/
before each transaction.

You can also use the comprehensive functions. These include the following functionalities:

● Measures and resubmissions

● Comment function
● Individual material groups
● Alerts
● Formula editor for creating your own formulas
You use the formula editor to create your own formulas to calculate your own key figures. The formulas can
be used in all SCM consulting solutions.

In addition, the following SCM Consulting Solutions are part of the comprehensive functions:

● Material master update

● Enhanced Material Master View
● Material Document Analysis
● Excel Upload/Download
● Flexible Material Master Update

The comprehensive functions consist of various functions that can make your work with the SCM Consulting
Solutions even more effective.The material master update allows you to save data in standard SAP fields and
fields of the enhanced material master view. You can edit the material master data directly from the results
list of your SCM Consulting Solutions.You can use the enhanced material master view to access the material
master data fields of the SCM Consulting Solutions. You can use material document aggregation to create
customized consumption and inventory histories that you can use for the analyses in the MRP monitor,
inventory controlling cockpit, and safety stock simulation. The stock development shows you the current
stock values and provides you with a variety of aggregation options.

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Related Information

Documentation on the comprehensive functions

Overview of SCM Consulting Solutions

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Use Advanced MD04 to not only display an enhanced version of the stock/requirements list, but also to
change demands/consumptions and dates quickly and easily! The Advanced MD04 supports your workflow
with many navigation options, shortcuts, and fewer click-intensive processes than the original version.

The advanced MD04 is an integral part of the SCM Consulting Solutions and serves as an add-on program for
the SAP ERP system. You can use transaction /SAPLOM/MD04 to call it.

Important Features:

● Execution of important processing steps such as conversion or quantity and date changes with a minimum
number of steps required in the system (clicks), or can be maintained directly in the MD04 columns
● Display of important information such as order value, source of supply, and so on directly on the MD04
main screen without first needing to branch to the details
● Display of period totals and the single element view on one screen
● Interactive filtering by material/plant/MRP area and MRP elements with a simple click
● Display of exception messages even for issues with a lower priority
● Option to display prioritized checklists for exceptional situations
● Visualization of thresholds important to MRP, such as the replenishment lead time and total replenishment
lead time for each MRP element
● Option to enter cross-material or cross-plant with multiple objects
● Display of key master data, consumption data, statistics, key figure flows, MRP elements (aggregated,
separate) in up to 7 different navigation popups that can be located on different monitors, thereby
simplifying navigation
● Demand-Driven Planning (DDP) and Theory of Constraints (TOC) are supported and can be purchased as
additional functions for Advanced MD04. For more information, see the DDP and TOC sections.
● Personalization options via user settings

Related Information

Demand-Driven Planning (DDP) [page 11]

Theory of Constraints (TOC) [page 12]

2.1 Selection

The Advanced MD04 selection screen is located on the main screen, above the results table. It consists of four
different blocks:

● Material Selection

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● Material Criteria
● Settings
● Historical Data

Material Selection

You can select any number of material/plant/MRP area combinations for which data is to be loaded.

Material Criteria

This block consists of four tabs:

● Grouping
● Classification
● Lifecycle / Stockholding
● Exception Indicators

You can use the second block independently of the first for the selection - it is not necessary to select materials
in the first block to restrict them with the second block. For example, this enables you to search by
procurement type only.

Settings

You can choose whether to specify the display filter, selection rule, and planning scenario here. For the display
filter, you can also use the button to the right of the input field to configure the display horizon and additional
selection. You can also force the system to fill the additional fields. If you have implemented the BAdI
MD_ADD_COL_EZPS to display batch information in MD04, for example, you can effect the execution of the
BAdI by activating the checkbox. You can find the values in the three user exit fields in the results list.

Under Alerts, you can specify an alert profile with which you can display alerts (green, yellow, red traffic light)
and/or fill rows or cells with color on the main screen according to defined conditions. For details about
configuring an alert profile, see the user documentation for the comprehensive functions under Alerts.

Specifying a Layout Set allows you to set up your work area with predefined variants and sort criteria. For more
information about configuring a layout set, see the user documentation for the comprehensive functions,
under Layout Sets.

If TOC is used, you can make the setting for alternative shift logic and the selection for additional capacity loads
here. If TOC is not used, the two options are not available. For more information, refer to the TOC section.

Historical Data

On this tab, you can activate access to the data from the historical stock/requirements list. Follow the
instructions in the linked help article to create the historical data. Using the Creation Date field, you can load
the data for a specific day. If the field remains empty, the most recent historical data record is loaded for the
selected materials.

Related Information

Save current stock/requirements list

Theory of Constraints (TOC) [page 12]
Alerts
Layout Sets

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2.2 Results Tables

After loading the data from your selection, the advanced MD04 displays the results in two different tables on
the main screen. The upper table is the stock/requirements list, the lower table shows the period totals.

Use the slider between the two tables to configure the ratio between them.

2.2.1 Stock/Requirements List

The table above displays the stock/requirements list. However, the advanced MD04 list has been enhanced
with additional data and features compared with the standard, including the total value, currency, vendor
name, and supplier name, for example. Lots of information, which was previously only available by opening a
popup, is now visible directly in the main table.

The table also displays the last action that you performed.

Branching to the individual elements is now realized via a hotspot in the column MRP Element Data.

In contrast with the standard stock/requirements list, the second exception is displayed in addition to the first
exception. When you click on any exception, a popup appears with prioritized processing suggestions for this
exception number, which can be maintained in Customizing.

In the new column RLT Status, either a green, yellow, or red icon is displayed.

● If the material is within the replenishment lead time, a red icon is displayed.
● If it is outside of the RLT, but within the total RLT, a yellow icon is displayed.
● If it is outside of the total RLT, a green icon is displayed.

One of the most important advantages of the advanced MD04 compared with the standard MD04 is the direct
processing of requirements/receipts and start/end dates in the results table. You can maintain MRP elements
in two different ways, as described below.

On the one hand, you can edit the white editable cells directly. In the corresponding entries, choose the white
cells that can be edited, and enter a new value to change it directly. Multiple changes can be collected and
executed at the same time. Choose Enter to execute the changes made. Alternatively, select several lines/MRP
elements and while holding down the CTRL key, double-click the header of the column for which you want to
make changes, for example, the column Receipt/Reqmt. A popup window appears, in which you enter the new
quantity that is adopted for the selected MRP elements, and choose Enter to confirm. A dialog box then
informs you of which changes have been made.

On the other hand, you can download the table to Excel, edit the columns that would also be editable in the SAP
system, and then upload the table again. The application toolbar in the detail views contains two pushbuttons
for this purpose. For further details on the Excel upload/download function, see the documentation for the
comprehensive functions, under Excel Upload/Download.

You can also convert an MRP element directly from the results table. For each type of conversion (for example,
purchase requisition or purchase order), there is a column with a button that starts the conversion process.
Navigate to the desired MRP element and choose the button in the corresponding column to convert the
element.

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The Available Quantity is numbered per material/plant/MRP area combination, which can cause confusion
when selecting more than one combination. The advanced MD04 contains a second column in addition to
Available Quantity. Choose the Calc. Avail. Qty button in the toolbar at the top of the results table to number the
Available Quantity only for the visible, unfiltered elements in this second column and therefore enable cross-
plant calculation as well, for example.

Navigation in the Results Table

There are various additional functionalities that support you in navigating through the results table.

● Double-click on the green columns Material, Plant, or MRP Area to filter the results table by the material/
plant/MRP area combination clicked.
● Double-click on the light blue column MRP Element or use the button Filter by MRP Element in the toolbar
of the table to filter by an MRP element.
● You can use additional, similar filter functions from the period totals and the information popups.

You can reset the filters by choosing the button Reset Filters in the top left of the application toolbar.

Requirement, receipt, and stock quantities can also be displayed in an alternative unit of measure. You can use
the menu for the Alternative Unit of Measure pushbutton to select the required unit of measure.

Related Information

Excel Upload/Download

2.2.2 Period Totals

Use the corresponding buttons Days, Weeks, Months, and Fiscal Year Variant in the application toolbar to open
the period totals. The period totals are displayed below the stock/requirements list. Currently, the modes Days,
Weeks, Months, and Fiscal Year Variant are supported.

Double-click on the green columns Material, Plant, or MRP Area to filter the stock/requirements list and the
period totals by the combination clicked. If you use this functionality in a different window (for example, the
stock/requirements list or one of the information popups), the period totals are also filtered.

Double-click on the light blue columns Planned Independent Requirements, Requirements, or Receipts to filter
the stock/requirements list by the corresponding type (planned independent requirement/requirement/
receipt) and the date or period of the row clicked.

Choose the button Reset Filters in the top left of the application toolbar to reset the filtering in the period totals
(and the stock/requirements list).

2.3 Application Toolbar

The application toolbar of the Advanced MD04 provides the following functions, from left to right:

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● Update View: Load the data according to your selection (new)
● Load Variant: Load a selection variant saved previously
● Reset Filters: Reset the filters for the stock/requirements list and the period totals
● Days/Weeks/Months/Fiscal Year Variant: Open the period totals in the relevant mode; clicking again hides
the period totals again
● AV/GR: Switch between the availability date and the goods receipt date
● Safety Time: Switch the safety time on or off
● Material Memo: First, select a row in the stock/requirements list to edit the associated material memo
● Send Mail: First, select a row in the stock/requirements list to send a mail to the MRP controller for the
corresponding material
● Maintain Suggestions: Jump to Customizing for the processing suggestions that can be prioritized for the
exceptions
● MRP elements (aggregated)/MRP elements broken down/Materials/Statistics/Demand-Driven Planning
(DDP)Theory of Constraints (TOC)/Material classification/Key figures/Material classification and batch
information: Open the relevant information dialog box.

2.4 Information Popups

The advanced MD04 provides various popups that display additional important data about the MRP elements,
material consumptions and material-specific key figures, for example. The popups can be used in parallel with
the main screen and thereby enable the display of additional information, also serving as an entry aid and
navigation aid for the stock/requirements list.

General Properties of the Popups

Use the advanced MD04 popups in parallel with the main screen. While a popup is open, you can continue to
work on the main screen, meaning in the stock/requirements list, for example. The popup remains available in
the foreground. If you are using more than one monitor, you can use the main screen on one monitor and the
popups on another. For each available mode, you can have a popup open at the same time.

The data of the main screen and of the popups is linked: Load the data for the stock/requirements list again in
order to update all data for all popups. In the same way, all changes that you make in the stock/requirements
list, for example, changing a value directly in the Receipt/Demand column, are visible in the popups directly.

Inversely, the popups provide various options to support you in navigating through the stock/requirements list:

● In a mode that contains the columns Material, Plant, and MRP Area, double-click on these columns to filter
the stock/requirements list by the combination clicked.
● In the mode MRP Elements Aggregated, double-click in the light blue column MRP Element to filter the
stock/requirements list by the MRP element clicked. Choose one of the columns marked with Number of
Exception Messages to filter the stock/requirements list by the selected MRP element and the selected
exception message.
● In the mode MRP Elements Exploded, double-click in the light blue column MRP Element to filter the stock/
requirements list by the MRP element clicked and also by the material/plant/MRP area combination of the
respective row. Choose the Number of Objects with Exceptions column to filter the stock/requirements list
by the selected material and underlying MRP elements with exception messages.

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It is possible to switch mode at any time in a popup. To do so, either choose the two arrow buttons Previous
Mode and Next Mode in the popup toolbar to go forward or back, or choose the desired mode directly via the
button Switch Mode. When switching mode, the popup retains its size and position.

The following explains the various modes in more detail.

MRP Elements Aggregated

An aggregation of the individual MRP elements across all selected material/plant/MRP area combinations is
displayed here. The number of entries per MRP element, per MRP element with rescheduling date, and the
number of exceptions, as well as the total of the value and receipt/demand are calculated.

If an MRP element appears with different currencies, there is one row per currency.

MRP Elements Exploded

Like MRP Elements Aggregated, only with additional explosion by material/plant/MRP area combination.
Information on the value calculation (for example, the Price per Unit of Measure) is also displayed.

Materials

General material data and plant data on the material is displayed here.

Statistics

Information on the stocks is displayed here.

Demand-Driven Planning (DDP ) / Theory of Constraints (TOC)

Calculates key figures and status values for materials. For more information, see the DDP and TOC sections.

Material Classification

Displays data from the tab page in the material master for the SCM consulting solutions. For details on the tab
page mentioned, see the documentation for the comprehensive functions, under Enhanced Material Master
View.

Key Figures

Read the material consumption values here. Under Settings, menu option Key Figure Settings, enter how many
periods are to be displayed as of which date, or as of which period.

If you have performed reference analyses using the MRP monitor and use the inventory controlling cockpit
(IOC), you can also see the key figures of the analysis here. To do so, enter the reference key and the number of
periods to be displayed starting from which starting period.

Material Classification and Batch Information

Information from the classification system about the material class and, if you are working with batches, about
batches is displayed here. Batches, including their stock and shelf life expiration dates, are listed individually.
From the popup, you can block stocks or create a material reservation with reference to selected batches.

Related Information

Enhanced Material Master View

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2.4.1 Demand-Driven Planning (DDP)

Calculates the Status of the material depending on the following thresholds:

● Top of Red Safety　(corresponds to the minimum safety stock from the material master; the material
master can be used to control whether the standard minimum safety stock or the minimum safety stock
from SCM CS is used)
● Top of Red　(corresponds to the safety stock from the material master; the material master can be used
to control whether the standard safety stock or the safety stock from SCM CS is used)
● Top of Yellow　(corresponds to the reorder point from the material master; the material master can be
used to control whether the standard reorder point or the reorder point from SCM CS is used)
● Top of Green　(corresponds to the maximum stock level from the material master; the material master
can be used to control whether the standard maximum stock level or the maximum stock level from SCM
CS is used)

The cell is colored according to the status.

If the available quantity is above the limit of Top of Red Safety, it is colored red (Over Top of Red Safety).

If the available quantity is above the limit of Top of Red, it is colored yellow (Over Top of Red).

If the available quantity is above the limit of Top of Yellow, it is colored green (Over Top of Yellow).

If the available quantity is above the limit of Top of Green, it is colored blue (Over Top of Green).

The columns TOR DD Rep. Prio. [%], TOY DD Rep. Prio. [%], and TOG DD Rep. Prio. [%] state the ratio of
the respective limit (for example, Top of Red) to the available quantity as a percentage.

In addition, the net flow position key figure is calculated.

Net flow position = available stock + open supply - open past (including today’s) demand - qualified spike
demand

The cell is colored according to the status. If the net flow position is above the limit Top of Green, it is colored
blue (Over Top of Green).

If the net flow position is between TOG and TOY, it is colored green.

If the net flow position is between TOY and TOR, it is colored yellow.

If the net flow position is between TOR and TORS, it is colored yellow.

The columns　TOR in % (net flow position),　TOY % (net flow position),　and　TOG in % (net flow
position)　specify the ratio of the respective limit (for example,　Top of Red) to　the net flow position as a
percentage.

DDP executes a spike demand check for each material.

The spike demand check on the main screen of MD04 checks for each demand for which a material is
produced:

● Whether it is in the spike horizon (spike horizon = current date + spike horizon (maintained in the material
master))
● A spike demand check is performed for each material that is relevant (has a DPP-relevant MRP element. A
distinction is made between whether the demand lies in the past, in the spike horizon (current day + 1 until
current day + spike horizon), or in the future (beyond the spike horizon).

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● The spike threshold for each material is calculated for the spike demand check. The spike threshold is
calculated as a percentage of TOR (safety stock).
The spike threshold defines whether or not a demand is a spike (if demand > threshold, then it is a spike).
The % value for a material can be maintained based on the material/plant or material/MRP area in the
material master on the SCM CS2 tab page.
● Demand in the past (yellow)
● Demand > threshold in the horizon = demand (red)
● Demand > threshold in the future = expected spike demand (yellow)

The Customizing table /SAPLOM/CMT_DISM is used to control whether an MRP element is DDP-relevant. Only
MRP elements with the SCM CS CMT algorithm type DDP are relevant for DDP. The table can also be used to
control whether demands on the same day are considered individually or cumulated during the determination
of spikes.

The key figures and status values for DDP if the function was purchased appear in the main popup of the
advanced MD04 and the DDP/TOC popup.

For more details about topics specific to DDP (Demand Driven Planning) or ToC (Theory of Constraints), see
the documentation in the delivery platform (DLP).

2.4.2 Theory of Constraints (TOC)

Calculates key figures and thresholds on the basis of bottleneck materials and gating machines for materials
that are maintained accordingly in Customizing (transaction /SAPLOM/CMT_CUST). If the function is licensed,
the calculated values are output in addition to the DDP key figures in the demand-driven planning popup.

TOC calculates the various capacity utilizations for defined bottleneck materials and bottleneck machines.

● Own load (total load for all production orders of bottleneck materials on the bottleneck machine / in
Customizing you can control which orders are used for the calculation depending on their status (planned,
created)).
● External load (total load for production orders of non-bottleneck materials on the bottleneck machine / in
Customizing you can control which orders are used for the calculation depending on their status (planned,
created)).
● Additional load (total load for all planned orders (MTO PA, TOC PA, PA) of bottleneck materials on the
bottleneck machine / in Customizing you can control which planned orders are used for the calculation
depending on their status
● (planned, created).

Users can define up to four different additional loads (CED1 to ZB4). In Customizing, you specify from which PA
the additional load is calculated. When executing advanced MD04, users can select on the Settings tab page
the additional load that is used for the calculation of the key figures and thresholds. The other key figures are
calculated and displayed, but are not included in the calculation of the additional load.

When calculating the loads, you have two options:

You take the time capacity that is maintained as a limit for work in process in SCM CS for the material.

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On the Settings tab page, you can set the alternative shift logic indicator. In this case, the actual available
capacities of the bottleneck machine determined from the routing that lie within the spike horizon are used as
the time capacity.

For more details about topics specific to DDP (Demand Driven Planning) or ToC (Theory of Constraints), see
the documentation in the delivery platform (DLP).

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3 User Settings / Customizing

You can use the settings in the menu to set user and key figure settings.

User-Specific Program Settings

In this menu, set the configuration that is to be loaded when the transaction is called. Choose the following:

● Which Period Total is to be opened at the start

● Between availability date and goods receipt date
● Whether the Safety Time is taken into account
● The information popups that are opened at the start
● As of which quantity of material/plant/MRP area combinations found a performance warning is to be
displayed for your selection. The warning enables you to abort the load operation. It is important to note
that a large quantity of material/plant/MRP area combinations does not necessarily automatically result
in a long load time, if only a few MRP elements exist for each combination.

You can change all settings during the program flow, meaning that you can switch between availability date and
goods receipt date again, for example.

Key Figure Settings

This is where you set which key figures you want to see in the Key Figures information dialog box. You can
display material consumptions and/or data from your reference analysis in the MRP Monitor. For more
information, see Information Popups [page 9].

You can use transaction /n/SAPLOM/MD4_CUST to maintain further settings. For detailed information, access
the F1 help documentation for the respective Customizing activity.

Technical Settings

For a shorter program runtime, you can activate parallel processing on the results screen of the consulting
solution advanced MD04 on the Settings tab. Under Technical Settings, you maintain the required settings,
such as the server group.

Rename Column Headers

You can rename the column headers of the stock/requirements list in advanced MD04.

GUI Filter Profiles

You can define profiles to hide screen elements.

Order Types for TOC in advanced MD04

Here, you make settings for the TOC in the advanced MD04.

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Related Information

Information Popups [page 9]

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4 ePP/DS Integration

4.1 Overview

PP/DS extensions in the Advanced MD04 provide planners the instant access to additional data and functions
available in PP/DS for advanced planning relevant materials i.e.:

● Dates and quantities from PP/DS at the main ALV grid

● Additional PP/DS fields and hotspots at the main ALV grid
● Additional PP/DS fields at the information popups
● New popups with PP/DS data
● Possibility to change the receipts in simulation mode without immediate saving to the database

4.2 Prerequisites

The PP/DS extensions are only available, if you have an S4HANA system with a valid license to use ePP/DS. In
customizing the switch Advanced Planning and Scheduling must be active. Transaction SPRO customizing
path: Advanced Planning -> Basic Settings -> Activate Advanced Planning and Scheduling. PP/DS data and
functions are only available for materials that utilize embedded PP/DS.

4.3 Configuration

To activate the PP/DS data extraction in the S/4HANA system the S/4 data provider SAPLOM/
CL_XMD_DATA_PROV_S4 shall be maintained as the active one in the core customizing i.e. /SAPLOM/
XMD_MV04 view (accessible via transaction /N/SAPLOM/XMD_CUST).

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Advanced MD04 user specific settings are accessed either via transaction /SAPLOM/MD4_C or directly from
the application menu bar (i.e. Settings -> Define User Settings for Advanced MD4). There is a separate box for
PP/DS Settings. It contains the following input fields:

1. Alert Profile
2. Initial Mode

Alert profile is a standard object that specifies the alert categories and the priority of the alerts that are
displayed in PP/DS applications.

Initial Mode field defines in which mode (Interactive or Simulation) the advanced MD04 application would
operate at the very beginning until the user switches it manually via the relevant ALV toolbar button. If nothing
is entered, then interactive mode is set by default.

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4.4 Selection Screen Extensions

Selection screen tab Grouping is extended with the drop-down list Adv. Planning Mat. (Advanced Planning
Materials). There are three options for selection:

1. Only materials with Advanced Planning flag

2. Only materials without Advanced Planning flag
3. All materials

Advanced Planning is a standard flag in the product master that indicates relevancy for planning in PP/DS

By default, all materials are selected. In the main ALV grid the PP/DS relevancy of each selected product is
displayed in the new column Advanced Planning.

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4.5 Main Screen

The main output table is extended via an append structure with PP/DS fields and hotspots for calling the
PP/DS popups or direct navigation to the PP/DS transactions.

Below is a full list of the new fields:

Field Meaning

Indicator for Advanced Planning PP/DS planning relevancy indicator from material master

Available Time Availability time corresponding to the “Planning dates” field

Start Time Start time corresponding to the “Start/release date” field

End Time End time corresponding to the “Finish date” field

Category of Stock/Receipt/Requirement/Forecast ATP Category

Category Description ATP Category Description

Quantity Alert Icon indicating the Quantity alerts same as in /SAPAPO/

RRP3 transaction. Depending on the alert priority (Error/
Warning/Info) the icon is displayed with the relevant picto­
gram. If no alerts the field is empty. Click on the icon triggers
the standard PP/DS popup with the list of alerts and detailed
info.

Date/Time Alert Icon indicating the Date/Time alerts same as in /SAPAPO/

RRP3 transaction. Depending on the alert priority (Error/
Warning/Info) the icon is displayed with the relevant picto­
gram. If no alerts the field is empty. Click on the icon triggers
the standard PP/DS popup with the list of alerts and detailed
info.

Alert for Network Icon indicating the Network alerts same as in /SAPAPO/
RRP3 transaction. Depending on the alert priority (Error/
Warning/Info) the icon is displayed with the relevant picto­
gram. If no alerts the field is empty. Click on the icon triggers
the standard PP/DS popup with the list of alerts and detailed
info.

Conversion Indicator for Orders Checkbox that triggers conversion of planned orders and
purchase requisitions. It is enabled only for receipt nodes
and when the simulation mode is switched on. The conver­
sion is triggered in PP/DS only after saving. In interactive
mode the direct ECC conversion can be still done by means
of clicking the icons >PR, >PO, >PP of the main structure.

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Field Meaning

Order Status Output Firmed (Receipt Quantities Firmed) Order Status Output Firmed (Receipt Quantities Firmed)

Order Status Input Firmed (Bill of Materials Firmed) Order Status Input Firmed (Bill of Materials Firmed)

Order Status Date Fixed Order Status Date Fixed

Partially Delivered Status Partially Delivered

Status 'Released' Status 'Released'

Status 'Started' Status 'Started'

Status 'Partial Confirmation' Status 'Partial Confirmation'

Status 'Final Confirmation' Status 'Final Confirmation'

Internal Number (UID) for an Order in APO Order GUID

Item Number for Identification of an Input/Output Node Position number

Schedule Line Number for Identification of an I/O Node Schedule Line Number

PP/DS Order Hotspot for navigation to PP/DS order

PP/DS Context Hotspot for calling PP/DS Context screen

PP/DS Pegging Hotspot for calling Single-Level Pegging popup screen

PP/DS Pegging Overview Hotspot for calling Pegging Overview popup screen

PP/DS Product View Hotspot for navigation to PP/DS Product View (tcode /
SAPAPO/RRP3)

 Note

All date and quantity fields are also populated with PP/DS values from LiveCache. The rest of the fields are
taken from ECC DB tables.

Toolbar of the main ALV grid is extended with several new buttons:

1. POV1 button calls the PP/DS Product Overview popup for selected materials (tcode /SAPAPO/POV1)
2. Simulation On/Off menu button Enables/Disables Simulation Mode depending on the current mode
3. Save button saves the changes that has been made by the user in Simulation mode to the LiveCache
4. PP/DS Log button calls the PP/DS planning log that contains the planning and scheduling information for
the recent changes.

4.6 Popup Extensions

The following Advanced MD04 popups were extended with PP/DS data:

1. Display Materials
2. MRP Elements (Individual)
3. MRP Elements (Aggregated)

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Display Materials popup output table has been extended with PP/DS data the same way as MARC table in S/
4HANA i.e. with standard include PRD_S_SCM_MARC by means of append structure. This is mainly the fields
contained in ‘Advanced Planning’ tab of material master (tcode MM02) and some others.

Component Description

.INCLUDE SCM Specific MARC Structure

SCM_MATLOCID_GUID16 Internal Key for Product

SCM_MATLOCID_GUID22 Internal Number (UID) for Location Product

SCM_GRPRT Goods Receipt Processing Time

SCM_GIPRT Goods Issue Processing Time

SCM_SCOST Product-Dependent Storage Costs

SCM_RELDT Replenishment Lead Time in Calendar Days

SCM_RRP_TYPE PP Planning Procedure

SCM_HEUR_ID PPC Heuristics

SCM_PACKAGE_ID Planning Package to Which Product Belongs

SCM_SSPEN Penalty Costs for Safety Stock Violation

SCM_GET_ALERTS Alert Relevance of Product

SCM_RES_NET_NAME Resource Network

SCM_CONHAP Handling Capacity Consumption in Unit of Measure (Gds

Rcpt)

SCM_HUNIT Unit of Measure: Handling Capacity in Goods Receipt

SCM_CONHAP_OUT Handling Capacity Consumption in Unit of Measure (Gds Is­

sue)

SCM_HUNIT_OUT Unit of Measure: Handling Capacity in Goods Issue

SCM_SHELF_LIFE_LOC Use Location-Dependent Shelf Life of Product when Plan­

ning

SCM_SHELF_LIFE_DUR Location-Dependent Shelf Life

SCM_MATURITY_DUR Location-Dependent Maturation Time

SCM_SHLF_LFE_REQ_MIN Minimum Shelf Life Required: Location-Dependent

SCM_SHLF_LFE_REQ_MAX Maximum Shelf Life Required: Location-Dependent

SCM_LSUOM Unit of Measure of Lot Size

SCM_REORD_DUR Reorder Days' Supply (in Workdays)

SCM_TARGET_DUR Target Days' Supply in Workdays

SCM_TSTRID Planning Calendar for Periodic Lot Sizing Procedure

SCM_STRA1 Requirement Strategy

SCM_PEG_PAST_ALERT Alert threshold for delayed receipts

SCM_PEG_FUTURE_ALERT Alert threshold for early receipts

SCM_PEG_STRATEGY Pegging strategy for dynamic pegging

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Component Description

SCM_PEG_WO_ALERT_FST Avoid Alerts in Pegging

SCM_FIXPEG_PROD_SET Retain Fixed Pegging for Product on Document Change

SCM_WHATBOM Plan Explosion

SCM_RRP_SEL_GROUP Planning Group

SCM_INTSRC_PROF Profile for Interactive Sourcing

SCM_PRIO Priority of Product

SCM_MIN_PASS_AMOUNT Minimum Passing Amount for Continuous I/O Pegging

SCM_PROFID Conversion Rule

SCM_GES_MNG_USE Use/Consume Entire Quantity of a Receipt Element

SCM_GES_BST_USE Use/Consume Entire Quantity of a Stock Element

SCM_THRUPUT_TIME Throughput Time

SCM_TPOP Third-Party Order Processing

SCM_SAFTY_V Safety Stock for Virtual Child Location

SCM_PPSAFTYSTK Safety Stock at Parent Location

SCM_PPSAFTYSTK_V Safety Stock of Parent Location Virtual Child Location

SCM_REPSAFTY Repair Safety Stock

SCM_REPSAFTY_V Repair Safety Stock for Virtual Child Location

SCM_REORD_V Reorder Point for Virtual Child Location

SCM_MAXSTOCK_V Maximum Stock Level for Virtual Child Locations

SCM_SCOST_PRCNT Cost Factor for Stockholding Costs

SCM_PROC_COST Procurement Costs for Product

SCM_NDCOSTWE Goods Receiving Costs (Network Design)

SCM_NDCOSTWA Goods Issue Costs (Network Design)

MRP Elements Individual and Aggregated popup output table has been extended with the following PP/DS
data:

1. ATP Category of the MRP element

2. ATP Category Description
3. Number of alerts per MRP Element/ATP Category combination at aggregated popup and Material/
Plant/MRP Element/ATP Category combination at individual

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MRP elements (e.g. PldOrd) in PP/DS can have different ATP categories depending on customizing or status
(released, confirmed, etc). So, if there is more than one ATP category for the same Material/Plant/MRP
Element combination then PP/DS extension splits the scope for that MRP element and displays the
information per Material/Plant/MRP Element/ATP Category combinations.

4.7 PP/DS Popups

The following PP/DS related popups were added to Advanced MD04:

1. PP/DS Context
2. PP/DS Pegging
3. PP/DS Pegging Overview
4. PP/DS Alerts
5. PP/DS Product Overview (/SAPAPO/POV1)

All these popups are either based on the relevant standard PP/DS screens or fully reuse the standard popups
and called via hotspots within the main ALV grid except “PP/DS Product Overview” which is called on ALV
toolbar button click.

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PP/DS Context

Context popup displays the list of upstream and downstream MRP elements related to the selected one.

PP/DS Pegging

Pegging popup displays the single-level pegging lanes for selected MRP element.

PP/DS Pegging Overview

Pegging Overview popup displays the list of pegging lanes for the location product of selected MRP element

PP/DS Alerts

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Alerts popup can be called via Quantity, Date or Network Alert hotspot. It shows the list of alerts for selected
MRP element.

PP/DS Product Overview

Product Overview popup displays the Stock/Requirement list aggregated per location product. Standard
tcode /SAPAPO/POV1.

There is also a couple of hotspots that navigate to the relevant PP/DS applications in display mode:

1. PP/DS Order

2. PP/DS Product View (/SAPAPO/RRP3)

PP/DS Order

Process order application shows the MRP element planning information: dates, quantity, statuses, source of
supply, receipts, requirements, etc.

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PP/DS Product View

Product View application displays the Receipt/Requirement list per location product of selected MRP element.
Standard tcode /SAPAPO/RRP3.

4.8 Simulation Mode

Advanced MD04 application allows direct changes of the MRP elements (quantities, dates, conversion, etc) in
the interactive mode i.e. the changes are automatically saved in the ECC DB tables immediately. PP/DS
extension allows to keep the changes for entire scope in the PP/DS simulation session until the user press
“Save PP/DS Simulation Result” on the ALV toolbar. Only then the data is saved into the LiveCache followed by
the CIF transfer to ECC for DB tables update.

Initial mode (interactive or simulation) for the application start is defined via customizing. After the first
selection the user can switch between the modes manually via the relevant button on the ALV toolbar.

 Note

Simulation mode can be switched-on only when the value “Only Materials w/ Advanced Planning flag” is
set for the selection field “Adv. Planning Mat.“ Otherwise the interactive mode would be set automatically
even if simulation mode is set as initial via customizing.

The list of the MRP elements enabled for changes is different in interactive and simulation modes as well as a
list of changeable fields. This is because the simulation functionality operates with PP/DS data that is stored in
the LiveCache. In PP/DS only planned/production orders and purchase requisitions/orders can be changed
thus the same restriction is applied to the simulation mode in advanced MD04.

Below is a list of changeable fields in simulation mode:

1. Planned dates

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2. Receipt/requirement quantity
3. Production Version
4. Availability Time
5. Conversion Indicator

Conversion indicator triggers the conversion of planned orders or purchase requisitions from PP/DS side.
When the mode is switched to Simulation all ECC conversion hotspots (i.e. >PR,>PO,>PP) are removed and
PP/DS conversion indicator is enabled for changing and vice versa.

Once the quantity, date or production version is changed in simulation mode the relevant PP/DS heuristic is
executed. The detailed information about the planning and scheduling procedures can be checked in PP/DS
log that can be shown on the toolbar button click.

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