SAP Note 451108 - Rules-based ATP in APO: Customizing SD item categories

Component : SD rules-based ATP - Rules-Based Available-To-Promise (ATP)

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/451108 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
The provided SAP Note addresses the limitations in rules-based ATP (Available to Promise) within APO when manually handling items in sales orders. The default settings lead to loss of manually added details like prices, texts, and business data during each ATP reevaluation. The note presents solutions involving Customizing adjustments for item categories. It outlines how duplicated conditions from main to subitems can help preserve manual pricing changes during ATP rechecks. The combinations TAX/TAPS and TAPA/TAN are suggested for varying substitution reasons, with detailed Customizing documentation provided for structured conditions in product selection.

Key words :
item type  higher-level item  item typeta          norm            apo1                              taxta          norm            apo2              tax             tapstherefore, 1000item  material  quantity  plant  shipping point  item category 0010    4711    100   0001  0001         tax 0011    4712     50   0002  0002         taps 0012    4713     30   0003  0003         taps 0013    4711     20   0004  0002         taps 0020    0815     40   0002  0002         tanitems 0011, item  material  quantity  plant  item category  reference order/item 0010     4711      70      tax          1000/0010 0020     4712      50      taps          1000/0011 0030     4711      20      taps          1000/0013 0040     0815      40      tan          1000/0020 2, item type  higher-level item  item typeta          norm                                              tansubitems, item  material  quantity  reference item  delivery  0010    4711    30         0010the required customizing settings, item  material  quantity  reference order/item 0010    4711      30        1000/0010 0020    4713      30        1000/0012goods issue, item  material  quantity  reference item  delivery  0010      4711    70      0010  0020      0815    40      0040billing document, item  material  quantity  reference item  001     4712     50      0020  002     4711     20      0030  003     0815     40       0040goods issue, item  material  quantity  reference item  001      4713    30      0020billing document, sales & distribution -> conditions & pricing -> special pricing functions -> duplicating conditions

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451278Transfer of confirmed quantities from sourcing subitem (2)
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407583Transfer of confirmed quantities from sourcing subitems
197348Copying sales document with sourcing (APO)