SAP AFS 5.0 Seasonal Processing in MM, PP

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Seasonality in MM/PP

Business Drivers

Season/collection/theme is an essential A&F industry feature that needs to be supported in the complete logistical cycle

Reporting needs to have the fields season/collection/theme available across the ERP modules (SD, MM, PP, ?) Profitability/costing analysis Reporting/analysis: (Demand), supply, stock (physical, in transit, )

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Seasonal Processing across the Supply Chain

MASTER DATA

PROCESS

INFO SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS

SALES SUPPLY CHAIN

Definition Season/...level for

Material

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Season/... Determination - Purchase requisition- Purchase order- Planned order- Production order

CUSTOMIZING

Season/... Determination in Sales Order

Assign Season/... in Material Master

Information Systems / BW / Controlling...

(unique) Season/... in batches

Flagged as fix: Material is mapped to exactly one Season/...

Season / Collection / Theme Definition

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Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Master Data

Customizing Season definition like in SD

New master data transaction AFS stock season for season determination (Periods) based on delivery date and/or order date periods

Material Master Definition of a season level for MM/PP (new)

Use the same values as SD but at defined season level Fixed indicator for material with exact one season/ (new)

Only these materials can use seasonality in Inventory management in the current release

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Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Purchasing (new)

MRP Season determination during creation of purchase requisitions

Purchase Requisition (manual) Season determination or manual selection of season Display at item level

Purchase Order Take over season from requisitionManual selection of season Display at item level

Goods receipt If season is fixed in material master:

Take over season into batches

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Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Production

Same process for Planned orders and Production orders as in Purchasing for purchase requisitions and purchase orders

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Seasonality Details

There is no change in functionality of seasons in SD In MM/PP we will only have a season assignment (no delivery date

proposal as in SD)

Different seasons for different schedule lines are not supported in MM/PP

Activation of stock season only for new materials (as long as AFS status not set)

Season determination and season check Purchase Requisition and Planned Order

Delivery date Purchase Order and Production Order

Order date and Delivery date General

Check: Message Type in Stock season details User exit for determination and check

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New Master Data Transaction for Stock Season

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Details of Stock Seasons

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Stock Season Level Definition in Material Master

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Season in Purchase Order

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