Procurement Scheduling Agreements in Heuristic-Based SNP

Hi,
I have a question about Procurement Scheduling Agreements in Heuristic-Based SNP. I was reading through
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm40/helpdata/en/d6/07783b12fc9f20e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm">this topic</a> in help.sap.com
The last paragraph: "If the confirmation quantity is less than ....... as described in step ", says that the first Heuristic run is executed, then plan is sent to supplier and he either changes or confirms the supply qty Then if the qty. from the Heuristics result is more than what he can supply, the Heuristics run is rerun <u>"taking supplier capacity into consideration"</u>.
As far as I understand Heuristics, it is a qty. based rapid cross plat planning that do not take capacities into consideration. But here it's saying that the Heuristics is rerun taking capacities into consideration. That confuses me! Can somebody please explain this to me? What difference in the second run makes the Heuristics take capacity into consideration?
Thank you.

Hi Visu
SNP heuritics based planning involves heuristics(infinite) and heuristic based capacity levelling (with constraints) together.
the first run and second run are run with different settings. the first infinite and the second with the capacty constraint.
in the help page you refer to pl see point 2
also see point 8 on http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm40/helpdata/en/4a/563a18305211d3b6270000e82de178/content.htm -
you can set up capacity constraints and still run heuristics (the real meaning of heuristics being a set of rules)
the terms being used sure make it confusing

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Can you please tell me the ways to delete procurement schedule agreement release in APO system.
I have gone through the thread "How to delete the old schedule line release? and found two transactions but it seems both the transactions like /sapapo/cmds_del & sappao/cmds_sc02 are used for sales scheduling agreement release deletion.
The system is not allowing me to delete the same in APO system as these are APO scheduling agreements.
Please help me on the same.Thanks in advance.Revert back if any further clarification is required.
regards,
kaushik

Hi,
Thanks for your reply again.
The /SAPAPO/DELETE_PP_ORDER program does not select the release schedule lines though it selects the Scheduling Agreement Schedule Line (Not released) for deletion.
The transaction /SAPAPO/PWBSRC2 for Deleting External Procurement Relationship but as long as the released schedule line exists , it is not possible to delete the scheduling agreements.
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Scheduling agreement with Consumption based planning

Dear Experts,
I Have a Scenario,
I need to Bulit a Laptop which is a Finished Material, and the Components like Hardisk, Processor, Ram, Casing, Monitor are my Rawmaterials. By using these rawmaterials we are building the parent material.
My Client requirement is 1) Plan and schedule the requirement
2) Replenish the stock based on consumption based planning.
My query is
1) How should i proceed for mm based procurement ?
2) Does i need to create scheduling agreement for rawmaterials and and maintain schedule lines ?
3) For which materials i need to run the MRP ? weather its parent material or Component material ?
4) What are the sequence of process need to be carried out ?
Required ur valuable inputs on this.
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Edited by: JAVEED AHAMED on Feb 12, 2010 8:34 AM

Hi
Consumption based planning and Scheduling agreement are two different functions.
Consumption-based planning is based on past consumption values and uses the forecast or other statistical procedures to determine future requirements. The procedures in consumption-based planning do not refer to the master production schedule. That is, the net requirements calculation is not triggered either by planned independent requirements or dependent requirement. Instead, it is triggered when stock levels fall below a predefined reorder point or by forecast requirements calculated using past consumption values.
A form of outline purchase agreement under which materials are procured on predetermined dates within a certain time period.
With release documentation (in the standard system, document type LPA)
The schedule lines in the system have internal character. This means that you can change them in any way you wish. The schedule lines stored in the system are not transmitted to the vendor until you explicitly create a scheduling agreement release (which may take one of two forms: a forecast delivery schedule or a JIT delivery schedule).
The release documentation allows you to display the releases transmitted to a vendor over a certain period in order to establish exactly when you transmitted which information to the vendor.
Without release documentation (in the standard system, document type LP)
The schedule lines immediately have official character, i.e. they are immediately transmitted to the vendor the moment you save them (transmission time-spot 4 for messages). There is no release documentation in this case.
It cannot be explained in few lines. You need to study the below link.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/75/ee1fa755c811d189900000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/7d/c2821c454011d182b40000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

Open (procurement) scheduling agreement

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We will use subcontracting scheduling agreement to process subcontracting. Does anyone have any data conversion experience of open scheduling agreement?
I didn't find any standard SAP batch input program at LSMW. I am working on recording the creation steps at LSMW. Any input?
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Nancy

Hi Nancy
Please check if BAPI: <b>BAPI_AGREEMENT_MAINTAIN</b> helps you.
Documenation of BAPI can help you using the same.
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Am trying to create Scheduling Agreement for Services to Maintain Validity period for a longer time and do
service entry sheet and invoice manually.
But am not able to do service entry sheet , is there any option to do SES
Other Side
I did frame work order ( FO Document type ) with in ME21N, With validity periods and with GR/IR tick mark and Services tick mark and created Frame Work order . SES posted and MIRO posted.
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There are lots of discussion already there which are saying service entry sheet with regards to schedule agreement is not possible.
Service entry sheet is only possible with regards to the purchase order. Have a look into the existing discussion Scheduling agreement for services
Please search in SCN for more discussion.
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Creation of Transportation lanes during CIF of scheduling agreements.

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Could anyone please let me know the place(CIF Code) where transportation lanes are created during CIF process of scheduling agreements from R/3 to APO system. This scheduling agreements will be created in R/3 and will CIFed to APO(SPP).
I need to enhance the process where Transportation lanes are created when scheduling agreements are CIFed from R/3 to APO system. The enhancement will be adding a custom planned delivery time value to Means of transport(MOT) of the transportation lane.
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What is the Purchasing Document used - Purchasing Info Records or Contracts? You can CIF any of these to APO to create Procurement Relationships which in turn automatically creates Transportation Lane. You have to assign Means of Transport manually though. Note - T Lanes created with reference to Contract are however not used by SNP for source determination.
The other option is Special Procurement Key - if assigned in Material Master will automatically create TLane in APO when Materials are CIFed. Downside of that process is no control on TLane Validity Date and / or other Planning Parameters like Lot Size / PDT.
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Most of the procurement processes used are based on scheduling agreements : schedule lines are generated by MRP and forecast is sent to supplier while firm requirements are sent through JIT calls.
It seems that when doing GR in MIGO, it is done against the outline agreement number, and not against the call. Therefore, we have no way to compare dates and quantity with what was expected (in the JIT call).
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My client faced the same problem and we ended up developing an own analysis in LIS. Since the GR is not linked to specific schedule line (SAP does some kind of apportioning, but it doesn't have to correlate to the correct match), one needs to do assumptions. Our assumption was the closest schedule line, i.e. each GR is related to the schedule line with the closest date. Then all GR the same day are totaled together before the quantity reliability is calculated, since the very same shipment can be reported through several GR transactions in SAP (one per pallet).
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Contract , scheduling agreement and service order

Hi all,
Can anybody tell me about the contract scheduling agreement and when we can suggest our client to go for schedule or contract agreement ?
Pls tell me elaborately .
Also Pls explain me about service order and when can i go for service order . whether it is restricted to AMC ?
Pls explain me elaborately.
pls explain me steps for creating contract or scheduling agreement and service order..........................
points to be rewarded.
Regards,
Girish.

Hi,
Contract is outline purchasing agreement where you have a contract with the vendor,may be a for a predetermined quantity or predefined value. So everytime you need the matl, you need to make PO ref the contract asking for the delivery of the matl. In such instance when PO is ref with contract its called contract release orders or call off orders. So Process are ME01, ME11, ME31K with aggnrement type, ME51,ME21 & MIGO,
Scheduling agreement is a long term purchase agreement, where you will keep issuing the delivery schedules whenever there is a change in requirement or at predetermined time intervals. The delivery schedule can be on hour/daily/weekly/monthly basis. SA is also an agreement with the vendor for the supply of matl, may be a quanity or value. The delivery dates will be maintained in ME38 ref the SA which are called delivery schedules.So you can maintain the delivery schedule and communicate the vendor on Forecase basis or JIT basis. And when you need some more matl then will only create SA deliveries using ME38. SA could be of 2 types:- without release documentation-system will transmit the delivery info to the vendor once you save the document.
With release documentation- after creating the delivery schedules you need to create SA release using ME84.So Process are ME01, ME11, ME31K with aggnrement type, ME38 & MIGO,
Service order or service PO is created with item Category "D" and an account assignment category as per ur requirement. U can not enter ur material here only u have to maintain short text of material. Example: You want to clean the boiler and u given contract to your Vendor. Vendor sends quotation mentioning that Rs.100/hr/Man head. Now how you will measure the cleaning activities of furnace? You can pay to contractor based on the hourly basis/ man head spent in cleaning activities. So in this case create the Purchase Order mentioning "Cleaning" in the short text in Item overview(Acc assignment ' K' or C or P and Item category 'D) and item details " Man Head" Service No , Gross price - Rs.100.00 and unit - hour ( or pick from Service master) and Quantity-number of hours spent by all man head.
The steps to create Service PO are:
1) Maintain Item Category as D & account assignment such as cost center Kor slaes orderC
2) Keep material code field blank.
3) Enter description of service & other fields in the PO Item Overview level. Press Enter.
4) System will prompt you to maintain services at Item Level. Maintain your service master number / service description & other fields (quantity / rate /)
5) Save the PO.
For more follow the links;
For more follow the link;
http://esoadocu.sap.com/socoview(bD1lbiZjPTgwMCZkPW1pbg==)/render.asp?packageid=DBBB6D8AA3B382F191E0000F20F64781&id=EB65A89F1AFD4C46AB61C6161BAF
http://www.sap-img.com/sap-sd/sap-sd-scheduling-agreement-vs-contract.htm
http://www.copacustomhelp.state.pa.us/infopak/nav/procurement/contracting/file1499/index.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/materials/what-is-outline-and-scheduling-agreement.htm
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Date Problem in Scheduling Agreement Creation

Hi,
When I create a scheduling agreement (Category : HG) say 31st bucket it automatically gets shifted to next bucket ( Weekly Bucket) Creating the scheduling agreement within the planned delivery time. Pls let me know the reason for this.
Thanks,
Siva.

Check OSS Notes 770315 and 757870.
There was a code issue for SNP Purchase Reqs which is corrected by notes 989857, 1045636 ad 1045891.
Also note that the normal process for Procurement Proposal creation is a Backward and then Forward Scheduling. Due to varying calendars (receving and shipping) at the locations the results of Backward and then Forward Scheduling can give differences. However it should not create the receipts late (as is your case).
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Somnath

Subcontracting Using Scheduling agreement

I am trying to carry out subcontracting using Scheduling Agreement, but not able to achieve the same. Please let me know stepwise porocedure to carry out the same.

Hi,
Please cehck the following,
Requirement Subcontracting Orders to be generated as schedule line using MRP.
Solution is as follows.
Step 1
Transaction Code: MM01
Path Logistics  Materials Management  Material Master  Material  Create (general)  Immediately
Create Material Master with source list marked in Purchasing view and Special Procurement type is 30 in MRP2 View.
Source List to be marked in Purcahsing data view of material master record.
Procurement type in F
In MRP-2 view, Special procurement 30 Subcontract
Step 2.
Create Q-Info Records.
Transaction: QI01
Menu Path: Logistics  Quality Management  Quality Planning  Logistics Master Data  Q-Info Record: Procurement  Create
Step 3.
Create a Scheduling Agreement (Doc. type LP).
Enter the firm zone: Zone in which the requirement should be converted to Schedule lines.
Save the document
Step 4.
Create Source List
Transaction: ME01
Path: Logistics  Materials Management  Purchasing  Master Data  Source List  Maintain
In ME01,
Enter the valid from and to date, vendor, purchasing organization, agreement created in STEP 3, and MRP indicator as 2 = Record relevant to MRP. Sched. lines generated automatically. SAVE the record
STEP 5
RUN MRP.
Transaction is MD02.
Path: Logistics  Production  MRP  Planning  Single item, multi level
Control. Parameter to be used for schedule lines is 2, This will ensure that requirement in the firm zone is converted to schedule lines rest will be converted to planned order.
Next is the solution for splitting the requirement in two vendors.
step-6
The splitting of requirement will be handled using quota arrangement.
Following are the steps to be followed:
Step 1. Customizing settings
Transaction: OMI4 (Define Lot sizing procedures), Choose MRP Lot Size
Mark the Splitting quota.
The Splitting will enable the requirement to be split between two vendors. The following are the details of the same.
Step 2. Change the Material Master
Change views
View to be changed is Purchasing
Input the Quota arr. Usage as 3 (MRP relevant).
Step 3. Create Info Records.
Transaction: ME11
Choose Subcontracting and create the info record.
Step 4. Maintain the Source List
Transaction: ME01
To add the next vendor
Step 5. Create Quota Arrangement
Transaction: MEQ1
Path: Logistics  Materials Management  Purchasing  Master Data  Quota arrangement  Maintain
Input the material and plant and press enter.
Input the Valid to date and Min. qty splitting (If the requirement is greater than Min qty Splitting only then the requirement will be split else it will be allocated to only one vendor based on the Quota
Enter the following details
Procurement type as F = External procurement
Special procurement as L = Subcontract
Vendors for which splitting is to take place.
Calculating the Quota Rating
The system assigns a quota rating to each source of supply. The quota rating is calculated as follows:
Quota-allocated quantity + Quota base quantity
= Quota rating
Quota
where
     Quota-allocated quantity
= Total quantity from all purchase requisitions, purchase orders, release orders, and scheduling agreement schedules allocated to a given source of supply. (The quantities of quota-allocated planned orders are also taken into account.)
     Quota base quantity
= Quantity used to control the quota arrangement when new sources of supply are included.
     Quota
= A number specifying which portion of a total requirement should be obtained from a certain source.
The source with the lowest quota rating represents the valid source, even if it has a quota rating of 0 (that is, the quota-allocated quantity and the quota base quantity have the value 0). If more than one source of supply has a quota rating of 0, the item with the highest quota is the valid source of supply.
According to the formula, the following applies: The higher the quota, the lower the quota rating and the higher the likelihood that the relevant source will be determined as the valid source.
But in case of splitting SAP will not go on the basis of Quota it will purely split the requirement quantity between two or more vendor on the basis of Quota %.
Step5. RUN MRP
Remember to choose the schedule lines control indicator to 2.
Please try this.
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SAP best practice on scheduling agreements

Hello all,
Our client is an automotive supplier and currently in the SAP environment we use spot POs for indirect purchasing (thru SRM) and scheduling agreement for direct procurement. The scheduling agreements have multiple lines and we try to process as much invoices as ERS as possible.
Currently some of the business units are proposing to have single line items in the SA rather than the multiple ones. The reason being huge no of SA lines being faxed and also supposing it to be a SAP suggested best practice to have ONLY one line item per SA.
I am not sure of any such best practice. Could you please help me with an single Vs multi line scheduling agreements pros and cons. Also what is the best practice that are seen in the automotive sector or being suggested by SAP.
Any SAP official documentation in the public domain will also help.
Thanks

As per my experience, we have used both the ways, both have its pro's and cons.
In one instance we may feel that it is easy to handle one line per one SA and in that way we will create many SA's and in ither instance we may fell having one SA for multiple lines.
SAP does not give any best approach...or else SAP woul dhave provided the option for only one line.
As per my experience the Structuring of a SA should be based on the way you procure from the supplier / Vendor.
We have one supplier who supplies 800+ materials, we can create one SA with 800 lines... But we have created multiple SA's based on the product category whcih is a bit easy to identify whcoih material goes into which SA and the Vendor is also happy as he knows that for one product there is a specific SA.
Hope this helps you in resolving your issue.,

Scheduling Agreement and Quota arrangement

Dear all,
Kindly share with me the individual steps involved in in creating Scheduling Agreement as well as Quota arrangement procurement process with T.Codes and also the relevant configurations involved.
Thanks a lot.

Hi,
Here is all about Quota arrangement :
Following are the configurations.
1) To specify number range for quota arrangement
SPRO > IMG > MM > Purchasing> Quota arrangement> Define number range (Int or Ext)
2) Set Quota arrangement usage indicator:
SPRO > IMG > MM > Purchasing> Quota arrangement> Define quota arrangement usage
On Application side following are the prerequisites
1) Create Quota arrangement
SAP Menu> Logistic> MM > Purchasing> Master Data> Quota arrangement > Maintain
2)specify procurement type : Int / Ext
3)Where appropriate specify the special procurement type For ex stock transfer
4) Enter the vendor or supplying plant
5) Specify the quota you want to assign to this source
Please understand terms as below,
Quota Rating = Quota allocated Qty +Quota Base Qty /Quota
Quota Base Qty: Quantity used for manual control of the quota Arrangement (For example new source is included)
Quota: Number that determines how requirement are apportioned among various sources .Decided by a Purchasing people based on confidence on source.
I source determination source with lowest quota arrangement will always be assigned
Example
Source Quota    allocated Qty      Quota Rating
M             1                   100                     100
N              2                   150                     75
O             3                     75                      25 *
In above case vendor O will be assigned as low Rating *
Now quota Base Qty will come into picture when new supplier is introduced. As you have seen that vendor with low quota Rating is assigned .In case of new supplier as no allocated qty earlier its Quota rating will always be low & all Qty will be allocated to him. To prevent this Base qty is added to allocated Qty so that accordingly it will determined accordingly
If Quota base Qty is 100   & quota is 2
For new vendor X rating will be
Quota rating = 100 + 0 / 2 = 50
I hope this gives you entire clarity.
Vivek

Contract or scheduling agreement

Hi friends,
Given a scenario,
how can i decide , whether to use contract or scheduling Agreement.
after reading sap help, i am confused, it gave little difference between both.
Can some one please tell me on what factor or basis , i should decide on Contract or SA.
Thanks.

With regard to Outline Agreement:
1. You can create the centrally contract (cross-plant) where you can maintain different pricing conditions for each and every plant
2. You have to create the Release Order with reference to Outline Agreement.
3. No detailed delivery schedule can be made in the Release Order.
4. No Release documentation is created.
5. Only time-dependent conditions can be created.
6. Some Item Category 'M' and 'W' can be used.
With regard to Scheduling Agreement:
1. The Plant Location must be entered in the Scheduling Agreement.
2. We do not have to create any other purchasing document except for delivery schedule line via Transaction ME38 or MRP running (with the appropriate setting of Source List).
3. Delivery Schedule line items are created subject to your specific requirement.
4. Can create both Scheduling Agreement with and without Release Documentation (subject to the Document Type LP or LPA) with the selection of either FRC or JIT delivery schedule.
5. Either time-dependent or time-independent conditions can be created subject to the customizing in the Document Type of the Scheduling Agreement.
6. Item Category 'M' and 'W' can not be used.
In Other Words Scheduling Agreement is Purely Time Framed. For Eg : Take Automobile Industry. Suppose there is a Requirement of 1000 Auto parts on Every month 1 day based on the Production. Then Using SA they can solve their Problem. A SA Should be created first and Later Delivery Schedule should be maintained in ME38. Based on the Schedule Lines Vendor will send the parts every Month. No Need to give any Release Order etc. It will Reduce the Paper work & Procurement Length.
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Ashok

MRP To Generate SCHEDULE LINES for Scheduling Agreement

Hi
I have followed the below steps but still the Schedule lines is not generated for scheduling agreement.
1Maintain MRP views 1,2,3,4 for the material in material mste.(MM01)
2. Maintain Purchase Info Record for the vendor plant & material combination.(ME11)
3. Create Scheduling agreement using ME31L
4. Maintain source list for the material & the scheduling agreement # and Line item set the MRP relevant indicator 2 (Necessary ?) ME01
During Run MRP for the material.the below details entered///
Processing key NETCH Net Change in Total Horizon
Create purchase req. 1 Purchase requisitions in opening period
Schedule lines 3 Schedule lines
Create MRP list 1 MRP list
Planning mode 1 Determination of Basic Dates for Planned
Run MDBT or MD02 but still doesn't create the schedule lines......Anything else missing.
MRP1:
MRP Procedure: PD
MRP Group: 0000 (External Procurement only)
Lot Size: EX (Lot For Lot)
MRP2:
Procurement Type: F
Sched Margin Key: 000
MRP3:
Avilablity chec: 02 (Individual requirement)
MRP: 4
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Raj,
Source List a Mandatory for Scheduling Agreement, if you want to create automatic Scheduling line.
Plz use (2) in MRP RELEVENT tab in ME01 (Source List).
rest of the thing is ok, make sure a material master(MRP 2 VIEW) in that view you have to give a planed delivery days. it is must.
HOPE IT WILL WORK
Regards:
Poision

*MRP unable to create Delivery Schedule Lines in MM Scheduling Agreement*

Hi Experts,
I need your help...
The issue is, in-spit of maintaining Source List with an u201CScheduling Agreement with item No.u201D & u201CSource List Usage in MRPu201D as 2 (Record relevant to MRP. Sched. lines generated automatically), MRP run does not generate Schedule Lines, instead PRs are created.
Please help me to understand such behavior and fix the issue as the requirement is to generate Schedule Lines only.
Thanks,
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Hello
Please check
1) Source List maintained properly in terms of Material # ; plant # ; proper POrg ; Schd Agr # and line item# ; proper validity date & MRP relevant indicator
2) Please also check Quata arrangement if you are using. whether % is maintained correctly against the vendor
3) MD03 , Delivery schedules- should be 3
4) check your planning horizon whether it is NETCH or not
5) check material master -MRP2 view, Procurement type is F- external procurement, schedule margin key if you are using
if everything above is set, then I feel it should work
Also please verify-
lot size, safety stock and the corresponding prod volume for MRP input v/s the stock available in MMBE
example.
MD04, we can see the open del lines.
if SS = 50 , prod volume is 150
1) if MMBE shows 200 then it wont generate any schedule.
2) if MMBE is 180 and your lotsize is 40, then after MD03, you will have a schedule line of 40 (provided if everything is set properly)
Please ensure there are NO open delivery lines . if you find such in MD04, then please close open delivery lines
in calculation of MRP, system considers such open delivery lines are going to receive and no additional schedule line generated even after MRP run
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