SAP_CDPBP_02: Heuristic for Block Planning

Hi All
I am presently working on a APO PPDS implementation Project where we are considering Block Planning solution. We are currently exploring the SAP_CDPBP_02 Heuristic for Block Planning. Our current requirement is to use the Block planning solution for capacity utilization situation where this particular heuristic should help us with Block adjustments in case of capacity overload /underload i.e. the Blocks should be extended in case of overload , and should be shortened in case of underload, after running this heuristic.
Somehow this particular heuristic doesnu2019t seem to work for us although SAP help suggest that it can solve the Block adjustment problem. We are working with SCM 4.1 release. SAP note 975604 suggests that we need to apply the support pack SAPKY41012 to SCM 4.1 release, for this Heuristic to work but this particular support pack is already applied to our system and still we are not getting the desired result.
Saurabh

Hi Siddharth
Thanks a lot for the reply. I wanted to know the procedure while executing this heuristic on the DS planning board.
1) Do you select the resource and execute the heuristic by going to Functions--> Heuristic --> Adjust and Reschedule Block limits
Or 2) You select the Block and the overloaded orders simultaneously and then go to Functions > Heuristics> Adjust and reschedule Block Limits.
Also what settings are you choosing in the Resource master in the PPDS Bucket capacity tab:
You are choosing Bucket Definition as "No PPDS Available Bucket capacity" or
" From Block Planning" & "Time continuous capacity" in the Finite capacity.
Also are you unchecking the "Use Bucket capacity" checkbox or letting it as it is with the checkbox ticked in the settings for the heuristic SAP_CDPBP_02.
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