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APO-PPS-BF: Changes to Automatic Planning ( RELNAPO_30A_SP1_PPS-BF1 )

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APO-PPS-BF: Changes to Automatic Planning

Use

In Release 2.0A, the method of planning used to plan products during automatic planning was the same for all products. A multi-level planning was performed while considering the lot-sizing parameters defined in the Product Master.

As of Release 3.0A (First Customer Shipment and Support Package 1), you are able to define a heuristic at product-location level that is to be used for automatic planning. A heuristic is a planning function that executes planning for selected objects (depending on the focus of planning: products, orders, operations, resources or line networks) using a particular planning procedure (algorithm). SAP provides several heuristics that can be used to plan products, for example, part period balancing procedure, period lot-sizing procedure for three planning horizons, and so on. You can therefore apply a heuristics to address the specific planning needs of each product. You define which heuristic is to be used to plan the product in the PP/DS tab of the Product Master. If the Automatic planning immediately indicator has been set for the product, the heuristic is executed automatically for the product every time a change relevant to planning is made.

As of Release 3.0A (First Customer Shipment and Support Package 1), a new automatic planning indicator exists in the Product Master: Automatic planning in planning run indicator. In this case, the system generates a planning file entry for the product every time a change relevant to planning is made. The products are then planned during the next net change planning run using the heuristic defined in the Product Master (if you enter the product heuristic on the initial screen of the planning run).

See also

For more information, see the Release Information: Heuristics in Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling