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Definition:
1.
2.

In the material master (MRP 3).

As an MRP group parameter
(Customizing: Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups).

Planning time fence

The planning time fence defines a period in which the system can make no
automatic changes to the production plan (as long as the materials have an MRP
type with an appropriate firming type). The period is calculated in workdays.
You can also set a firming date (and thereby the end of the planning time fence)
manually.
Definition:
1.
2.

In the material master (MRP 1).

As an MRP group parameter
(Customizing: Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups).

Planning time fence for maintaining independent requirements

The planning time fence for the maintenance of independent requirements
determines a period in which the system generates a message when there are
changes to the demand program. This period, which is defined in workdays,
does not affect MRP.
Definition:
On a plant-basis in the Customizing activity Define Firming Period for
Maintaining Indep. Reqmts.
Roll forward period
The roll forward period defines a period (in workdays) for updating the production
plan. All firmed planned orders that fall before the end of the roll forward period
(which can lie in the future or the past) are deleted (if the roll forward indicator
Delete firm planned orders is set in the MRP type for the respective material).
Definition:
As an MRP group parameter
(Customizing: Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups).
Period of adjustment
The period of adjustment defines a period in which planned independent
requirements are no longer taken into account in the net requirements calculation.
The various adjustment indicators control whether the end of this period is in
the past or the future and which types of planned independent requirements are
ignored. The period of adjustment is in calendar days.

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Definition:
As an MRP group parameter
(Customizing: Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups).
Reorganization interval
The reorganization interval determines the date from which data is reorganized.
This date is calculated by deducting the reorganization interval (in calendar days)
from todays date. The system reorganizes all the data that is older than the
reorganization interval.
Definition:
On a plant-basis in the Customizing activity Define the Reorganization Interval.
Rescheduling horizon
The rescheduling horizon determines a period (in workdays), starting form the end
of the replenishment lead-time, in which the system checks in the net requirements
calculation whether the dates for firmed or fixed receipt elements should be
brought forward. This horizon is only valid for bringing forward firmed or fixed
receipt elements. The system checks the moving (into the future) of such a receipt
element without restricting the check to this period.
Definition:
1.

As an MRP group parameter

(Customizing: Carry Out Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups).

2.

As a plant parameter
(Carry Out Overall Maintenance of Plant Parameters. You also determine
which receipts are counted as firmed or fixed here.)

Scheduling horizon
You can use the scheduling horizon to define a period in which lead-time
scheduling can be executed in MRP. The system executes detailed scheduling
and generates capacity requirements for planned orders with an order start date
that lies in the future within this period (in workdays). In the case of planned
orders that lie further in the future, the scheduling takes place using the in-house
production time in the material master.
Definition:
On a plant-basis in the Customizing activity Define Scheduling Parameters for
Planned Orders.

Menu Paths
Some menu paths in Production Planning

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Master Data
Material master
Logistics ! Production ! Master Data ! Material Master ! Material !
Create\Change\Display
MRP profile
Logistics ! Production ! Master Data ! Material Master ! Profile ! MRP
Profile ! Create\Change\Delete\Display\Usage
Bill of material
Logistics ! Production ! Master Data ! Bills of Material ! Bill of Material
! Material BOM ! Create\Change\Display
Routing
Logistics ! Production ! Master Data ! Routings ! Routings ! Standard
Routings ! Create\Change\Display

Demand Management
Planned independent requirements
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management !
Planned Independent Requirements ! Create\Change\Display
Customer requirement
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management !
Customer Requirements ! Create\Change\Display
Total requirements Planned independent requirement assignment
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management !
Evaluations ! Display Total Reqmts
(Alternatively, this can also be accessed from the stock/requirements list by
choosing Environment ! Display Total Requirements.)
Reorganization
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management
! Environment ! Independent Requirements: Reorganization ! Adjust
Requirements\Schedule Lines: Reorganize\Delete History
SD sales order
Logistics ! Sales and Distribution ! Sales ! Order ! Create\Change\Display
Material availability overview
Logistics ! Sales and Distribution ! Sales ! Environment ! Availability
Overview

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MRP
Stock/requirements list
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Evaluations ! Stock/Requirements
List\Stock/Requirements List: Collective Display
MRP list
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Evaluations ! MRP List\MRP List
Collective Display
Single-item planning
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Multilevel Single-Item
Planning\Single-Level Single-Item Planning
Interactive single-item planning
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Single-Item Planning, Interactive
Planning ! Execute planning run
Total planning
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Total Planning ! Online\As
Background Job
Planning table
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Planning Table ! Display
Mode\Change Mode
Planning file entry
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Planning File Entry !
Create\Display
Manual firming date
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Evaluations ! Stock/Requirements List Edit
! Set Firming Date
Planning calendar
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Master Data ! Planning Calendar !
Create\Change\Display Periods
Planned order
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planned Order ! Create\Change
Pegged requirements
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Evaluations ! Pegged Requirements
(alternatively, you can also access this directly from the stock/requirements list)
Convert planned order in MRP

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Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planned Order ! Convert to Purchase

Requisition\Convert to Production Order ! Collective\Partial Conversion
Detailed data on BOM explosion for a planned order
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planned Order ! Change\Display
Goto ! Component Overview
Extras ! For Explosion
Definition of BOM alternatives per time period
Logistics Production MRP Master Data BOM by Date
(this can also be accessed in Customizing for Basic Data in Production)
BOM explosion numbers
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Master Data ! BOM Explosion Numbers !
Edit\Display
Scheduled jobs
Tools ! CCMS ! Background Processing ! Jobs - Overview and Administration

Long-Term Planning
Scenario
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Long-Term Planning !
Scenario ! Create\Change\Display
Simulative planning
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Long-Term Planning !
Long-Term Planning
MRP list, stock/requirements list for long-term planning
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! Long-Term Planning !
Evaluations
Adoption of firmed simulative planned orders in operative planning
Logistics ! Production ! MRP ! Planning ! Single-Item Planning, Interactive
Edit ! Copy Simulative LT Planned Orders

Master Production Scheduling

Planning run
Logistics ! Production ! Production Planning ! MPS ! MPS ! Single-Item,
Multi-Level\Single-Level\Interactive

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Customizing
Tools ! Customizing ! IMG ! Execute Project
Goto ! SAP Reference IMG
Planning strategies
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Planning Strategy ! Define Strategy
Assign requirement types to requirements class
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Requirements Types/Requirements Classes !
Define Requirement Types and Allocate Requirements Class
Planned independent requirements classes
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Requirements Types/Requirements Classes !
Maintain Requirements Classes
Planning time fence for maintaining independent requirements
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Define Firming Period for Maintaining Indep.
Reqmts
Message output for invalid requirements type
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Requirements Types/Requirements Classes !
Message Output for Invalid Requirements Type
Planned independent requirements versions
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Define Version Numbers
Customer requirements classes
Sales and Distribution ! Basic Functions ! Availability Check and Transfer of
Requirements ! Transfer of Requirements ! Define Requirements Classes
Special procurement
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Master Data ! Define Special
Procurement Type
Movement types
Materials Management ! Inventory Management and Physical Inventory !
Movement Types ! Copy, Change Movement Types
Control of availability check

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Sales and Distribution ! Basic Functions ! Availability Check and Transfer of

Requirements ! Availability Check ! Availability Check with ATP Logic or
Against Planning ! Carry Out Control For Availability Check
Available plant stock
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Stocks ! Define Availability of Stock in Transfer/Blocked Stock/Restricted
Stock
Attributes of material types
Logistics - General ! Material Master ! Basic Settings ! Material Types !
Define Attributes of Material Types
Material status
Logistics - General ! Material Master ! Settings for Key Fields ! Define
Material Statuses
MRP and planning file entries
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning File Entries !
Activate MRP and Set Up Planning File
Material requirements planning for MRP areas
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Master Data ! MRP Areas !
Activate MRP for MRP Areas
MRP areas
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Master Data ! MRP Areas
! Define MRP Areas
Storage mode for MRP lists
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Check of Performance Settings
! Check Storage Mode for MRP List
Scope of planning for total planning
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! Define Scope of
Planning for Total Planning
Parallel processing in MRP
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Define Parallel Processing
in MRP
(alternatively, this can be accessed directly from MRP)
Plant parameters
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Plant Parameters ! Carry
Out Overall Maintenance of Plant Parameters

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MRP group parameters

Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! MRP Groups ! Carry Out
Overall Maintenance of MRP Groups
MRP type
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Master Data ! Check MRP
Types
Planning table entry parameters
Production ! Repetitive Manufacturing ! Planning ! Planning Table !
Maintain Entry Parameters
Planning table row selection
Production ! Repetitive Manufacturing ! Planning ! Planning Table !
Maintain Row Selection
Planning horizon
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Planning Horizon
(alternatively, this can be accessed from the plant parameters or the MRP group
parameters)
Planning time fence and roll forward period
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Planning Time Fence and Roll Forward Period
(alternatively, this can be accessed from the MRP group parameters)
Reorganization interval
Production ! Production Planning ! Demand Management ! Planned
Independent Requirements ! Define the Reorganization Interval
Rescheduling check
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Rescheduling Check
(alternatively, this can be accessed from the plant parameters or the MRP group
parameters)
Display material groupings
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Display
Material Groupings
Screen sequence header details
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Define Screen
Sequence for Header Details

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Navigation profiles
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Define
Navigation Profiles
Selection rules
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Filter ! Define
Selection Rules
Display filter
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Filter ! Define
Display Filter
Period totals
Production !Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Period Totals !
Define Period Display for Period Totals
Exception messages
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Exception
Messages ! Define and Group Exception Messages
Receipt days' supply
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Evaluation ! Define Receipt
Elements for Receipt Days' Supply
Floats (scheduling margin key)
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! Scheduling and
Capacity Parameters ! Define Floats (Scheduling Margin Key)
Safety stock availability
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Stocks ! Define Safety Stock Availability
Period profile for safety time/Actual range of coverage
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Period Profile for Safety Time/Actual Range of Coverage
(alternatively, this can be accessed directly from MRP)
Range of coverage profile (dynamic safety stock)
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Range of Coverage Profile (Dynamic Safety Stock)
(alternatively, this can be accessed directly from MRP)
Lot-sizing procedures
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! Lot-Size
Calculation ! Check Lot-Sizing Procedure

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Rounding profile
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! Lot-Size
Calculation ! Maintain Rounding Profile
Planning calendar
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Master Data ! Maintain
Planning Calendar
(alternatively, this can be accessed directly from MRP)
Selection ID for routing selection
Production ! Basic Data ! Routing ! Routing Selection ! Select Automatically
Scheduling parameters for planned orders
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! Scheduling and
Capacity Parameters ! Define Scheduling Parameters for Planned Orders
Caution: As of Release 3.0, routing selection is controlled using this table,
and no longer by following the menu path Customizing: Production !
Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! BOM Explosion/Routing
Determination ! Define Selection of BOMs and Routings
BOM usage
Production ! Basic Data ! Bill of Material ! General Data ! BOM Usage
! Define BOM Usages
Selection ID of BOM selection
Production ! Basic Data ! Bill of Material ! Alternative Determination !
Define Order of Priority for BOM Usages
Selection of BOM usage per plant
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! BOM Explosion
! Define BOM Selection
BOM explosion control
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! BOM Explosion
! Define BOM Explosion Control
Error handling in the planning run
Production ! Material Requirements Planning ! Planning ! MRP Calculation
! Define Error Processing in the Planning Run

Selected BAdIs and BAPIs

Business Add-Ins

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The following BAdIs (Business Add-Ins) serve as interfaces or contain the coding
for functional enhancements without modifying the original programming.
Short description of the BAdI

Name of the BAdI

General MRP
Reset subcontracting logic

MD_SUBCONT_LOGIC

Change logic for MRP data import

MD_CHANGE_MRP_DATA

Change requirements dates for stock

transfers

MD_STOCK_TRANSFER

Own MRP elements in MRP/LTP

MD_ADD_ELEMENTS

Flexible independent requirements

consumption/reduction (SAP Note
608760)

MD_PIR_FLEX_CONS

MRP planning evaluation

Further process MRP list

MD_MRP_LIST

Change MRP element display

MD_DISPLAY_ELEMENT

Collect and process planning data

MD_PLANNING_RESULT

Additional columns in the material

overview

MD_ADD_COL_OVERVIEW

Additional columns in the MRP

evaluation

MD_ADD_COL_EZPS

MRP procurement proposal

Change purchase requisition

MD_PUREQ_CHANGE

Process purchase requisition further

MD_PUREQ_POST

Change planned order

MD_PLDORD_CHANGE

Process planned orders further

MD_PLDORD_POST

Change source of supply assignments

MD_MODIFY_SOURCE

Determine production version

MD_MODIFY_PRODVERS

Log planned order postings due to time MD_PLDORD_TIME_STAMP

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Schedule planned orders

MD_PLDORD_SCHEDULING

Deactivate release strategy

determination for purchase requisition
(SAP Note 592297)

MD_PURREQ_REL_STRAT

Calculate the last lot exactly in the

individual segment

MD_LAST_LOT_EXACT

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Determine the issuing storage location

MD_EXT_SUP

MRP execution
Change package size in parallel MRP
planning run

MD_MRP_RUN_PARALLEL

Deactivate MRP element changeability MD_INTERACT_PLANNING

(SAP Note 600940)
Change planning parameters

MD_MRP_PARAMETERS

Long-term planning/simulation
Define additional parameters in
planning scenario

MD_PLANNING_SCENARIO

For details about the functions and implementation, refer to the release information
or other BAdIs and their descriptions in MRP Customizing.
BAPIs
BAPIs (Business Application Programming Interfaces) enable you to access a
standardized programming interface to allow external access to business processes
and data in the SAP system.
Short description of the BAPI

Name of the BAPI

Select the current stock/requirements

list

GetStockRequirementList

Select the MRP list

GetMRPList

Single-item, single-level and

multilevel planning

MaterialRequirementsPlanning

You will find further information about the methods in the BAPI Explorer
(transaction BAPI).

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