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Approval hierarchy to issue Minimum safety stock

Former Member
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Hi Guys,

We have a requirement to have an automated approval hierarchy for issuing the inventory below a safety stock limit defined. How can we achieve that. I know that there is some option as "minimum safety stock" in SAP, but we need that a workfklow to be activated when the stock reaches to this level and only after approval it should be allowd to be issued. Is it possible to implement?

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Former Member
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Thanks a lot for your response guys.

Could you please throw some light on the functionality of Minimum Safety Stock to be used in SAP MRP. Can we acheive a similar funcitonality using this.

former_member197616
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Hi,

Minimul safety stock is the level which is below the safety stock . system will normally consider the safety stock during the MRP based upon teh MRP type used . However there are some workflow mechanisms can be used for achieving the requirement of yours . You can plan for some triggering events ..The below thread had explained about it . Please check the same .

http://scn.sap.com/thread/259009

Regards,

former_member197616
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hi,

Try the below workaround . might not work what you thought but can be useful the stock determination.

spro--impi--stock determination --

Regards,

former_member197616
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but this does not provide a workflow .

former_member197616
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HI,

This may not provide a workflow .But can act as a workaround . However there are no such kinds of standard functionality .

I think you can plan for a daily scheduled job for a z program which will check the stock and compare with the safety stock and send alerts to the persons  so that the persons can take required to steps .

However your mrp is this only . The availability check do this only for generating the mrp elements and considering the stock levels including the safety stock .

Regards,

Prasoon
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Hi,

    There is no approval concept in this case. But you may check the below work around, Activate availability check for the material. Then you may maintain the message  M7181 as user specific and maintain it as error message for the users who are NOT supposed to issue the goods below the safety stock. Refer the thread:

   You may create a program to find the materials with stock equal to safety stock and send the result. You may schedule the job in background with specific interval.  Also refer the thread:

Regards,

AKPT

JL23
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There is no approval procedure for goods issues. No transaction to formally release a goods issue.

So you have to go for a complete own development.