SNP heuristics results are not created in APO but visible in ECC

[former_member215376]

Dear Experts,

We just had our update in our customized SNP planning area wherein we added new time series key figures and also created new macros in our customized SNP planning book/data view. We followed the rule i.e. de-initializing first the SNP planning area and did the changes and initializing it again. The book is okay and key figures are fine as well as the new macros.

However, when we tried to run SNP heuristics (both foreground and background), system is not showing any heuristic plans in APO planning book (i.e. Distribution Receipt and Demand <Planned>) but the plans are transferring to ECC (looking at MD04). I'm 100% certain because I compared the log of the snp background vs the results in SRL.

Upon reconciliation, we are also not seeing any errors (my expectation is that column 'Not in APO' will show some numbers since SNP stock transfers are available only in ECC).

Upon extracting data via datasource using RSA3 also, the key figure Distribution Receipt and Demand <Planned> have NO values at all.

Can you please let me know if the activity of the SNP planning area has something to do with it? However, I'm not 100% convinced since the issue is only available at certain t-lanes and the other t-lanes are okay. By the way, the affected t-lanes has a common setup wherein the source location is a vendor location, and target is either Plant or DC.

Please let me know what to further check. Thank you.

Regards,

AA

[RahulHanda · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Planning book it just presentation of data. It does not delete until unless you have some macro's which are effecting your results. Now interesting thing which you have mentioned is: you have results in ECC and not in APO but while CCR you don't get any error. This could mean that you have data in APO as well but is not visible in planning book.

• Did you checked in /SAPAPO/RRP3 for this material? What do you see there? If results are visible in RRP3 then you need to see the definition made in planning area i.e. category or category group assigned to key figures. I hope you have not changed the same.

• Also check what is the definition of these macro's? Will it impact the key figures for which you don't see the results.

• Also check whether t-lane are valid and not blocked though I don't expect that it will not show you the results but still cross check.

Let us know what's the case for above points.

Regards

Rahul

[former_member215376 · Accepted solution]

Sorry for my late response to you Rahul. Appreciate all your suggestions.

Anyway, by checking rrp3, indeed i can see the purchase requisitions available. However, here is the observation that I've got.

But, before providing to you my observation, I would like to give you our setup in APO.

T-lanes:

Vendor -> Plant (Product) - this is created via the external procurement relationship

Plant -> DC (Product) - this is created via the special procurement

We don't have problems in our plant -> DC setup, purchase requisitions appear in both locations.

However, again the problem is in vendor -> plant.

Now, when you suggested #1 which is viewing the RRP3, i can see the purchase requisitions available. However, it is now SNP Purchase Requisitions which I believe driven by the fact that the setup was from vendor -> plant. Question is, why all of the sudden we've changed from the normal Purchase Requisitions to SNP Purchase Requisitions. Prior to our SNP Planning area changes, we are very sure that we only get Purchase requisitions even if the setup is from vendor to plant.

And this is the reason why we can't see Purchase Requisitions quantity in our planning book/data view while looking at Plant-Product level, simply because key figure Distribution Receipt (Planned) is only for Purchase Requisition. We don't have the Distribution Receipt Subcontracting (Planned) available and this is where SNP Purchase Req should be situated. However, another issue that I can see, why is it that by looking at Vendor-Product level in the book, the Distribution Demand (Planned) is populated? Shouldn't be that Distribution Demand (planned) will have no quantity as well because it is SNP Purchase Requisitions?

While I know that it's quite weird because we are experiencing this, please let me know the correct setup for the vendor -> plant. Is it okay that we move to SNP Purchase Requisitions? If yes, how can I resolve the issue on the Vendor-Product in our planning book/data view?

Thank you Rahul and appreciate again your feedback here.

Regards,

AA

[ruchi_das2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Since you have mentioned that this issue is only between certain T-Lanes, for the Vendor-> Plant in question, can you check the T-Lane. Double click the product and look for the Form of Procurement (Standard/Subcontracting/Consignment) and Source Category.

Compare this setting with products from other Vendor->Plants.

• Pur Req. are generated when you have standard Info Records.
• SNP: Pur Req (Distribution Receipt Subcon Planned) are generated when you have Subcontracting Info Records

Distribution Demand (Planned) at Vendor location will show the corresponding demand element for Pur Req. and SNP: Pur Req.

Is it ok to move to SNP Purchase Requisitions? This is a question on how you run your business. It eventually circles back to how you have you Info Records set up in ECC.

AK

[ruchi_das2]

Hi,

After following Rahul's advice, another option would be to load your location-product in the standard Planning Book 9ASNP94 and validate the values in the Key Figures.

Regards

AK