Use old product number for new product.

[Former Member]

Dear all,

I have to manage the following case.

From a defined date the engineering releases a new product that will substitute an old product.

The marketing doesnu2019t want to change material number and would you like to use the old product number also for new product.

This solution has a great impact for planning because there is not possible to distinguish the old product stock from new product stock.

Could you help me?

Regards

Flavia Borselli

[csaba_szommer]

Hi,

I think one opption is discontinuation that was invited for such cases I thnk. You can set the new part number as the follow-up material of the old one - in this case planning will run smoothly hopefully...

That would mean that they should use new part number but there would be some connection between the new and old one...

Split valuation is another tool to make difference between batches from different origins when the material number is the same. But you wrote batch management is not active...

If you use WM you can store the new & old goods separatly but I wouldn't prefer such solutions...

BR

Csaba

[Former Member]

Hi,

Is the batch management active for these old & new product ???

If yes, then you can put all old materials into identifiable batches.

Thanks & Best Regards,

Devendra Gaware

PS - Reward if found useful.

[Former Member]

Devendra,

the batch management is not active.

kind regards

Flavia