Basic question on requirements

[kalyana_chakravarthy2]

Dear SAP Guru's

Can anyone explain the difference between Planned Independent Requirement (PIR), dependent requirement & Customer Requirement with example.

Thanks in advance

Regards

Kalyan

[madlercm · Accepted solution]

Hi Kalyan,

Customer requirements are material requirements that are created as a consequence of a customer order.

Planned independent requirements are material requirements that are created as a result of planning (forecasting, etc.).

In both cases there are several types of requirements that exist, but this is another topic.

Dependent requirements are material requirements that are created by MRP during BOM explosion for the components or subassemblies, and result from either customer requirements or PIRs on the top level.

Regards,

Mario

[kalyana_chakravarthy2 · Accepted solution]

Hi! Mario,

Thanks for your input

Regards

Kalyan

[Former Member]

Hi,

In Simple Terms:

Planned Independent Requirement (PIR): Demand placed manually in the system to trigger the procurement flow.

eg: Mtl A has a long lead time & you wish to start the procurement cycle in advance or in cases where you want to have an advance planning of certain materials for which a demand is shortly expected. In such cases you place a PIR in the system via MD61.

Dependent requirement: Demand which is created as a result of a demand for the top parent

Eg: If the BOM of Mtl - A comprises 2 children say B & C, then if a demand is placed for A, system will generate a dependent requirement for B & C which will be tied to the demand coming from A.

Customer Requirement: Demand which is placed in the system based on the sales order

Eg: Your customer places an order with you for Material - A & you create a sales order for the same in VA01, then system will consider this as a customer requirement.

Hope the above clarifies, else revert.

Regards,

Vivek

[kalyana_chakravarthy2]

Hi! Vivek,

Thanks a lot.

Keep going

Regards

Kalyan