consumption indicator and allocation indicator

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have a basic question,

In planning strategy we have two parts:

a. Requirements type for independent requirements

b. Requirement type of customer requirements

In the first part (reqmts type for indep. reqmts) we have consumption indicator which controls the consumption of planned independent requirements with customer requirements.

Similarly in the second part (reqmts type of cust. reqmts) we have an allocation indicator. I understand this controls the consumption of customer requirements. Can anybody explain me how this is different from the consumption indicator in the first part and how the consumption of the customer requirements takes place?

Thanks in advance!!

Snigdho

[Former Member]

Consumption indicator and allocation indicator go hand in hand only these are 2 settings are done at different places. one goes on from planning side and other is from sales side.

[Dsk]

Hi,

1. First Planning indicator :

Controls the consumption of planned independent requirements with customer requirements

2. Allocation indicator:

Controls the consumption of customer requirements with planned independent requirements

3. Both of the values flow from the respective Rrequirement Clas, which is attached to a requirement type.

4. Your question.

Can anybody explain me how this is different from the consumption indicator in the first part and how the consumption of the customer requirements takes place?

The first part deals with how to reduce the PIR only where are the secnod part deals with how the Customer requirement/

Ex: Strategy 40.

Allocation ind and Planning ind will have 1-Consume planning with assembly

if you have a PIR on Oct 30 100 qty, when you create a sales order for 50 qty

after the mpr run you can see the PIR qty reduced to 50 in the md04 screen.

Kindly let me know for any clarifcations..

reg

satheesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thanks for the explanation. I would like to clear the followings:

1. In the example that you have given, the PIR gets reduced by the sales order. Now what I understand, this (PIR reduction by sales order) is triggered by the consumption indicator 1. Does allocation indicator play any role out here?

2. In SAP help it says that the allocation indicator controls the consumption of customer requirements with PIR. By any chance does 'Customer requirement' here refer to customer independent requirement?

Thanks in advance!!

Snigdho