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Incorrect delivery creation date in stock transport order

former_member394223
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Hi,

I've checked SAP notes and forums but no answers to this one....hope you can help.

I have 2 plants, in separate company codes. One orders from the other using a full inter-company process.

The issue is, when i raise a PO the delivery date (shipping tab) is updated correctly, using the agreed lead time (planned delivery days)

However, the Delivery Creation Date is usually updated with 'todays' date. It's as though the planned delivery days on the material master or PIR is being interpreted as a transit time between the plants.

This has 2 undesirable effects:

1. The supplying plant has no notice, requirement date is NOW

2. Delivery creation batch jobs create deliveries which aren't really due yet

I really need the Delivery creation date to be a true material availability date ie the date the goods are required to be available in the supplying plant. For us this would be 3 days (transit time between plants) before the delivery date.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards

Guy

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Guy,

It's as though the planned delivery days on the material master or PIR is being interpreted as a transit time between the plants.

Yes. This is what is supposed to happen. If product is unavailable in the supplying plant on the MAD, then you will get a warning when you convert the PR to a PO.

1. The supplying plant has no notice, requirement date is NOW

This is up to the person who created the STO. During creation, the person has the option (after receiving the above mentioned warning) of rescheduling the date of the STO to something that is achievable.

I really need the Delivery creation date to be a true material availability date ie the date the goods are required to be available in the supplying plant. For us this would be 3 days (transit time between plants) before the delivery date.

Change the PDT to 3 days.

Rgds,

DB49

former_member394223
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Thanks for your replies DB49.

That all makes sense.

But does this mean then, that for a plant to plant STO, it is not possible to enter a true lead time.

Our transit time is only 3 days.....but we want to give the source plant some notice on some products.

So we would want for example:

Delivery date 30.07.2010

Delivery creation date 27.07.2010

To me this is how it should be working. In terms of planning the requirement date would sit out in the future, visible to everyone. The message to the planning systems is: "have the stock available on the 27.07.2010"

It really feels like something is missing here. Its not like SAP to have something that is not logical.

Best regards

Guy

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Guy,

true lead time.

is a bit ambiguous. The system does exactly what you tell it to do. 'True Lead time" is not defined in SAP. What do you mean by this term? Are you talking about "Total replenishment lead time" in the material master?

Anyhow, you are telling me you want the delivery creation date to be "three days prior to Delivery date". No problem, set PDT to 3 days. So, if you today created an STO with a delivery date of July 30, and the PDT was 3 days, the delivery creation date would be July 27. If you also want cushion, then today convert the STPRs with a delivery date of July 30. Don't wait until July 27 to convert these PRs.

How are you creating STOs today? You mentioned delivery dates being populated by the system. How? What transaction/what program? If your current process is to automatically convert all existing STPRs into STOs, then you probably need to consider adding some time to Purchase Req processing time. OMEW in config.

Rgds,

DB49

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Hi DB49,

Your suggestion on the other thread worked!!

The missing setting was 'Carry Out Shipment scheduling'

I've activated this against the relevant PO type and supplying plant combination (OMGN) and it now works out a sensible material availability date (which doubles as the delivery creation date).

BRILLIANT!!!

Thanks for your help.

Guy

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Hi,

During delivery processing, the system automatically proposes the delivery creation date for all schedule lines with the same goods issue date by taking the earliest of the following dates:

1. The material availability date

2. The transportation planning date

Please check in the shipping ta of the PO whether the plan delivery time is updated or not.

The delivery creation date is calculated as per the plan delivery time and material availibility.

Cheers,

Satish Purandare