Work center capacity category change

[MTerence]

Hi

I am trying to change work center capacity category say A to B. I took the list of open order operations via IW37N giving filter for TECO, DLT,DLFL and CLSD.

I unchecked the "Indicator: Calculate capacity requirements" from all orders and saved.

Now added a new capacity category B in the work center and assigned the new category for scheduling.

Now when i try to delete the old capacity category A, system throws an error message " Capacity is still being used". I checked the list of orders etc, i have unchecked for every thing.

Can any one help to find out a solution for the same ? Share your ideas on how you changed the capacity category in work center. is there any another way to change capacity category.

- Pithan

[former_member1107731 · Accepted solution]

Pithan,

I have worked on the complete scenario you mentioned. For this, the unchecking of just the Capacity Requirements Indicator would not be sufficient to indicate non usage of a capacity category. Open the where-used list for the capacity category or the work center, now what you have to do is to change the work center on a temporary basis in all of the maintenance orders in which this work center is being used. If there are a greater number of orders i would suggest creating a LSMW recording for the same. As soon as the work center is changed in all of such orders, the system would allow you to delete the Capacity Category. After deleting it, you can change the initial workcenter back in all of these orders.

Regards...

Usman

[MTerence · Accepted solution]

Hi Usman,

I have already tested the method you are mentioning. You cannot save a order without work center. So, you need to use a dummy work center and change all the open orders.. if you want to change capacity category from A to B. New capacity category should be mentioned in dummy or original work center.

When you replace the work center, order will be gng for scheduling.. which leads to change of Basis start date and earliest start date... this is an inconsistency...

To avoid it... i followed below steps

1. Uncheck the capacity requirement indicator in all open orders

2. when u try to delete, it will say "Capacity is still being used"

3. Table KBED, use capacity ID and run, it will list out the pending orders

4. When the table has no entries, delete the capacity category

5. check all capacity indicator

- Pithan

[former_member221822]

Hello Maria,

I meet a same question as you. But I still can not delete capacity when table KBED no entries.

Could you please give me some advises? Thanks a lot.

My question thread: 

Best Regards,

Bu Fanchao

[MTerence]

Hi Franchao,

kindly make sure you have the correct capacity ID.

Please open new thread for more discussion.

Regards

Terence

[former_member221822]

Hi Terence,

Please kindly see the new thread:

Best Regards,

Bu Fanchao

[MTerence]

Issue resolved

[former_member456094]

Hi Maria:

     I met same question as you . I want to change capacity category in work center through CR02 ,but it can not be changed. can you help me how to change capacity category ? I tried to Use IW37N.but it can not sucess.

[MTerence]

Hi Liang,

Please find below steps to change the capacity category.

1. Uncheck the capacity requirement indicator in all open orders

2. when u try to delete, it will say "Capacity is still being used"

3. Table KBED, use capacity ID and run, it will list out the pending orders

4. When the table has no entries, delete the capacity category

5. check all capacity indicator

Regards

Terence

[former_member456094]

Hi Maria:

    I am so sory to reply late .  I have solved it , thank you very much .

[former_member456094]

Hi Maria:

    I met another question .User made a mistake , She chose a wrong value of Work center cat. in basic data  when she created a work center . now , I want to change the value .can you give me some advice what should I do ? thank you very much !!

[Former Member]

Liang X Y,

Please open new thread for your query.

Don't update on others thread.

I suggest others not to encourage this by replying questions apart from author's initial query / someone else query.

[former_member456094]

I am so sorry . Thank you for your suggest . I will open new thread.

[peter_atkin]

Pithan

Get you ABAPers to put a break-point on the message.

They should then be able to work out why this message is being issued.

PeteA

[MTerence]

Hi Pete,

Thank you for your info. I checked with the abaper and found table KBED. If the entries are zero for the capacity, it will allow us to delete the capacity category.

When i check, i found some orders. Even though i have unchecked the capacity requirement in the work order, still it shows the capacity.

I found requirement allocation is still there after unchecking capacity indicator. Why it is not changed because Order is confirmed and operation is confirmed. In this case, it acts like that...

Do you have any idea about any SAP note which can fix this issue.... i am unable to find one...

- Pithan