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KMAT Forecast/PIR consumption by Material Variants

Former Member
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Dear friends,

We produce Configurable materials (Make to Order)

And we produce the material variants (both Make to Order and Make to Stock)

Strategy Group used for KMATs is 56 (Characteristics planning). Material variants have combination of 40(MTS) and 56(for MTO)

We load the forecast for the Configurable products.

When the actual Sales order is placed for the Configurable products(KMAT), the forecast or PIR loaded for the KMAT gets consumed. And this is good.

For testing, we added the forecast/PIR for the Material variant separately, and the Sales orders created for the variants consume the PIR. but we do not wish to add up a separate forecast process for the variants, in addition to the forecasts for KMATs.

Can we have any options to meet the following requirement u2026? The Sales orders for the KMATs as well as their Material variants should reduce the PIR/forecast loaded for the KMAT.

Appreciating your suggestions in advance.

Thanks

Senthil

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Former Member
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PIR for KMAT (Configurable material - Final Assembly) ?? May I know the reason for placing a PIR for it?

Normally you would plan a specific variant or for characteristics via PIR's.

If I mis-understood your query, then can you elaborate a little more with the example of what is done to get a better idea.

Former Member
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Thanks for the response. Appreciated.

Sure... We have the options to use Characteristic planning or the Variant planning.

In our case, we use the characteristic planning & the PIRs are loaded to enable component planning in advance.

Please recall that the variants are the pre-configured products out of the KMATs.... and hence the characteristics planning (PIR numbers) entered for the KMATs includes the plan for the variants as well.

We do not wish to enter the PIR for variants and KMATs separately; If we need to enter the PIRs separately for each variant in addition to the separate entry for KMATs, this will keep adding the planning efforts everytime a variant is added or removed!

We wish to enter the combined entry for KMAT, and need the Sales orders for KMATs as well as the variants to consume the PIRs.

Please advise.

Thanks again,

Senthil

Former Member
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try using a BADI in DM for the purpose you are looking for consumption of requirement i.e option 4 in item level in consumption column.

former_member182449
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what's the BADI for DM did you used ??

Could you please let me know how did you solve this issue as I'm facing the same is issue

Regards

Rami

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check the followinmg help link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/cb/7f9b7043b711d189410000e829fbbd/frameset.htm, if you have doubt, pl come back