SCM-APO-ATP, Enhanced Interactive Backorder Processing

Technical Data
Technical Name of B siness ! nction T"#e of B siness ! nction Enterprise Business Function SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP Availa$le !rom Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) 7 ! Technical %sage A##lication Com#onent &e' ired B siness ! nction Incom#ati$le B siness ! nction SCM "lo#al A$aila#le%to% Promise (SCM% AP&%A'P) (one (one SCM_APO_ATP_2

)ith this #usiness function* you can use the enhance+ interacti$e #ackor+er processing (eB&P,) eB&P, is a )e# application in -hich you can perform interacti$e #ackor+er processing* for e.ample* after a #atch #ackor+er processing run As on the interacti$e #ackor+er processing screen in the SAP "/,* you can manually process confirmations an+ re+istri#ute confirme+ 0uantities to higher%priority items Compare+ to the SAP "/, interacti$e #ackor+er processing* eB&P, is more user%frien+ly an+ offers a -i+er functionality ,n particular* you can call the A'P check for multiple items simultaneously* an+ thus re+istri#ute the confirme+ 0uantities automatically (as in the case of #atch #ackor+er processing) 1ou can call up eB&P, in the SAP (et)ea$er Business Client or in the SAP "/,

Integration
,f you use the #usiness function SCM-APO, Planners Home Page (SCM_APO_HOME_PAGE)* you can also call eB&P, on the planner2s home page

Prere' isites
1ou ha$e installe+ the components in the follo-ing ta#le3 Type of Component Soft-are Component Soft-are Component Soft-are Component SAP (et)ea$er Component Required for the Following Features Only

SCM_BASIS 702 SCMBPLUS 702 SCM SAP (et)ea$er Business Client 4 5 6esktop

(ot applica#le (ot applica#le (ot applica#le (ot applica#le

A user must #e assigne+ the role ATP Controller (SAP_APO_ATP_CO_2) to #e a#le to call enhance+ interacti$e #ackor+er processing

!eat res
Compare+ to interacti$e #ackor+er processing on the SAP "/,* enhance+ interacti$e #ackor+er processing offers the follo-ing a++itional functions3 'he )e# screens for enhance+ interacti$e #ackor+er processing -ere re+esigne+ an+ are more user%frien+ly 'he central element is the item list* -hich contains the selecte+ items -ith information on item le$el (for e.ample* A'P information) 1ou can +isplay +etaile+ information for a selecte+ item on +ifferent ta# pages* such as the item sche+ule lines or the pro+uct a$aila#ility situation 1ou can use the )e# 6ynpro stan+ar+ functions to personali7e the #ackor+er processing screen For e.ample* you can +efine -hich

a$aila#le columns are +isplaye+ in the item list )hen calling interacti$e #ackor+er processing* you ha$e more options for selecting or+er items for the interacti$e #ackor+er processing (in other -or+s* not 8ust all items that #elong to a particular location pro+uct or to a particular B&P filter) ,n enhance+ #ackor+er processing* you can reloa+ ne- items at any time or replace the current item list -ith a ne- one 1ou can use +ifferent metho+s to se0uence or filter the items in the item list 1ou can use a search function to search the item list for items -ith specific characteristics 1ou can call the A'P check for multiple selecte+ items simultaneously* an+ thus (re)+istri#ute the confirme+ 0uantities or a$aila#le 0uantities automatically 'he system checks the selecte+ items in the se0uence you +efine+ pre$iously 1ou ha$e $arious options for processing the confirme+ 0uantities or a$aila#le 0uantities3 for e.ample* you can confirm or+ers that ha$e higher priority at the e.pense of or+ers ha$ing lo-er priority* or you can force a full confirmation for certain or+er items e$en though the a$aila#le 0uantity is insufficient 1ou can use the refresh function at any time to loa+ the current status of the or+er items from the li$eCache 1ou can sa$e the item list containing your last changes* -ithout up+ating the original +ocuments (for e.ample* in the E9P system)* an+ then process the item list again at a later time For more information* see Enhance+ ,nteracti$e Backor+er Processing (ote the follo-ing restrictions for eB&P,3 1ou cannot call eB&P, in the pro+uct $ie- an+ in the pro+uct planning ta#le of Pro+uction Planning an+ 6etaile+ Sche+uling (or in other SAP "/, applications) As in #atch #ackor+er processing* the A'P check in eB&P, supports only the #asic metho+s* multile$el A'P* an+ the rules%#ase+ a$aila#ility check 'he follo-ing functions are not a$aila#le3 'hir+%party or+er processing (see 'hir+%Party &r+er Processing in "lo#al A'P) Capa#le%to%Promise (see Capa#le%to%Promise (C'P)) A$aila#ility checks for kits (see A$aila#ility Check for :its) Pro+uct interchangea#ility -ith one%to%many su#stitution (;3n) (see Supersession Chain) Consoli+ation in a consoli+ation location (see Consoli+ation in a Consoli+ation <ocation) Characteristics%#ase+ A'P check (no +isplay of characteristics* no selection or sorting of items accor+ing to characteristics) 9eassignment of or+er confirmations Manual preselection of suita#le su#stitutions +uring a rules%#ase+ A'P check is not possi#le 9oun+ing of re0ueste+ 0uantities an+ confirme+ 0uantities accor+ing to the packaging specification is not possi#le Contrary to #atch #ackor+er processing* e0ual 0uantity +istri#ution is not possi#le eB&P, +oes not support #ackor+er processing at sche+ule line le$el