GATP

(GATP) in APO supports online searches to determine if requested products are available at specific
times in quantities that satisfy customer demand. GATP processes are run via SAP live Cache, which
processes large volumes of data and enables data sharing across several applications.

GATP meets the challenge of providing availability information across a global enterprise. The concept of
available to promise (ATP) used in Sales and Distribution (SD) module in SAP R/3 provides check
capabilities that deliver results for basic business scenarios. More complex scenarios, however, require
more robust capabilities to make delivery commitments that are in line with the real-world demands. In
short, global scenarios require global solutions.  Global ATP — or GATP — takes advantage of SAP APO
technology and picks up where the SAP R/3 ATP solution leaves off.

Methods:

Product Check 
A basic product availability check generates positive results if the so-called ATP quantity for a
product is available on the requested delivery date. If it is not available, a new delayed delivery
date is proposed. The ATP quantity referenced during the product availability check is based on
categories defined in Scope of Check.

Product Allocation Check (PAL)

The second basic method is product allocation (PAL). Using information in the DP module, PAL
lets you know your availability to promise when sales orders compete for quantities in a
constrained supply chain. New products, production downtimes, and other factors lead to
fluctuating demands, which can affect product supply. For these situations, PAL provides a tool
to ensure a better distribution of the total amount when a company cannot deliver the full
available quantity to a customer.

Check against Forecast

The last method on the list is a check against forecast. It provides a check method that is
especially important in make-to-order environments, where inventory is not available to
confirm the quantity ordered by the customers. In this case, the quantity confirmation is
performed against the forecast. Like PAL, this functionality is integrated with the DP module.

Rules-Based ATP
An ordinary ATP check is restricted to the requested locationproduct and checks only the
according timeseries. Using rules-based ATP it is possible to substitute both the location and
the product. In branched supply chain networks, rules-based ATP allows companies to take full
advantage of multiple shipping assets to ship goods from alternative sites to customers. In
addition, it permits certain products to be substituted as required to successfully satisfy
customer demands. RBA is beneficial for Distributors, consumer product goods Industries
Capable-to-Promise(CTP)
Production can be directly triggered through a CTP Check if the inventory is not available to satisfy an
incoming demand. Production is either triggered for the full requirement quantity or partial requirement
quantity depending on the available inventory. Production can be triggered for sales orders or stock
transport orders.
PP Planning procedure

Global Available-To-Promise (GATP): Rules Based ATP, MATP, Characteristic Planning,

Availability Checking, check Instructions, Check mode, Requirement type, Requirement class,
ATP categories.