SAP AFS 5.

0 Seasonal Processing in MM, PP

Seasonality in MM/PP
Business Drivers

Season/collection/theme is an essential A&F industry feature that

needs to be supported in the complete logistical cycle

Reporting needs to have the fields season/collection/theme

available across the ERP modules (SD, MM, PP, ?)
Profitability/costing analysis
Reporting/analysis: (Demand), supply, stock (physical, in transit, )

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Seasonal Processing across the Supply Chain

SALES

SUPPLY CHAIN

INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT

Season / Collection / Theme Definition

CUSTOMIZING

Assign Season/... in
Material Master

MASTER
DATA

Definition
Season/...level for
Material

Flagged as fix:
Material is mapped to
exactly one Season/...

Season/... Determination

PROCESS

Season/... Determination
in Sales Order

INFO SYSTEMS
AND ANALYSIS

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- Purchase requisition
- Purchase order
- Planned order
- Production order

(unique) Season/...
in batches

Information Systems / BW / Controlling...

Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Master Data

Customizing
Season definition like in SD

New master data transaction AFS stock season for season

determination (Periods)
based on delivery date and/or order date periods

Material Master
Definition of a season level for MM/PP (new)

Use the same values as SD but at defined season level

Fixed indicator for material with exact one season/ (new)

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Only these materials can use seasonality in Inventory management in the

current release

Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Purchasing (new)

MRP
Season

determination during creation of purchase requisitions

Purchase Requisition (manual)

Season

determination or manual selection of season

Display at item level

Purchase Order
Take

over season from requisition

Manual selection of season
Display at item level

Goods receipt
If

season is fixed in material master:

Take over season into batches

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Seasonality in MM/PP

Scope of Functionality Production

Same process for Planned orders and Production orders as in
Purchasing for purchase requisitions and purchase orders

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Seasonality Details
There is no change in functionality of seasons in SD
In MM/PP we will only have a season assignment (no delivery date
proposal as in SD)
Different seasons for different schedule lines are not supported in
MM/PP
Activation of stock season only for new materials (as long as AFS
status not set)
Season determination and season check
Purchase Requisition and Planned Order

Delivery date

Purchase Order and Production Order

Order date and Delivery date

General

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Check: Message Type in Stock season details

User exit for determination and check

New Master Data Transaction for Stock Season

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Details of Stock Seasons

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Stock Season Level Definition in Material Master

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Season in Purchase Order

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