Capacity Planning For Work Centers in SAP

LO230 Capacity Planning
LO230
R/3 System Release 46C 05/08/2001
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LO230 Capacity Planning .............................................................................................................................................0-1
Copyright ..................................................................................................................................................................0-2
Production Planning ..............................................................................................................................................0-4
Prerequisites ..........................................................................................................................................................0-5
Target Audience....................................................................................................................................................0-6
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................1-1
Course Goals .........................................................................................................................................................1-2
Course Objectives .................................................................................................................................................1-3
Course Content......................................................................................................................................................1-4
Overview Diagram 1 .............................................................................................................................................1-5
Main Business Scenario ........................................................................................................................................1-6
Overview...................................................................................................................................................................2-1
Overview: Objectives............................................................................................................................................2-2
Overview: Business Scenario................................................................................................................................2-4
Integration of Capacity Planning (1) .....................................................................................................................2-5
Capacity Planning Environment (1)......................................................................................................................2-6
Planning Views .....................................................................................................................................................2-7
Capacity Planning / Elements ...............................................................................................................................2-8
Work Center Data .................................................................................................................................................2-9
Types of Display .................................................................................................................................................2-10
Overview: Summary ...........................................................................................................................................2-11
Capacity Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................3-1
Capacity Evaluation: Objectives ...........................................................................................................................3-2
Capacity Evaluation: Business Scenario ...............................................................................................................3-4
Procedure in Capacity Evaluation .........................................................................................................................3-6
Capacity Planning Phases .....................................................................................................................................3-7
Standard Overview................................................................................................................................................3-8
Selection and Display Parameters .........................................................................................................................3-9
Cumulated Display..............................................................................................................................................3-10
Period Split..........................................................................................................................................................3-11
Detailed Capacity List and its Functions.............................................................................................................3-12
Structure of a Profile ...........................................................................................................................................3-13
Structure of a Set.................................................................................................................................................3-14
Functions in the Variable Overview....................................................................................................................3-15
Capacity Planning Environment .........................................................................................................................3-16
Configuration Sequence Capacity Planning (1) ..................................................................................................3-17
Capacity Planning / Overall Profile Evaluations.................................................................................................3-18
User Parameters - Evaluation..............................................................................................................................3-19
Selection Profile (Capacity Evaluations) ............................................................................................................3-20
Options Profile (Capacity Evaluations)...............................................................................................................3-21
Extended Evaluation (Standard Overview) .........................................................................................................3-22
Extended Evaluation (Detailed Capacity List) ....................................................................................................3-23
Structure of a Profile (Extended Evaluation) ......................................................................................................3-24
Structure of a Set (Extended Evaluation) ............................................................................................................3-25
Capacity Evaluation: Summary...........................................................................................................................3-26
Data used in the exercises ...................................................................................................................................3-27
Capacity Evaluation Exercises ............................................................................................................................3-29
Capacity Evaluation Solutions ............................................................................................................................3-34
Capacity Leveling (Part 1) ........................................................................................................................................4-1
Capacity Leveling (Part 1): Objectives .................................................................................................................4-2
Capacity Evaluation ..............................................................................................................................................4-3
Capacity Leveling (Part 1): Business Scenario .....................................................................................................4-4
Capacity Leveling Measures .................................................................................................................................4-6
User Interface for Capacity Leveling ....................................................................................................................4-7
Capacity Planning Table (Tabular Form)..............................................................................................................4-8
Capacity Planning Table .......................................................................................................................................4-9
Dispatching .........................................................................................................................................................4-10
Dispatching Procedure ........................................................................................................................................4-11
Types of Dispatching (tabular)............................................................................................................................4-12
Capacity Leveling (part 1): Summary.................................................................................................................4-13
Capacity Leveling (Part 1) Exercises ..................................................................................................................4-14
Capacity Leveling (Part 1) Solutions ..................................................................................................................4-16
Available Capacity ....................................................................................................................................................5-1
Available Capacity: Objectives.............................................................................................................................5-2
Available Capacity: Business Scenario.................................................................................................................5-4
Capacities at a Work Center..................................................................................................................................5-6
Available Capacity at the Work Center.................................................................................................................5-7
From Work Time to Operating Time ....................................................................................................................5-8
Maintaining Available Capacity using Shift Sequences .......................................................................................5-9
Available Capacity in the Work Center ..............................................................................................................5-10
Available Capacity/Maintenance Variants..........................................................................................................5-11
Maintaining and Assigning Factory Calendar.....................................................................................................5-12
Work Center Hierarchy .......................................................................................................................................5-13
Configuration Sequence Capacitiy Planning (2) .................................................................................................5-14
Shift Sequences and Shifts ..................................................................................................................................5-15
Available Capacity: Summary ............................................................................................................................5-16
Available Capacity Exercises..............................................................................................................................5-17
Available Capacity Solutions ..............................................................................................................................5-21
Capacity Requirements and Reduction .....................................................................................................................6-1
Capacity Requirements and Reduction: Objectives ..............................................................................................6-2
Business Scenario .................................................................................................................................................6-4
Planning Levels.....................................................................................................................................................6-6
Determining Capacity Requirements ....................................................................................................................6-7
Formulas ...............................................................................................................................................................6-8
Link between Formula and Standard Values ........................................................................................................6-9
Setting up a Formula ...........................................................................................................................................6-10
Examples of Formulas ........................................................................................................................................6-11
Capacity Reduction .............................................................................................................................................6-12
Determining Remaining Capacity Requirements................................................................................................6-13
Capacity Requirements and Reduction: Summary..............................................................................................6-14
Capacity Requirements and Reduction Exercises ...............................................................................................6-15
Capacity Requirements and Reduction Solutions ...............................................................................................6-18
Scheduling.................................................................................................................................................................7-1
Scheduling: Objectives..........................................................................................................................................7-2
Scheduling: Business Scenario .............................................................................................................................7-4
Work Center and Lead Time Scheduling ..............................................................................................................7-5
Lead Time Scheduling - Basics.............................................................................................................................7-6
Scheduling / Time Elements in an Order ..............................................................................................................7-7
Scheduling Types ..................................................................................................................................................7-8
Today Scheduling .................................................................................................................................................7-9
Scheduling / Performance Efficiency..................................................................................................................7-10
Correction of Execution Time.............................................................................................................................7-11
Distribution of Capacity Requirements...............................................................................................................7-12
Distribution Basis................................................................................................................................................7-13
Scheduling: Summary .........................................................................................................................................7-14
Scheduling Exercises ..........................................................................................................................................7-15
Scheduling Solutions...........................................................................................................................................7-17
Capacity Leveling (Part 2) ........................................................................................................................................8-1
Capacity Leveling (Part 2): Unit Objectives .........................................................................................................8-2
Overview Diagram (8) ..........................................................................................................................................8-3
Capacity Planning Table .......................................................................................................................................8-6
Types of Dispatching (Graphical) .........................................................................................................................8-7
Dispatching Operations.........................................................................................................................................8-8
Planning Details at the Work Center / Capacity....................................................................................................8-9
Lead Time Scheduling - Finite Scheduling.........................................................................................................8-10
Finite Scheduling ................................................................................................................................................8-11
Rescheduling / Deallocating ...............................................................................................................................8-12
Midpoint Scheduling I ........................................................................................................................................8-13
Midpoint Scheduling II .......................................................................................................................................8-14
Structure of a Profile (Leveling) .........................................................................................................................8-15
Dispatching to Freely-Definable Period split......................................................................................................8-16
Enhanced Handling Functions 1 .........................................................................................................................8-17
Strategy Profile ...................................................................................................................................................8-18
Planning Direction ..............................................................................................................................................8-19
Dispatching at the Earliest Time .........................................................................................................................8-20
Planning Strategy: Strategy Profile .....................................................................................................................8-21
Treatment of Queue Time ...................................................................................................................................8-22
Use of Order Floats / Operation Floats ...............................................................................................................8-23
Various Functions ...............................................................................................................................................8-24
Configuration Sequence Capacity Planning (3) ..................................................................................................8-25
Capacity Leveling - Overall Profile ....................................................................................................................8-26
Standard Overall Profiles for Capacity Leveling ................................................................................................8-27
Control Profile.....................................................................................................................................................8-28
Selection Profile..................................................................................................................................................8-29
Planning- (Scheduling) Levels ............................................................................................................................8-30
Time Profile ........................................................................................................................................................8-31
Evaluation Profile ...............................................................................................................................................8-32
List Profile ..........................................................................................................................................................8-33
Profile for Capacity Planning Table (tab.) ..........................................................................................................8-34
Period Profile ......................................................................................................................................................8-35
Profile for Capacity Planning Table....................................................................................................................8-36
Check Report / Overall Profile............................................................................................................................8-37
Requirements Grouping ......................................................................................................................................8-38
Requirements Grouping - Example Group..........................................................................................................8-39
Cumulation of Available Capacity / Capacity Requirements..............................................................................8-40
Cumulation of Available Capacity using Period Split ........................................................................................8-41
Capacity Leveling (Part 2): Summary.................................................................................................................8-42
Capacity Leveling (Part 2) Exercises ..................................................................................................................8-43
Capacity Leveling (Part 2) Solutions ..................................................................................................................8-49
Extended Planning Functions....................................................................................................................................9-1
Extended Planning Functions: Unit Objectives.....................................................................................................9-2
Sequencing 1 .........................................................................................................................................................9-5
Sequencing 2 .........................................................................................................................................................9-6
Sequencing 3 .........................................................................................................................................................9-7
User Exits.............................................................................................................................................................9-8
Additional Functions 1..........................................................................................................................................9-9
Additional Functions 2........................................................................................................................................9-10
Material Stock Curves.........................................................................................................................................9-11
Planning in Non-Work Periods / Fixing..............................................................................................................9-12
Temporarily Saving Results of Planning ............................................................................................................9-13
Mass Processing..................................................................................................................................................9-14
Capacity Planning with Production Versions......................................................................................................9-15
Notes on Documentation.....................................................................................................................................9-16
Extended Planning Functions: Summary ............................................................................................................9-17
Extended Planning Functions Exercises..............................................................................................................9-18
Extended Planning Functions Solutions..............................................................................................................9-26
Detailed Planning ....................................................................................................................................................10-1
Detailed Planning: Unit Objective ......................................................................................................................10-2
Overview Diagram 10 .........................................................................................................................................10-3
Detailed Planning: Business Scenario.................................................................................................................10-4
Application Criteria for Splits .............................................................................................................................10-5
Levels of Detail...................................................................................................................................................10-6
Capacity Assignments.........................................................................................................................................10-7
Qualifications - Objectives..................................................................................................................................10-8
Qualifications - Abilities Required .....................................................................................................................10-9
Qualifications - Assignments ............................................................................................................................10-10
Requirements Profiles .......................................................................................................................................10-11
Splitting and Allocating ....................................................................................................................................10-12
Ranking List......................................................................................................................................................10-13
Types of Split ....................................................................................................................................................10-14
Confirmation of Splits.......................................................................................................................................10-15
Detailed Planning: Summary ............................................................................................................................10-16
Detailed Planning Exercises..............................................................................................................................10-17
Detailed Planning Solutions ..............................................................................................................................10-21
Integration ...............................................................................................................................................................11-1
Integration: Unit Objectives 1 .............................................................................................................................11-2
Integration: Unit Objectives 2 .............................................................................................................................11-3
Overview Diagram 11 .........................................................................................................................................11-4
Integration: Business Scenario ............................................................................................................................11-5
Integration of Capacity Planning (2) ...................................................................................................................11-6
CRP Along the Process Chain.............................................................................................................................11-7
Planning Phases...................................................................................................................................................11-8
Integrated Planning Levels..................................................................................................................................11-9
Simultaneous Use of Different Planning Levels ...............................................................................................11-10
Overall Profiles in the Applications ..................................................................................................................11-11
Integration Types ..............................................................................................................................................11-12
Integration: Sales and Distribution (SD) ...........................................................................................................11-13
Integration: Sales and Operations Planning - Planning Table (SOP) ................................................................11-14
Integration: MRP/MPS .....................................................................................................................................11-15
Integration: Long-term Planning 1 ....................................................................................................................11-16
Integration: Long-term Planning 2 ....................................................................................................................11-17
Available Capacity and Requirements Versions ...............................................................................................11-18
Integration: Repetitive Manufacturing (REM)..................................................................................................11-19
Repetitive Manufacturing with Production Versions ........................................................................................11-20
Integration: Shop Floor Control (SFC) .............................................................................................................11-21
Integration: Unit Summary ...............................................................................................................................11-22
Integration Exercises.........................................................................................................................................11-23
Integration Solutions .........................................................................................................................................11-27
Appendix.................................................................................................................................................................12-1
Change Mode and GUI Status.............................................................................................................................12-2
Layout of the Planning Table..............................................................................................................................12-3
Chart Sequence ...................................................................................................................................................12-4
Chart Sequence (cont.) ........................................................................................................................................12-5
Actual Capacity Requirements............................................................................................................................12-6
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LO230 Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning
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R/3 System
Release 4.6B
March 2000
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Production Planning
Level 2 Level 3
LO980 3 days LO210 5 days
Engineering Production
Change Planning
Management
LO235 2 days
Production Capacity Planning
KANBAN Orders
LO050 5 days
LO205 3 days LO206 3 days LO225 3 days LO720 2 days
Manufacturing
Planning & Basic Data for Basic Data Repetitive CAP Calculation of
Execution for Discrete Part 2 Manufacturing Standard Values
Discrete & Repetitive Manufacturing

LO985 3 days
Logistics Special Features of
Classification Information LIS in Production
System (LIS)
Reporting
LO955 3 days LO990 5 days LO991 3 days LO935 2 days
Batch Variant Variant Logistics Info
Management Configuration Part 1 Configuration Part 2 Planning
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Prerequisites
LO050 - Planning & control for discrete manufacturing and

repetitive manufacturing
LO205 - Basic data for discrete manufacturing
LO215 - Prduction orders
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Target Audience
Participants
Members of the project team responsible for the
implementation of capacity planning
Members of shop floor control
Duration: 5 days
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Notes to the user

The training materials are not teach-yourself programs. They complement the course instructor's
explanations. On the sheets, there is space for you to write down additional information.
Introduction
Contents:
Course goal
Course objectives
Course contents
Course overview diagram
Main business scenario
Introduction to course
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Course Goals
This course will enable you to:
Understand how to use capacity planning within PP

At the conclusion of this course you will be able to:
Describe connections between the elements of
capacity planning
Use the capacity evaluation and the capacity
planning tables
Make system settings
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Course Objectives
This course will enable you to:
Create available capacities

Execute capacity evaluations
Execute leveling of capacity requirements
and available capacities
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Course Content
Preface
Unit 1 Introduction Unit 7 Scheduling
Unit 2 Overview Unit 8 Capacity leveling (part 2)
Unit 3 Capacity evaluation Unit 9 Extended planning
functions
Unit 4 Capacity leveling (part 1)
Unit 10 Detailed planning
Unit 5 Available capacity
Unit 11 Integration
Unit 6 Capacity requirements /
reduction
Appendix
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Overview Diagram 1
Introduction
Overview Work Centers
Work Center
Capacity evaluation Jul' 98
W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29
1310 Capacity leveling (part 1)

1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Capacity reqmts / reduction
Work Centers
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
Material Order
W 28 W 29
Capacity leveling (part 2)
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
Extended planning functions
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Main Business Scenario
You are running a manufacturing company and

aim to deliver materials for orders received by
the dates promised. Thus you want to provide
available capacity that is sufficient but not
excessive to cover requirements generated by
orders. This is why you are using capacity
planning; for example to spot overloads in time
or to carry out leveling for the requirements
dates using the capacities available and to fix
the requirements.
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Overview
Contents:
Integration of capacity planning

Capacity planning environment
Overview of elements and types of display
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Overview: Objectives
At the conclusion of this unit you will:
Have an overview of the integration of

capacity planning in the PP System and the
main elements of capacity planning.
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Overview Diagram 2
Introduction
Overview Arbeitspltze / Work Center
Arbeitsplatz /
Work Center W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29

1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Capacity reqmts / -reduction
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
Material Auftrag / Order
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Overview: Business Scenario
You are running a manufacturing company and

need an overview of capacity planning.
Therefore you want to find out about the
capacity planning environment. You are
particularly interested in the basic data such as
the work center and the pegged requirements.
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Integration of Capacity Planning (1)
PP - BD
Basic Data
PP - MPS
Master Prod. Scheduling SD FI
PP - MRP MM CO
Mat. Reqmts Planning PP AM
PP - CRP R/3
Capacity Reqmts Planning Client / Server
QM PS
PP - SFC ABAP/4
Shop Floor Control PM WF
PP - PI PD IS
Process Industries
PP - SOP
Sales and Operations Planning
PP - REM
Repetitive Manufacturing
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The PP production planning component consists of several integrated components.

Capacity planning is flexible and can be adapted to the relevant point of view.
The user has a planning instrument he can use to help in planning limited resources on various planning
levels (detailed, production-rate and rough-cut). It can be used for every application area and it has
specially-defined functions.
Capacity leveling is an integrated component of the following R/3 applications.
SD Sales and distribution
SOP Sales and Operations Planning
MPS/MRP Master Production Scheduling / Material Requirements Planning
REM Repetitive Manufacturing
SFC Production Control
PD Personnel Planning and Development
PI Process Industries
PS Project System
PM/SM Plant Maintenance, Service Management

Capacity Planning Environment (1)
Basic data Production planning PM / PS

Planned orders
Production orders Plant maint.
A
Process orders Projects
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
TskLstGrp C1 Scheduling
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Capacity requirements
Calendar
4
Capacity evaluation/
evaluation/-leveling
t
Available capacity
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With the help of R/3 basic data such as Material Masters, work plans and work centers, as well as
planned orders and production orders, a database is created, which can show the available capacity and
the capacity required.
Available capacity indicates which activity produces a capacity each day. A capacity is always assigned
to at least one work center.
Capacity requirements shows how much capacity the individual orders need at a certain point in time.
Capacity requirements are determined during lead time scheduling.
In Capacity evaluation, these requirements can now be compared with the available capacity.
In Capacity levelling, orders can be shared out to avoid overloading. This way it is possible to leverage
the suitable resources or to plan optimal scheduling with sort criteria.

Planning Views
SOP
MPS
MRP/SFC
Today Months later
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There are different planning levels available for the individual application areas. For example, you can
plan MRP requirements in the following three ways depending on how specific you want your planning
to be:
Rough-cut planning with a rough-cut planning profile
Production-rate planning with a rate routing or a routing
Detailed planning with a routing

Capacity Planning / Elements
Available capacity
Scheduling
Capacity evaluation and -leveling
Capacity reduction
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The available capacity represents the capacity available for production.

Scheduling the sequence of operations determines the times for the capacity requirements.
The system calculates the capacity requirements using formulas and dates and quantities for
production.
The capacity evaluation gives you an overview of the load and the requirements for production.
Capacity leveling allows you to achieve optimal planning and an optimal load.
Capacity reduction occurs when operations are confirmed or order quantities reduced or deleted.

Work Center Data
General data Basic data Name and description

Standard values key
Effciency rate key
Default values Default values Control key

Standard text key
Wage data
Capacity data Capacity Available capacity

Formula key
Individual capacities
Scheduling data Scheduling Scheduling basis

Queue and move time
Formula key
Personnel system Assignments Labor

data Positions
Qualifications
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The work center contains several groups of data that are located on different screens. Only the most
important ones are shown in this example.

Types of Display
Capacity evaluation Diagrams
Available capacity
Printing of standard
overview and det. Capacity requirements
cap. list
Planing table (tabular)

tabular) Planning table (graphical)
graphical)
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Capacity planning uses several types of display. It uses evaluation lists, block diagrams, bar charts, line
graphs and Gantt charts.
You can also carry out simulations with the planning tables.
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Overview: Summary
You have an overview of the integration,

environment and elements of capacity
planning.
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Capacity Evaluation
Contents:
Capacity overviews
Order detail lists
Graphics
Printing functions
System settings
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Capacity Evaluation: Objectives
At the conclusion of this topic you will know:
What options there are for comparing the

capacity requirements with the available
capacity
How to create new overall profiles
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Overview Diagram 3
Introduction
Arbeitsplatz /

1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Capacity Evaluation: Business Scenario
You want to evaluate the work center load for

production. You use the capacity evaluation
functions to compare capacity requirements with
available capacity. You can see the pegged
requirements from the results of the evaluation
and thus decide whether you need to take
measures to keep to the production dates.
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Planned orders
A Projects
Process orders
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Calendar
4
Capacity
Capacityevaluation/-leveling
Capacity evaluation/leveling
t
Available capacity
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In the capacity evaluations, the capacity requirements are compared to the available capacity.
Capacity evaluation has to perform the following:
Determination of available capacity
Determination of capacity requirement
Comparison of available capacity to capacity requirement

Procedure in Capacity Evaluation
Accessing Capacity Planning

Work center Variable
Load Profile 1
Orders ...
... ...
Initial screen
Settings Selection
Capacity evaluation
Standard Variable
overview overview
Detailed
capacity list
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Capacity evaluations are basically accessed using two menu options:The menu Work center view
accesses evaluations for loads, orders, released orders, order in backlog or overloads.The menu Variable
allows you to access evaluations using profiles created for your specific needs.
When accessing the capacity evaluation the settings are pulled from the overall profile.
This overall profile can be one provided by SAP or a user-specific profile.
To access the evaluation via the work center you can use standard profiles and user-specific profiles.
You can change display using the menu option Settings.
You can use the menu Selection to increase or restrict the selection criteria for the capacity evaluation.

Capacity Planning Phases
Planning
phase
Rough-
Rough-cut
Medium
Detailed
Characteristics
Time - Display of
Month Week Day
periods
Location - Work center
WCtr area WCtr group Work ctr
hierarchies
Planning
Incomplete Complete
data
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Capacity planning can use different planning phases. For example, the level of detail of planning can
depend on how close the planning date is to the completion date.

Standard Overview
Capacity evaluation
Standard Detailed Variable

overview capacity list overview
Graphics Lists Printing

Branch
t t
Work center Capacity Detailed capacity list
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The standard overview compares the available capacity and the capacity requirements for the selected
work centers for each capacity category. The loads and remaining available capacity are also listed.
From the standard overview you can generate graphics, print lists, maintain work centers and capacities
and from the detailed capacity list you can process orders.
The standard overview can be limited using minimum and maximum load percentages. You can
predefine these in the options profile.

Selection and Display Parameters
General
Cumulated display yes / no

Capacity unit Time unit
Requirement unit Target / remaining requirement
Time segment / Periods

Selection of period to be displayed
Period split for display
Hierarchy
Requirement prioritizing and comparison of offers can be
either static or dynamic
Distribution
Through distribution keys
from work center in production orders
from operation or work center in network plans / maintenance orders
from standard setting of capacity planning per capacity category
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The selection and display parameters can be predefined in profiles. They can, however, be changed in
the menu settings.
You can only update the reading time section via Customizing.

Cumulated Display
Display not cumulated
Available
B capacity
A C
Cumulated display
Available
D capacity
B B
A A A
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The cumulated display has the following significance for the standard overview and the variable
overview:
For every period the capacity requirements and the available capacity result from the sum of the
capacity requirements/available capacity in this and the preceding periods. The starting point for the
cumulation is the first period displayed. In this way you get an overview of the period available for
reducing the capacity requirements.
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Period Split
Days
10 20 30
Period Periods
duration
4 Days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Week 1 2 3 4
3 Weeks 1 2
1 Month 1
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To display the evaluations you can choose between the following period displays:
Month
Week
Day
Factory calendar day
Posting period
You use the period duration to define the number of days or weeks for a period.
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Detailed Capacity List and its Functions
Capacity Evaluation


Branch
Order Stock-/
reqmts list
...
t t
Work center Capacity Order Stock-/

requirements list
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In the detailed capacity list the orders and their operations are listed by period depending on the work
center selected. They may be sorted, for example, by order number, date, and priority.
From this list you can make changes to the work center, the capacity and the order.
You can call up additional information on the material and the stock/requirements situation.
You can predefine the display using the list profile and change it using the settings menu.
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Structure of a Profile
Overall profile
Options profile Selection profile List profile Graphics profile
Order set Initial set Capacity category set Work center set
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The overall profile contains the names of four subprofiles:

The selection profile determines which sets are used to generate the various selection screens and for
what period the capacity requirements are read from the database.
The list profile defines the layout of the detailed capacity list and the variable overview.
The graphics profile defines the layout of the graphics.
In the options profile the default parameters are set for the type of display, the display period, the
distribution and for branches in change or display mode.
The order set, the capacity category set and the work center set are used for the extended selection.
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Structure of a Set
Multi-dimension set
Basic set Basic set Basic set
Work center Capacity cat. Capacity planner
Value Variable Variable Value
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It is important to distinguish between basic sets that always refer to one criterion and multidimension
sets that group together any number of basic sets.
For example, which selection criteria are displayed in a dialog box for selection depends on the basic
sets the multidimension set consists of.
Multidimension sets are always used in the selection profile, in the combinations and in the column
definitions in the variable overview.
Whether and how you can specify values for a selection criterion is determined by the structure of the
relevant basic set. You can use the basic set to specify:
- whether an individual value or a value range can be specified
- whether the criterion is assigned a fixed value and thus no user specification is required
Sets are specified in Customizing for capacity planning and grouped together in a selection profile or in
a combination.
To make it possible to specify an individual value or a value range for a selection criterion, a variable
must be defined for the individual value or for the upper and lower limit of the value range.
You create variables in Customizing for capacity planning.
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Functions in the Variable Overview
Capacity evaluation


Branch
Detailed capacity list
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You can define the form and content of the variable overview. You use it to display any capacity data
you wish.
In the first column appear the periods. In the following columns you can display, for example, capacity
requirements, available capacities and formulas.
You can predefine the display using the list profile and change it using the settings menu.
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Capacity Planning Environment
Auftragskopf
Display/maintain
Arb eitsvorgnge
Materialkompon enten
Fertigungshilfsmittel
Kost en
Soll
Ist
Plan 100
50
20
t t
Order Capacity
Work center
Material
Detailed
Thats what
I want ! capacity list
4 434518 759691
Confirmation
Pegged
requirements Stock/
reqmts list
Goods receipt
for order
Display Maintain
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From the detailed capacity screen you can use the menu Environment to branch to further sections of PP
in change mode or in display mode.
In the options profile in Customizing you can specify that the system is to branch to orders, the work
center and the capacity in change mode or in display mode.
You can also get the system to branch by double-clicking on the fields for the order, the work center or
the capacity.
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Configuration Sequence Capacity Planning (1)
M
Maintaining and cumulating available capacity
O
Creating work center hierarchies
O
Defining distribution of requirements
D
Profiles for capacity evaluations
D
Profiles for capacity leveling/extended evaluation
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Legend:
M = Mandatory action (mandatory)
O = Optional action (optional)
D = Action completed as a result of default setting
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Capacity Planning / Overall Profile Evaluations
Overall profile
Options profile
Selection profile
List profile
Graphics profile
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The overall profile contains four subprofiles.

In the options profile the default parameters are specified for the type of display, the display period,
distribution and branching in display or change mode. Most of the settings can be changed in the
application using the menu options Settings General for this evaluation run.
The selection profile determines which sets are accessed to generate the various selection screens and
for which period the capacity requirements are read from the database.
The list profile specifies the layout of the detailed capacity list and the variable overview and determines
which list is automatically displayed.
The graphics profile contains settings for the layout of the various graphics:
Determining the earliest/latest dates of operations
Sort sequence such as date, material number, order number
Displaying columns, bars or lines
The line display only makes sense for a cumulative display.
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User Parameters - Evaluation
Overall profile evaluation Parameter / Std profile
Work center view

Load CY1 SAPX911
Orders CY2 SAPX912
Released CY3 SAPX913
Backlog CY4 SAPX914
Overload CY5 SAPX915
Variable CY7
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An overall profile can be accessed with the user parameters CY1 - CY7 individually for every user.
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Selection Profile (Capacity Evaluations)
Overall profile
Selection profile
Selection control: Selection period for reading from the database (KBED)
Scheduling level: Selection of KBED records according to detailed-,

production rate- or rough-cut scheduling and specifying
order categories (take account of scheduling levels table TCX00)
Work center set: Read KBED records for work center(s)
Order set: Read KBED records for order type(s)
Capacity reqmts
Read KBED records for capacity reqmts categories
category set:
Initial set: Fields for initial screen
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You use the selection profile among other things to specify which sets are used to define the layout of
the various dialog boxes.
You can also specify the database read period in the selection profile in the section Interval period. In
the evaluation only those capacity requirements are read from the database where at least one date (for
example, the earliest start date) falls in the period defined. The display period (see settings) must also lie
in the database read period.
During the capacity evaluation you can specify another selection profile with the menu options Planning
-> Profiles -> Selection profile.
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Options Profile (Capacity Evaluations)
Overall profile
Options profile
General settings: Cap. Unit, Remaining requirements, planned

requirements, cumulated display, load restrictions
Cumulating Hierarchy: Yes / no, dynamic, hierarchy name

available capacity:
Interval settings: Start / end of display, period split,

cumulate backlog to
Distribution of capacity From work center, operation or profile

requirements:
Goto: Work center, branches in display / change mode
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The options profile groups together general settings. You can change most of these settings during the
evaluation with the menu options: Settings -> General.
You can change the following parameters during the capacity evaluation using other menu options or a
function key:
Values for the minimum and maximum load displayed in the standard overview
The standard distribution key for work orders and networks/maintenance orders
You cannot change the following parameters during the capacity evaluation:
Date for dispatching the backlog: If remaining requirements are displayed then all the
requirements whose finish dates lie before the date for dispatching the backlog are dispatched to the
period that contains this date.
Indicator "Production order": The indicator specifies whether you branch to production orders in
display mode or in change mode.
Indicator "Planned order": The indicator specifies whether you branch to planned orders in display
mode or in change mode.
Indicator "Work center": The indicator specifies whether you branch to work centers or capacities
in display mode or in change mode.
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Extended Evaluation (Standard Overview)
Work center Indiv. capacity

Order view Project view
view view
Printing
Standard overview list
t t
Work center Labor Capacity Det.capacity list
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In the extended evaluation you can display all relevant objects (persons, individual capacities, SOP
requirements).
You can sort all the lists in any way you like, even in groups.
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Extended Evaluation (Detailed Capacity List)
Work center Indiv.capacity

Order view Project view
view view
Printing
Det. capacity list
Order
t t
Work center Person Capacity Operation
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In the extended evaluation you can display all relevant objects (persons, individual capacities, SOP
requirements).
You can sort all the lists in any way you like, even in groups.
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Structure of a Profile (Extended Evaluation)
Overall
Overall profile
profile
Control
Control profile
profile Evaluation
Evaluation profile
profile List
List profile
profile
Selection
Selection profile
profile Time
Time profile
profile Period
Period profile
profile
Filter
Filter set
set Object
Object set
set Requirements
Requirements grouping
grouping
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The overall profile for the extended evaluation contains six subprofiles whose settings are compatible
with one another. You can maintain them in Customizing for Capacity leveling and Extended evaluation.
In the selection profile you specify which sets are used for the layout of the various selection screens.
In the list profile you specify which list is displayed when you access the extended evaluation. You can
branch from one list to another with the menu option Goto.
In the time profile you specify for what time period the capacity requirements are read from the
database. The database read period, the evaluation period, the planning period and the date for
dispatching the backlog are specified in the time profile. All the requirements are accessed that lie
wholly or partly in the database read period.
In the period profile you specify in which periods the loads are to be displayed. For example, a period
can be one day, several days, one week or several weeks.
In the options profile you specify the work center hierarchy name for the cumulation of available
capacity and capacity requirements and the distribution key.
In the control profile you specify the type of presentation and the layout of the data (here lists in period
form).
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Structure of a Set (Extended Evaluation)
Multidimension
Multidimension set
set
Object
Object set
set
Basic
BasicSet
Set Basic
BasicSet
Set Basic
BasicSet
Set Basic
BasicSet
Set
Capacity
Capacity Cap.
Cap. planner
planner
Plant
Plant Work
Work center
center
CRHDWERKS ARBPL category
category group
group
CRHDWERKS ARBPL
KAPAR
KAPAR PLANR
PLANR
Value
Value Variable
Variable Variable
Variable Variable
Variable
1000
1000 &5KEARBP
&5KEARBP &5KKAPARV
&5KKAPARV &5KPLANRV
&5KPLANRV
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It is important to distinguish between a basic set and a multidimension set.

The object set stands for a multidimension set. A multidimension set groups together several basic sets.
The field names for the selection fields are defined in the basic set. You can specify values or variables
for these field names.
A default value can be specified for a variable for a particular field name.
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Capacity Evaluation: Summary
In this unit you have learnt about:

The procedure with overview lists in the
capacity evaluation
The structure of profiles and sets
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Data used in the exercises
Explanation of symbols in the exercises and solutions
Exercises
Solutions
Course Objectives
Business Scenario
Tips & Tricks
Warning or Attention
Data in the exercises

Type of data Data in the training system
Plant 1000 and 1200
Material and routings T-F2## and T-F1## ( T-CV )
Material and rate routing R-1000
Product group PG-100
Work centers T-M##, T-V##, T-L##, T-E##,
T-F##, T-P##, V## and KS##
Work center hierarchies T-V, T-E and H-##
Pooled capacity VOR##
Capacity category P##
Grouping key 52
Formula LO##
parameters
Formula key FO##
Machines L1##, L2## and L3##
Overall profiles Z##SFCG011, Z##SFCG002
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Z230-GES##
Activity group SAP_LO_PP_PRODMAN
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Capacity Evaluation Exercises
Unit: Capacity Evaluation

Topic: Standard Overview
At the conclusion of these exercises, you will be able to:

Use the standard overview in the capacity evaluation
Change the display
You are a capacity planner and have to show an overview of the

capacity requirements versus the available capacity for your
organization. To do this, you choose the standard overview in the
capacity evaluation and, if necessary, switch to the cumulated
display.
1-1 Look at the capacity loads for your work centers using your capacity planner group 0##
in the standard overview.
1-1-1 In which evaluation period were the capacity requirements read?
______________________
1-1-2 Specify the menu path that you would use to find this out.
_____________________________________________________
1-1-3 Change the settings in such a way that only those periods are displayed with a
load greater than 40%.
1-2 Now call up the standard overview for the work center T-M##.
1-2-1 Change the display for the standard overview by defining a period as three
days.
1-2-2 Specify the menu path and name the indicator for a standard overview with
cumulated capacity requirements and available capacities over the entire
evaluation period.
______________________________________________________
1-2-3 Only analyze the pegged requirements in the first period. What sort of pegged
requirements are there?
_______________________
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Exercises

Topic: Detailed Capacity List

Use the detailed capacity list in the capacity evaluation
Test various selection options
Make changes to the detailed capacity list
You are a capacity planner and want to see in an overview the

pegged capacities for the work centers for which you are
responsible. After seeing an overview, you want to release a
production order.
2-1 Call up the detailed capacity list in the capacity evaluation for your work centers T-L##
and T-V##.
2-1-1 Describe the menu option for calling up the detailed capacity list directly.
_____________________________________________________
2-1-2 You want to call up the detailed capacity list for 2 special work centers. To do
this you need an additional menu option. Restrict the selection of work centers
on the dialog box with the entry T-*. Describe the additional menu options.
_____________________________________________________
2-2 You want to be able to see which production orders are to be released, and therefore
you want to copy the field "Overall order status" into the detailed capacity list after the
column for pegged requirements. To ensure that the standard list is not overwritten
when saving, you have to first create your own list variant in Customizing.
2-2-1 Copy the list variant SAPDETC0 in Customizing for Capacity Planning
(Evaluation). Your detailed list profile should be called ZAPDETC##. Before
saving, it is possible to protect this profile from being changed by other users.
2-2-2 Call up the detailed capacity list for your work centers T-L## and T-V## again.
Enter a column for the Overall order status after the column for pegged
requirements. Reduce the column width for the "Overall order status" to 20 and
the column width for "Material" to 8 spaces.
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Save the changes made to the detailed capacity list in your list variant
ZAPDETC##. Note that the subprofile SAPDETF0 is not changed for the
displayed fields. Before saving, overwrite this profile with ZAPDETF##.
2-2-3 Release the production order with the requirements quantity 80 and update the
evaluation so that you can see the status change directly in the detailed capacity
list.
2-2-4 Look at the detailed capacity list for your work centers T-L## and T-V## again.
Switch to the list variant you saved previously to control the detailed capacity
list you created.
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Exercises

Topic: Creating an Overall Profile

Define an overall profile with a new entry screen
You are a capacity planner and want to use certain work centers
in the entry screen for selection. You therefore create a new
initial set and include this in a new overall profile. In addition,
you always want to call up this overall profile automatically when
you choose Evaluation -> Variable.
3-1 Create for your group an overall profile for a new initial set. You want to see the
following entry fields in the initial set when you call up this overall profile:
Work center from:
Work center to:
Capacity cat.:
Capacity planner group:
Plant:
In addition, the work center T-V## should be set as a value.
3-1-1 In the first step create a new basic set Z230-PLZ## for the entry Work center
from/to for the field name ARBPL. As descriptive text choose ##-Work center
from/to. Take two variables for the entry fields and set the value T-V##.
3-1-2 In the second step create a new multidimension set Z230-EIN## for the
complete initial screen. Copy this set using 5kstart1 as a reference. As a
descriptive text, choose ##-Work center, CapCat, CapPl. Change the
multidimension set for the entry fields according to the defaults and the
sequence in 3-1.
3-1-3 Copy the selection profile SAPA010 as a separate profile with the name Z230-
AUS## and switch the initial set with the multidimension set created in 3-1-2.
Choose ##-AUSW as a descriptive text.
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3-1-4 Copy the overall profile SAPX912 as a separate profile with the name Z230-
GES## and swap the selection profile with the profile created in 3-1-3. Choose
##-GES as a descriptive text.
3-1-5 You always want to call up this overall profile automatically when you choose
Evaluation Variable. Maintain your user parameters by entering your overall
profile for this parameter.
3-1-6 Describe why requirements are also displayed for the work center T-V##.
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Capacity Evaluation Solutions

Topic: Standard Overview
1-1 Look at the capacity loads for your work centers using your capacity planner group 0##
in the standard overview.
1-1-1 Logistics Production Capacity planning Evaluation Work center
view Load
60 days as of today
1-1-2 Specify the menu path that you would use to find this out.
Settings General
1-1-3 Change the settings in such a way that only those periods are displayed with a
load greater than 40%.
Settings Evaluations Standard overview
1-2 Now call up the standard overview for the work center T-M##.
1-2-1 Change the display for the standard overview by defining a period as three
days.
Settings Evaluations and radio button Day, period duration 3
1-2-2 Specify the menu path and name the indicator for a standard overview with
cumulated capacity requirements and available capacities over the entire
evaluation period.
Settings General
Cumulated display
1-2-3 Select Period and button Capacity detail/period
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Solutions

Topic: Detailed Capacity List
2-1 Call up the detailed capacity list in the capacity evaluation for your work centers T-L##
and T-V##.
2-1-1 Describe the menu option for calling up the detailed capacity list directly.
Evaluations Work center view Orders
2-1-2 You want to call up the detailed capacity list for 2 special work centers. To do
this you need an additional menu option. Restrict the selection of work centers
on the dialog box with the entry T-*. Describe the additional menu options.
Planning Selection Work center
Once you have specified the restrictions choose Detailed selection
2-2 You want to be able to see which production orders are to be released, and therefore
you want to copy the field "Overall order status" into the detailed capacity list after the
column for pegged requirements. To ensure that the standard list is not overwritten
when saving, you have to first create your own list variant in Customizing.
2-2-1 Copy the list variant SAPDETC0 in Customizing for Capacity Planning
(Evaluation). Your detailed list profile should be called ZAPDETC##. Before
saving, it is possible to protect this profile from being changed by other users.
Tools Accelerated SAP Customizing Edit Project. Button Enterprise
IMG.
Production Capacity planning Evaluation Lists Define list
variants for capacity detail list.
Copy SAPDETC0 into ZAPDETC##.
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2-2-2 Call up the detailed capacity list for your work centers T-L## and T-V## again.
Enter a column for the Overall order status after the column for pegged
requirements. Reduce the column width for the "Overall order status" to 20 and
the column width for "Material" to 8 spaces.
Save the changes made to the detailed capacity list in your list variant
ZAPDETC##. Note that the subprofile SAPDETF0 is not changed for the
displayed fields. Before saving, overwrite this profile with ZAPDETF##.
Choose Choose fields.
Choose Overall order status and transfer it to the list Selected fields.
Select Overall order status and place the cursor on the line material. Press
Move.
Change the column width for the Overall order status and for Material and
save this list under your list variant name.
Settings Capacity detail Save list variant
2-2-3 Release the production order with the requirements quantity 80 and update the
evaluation so that you can see the status change directly in the detailed capacity
list.
Double-click on the order number and in the order header choose Release and
Save. Press Refresh.
2-2-4 Look at the detailed capacity list for your work centers T-L## and T-V## again.
Switch to the list variant you saved previously to control the detailed capacity
list you created.
Call up the capacity detail list again and go to your list variant.
Settings Capacity detail Get list variant
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Solutions

3-1 Create for your group an overall profile for a new initial set. You want to see the
following entry fields in the initial set when you call up this overall profile:
3-1-1 In the first step create a new basic set Z230-PLZ## for the entry Work center
from/to for the field name ARBPL. As descriptive text choose ##-Work center
from/to. Take two variables for the entry fields and set the value T-V##.
Customizing Capacity Planning Evaluation Selection set Define sets.
Create set.
For the variables, place the cursor in the entry field and press Variable.
3-1-2 In the second step create a new multidimension set Z230-EIN## for the
complete initial screen. Copy this set using 5kstart1 as a reference. As a
descriptive text, choose ##-Work center, CapCat, CapPl. Change the
multidimension set for the entry fields according to the defaults and the
sequence in 3-1.
Change the copied multidimension set as follows:
Substitute the set in line 001
Insert the set 5KKAPARV before line 002
3-1-3 Copy the selection profile SAPA010 as a separate profile with the name Z230-
AUS## and switch the initial set with the multidimension set created in 3-1-2.
Choose ##-AUSW as a descriptive text.
Customizing capacity planning Evaluation Profiles Define selection
profiles.
3-1-4 Copy the overall profile SAPX912 as a separate profile with the name Z230-
GES## and swap the selection profile with the profile created in 3-1-3. Choose
##-GES as a descriptive text.
Customizing Capacity Planning Evaluation Profiles Define overall
profiles.
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3-1-5 You always want to call up this overall profile automatically when you choose
Evaluation Variable. Maintain your user parameters by entering your
overall profile for this parameter.
System User parameters Own data.
Tab card parameters.
Assign the value from your profile to parameter CY7.
3-1-6 Describe why requirements are also displayed for the work center T-V##.
The work center was also specified as a value in the basic set.
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Capacity Leveling (Part 1)
Contents:
Use of the capacity planning table (tabular

form)
Dispatching procedure
Preview of the capacity planning table
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Capacity Leveling (Part 1): Objectives
At the conclusion of this unit you will be able

to:
How to use the leveling functions on the
planning tables.
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Capacity Evaluation
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /

1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Capacity Leveling (Part 1): Business Scenario
In your production you want to level the

capacity loads at the resources. To do this you
compare the capacity requirements with the
available capacity using the capacity leveling
functions. First capacity leveling should be
carried out with the tabular version of the
planning table. After simulating several
dispatching runs you save the results of your
planning and thus fix the capacity
requirements for processing in the planned
period.
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Planned orders
A Projects
Process orders
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
TskLst C1 Scheduling
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Calendar
4
Capacity leveling/-evaluation
t
Available capacity
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Dispatching operations is the main function in capacity planning. Operations are dispatched to fix them
at a time when there is sufficient capacity for them to be executed.
Depending on whether finite scheduling is to take place, operations can be dispatched based on an
unlimited available capacity or existing available capacity. The existing available capacity is equal to the
difference between the available capacity maintained in the work center and the capacity requirements
already dispatched. If necessary, you can specify a different work center when dispatching.

Capacity Leveling Measures
Increase available capacity
Alternative work center
Date shift
Sequence planning
External processing
Lot reduction / splitting
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There are the following ways to achieve the objectives listed in the preceding slide:
Adjust the available capacity by increasing the standard available capacity for the relevant capacity
category or increase the available capacity by inserting an interval of available capacity.
Determine an alternative work center with remaining available capacity, for example by calling up the
planning table using a work center hierarchy.
Find a period with sufficient remaining available capacity by dispatching using finite scheduling or
manually on the planning table.
Form optimal sequences to reduce setup times.
You can only reduce/split the lot size or specify that operations are to be processing externally in the
production order.

User Interface for Capacity Leveling
Capacity planning table (tabular)

tabular) Capacity planning table
Work center: Turning capacity: Machine

06.00 10.00 14.00 18.00
05.1998 06.1998 07.1998
Avail. cap.
Dispatched
Pool
Order 100012 Operation 0010 Start 03.05.1998
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The capacity planning module offers two interfaces.

The main capacity planning module and its various views.
Work center view: You limit the selection for specific work centers. Work centers and capacities are
displayed in the planning tables.
Individual capacity view: You limit the selection for specific work centers. You can dispatch
operations both to work centers/capacities and to the corresponding individual capacities.
Order view: You limit the selection for specific orders. All the work centers and capacities affected
are displayed for one or more orders.
Leveling directly from production order maintenance. Depending on the overall profile set for the
production controller/order type you branch to one of the two planning tables. If no overall profile has
been stored for the production scheduler then the planning table is called up using the overall profile
SAPSFCG001.

Capacity Planning Table (Tabular Form)
Period-specific
Aggregate information on available capacity, capacity
requirements and capacity load
Distribution of capacity requirements by distribution keys
Important for shareable

X capacities
Period 08.1998 09.1998 10.1998 11.1998 12.1998
Avail.cap. 24,0 8,0 16,0 32,0 16,0
Dispatched 8 33% Display actual capacity
Pool 2 8,3% 6,5 81,2%
load within a period
X 6,5h Pump
13,0h Washer
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There are the following types of display on the capacity planning table (tabular form):
Work center/capacity with available capacity, load, dispatched and pool for several periods
Several work centers/capacities with available capacity and load for several periods
The planning table (tabular form) can be called up for the work center view, the individual capacity view
and the order view. Available capacities and distributed capacities are displayed.
The unit of display for the available capacity and capacity requirements is stored in the evaluation
profile.
The planning table (tabular form) is divided up into a resource section and a requirements section.
The resource section contains the following: name of work center or capacity and capacity category,
periods to which operations can be dispatched, capacity requirements from operations that have already
been dispatched to a period, capacity requirements from operations that have not yet been dispatched to
a period
In the requirements section you can display requirements (dispatched and/or not yet dispatched).

Capacity Planning Table
Work centers
Monday Tuesday
Work center
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
14100
Chart
Lathe
14200
Lathe
Pool
Monday Tuesday
Order Op. Qty
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
2010 0010 10
Chart
2020 0020 5
2030 0010 10
Message line
Table section Diagram section
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- The capacity planning table enables you to carry out detailed planning of capacity requirements
continuously over time.
- The capacity planning table consists of several charts in which the available capacity (operating
time) and the capacity requirements (operation duration) are grouped according to various criteria
and can be displayed on the same axis. For example, all the capacity requirements for one order or
all the capacity requirements that have been dispatched to one capacity can be grouped together.
- Each chart can have its own title bar and is made up of a table section and a diagram section:
The table section contains information for identifying and describing the objects displayed in the
diagram section.
The diagram section has a window on the virtual time axis in which the available capacity and the
capacity requirements are displayed in graphical form with the start and finish date. This window
displays the same section for all the charts. This section can be changed as much as you like by
altering the scale.

Dispatching
Available capacity
Capacity load
Pool
Order - 1
Order - 2
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Automatic or manual dispatching of orders to times with remaining available capacity.

Automatic as well as manual dispatching using planning strategies.
Orders with dispatched operations are scheduled using midpoint scheduling.
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Dispatching Procedure
Determining the dispatching date

- by scheduling or manually by the user -
Specifying the dispatching sequence

- when dispatching several operations at the same time -
Carrying out checks when dispatching

- checking dates and work center -
Executing finite scheduling Writing

a
Checking results of dispatching
- Operation date - planning
log
Setting the status "dispatched"
Executing midpoint scheduling
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The central function of capacity leveling is the dispatching of operations. Operations are dispatched so as
to fix them at a point in time when there is sufficient capacity for them to be carried out.
If you have set the indicator Finite scheduling in the strategy profile then the system looks for remaining
available capacity depending on the planning direction.
During dispatching the user can enter another work center, if necessary. The work center may not be
locked or marked for deletion.
A planning log is written for all planning activities.
If errors arise during dispatching then it can be terminated (you can set this in the strategy profile).
Midpoint scheduling is dealt with in detail in the unit Capacity leveling part 2.
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Types of Dispatching (tabular)
Capacity planning table (tabular)
Select Select Select Select operation

operation operation, operation
capacity Manual dispatching
and period by
Dispatch Dispatch Dispatch dragging and dropping
manually to desired point
1 2 3 4 in time
Capacity planning table
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This graphic shows the four possible ways of determining the dispatching date.
The third way distinguishes between internally processed operations (plant maintenance and networks)
and operations that are subdivided into operation segments (production order): internally-processed
operations corresponding to the strategies:
earliest / latest start date
depending on distribution keys
operations with operation segments always with the latest start date for the operation
In the first way you can also change the date, time and work center.
The fourth way of dispatching is only possible on the capacity planning table as is dealt with in detail in
the unit Capacity leveling part 2.
If operations are not to be automatically dispatched on the planning table (tabular form), then you should
set the indicator Date entry on dispatching in the strategy profile. In this case a dialog box is displayed
for entering the time for the function Dispatch.
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Capacity Leveling (part 1): Summary
In this unit you can dispatch operations to the

capacity planning table (tabular form).
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Capacity Leveling (Part 1) Exercises
Unit: Capacity Leveling (Part 1)

Topic: Capacity Planning Table (tab.)

Execute capacity leveling with the capacity planning table
(tabular form)
You are a capacity planner and want to simulate capacity leveling

for particular work centers using the capacity planning table
(tabular form), and only save the finished results.
1-1 Carry out capacity leveling with the capacity planning table (tabular form) for the work
centers T-M##, T-V## and T-L##, only for capacity category 002.
1-1-1 Call up the capacity planning table (tabular form) from the work center view
and specify your three work centers. Pay particular attention to the selection
criteria for the other input fields.
1-1-2 Before you press Continue, save the selection criteria you entered as a variant.
Use V-## as a variant name and group ## as the meaning.
1-1-3 Look for the capacity requirements for work center T-V## and switch the view
to display just one requirements type.
1-1-4 To see the latest start dates for the capacity requirements in the lower chart
switch to a wide screen display for the planning table.
1-1-5 Dispatch the operation with an operation quantity of 120 pieces.
1-1-6 Display only those requirements that have been dispatched.
1-1-7 Display all the requirements again and dispatch another operation 20 with the
operation quantity of 100 pieces to work center T-L##.
1-1-8 Look at the planning log and analyze the planning situation at the work center
T-L##.
1-1-9 Go from the capacity planning table (tabular version) to the production order
and look at the operation status. Now save the results of your simulated
planning.
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1-2 Call up the capacity planning table from the work center view for the work center T-
V## and compare the planning result with the result saved on the capacity planning
table (tabular form).
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Capacity Leveling (Part 1) Solutions

Topic: Capacity Planning Table (tab.)
1-1
1-1-1 Call up the capacity planning table (tabular form) from the work center view
and specify your three work centers. Pay particular attention to the selection
criteria for the other input fields.
Leveling Work center view Capacity planning table (tabular form).
Press the arrow multiple selection to enter your work centers.
1-1-2 Before you press Continue, save the selection criteria you entered as a variant.
Use V-## as a variant name and group ## as the meaning.
Goto Variants Save as variant
1-1-3 Look for the capacity requirements for work center T-V## and switch the view
to display just one requirements type.
Settings Change view. Scroll to work center T-V##
1-1-4 To see the latest start dates for the capacity requirements in the lower chart,
switch to a wide screen display for the planning table.
Settings Screen type Wide screen
1-1-6 Display only those requirements that have been dispatched.
Settings Requirements filter Dispatched requirements
1-1-8 Look at the planning log and analyze the planning situation at the work center
T-L##.
Button Planning
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Available Capacity
Contents:
Options for maintaining available capacity

Factory calendar
Work center hierarchy
Configuration sequence
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Available Capacity: Objectives
At the conclusion of this unit you will be able

to:
Maintain available capacities
Maintain and assign shift sequences
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Overview Diagram 5
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
Material Auftrag / order
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailled planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Available Capacity: Business Scenario
You have made capacity available in

production. This depends on the plant
calendar which is definable differently for
every work day. Therefore you use intervals at
capacities to increase the availability capacity
for periods where requirements are high. You
can maintain this manually or by using shift
sequences.
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Planned orders
A Process orders Projects
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
TskLst C1 Scheduling
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Calendar
4
Capacity evaluation/-leveling
t
Available capacity
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The available capacity is the work that can be done by a capacity at a work center per working day.
The available capacity is defined by the start and finish of work, the duration of the breaks, the capacity
utilization and the number of machines or persons.

Capacities at a Work Center
Work center Capacity categories Work center
Pooled capacity
Energy
Cap.
Scrap
Machine
Transport
Work center
Labor
Storage location Cap.

Machine
Labor
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You can allocate as many capacities as you like to a work center.

Capacity categories serve to identify capacities belonging to the same category.
A capacity category can only be allocated once per work center.
You can maintain a separate available capacity for each capacity category.
If a capacity is allocated to several work centers then it is a pooled capacity. It must be maintained as a
pooled capacity separately before it is allocated to a work center.
To calculate capacity requirements formulas must be allocated in the capacity overview.
To simplify maintaining capacities you can set up a default capacity in Customizing.

Available Capacity at the Work Center
Capacity Default capacity
Plant: 1000 Default values for every

Capacity: ABC capacity category
Cap.cat.: 003 For example: 001
Reference available
cap.
Work center
Capacity cat.: 001

Capacity cat.: 003
Capacity: ABC Capacity cat.: 002
Capacity: Group
Pooled capacity
Plant: 1000 Capacity: Group Capacity cat.: 002
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The reference indicator is set for the available capacity of a pooled capacity in the work center and so
cannot be changed there.
The available capacity of an external capacity as well as that of a default capacity is copied to a capacity
category at a work center and can be changed.
However, an external capacity can also be referenced.

From Work Time to Operating Time
Number of hours Break Technical and Work center

times organizational
disruptions
Time: Work time: Work time: Productive

minus work time
7:00 - 16:30 breaks
Data at Work start Operating time Efficiency Productive

work center Work finish per shift rate operating time
Work center
Operating time
X Number of individual capacities
per capacity category
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The basic work time (start of work until end of work) at a work center is reduced by break times and
organizational disruptions.
The work time minus the break times is stored in the work center as the operating time per shift.
Technical and organizational disruptions are reflected in the efficiency rate.

Maintaining Available Capacity using Shift
Sequences
Day 1 Day 2 ... Day 5

Shift definition
Shift 1 Shift 1 Shift 1
Start of work
... Shift sequence
End of work
Breaks
Shift 2 Shift 2 Shift 2

Shift 3 Shift 3
Labor
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Shift sequences and shift definitions can be used to maintain available capacity in detail for every
capacity category, but only by using intervals of available capacity.
Shift sequences and shift definitions can be created and selected for specific parts of Customizing using
the Grouping key.
In a shift sequence you can define work start, work finish and break times for all work centers.
In shift sequences the specific sequence of shift definitions is maintained for all work centers.
You can automatically change available capacities that have shift definitions by changing the shift
definition.

Available Capacity in the Work Center
h Not a work day according

Interval 1
to factory caledar
Standard
available
capacity
Time
h
Interval 1 Interval 2 Interval 3
Time
Cycle duration
from to
Interval duration
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An interval of available capacity has a temporal validity.

By adding an interval for a particular period (date from/to) the standard available capacity for this period
is overwritten by a second interval.
If this second interval is deleted again then the following interval is brought forward to the date of the
interval that has been deleted.
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Available Capacity/Maintenance Variants
Standard available Interval without Interval with

capacity shift sequence shift sequence
Shifts not
Shifts possible ! Shifts useful !
possible !
Interval of available Interval of available

Screen : Capacity header
capacity capacity
automatic 01..... automatic 01.....

Version : Blank
Activate ! Activate !
Breaks : Globally per work day Globally per shift In detail per shift
from/to from/to
Work days according
Validity : (any specification of (any specification of
to factory calendar work days) work days)
Central Reference capacity,

Reference capacity Reference capacity
maintenance : shift sequence
Interval cycle : 1 Work day 1 or 7 work days automatically = 7 W D
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You can maintain the available capacity in various ways.

You can interrupt the validity of the available capacity (standard available capacity) by using an
interval of available capacity with a limited validity period.
You can maintain intervals of available capacity using shift sequences.
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Maintaining and Assigning Factory Calendar
1. Maintaining Definition Definition Definition

...
holidays holiday 1 holiday 2 holiday n
Definition
2. Maintaining Holiday calendar ID: 08
holiday calendar holiday 1
...
holiday n
Definition
Factory calendar ID: 01
3. Maintaining Holiday calendar ID 08
factory calendar Definition plant-/holidays per week
Special rules
4. Assigning
factory calendar Plant 1000 Work center/capacity
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Capacities at work centers only have available capacity on work days.

To calculate the available capacity a plant calendar must be maintained that clearly defines the work
days.
Plant calendars are maintained in Customizing and one can be assigned to a plant or to any particular
capacity if it is different from that of the plant.
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Work Center Hierarchy
Manufacturing Turning
Manufacturing plant 1 Lathe machines

in company
Milling shop Lathe shop Paint shop

Capacity
Machine t Lathe machines Lathe machine Lathe machine

in plant 1 in plant 2 in laboratory
NC-
Lathe machines
lathe machine
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Machine t Machine t Machine t Machine t Machine t
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You can place work centers in work center hierarchies. You can have as many work center hierarchies as
you wish.
Work center hierarchies serve to cumulate available capacities and capacity requirements in capacity
planning.
A work center can be assigned to several hierarchies. On this slide lathe machines are assigned to a
hierarchy called manufacturing and to a hierarchy called turning.
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Configuration Sequence Capacitiy Planning (2)
M
K
Creating work center hierarchy
K
Setting up requirements distribution
D
D
Profiles for capacity leveling / extended evaluations
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A prerequisite for maintaining available capacity is that capacity categories must be created in
Customizing. Labor capacity categories must be defined as such.
To facilitate maintaining available capacity at work centers you can create a default work capacity for
each plant and capacity category.
To cumulate available capacities at a hierarchy work center there must be a period pattern key.
Legend:
M = Mandatory action (Mandatory)
O = Optional action (Optional)
D = Action performed by default setting
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Shift Sequences and Shifts
MAS PER
Shift sequence
Shift Shift definition per day
Shift grouping
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2
3
Reserved area for PP
application Shift definition
Validity period, -rules (HR)
51 to 99 Start of work/-finish
Work break schedule
Work break schedule

Start/finish of break
Duration of break, according to number of hours
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The tables used for the management of shift sequences, shift definitions and work break schedules are
also used in the application HR.
Breaks are represented using work break schedules and are used in shift definitions.
The argument shift grouping is used to distinguish between table entries for the applications PP and
HR.
The groupings 51 .... 99 have been defined for PP.
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Available Capacity: Summary
This unit has shown you how to maintain

available capacities at work centers and how
to use work center hierarchies.
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Available Capacity Exercises
Unit: Available Capacity

Topic: Maintain Available Capacity

Maintain a work center with available capacity.
You require a new work center in your organization and want to

maintain the available capacity for a capacity category Machine
and a capacity category Person at the work center.
1-1 Create a work center for pre-assembly with the following data:
Plant: 1000
Work center number: V##
Work center category: 0001
Work center description: Assembly-##
Person responsible: 0##
1-1-1 When you create the work center with the capacity category 0001, copy the
default values for task list usage, standard value key, control key, and the data
for cost center assignment. Save the work center.
1-1-2 Change the work center and for both capacity categories replace the planner
group with your capacity planner responsible (0##).
1-1-3 Maintain an available capacity that deviates from the standard available
capacity for capacity category 001 for the coming two weeks. There should be
two shifts from Monday to Thursday. On Friday, there should be a shift from
8:00 16:00, with a 1 hour break. Do not use a shift sequence for this interval
of available capacity. For the available capacity from Monday to Thursday use
the possible entries function for the shift definitions. Analyze the available
capacity profile for the capacity category 001.
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Assign your work center to the work center hierarchy T-V in the plant 1000. The
superior work center is T-VH. Look at the hierarchy as a structure and as a
graphic.
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Exercises

Topic: System Settings

Create a capacity category
Create and use a shift sequence
For some of the work centers in your organization, the same

capacity is not available on each working day. You therefore
maintain for these work centers a special available capacity that
you can use for the available capacity maintenance for all
capacity categories.
2-1 Maintain a new capacity category for the category Person. The key for the capacity
category is P##, and as description you use the group ##.
2-2 Create a shift sequence for the grouping 52 with the shift schedule PA1. The grouping
52 and the shift schedule PA1 were already created during the course.
2-2-1 First maintain a shift definition for an early and a late shift with the following
data:
Early shift valid from today until 9999 with the following key: ##F
Text: 1. shift ## Start: 05:00 Finish: 13:00
Late shift valid from today until 9999 with the following key: ##S
Text: 2. shift ## Start: 13:00 Finish: 21:00
2-2-2 Create a shift sequence with the description PR##. For Monday until Saturday,
use the early shift created in exercise 2-2-1, and for Monday until Friday, the
late shift.
2-2-3 Enter a pooled capacity for the capacity category P## from exercise 2-1. The
description should be VOR##, and the text Person responsible for setup ##.
This pooled capacity is in Germany (Baden-Wrttemberg) and work should
take place 6 days a week. The base unit of measure is hours. The start time is
7.00, and finish is 16.00. The utilization rate is 90% and there are 2 employees
available. Instead of the work time in the standard available capacity, you
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assign this pooled capacity an interval for the next two years using the shift
sequence from exercise 2-2-2.
2-2-4 As an additional available capacity, you assign the work center V## the pooled
capacity VOR##.
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Available Capacity Solutions

Topic: Maintain Available Capacity
1-1
1-1-1 Use the default values when creating the work center with the work center
category 0001. Save the work center.
Logistics Production Master data Work centers Work center
Create.
Call up all the detail screens using the Next screen button.
1-1-2 Change the work center and for both capacity categories replace the planner
group with your capacity planner responsible (0##).
Work center Change.
Capacities button. Overwrite the capacity planner group for every capacity
category in the header data.
1-1-3 Maintain an available capacity that deviates from the standard available
capacity for capacity category 001 for the coming two weeks.
Intervals button. Insert Button.
Cycle duration 7 and number of shifts 2
1-1-4 Assign your work center to the work center hierarchy T-V in the plant 1000.
Goto Hierarchy Sequences
Edit New entries
Goto Hierarchy Structure
Graphic button
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Solutions

Topic: System Settings
2-1 Maintain a new capacity category for the category Person.

Customizing: Production Basic data Work center Capacity planning
Define capacity category
New entries
Set indicator CapCatPer
2-2 Create a shift sequence for the grouping 52 with the shift schedule PA1.
Customizing: Work center Capacity planning Available capacity Define
shift sequence
Select grouping 52 and select Shift definitions
2-2-2 Enter a pooled capacity for the capacity category P## from exercise 2-1.
Area menu Work center: Capacity Create
Pooled capacity indicator
Grouping 52
Choose the factory calendar ID W6
2-2-4 As an additional available capacity, you assign the work center V## the pooled
capacity VOR##.
Work center Change.
Capacities button
Create capacity Button
Enter the capacity category P## and the pooled capacity VOR##.
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Capacity Requirements and Reduction
Contents:
Views of capacity requirements

Formulas
Ways of reducing the load
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Capacity Requirements and Reduction: Objectives
At the conclusion of this unit you know how

to:
Call up the capacity requirements for the
various pegged requirements.
Reduce or delete capacity requirements.
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Overview Diagram 6
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
Material Auftrag / order
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Business Scenario
You want to generate capacity requirements

for the various planning levels in your
company (SOP, MRP, SFC, ..). You want to
calculate them using the various scheduling
instruments and with the appropriate
formulas for the capacities affected. Once the
operation has been processed you want to
confirm the work done to reduce the capacity
requirements. For orders that do not have to
be executed the capacity requirements
automatically deleted by the cancelling order.
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Planned orders
A
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Calendar
4
Capacity evaluation/-
t
Available capacity
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The capacity requirements are the work that arises at a capacity at a specific point in time because of
the individual orders. The capacity requirements are generated by lead time scheduling.
The following pegged requirements are dealt with in the course:
SOP order
Simulated requirements for long-term planning
Planned order
Production order
Run schedule header
Other pegged requirements include networks, inspection orders, maintenance orders and process orders.
These capacity requirements are dealt with in the relevant applications.

Planning Levels
SOP
MRP / MPS
Rough-cut
planning
REM
Production-rate
planning
SFC
Detailed planning
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Capacity requirements can be generated for the various scheduling levels in different applications, that
is, on different planning levels. The capacity requirements that have been generated for a product in an
application at a particular point in time as a result of detailed-, production rate- and rough-cut scheduling
exist in the system in parallel. You can look at the capacity requirements separately on every level.
When a planned order is converted to a production order the production order is rescheduled and the
planned order is deleted. The capacity requirements for rough-cut planning and rate-based planning are
in this case copied to the production orders.
Rough-cut planning is a long-term, aggregate planning. It is period-oriented and uses rough-cut
planning profiles.
Production-rate planning is appropriate for medium-term, period-oriented planning and uses a rate
routing.
Detailed planning is appropriate for the short-term and uses a routing which means that you can plan is
for specific points in time.

Determining Capacity Requirements
Work center Operation
Formula key Standard values

Formula constants Setup time

Processing time

Teardown time
Number of splits
Control key
Formula
Setup Processing Teardown
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To determine capacity requirements, capacity requirements records are written for every operation and
every capacity.
Every capacity requirements record contains the dates and the requirements for setup, processing and
teardown.

Formulas
Execution time Costing
Setup Setup
Processing Machine
Teardown Labor
Formulas
Work (PS) Work (PS)
Command lines (ABAP)

Generate
Scheduling (Y/N)
Capacity requirements Capacity reqmts (Y/N)
(per capacity category) Costing PRT
(Y/N)
PRT
Setup
Processing Required quantity
Teardown Usage value
Work (PS)
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Every capacity at the work center can be assigned formulas for calculating the capacity requirements.
The formulas can be used for various functions (capacity requirements, scheduling, costing).
"Generate" controls the immediate code generation for the formula. If no generation takes place in
formula maintenance then it is generated at the time of execution.
A formula can consist of a maximum of 3 lines with the following operation: +, -, *, /, SIN, COS, DIV,
MOD, SQRT, EXP, LOG.
The units of measure are converted automatically.

Link between Formula and Standard Values
Standard value keys Other origin
General operation values

e.g. no. of splits, lot size
V1 V2 ... User fields from operation
Work center constant
Values from PRT
Formula parameters
Setup
Setup Machine
Machine Labor
Labor Teardown
Teardown ...
...
The formula definition F3

F1 F2 F3 is missing the parameter ...
for teardown.
Formula definition
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The formula definitions for calculating the execution time and the capacity requirements are stored in the
work center.
The formulas themselves are stored in Customizing as formula definitions. The parameters used in the
formula definitions must first be maintained in Customizing as formula parameters. The standard value
key defines the entry fields for the standard values in the operation. The standard values entered in these
fields are used to calculate the execution time and the capacity requirements.

Setting up a Formula
Formula parameters Origins
Parameter ID General operation value

Parameter origin Work center constant
Standard value from operation
User field from operation
Parameter attributes
Value from PRT assignment
Keyword (short/long) PRT constant
Dimension (T006) General formula constant
Standard value (fixed)
UMeas stnd value
Field name (operation)
Formula definition
Define
Generate
Test (CR04)
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The parameters are distinguished by their origin. You can define the following origins for a parameter in
Customizing:
General operation value: The parameter is assigned a field directly from the general operation data.
The value of this field goes into the formula. Typical fields are lot size, basis quantity, number of
splits and the number of employees.
Work center constant: The parameter is assigned a fixed value in the work center and this value goes
into the formula.
Standard value: A standard value is assigned to the parameter that goes into the formula. The
assignment is by means of the standard value key.
User field from operation: The parameter is assigned a user-specific data field for the operation.
Value from PRT assignment: This may involve both the quantity and the usage value of the PRT.
This parameter can only be used for formulas in the context of PRT management.
PRT constant: The parameter is assigned a fixed value in the PRT master.
General formula constant: This parameter can be assigned a value that is then copied to the
application.
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Examples of Formulas
Unit
SAP_01 Operation value setup T
SAP_02 Operation value machine T
SAP_03 Operation value labor T
Formula SAP_08 Base quantity Q
parameters SAP_09 Operation value Q
SAP_11 Operation splits Q
SAP_04 Var.standard value 1 (teardown) T
SAP_05 Var.standard value 2 (per.setup) T
SAP_xx Setup branch Q
Formula for SAP_02 x SAP_09

periodic + SAP_05 x ((SAP_09-1) / SAP_xx)
setup SAP_08
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Please note: The operation value must have the same dimension as the setup branch.
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Capacity Reduction
Manual
entry
BDE data
transfer
Order confirmation
Order status Confirmation data

Op.
10 Individual confirmation
Set status 20 Collective confirmation
30
Lock . Type of confirmation
Technically close .
Deletion flag . Standard confirmation
Milestone confirmation
Summary confirmation
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Capacity requirements are reduced or deleted by order confirmation, setting one of the statuses "Lock"
or "Technically complete" or settings the deletion indicator.
The following confirmations lead to a change in the capacity requirements:
Confirming quantities
Confirming forecast standard values
Confirming to another work center
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Determining Remaining Capacity Requirements
Planned quantity Actual quantity Forecast value

150 pieces 100 Stck for work done
Standard value OR Forecast standard value
Formulas per capacity category
KBED = Setup + Lot size x Maschine time
Remaining capacity requirements
50 pieces x 0.1hours / piece = 5 hours
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Remaining capacities are determined using a corrected standard value.

The remaining standard value for setup is set to zero after the first confirmation.
The remaining standard value for teardown is set to zero with the final confirmation.
All other remaining capacities can only be deleted by setting the remaining quantity to zero or the
forecast quantity to zero.
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Capacity Requirements and Reduction: Summary
This unit dealt with the capacity requirements

for the various pegged requirements and the
capacity reduction.
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Capacity Requirements and Reduction Exercises
Unit: Capacity Requirements and Reduction

Topic: Create Formula

Create a formula for a 50% reduction of capacity
requirements.
Test the formulas you created
In your organization, the people responsible for setup represent a

bottleneck in some areas. You therefore want to determine the
capacity requirements as a percentage of productive processing
time for the work done by those responsible for setup.
1-1 Create a formula for a 50% reduction of capacity requirements.

1-1-1 Define a new formula parameter LO## with the origin General formula
constant and maintain the attributes as follows:
Keyword: Percentage (in both lines)
Dimension: AAAADL (no dimension)
Standard value: 0,5
Standard value unit: %
1-1-2 Maintain a formula definition for a 50% reduction of the labor requirements
with the formula key FO##.
To simplify creating a formula, you can copy a similar
formula definition and change it.
1-1-3 Maintain this formula definition in the capacity overview for the capacity
category P## in the work center V## in the field Processing formula.
1-1-4 Check the formulas for the capacity category with the function Test formula.
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Exercises

Topic: Capacity Requirements and Reduction

Execute capacity requirement reduction by confirming to
another work center or by locking an order.
To achieve exact capacity planning in your organization, you

want to confirm the work done. If the work center to which the
load was assigned for processing is not available due to machine
breakdown, you can confirm the work done at the alternative
work center. The confirmation of work done and the cancellation
of the capacity requirements that are no longer required leads to a
reduction in the capacity requirements determined.
2-1 Call up the capacity planning table using the work center T-M##. Create a production
order with the order type PP01 for material T-F2## with a quantity of 500 pieces and a
delivery date of four weeks in the future. Save the planning.
2-2 Look at the capacity loads at the work centers with overloads in the whole of your area
of responsibility.
2-2-1 What options do you have to solve this problem? Write down the better option
first.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
2-2-2 Which work centers have an overload? Make a note of the work centers with
the highest load first.
__________ __________ __________ __________
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2-3 In exercise 2-2-2, you found out which work center has the greatest load. Only look at
the capacity requirements for the first period with a load for this work center on the
capacity planning table (tabular form) and describe how you could level this overload,
particularly on the planning table.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2-4 From which capacity planning instrument can you confirm operations?
___________________________________________________________
2-5 You achieved a result in exercise 2-4 and want the overload in the work center T-M##
to be processed by another work center. Confirm the operation with the operation
quantity 80 at work center T-V## and look at the changed capacity requirements at the
work center T-M##.
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Capacity Requirements and Reduction Solutions

Topic: Create Formula
1-1 Create a formula for a 50% reduction of capacity requirements.

Customizing: Work center Capacity planning Work center formulas Define
formula parameters for work centers
1-1-2 Maintain a formula definition for a 50% reduction of the labor requirements
with the formula key FO##.
Customizing: Work center Capacity planning Work center formulas
Define formulas for work centers
Copy the formula SAP007
The formula for the formula key FO## is:
( SAP_03 x SAP_09 / SAP_08 ) x 50 / 100
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Solutions

Topic: Capacity Requirements and Reduction
2-1 Create a production order with the planning table (tabular).

Leveling Work center view Capacity planning table (tabular form).
Goto Order Create
2-2 Look at the capacity loads at the work centers with overloads in the whole of your area
of responsibility.
2-2-1 Capacity evaluation for capacity planner 0##Capacity planning table (tabular
form) for planner group
2-2-2 Evaluation Work center view Overload
T-M##
2-3 In exercise 2-2-2, you found out which work center has the greatest load. Only look at
the capacity requirements for the first period with a load for this work center on the
capacity planning table (tabular form) and describe how you could level this overload,
particularly on the planning table.
Call up the planning table (tabular form) for the work center T-M##. Deactivate all
periods by choosing Edit Period Deactivate all per., and only activate the first
period by double-clicking on it. Change order quantity or reschedule order.
Dispatch operation to a period with remaining available capacity.
Dispatch operation to another work center (this work center must also have been
selected).
2-4 Capacity evaluation - Detailed capacity list
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2-5 Confirm the operation with the operation quantity 80 at work center T-V## and look at
the changed capacity requirements at the work center T-M##.
Select line and Environment Confirmations Enter data
Actual data button
The capacity requirement for this operation at the work center T-M## has been deleted.
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Scheduling
Contents:
Scheduling types
Distribution
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Scheduling: Objectives
At the conclusion of the unit you should

understand:
The main elements of the lead time with the
origin of the data.
The capacity requirements are displayed
and distributed along the time scale.
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Overview Diagram 7
Introduction

Capacity Evaluation Jul' 98
Arbeitsplatz /
1310
Capacity Leveling (part 1)
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Jun' 98
Scheduling Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Scheduling: Business Scenario
You want to reschedule orders in your

company because of the capacity overload
and therefore need to find out about the time
elements in the order and the scheduling
types. Since in the capacity evaluation and on
the capacity planning table (tabular form) the
capacity requirements are displayed in
periods you need to know about distributing
capacity requirements using the lead time.
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Work Center and Lead Time Scheduling
Basic data PP
Work center Routing
10 20 30 40
Default Costing Operating Available

values data time capacity
Lead time scheduling Capacity planning
23
22 10 20 30
21
Order dates
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Lead time scheduling is carried out for various order categories (planned order, production order,
inspection plan, maintenance task lists).
Lead time scheduling determines order dates and calculates capacity requirements.
The capacity requirements calculated in lead time scheduling along with the available capacity in the
work center serve as a basis for capacity planning.

Lead Time Scheduling - Basics
Planned orders
10 20 30 Routing
PS SS SF PF
Production orders
10 20 30 Routing
BS SS SF BF
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Lead time scheduling for planned orders always takes place in connection with the calculation of basic
order dates. If you execute the planning run with lead time scheduling this happens automatically.
In lead time scheduling the scheduled dates are calculated for the order (production dates).
Lead time scheduling for production orders is always carried out using a routing.
The scheduled dates are not transferred from the planned order to the production order.

Scheduling / Time Elements in an Order
Float
before Op. Op. Op. Op. ........ Op. Float after GR- Pick/pack Load time Transit time
production 0010 0020 0030 0040 0099 production Proc.time time
PS SS SF PF AD LD GI DDD
Queue Setup Processing Teardown Wait Transport

time time time time time time
ES LS LF
Order dates Operation dates Time concepts

PS Planned start ES Earliest start Lead time or order
SS Scheduled start LS Latest start or operation
SF Scheduled finish LF Latest finish
Float times for orders
PF Planned finish
AD Anticipated availability date
Lead time for operation
LD Load date
GI Goods issue date
Interoperation times
DDD Desired delivery date
Processing times in sales
and distribution
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The two order floats serve different purposes:

Float before production - date shift, capacity planning
Float after production- allow for disruptions
The order floats can be predefined in Customizing and in the material master (scheduling margin key).
The duration of an operation is made up of a maximum of five time elements:
Queue time
Setup time, processing time, teardown time
Process-specific wait time
The duration of the move time lies between two operations but it is assigned to the preceding operation.
The material requirements are scheduled to the earliest start date (changeable in Customizing).
The capacity requirements can be displayed at the earliest or at the latest dates.

Scheduling Types
Scheduling types
Starting from
1 Forward scheduling Order start date

2 Backward scheduling Order finish date
3 Scheduling to the day Day as basic start
4 Only capacity requirements No scheduling
Basic dates exact to the hour Production-, process order
Special types
Today scheduling As of current date

Midpoint scheduling As of operation
Finite scheduling With available capacity
check
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Scheduling types (forwards, backwards) are assigned to the appropriate order types as default values.
Today scheduling is automatically triggered for orders with a start date in the past.
Midpoint scheduling is used in capacity planning and automatically executed for orders with
dispatched operations.
Finite scheduling takes into account the available capacity at the individual work centers.
With the scheduling type Only capacity requirements the dates of the operations are drawn from the
basic dates and the capacity requirements are calculated for these dates.
As of Release 4.0 basic dates with the time can be determined for process orders and production orders.

Today Scheduling
Order not started
Todays date
10 20 30
PS SS SF PF
10 20 30
PS SS SF PF
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For a scheduling result with a start date in the past the system automatically carries out scheduling again
with the scheduling direction forwards and the current date. When it does this the system carries out
reduction measures contained in the reduction strategies specified in the operations.
The reducible time elements along with the reduction strategy and the sequence are defined in
Customizing for each order type and planner group.
Reduction options:
Queue time to minimum queue time
Processing time using the settings for optional splitting and overlapping
Move time to minimum move time
Float before and after production as a percentage

Scheduling / Performance Efficiency
Machine time
4h Standard values op.
14400 sec
Conversion
Conversion to
to seconds'
seconds'
100%
Perform.
Perform. effic.
effic. per.
per. act.
act. type
type
14400 sec
New standard value
Mach x Lot /
Formula
Formula from
from work
work center
center Base quantity
14400 (4h)
Ideal execution time
Work time (8h) /
Time
Time factor
factor prod. op. time. (6,3h)
= 1,27
Ideal exe.tm. X
Duration on time axis
time factor
= 5,08h
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To get from the standard values in an operation to the execution time various arithmetical operations are
carried out.
The standard values are first converted to the unit of time seconds and adjusted using the performance
efficiency rate.
The ideal execution time is calculated using a formula key from the work center.
The ideal execution time is adjusted using the internally calculated time factor which is determined by
the efficiency rate and the break times.
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Correction of Execution Time
'Ideal' execution time 4 h
8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00
False
False
Work finish
Work start
Dispatched execution time: 5,08 h
8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00
Correct
Correct
Work finish
Work start
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The ideal execution time cannot generally be achieved in business practice since breaks and disruptions
interrupt work.
With lead time scheduling the execution time is adjusted to take account of these facts.
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Distribution of Capacity Requirements
Capacity evaluation
Capacity distribution
Distribution strategy Distribution function

Dates: Distribution pattern
Distribution at earliest or Duration [%]
latest date
Type: Distribution pattern
Distribution by function Requirements [%]
or discrete (point in time)
Basis of distribution:
Factory calendar
Gregorian calendar
Operating time
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Capacity requirements are saved for each operation (order) and capacity category on the databank
(KBED).
For display purposes the capacity requirements can be split up as you like using distribution functions.
Capacity requirements is only used for the display per period.
Orders only determine the duration and capacity requirements of operations. The distribution takes place
using a distribution key for every capacity category.
The distribution strategy defines the dates, type and basis of a distribution.
The distribution function consists of a series of basic values each of which contains a percentage time
value and a percentage requirements value.
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Distribution Basis
Gregorian calendar
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa So Mo Tu We Th
0% 30% 50% 80% 100%
Factory calendar
Not a
work day
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa So Mo Tu We Th Fr
0% 30% 50% 50% 80% 100%
Operating time
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa So Mo Tu We Th Fr
6h 8h 8h 12h 8h 8h 12h 12h 12h
0% 30% 50% 80%
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The points in time can be determined for the percentage duration using the gregorian calendar, the
factory calendar or the operating time using the distribution basis.
You can only dispatch exact to the hour using the operating time.
In the distribution example using the operating time it is assumed that the requirements are 100 hours.
Thus 30% of the requirements are distributed on Thursday after 8 hours of operating time that day.
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Scheduling: Summary
In this unit you have learnt about the basic

elements and effects of scheduling.
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Scheduling Exercises
Unit: Scheduling
Topic: Capacity Distribution

Explain the scheduling of capacity requirements and capacity
distribution.
1-1 Change the following scheduling data in your work center V##:
Location group: 0003
Normal queue time: 12h
Minimum queue time: 3h
1-2 Call up the capacity planning table for the work centers T-V## and V## and go to the
production order with the requirements quantity 80 pieces.
1-2-1 Look at the results of scheduling for the production order in an object overview
(Goto Object overview, time segments). Make a note of the values for queue
time and processing time in operation 20.
Queue time___________ Processing time___________
1-2-2 Dispatch the operation to the work center V## instead of to the work center T-
V##. Select the planning strategy Date entry on dispatching and deselect Finite
scheduling.
1-2-3 Analyze the planning log and look for the dispatched requirements. What has
happened to the requirements? Try to find the requirements by using a smaller
scale and compare the results on the planning table with the scheduling results
in the object overview in the production order. Describe why the duration for
processing is not displayed.
_____________________________________________________
1-2-4 Save the results of planning.
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1-3 Call up the capacity planning table (tabular form) for the work centers T-V## and V##.
1-3-1 First look at the requirements for the work center V##. Why have these
requirements not been distributed?
_____________________________________________________
1-3-2 Now look at the requirements for the work center T-V## and explain the
distribution. Determine which distribution key was used and cross out the
incorrect origin.
According to the distribution key in the capacity overview in the work center or
in the evaluation profile.
1-4 True or false:

1-4-1 In the capacity evaluation, the requirements are not distributed using a
distribution key.
1-4-2 The distribution key can be changed in the capacity evaluation and displayed
immediately using the Refresh function.
1-4-3 The distribution key is important for the capacity planning table.
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Scheduling Solutions
Unit: Scheduling
Topic: Capacity Distribution
1-2 Call up the capacity planning table for the work centers T-V## and V## and go to the
production order with the requirements quantity 80 pieces.
1-2-1 Look at the results of scheduling for the production order in an object overview
(Goto Object overview, time segments). Make a note of the values for queue
time and processing time in operation 20.
Queue time: 0 minutes Processing time: 2000 minutes
1-2-3 Analyze the planning log and look for the dispatched requirements.
The formula at the work center V## needs a standard value for machine for
scheduling and the operation only provides a standard value for labor.
1-3 Call up the capacity planning table (tabular form) for the work centers T-V## and V##.
1-3-1 Select order, Extras Evaluation Cap. distribution
Requirements are distributed over the duration, but no duration could be
calculated for processing.
1-3-2 Now look at the requirements for the work center T-V## and explain the
distribution. Determine which distribution key was used and cross out the
incorrect origin.
According to the distribution key in the evaluation profile.
1-4 True or false:

1-4-1 False
1-4-2 True
1-4-3 False
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Capacity Leveling (Part 2)
Contents:
Types of dispatching
Dispatching procedure
Dispatching strategies
System settings
Cumulation using work center
hierarchy
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Capacity Leveling (Part 2): Unit Objectives
At the conclusion of this unit you will know:
How capacity leveling is carried out (mainly with the

capacity planning table).
How to change profile settings or create new profiles.
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Overview Diagram (8)
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Business Scenario
In your production process you want to level

the capacity loads on the resources. You
need to carry out capacity leveling with the
capacity planning table using various
planning strategies.
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Planned orders
A
Material
SOP orders
Bill of material
10 20 30 40 50
Routing
Arbeitsplan
10 Center 1
20
30
t
Calendar
4
Capacity evaluation/
t
Available capacity
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With the help of R/3 basic data such as Material Masters, work plans and work centers, as well as
planned orders and production orders, a database is created, which can show the available capacity and
the capacity required.
Available capacity indicates which activity produces a capacity each day. A capacity is always assigned
to at least one work center.
Capacity requirements shows how much capacity the individual orders need at a certain point in time.
Capacity requirements are determined during lead time scheduling.
In Capacity evaluation, these requirements can now be compared with the available capacity.
In Capacity levelling, orders can be shared out to avoid overloading. This way it is possible to leverage
the suitable resources or to plan optimal scheduling with sort criteria.

Capacity Planning Table
Work centers
Monday Tuesday
Work center
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
14100
Chart
Lathe
14200
Lathe
Pool
Monday Tuesday
Order Op. Qty
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
2010 0010 10
Chart
2020 0020 5
2030 0010 10
Message line
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- The capacity planning table enables you to carry out detailed planning of capacity requirements
continuously over time.
- The capacity planning table consists of several charts in which the available capacity (operating
time) and the capacity requirements (operation duration) are grouped according to various criteria
and can be displayed on the same axis. For example, all the capacity requirements for one order or
all the capacity requirements that have been dispatched to one capacity can be grouped together.
- Each chart can have its own title bar and is made up of a table section and a diagram section:
The table section contains information for identifying and describing the objects displayed in the
diagram section.
The diagram section has a window on the virtual time axis in which the available capacity and the
capacity requirements are displayed in graphical form with the start and finish date. This window
displays the same section for all the charts. This section can be changed as much as you like by
altering the scale.

Types of Dispatching (Graphical)
Capacity planning table
Select operation Select Select Select

operation operation, operation
Manual dispatching capacity
using and period
Drag and Drop Dispatch Dispatch
Dispatch
to desired manually
4 point in time 3 2 1
Capacity planning table (tab.)
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This graphic represents the ways of determining the dispatching date.

To specify that operations are not to be dispatched automatically on the planning tables, set the indicator
Date entry on dispatching in the strategy profile. When this indicator is set then when you execute the
function Dispatch the system displays a dialog box where you specify the dispatching date.

Dispatching Operations
1 Specify operations to be dispatched
2 Specify dispatching dates
3 Sort operations (sequence)
4 Setup time optimization
5 Finite scheduling
6 Operation date check
7 Midpoint scheduling
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The dispatching dates are the start dates for the search for remaining available capacity in finite
scheduling. You can specify them in several ways:
Manual entry
Using the scheduled operation dates (lead time scheduling of production order)
Drag and drop with the mouse
Finite scheduling is a special type of lead time scheduling with an availability check. Finite scheduling
is only carried out for operations whose work centers have the indicator Relevant for finite scheduling.
Midpoint scheduling can be executed either during the simulation or on saving.

Planning Details at the Work Center / Capacity
Shareable capacity Overload factor
Available capacity
Overload factor
not shareable
Op. 3 Available capacity
Op. 1
Op. 2
Available capacity
shareable
Op. 2
Op. 1
Indicator: Relevant for finite scheduling
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You can maintain further planning details for capacity planning for each capacity category.
Indicator: Relevant for finite scheduling. If this indicator is set the system checks the current dispatched
load when searching for remaining available capacity.
The indicator Can be used by several operations allows a multiple commitment when dispatching
operations to a capacity. With a non-shareable capacity only one operation can be dispatched at any
point in time. That means that the available capacity of another individual capacity is not taken into
account for this capacity category.
The overload factor increases the available capacity by this percentage on the capacity planning table
(tabular form).

Lead Time Scheduling - Finite Scheduling
Lead time scheduling
23 Unlimited
22 available
21 capacity!
Order dates Capacity requirements
Finite scheduling
23
Finite
available
capacity!
Changed operation dates and times
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Lead time scheduling uses an unlimited available capacity to determine the dates for the capacity
requirements.
In contrast to lead time scheduling where the system does not take into account the load situation of the
relevant work centers, finite scheduling schedules the operations taking into account the current load
situation generated by operations dispatched to work centers.
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Finite Scheduling
Prerequisites and procedure
Work center / capacity Strategy profile

Ind.: Relevant for finite scheduling Ind.: Finite scheduling on / off
Search direction forward / backward
Overload factor for permissible
overload Time profile
Search period for remaining
Can be used by several operations available capacity
Sufficient available capacity at relevant date?
Shift operation to date without capacity problems
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When dispatching operations using finite scheduling, the system takes into account the current capacity
loads of the capacities.
In finite scheduling only those capacities are taken into account for which the indicator Relevant to finite
scheduling has been set. By not setting this indicator a capacity with sufficient available capacity can be
excluded from finite scheduling.
Conflicts that arise between the operation dispatched and other operations in the order that have been
dispatched and/or with the order itself, do not lead to an automatic correction of dispatching.
For every operation to be dispatched the system checks whether there is remaining available capacity for
it at the date determined. If the operation has suboperations relevant to scheduling then the system also
looks for available capacity for these.
If there is sufficient available capacity then the system dispatches the operation. If there is not sufficient
capacity then the system shifts the operation to a date when it can be processed without any capacity
problems. You can specify the search direction in the strategy profile using the indicator Planning
direction forwards. The period for the search for remaining available capacity is specified in the time
profile in the section Planning period.
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Rescheduling / Deallocating
Rescheduling Deallocating
Dispatched Dispatched
Pool Pool
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You can reschedule operations that have already been dispatched by specifying a different date and/or a
different work center. In the case of specifying another work center this work center must have been
selected when calling up the planning table.
When deallocating operations the current dispatching date and the status Dispatched are reversed. The
order is rescheduled.
The system can close gaps that arise when operations are rescheduled or deallocated. It does this by
shifting operations according to the key Close gaps in the strategy profile.
Changing the order quantity automatically leads to the operation being deallocated.
On the capacity planning table material availability checks can be carried out for production orders
using ATP logic. The system checks the availability of components at order level, that is for all
operations in the production order for the requirements dates. Operations with missing parts are
highlighted. The result of the availability check can be analysed in the planning log.
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Midpoint Scheduling I
1. Example: A dispatched operation
Before dispatching
10 20 30
PS SS SF PF
Dispatch operation
20
Forward and backward

scheduling 10 20 30
SS SF
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The example shows the dispatching of an operation.

Midpoint scheduling is always executed when at least one operation is dispatched.
With midpoint scheduling the order is not scheduled starting from the basic start or basic finish date.
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Midpoint Scheduling II
2. Example: Dispatching a second operation
Before dispatching
10 20 30 40 50
BS SS SF BF
Dispatch operation
50
Backwards 10 20 30 40 50
Lead time scheduling

10 20 30 40 50
Forwards
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The example shows the dispatching of a second operation in an order.

If only one operation is dispatched then all the operations that precede it are scheduled backwards and all
the operations that follow it are scheduled forwards.
If more than one operation was dispatched then the scheduling direction between the two dispatched
operations depends on the scheduling direction that was selected during lead time scheduling.
If a subsequent operation is completed during a previous fixed operation, then you will be notified of the
duplication in the planning records
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Structure of a Profile (Leveling)
Overall
Overall profile
profile
Control
Control profile
profile Evaluation
Evaluation profile
profile Strategy profile Time profile List
List profile
profile
Profil
Profile cap.plan.table Period profile cap.plan.tab.(tab.)
Selection
Selection profile
profile
Filter
Filter set
set Object
Object set
set Reqmts
Reqmts grouping
grouping Selection
Selection key
key
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The overall profile contains subprofiles with settings that fit together; there are seven profiles for the
capacity planning table and eight profiles for the capacity planning table (tabular form).
The control profile specifies the type of presentation and the layout of the data. There are also indicators
for restricted planning, setup time optimization and actions to start jobs.
In the options profile you can specify the work center hierarchy name for cumulating available capacity
and capacity requirements and you can specify the distribution key.
The strategy profile specifies the planning strategies for dispatching and rescheduling.
The time profile specifies the period for which capacity requirements are read from the database.
The list profile specifies the layout of the standard overview and the detailed capacity list.
The selection profile specifies which sets are used to determine the layout of the various selection
screens.
When calling up the overall profile for leveling with the capacity planning table the system also uses the
profile for the capacity planning table.
When calling up the overall profile for leveling with the capacity planning table (tabular form) the
system also uses the profile for the capacity planning table (tabular form) and the period profile. The
period profile specifies the periods in which the loads appear. For example, a period can represent a day,
a week, several days or several weeks.
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Dispatching to Freely-Definable Period split
Specification of period split for dispatching on capacity

planning table using following indicators:
1 = daily split, 2 = shift split, 3 = hourly split
Specification of point in split from which the system starts
its search for remaining available capacity.
Specification of point in split as start time or finish time of
operation, depending on planning direction,
Specification that an operation is to be dispatched within a
period split
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If it is necessary that the start times of operations should always be at the start of a shift or that
operations should only be dispatched to a shift if they can be completed in the shift then you should use a
period split to carry out dispatching.
If you want to use this function, select a period split in the strategy profile (for example, a shift split)
and specify the conditions for dispatching using the following indicators:
Start search in period split - The search starts at the first point in the split in the
planning direction and the search is carried out in the planning direction.
Always adhere to period split - Specifies that either the start dates or the finish dates of operations
should always be on points in the period split.
Operation completely in period split - Specifies that the start time and finish time of an operation
must lie within a split interval.
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Enhanced Handling Functions 1
Positioning on the time axis

Selecting and moving groups of operations
Changing the scale
Planning - information functions
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To position the graphical object at the start of the time axis, choose Edit - Position on time axis. With the
first graphical object the time axis is positioned such that the first graphical object in a selected line
appears at the left-hand edge of the diagram.
To dispatch operations on the capacity planning table the objects must be selected. You have the
following options:
Select by clicking with the Shift button
Select by dragging a frame around the operations
Select all objects on a line or in a chart by choosing: Edit - Select - For line or For chart.
Select operations that have certain properties in common by using a selection key and choosing Edit -
Select - Objects belonging together
To change the scale of the time axis in the capacity planning table online choose:
Settings - Scale. You can choose between several predefined scales and a variable scale.
To call up a dialog box displaying data on the work center choose:
Extras - Planning info system.
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Strategy Profile
Planning direction
Overall profile
Dispatching at earliest point in time
Finite scheduling yes/no
Overall capacity load
Strategy profile
Insert operation / Close gaps
Date entry when dispatching
Cancel dispatching due to error
Dispatch. sequence
Using order-/operation floats
Treatment of queue time
Dispatch internal production
Operation date check
Midpoint scheduling yes/no
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The strategy profile is part of the overall profile for capacity planning and defines the parameters for an
individual planning strategy.
Different strategies profiles reflect different planning goals.
You can switch profile interactively during planning.
If the indicator Cancel dispatching due to error is set then dispatching is cancelled if errors are detected
when the system checks the operation and order dates.
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Planning Direction
Forwards
Backwards
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The planning direction determines the search direction for remaining available capacity.
With automatic dispatching the system searches in the future for a possible dispatching date within the
planning period.
The indicator Change planning direction has the effect that the system changes planning direction
when searching for remaining available capacity if it does not find any in the planning period in the
planning direction.
If this indicator is not set then dispatching occurs in the past.
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Dispatching at the Earliest Time
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When the system dispatches operations at the earliest point in time it does not take into account the
scheduled dates of the operation.
By combining this planning strategy with the setting "Plan. direction forwards" you can achieve a
commitment without any gaps.
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Planning Strategy: Strategy Profile
Planning table (tab.) Planning table
Backlog Today line Inserting an operation
Available
capacity
Planning period Closing gaps
committed
capacity
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Overloads in individual periods can only be taken into account in the capacity planning table (tabular
form). You can specify that when the system searches for a period with remaining available capacity that
the capacity overloads (for example, because of backlogs) in other periods within the planning period are
to be taken into account. For example, for a planning period with two periods where one has a 200%
overload, no capacity requirements can be dispatched to the following period.
Operations can be inserted in an already existing capacity commitment in the capacity planning table.
The operations that have already been dispatched are shifted according to the planning direction without
changing the sequence. The capacity must not allow a multiple commitment.
The function Close gaps is used when an operation is deallocated or rescheduled. Depending on the
planning direction indicator in the strategy profile the operations that follow or precede the operation
rescheduled or deallocated are rescheduled (shifted) to close the gap that has arisen. You can define the
direction and period concerned in the strategy profile. Thus this rescheduling either finished at the next
gap or at the end of the planning period. You can achieve a commitment without gaps by using the
function "Dispatch at earliest point in time".
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Treatment of Queue Time
Float before production Queue time = Operation float Float after production
10 20 30 40 50
BS SS SF BF
X Operation date check
X Use operation float
10 20 30 40 50
BS SS SF BF
Dispatching period
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To specify that the system is to check the operation dates and use the queue time you must set the
following indicators in the strategy profile:
Use operation float.
That means that the operation can only be moved within the earliest and latest dates (queue time). The
queue time is calculated according to the settings in the strategy profile.
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Use of Order Floats / Operation Floats

X Use float before production
10 20 30 40 50
BS SS SF BF
Dispatching period

X Use float before production
X Use float after production
10 20 30 40 50
BS SS SF BF
Dispatching period
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To check the operation dates and use all the order floats the following indicators must be set in the
strategy profile:
Use operation float. This means that the operation can only be shifted within the earliest and latest
dates. The queue time is calculated according to the settings in the strategy profile.
Indicator: Use float before production
Indicator: Use float after production
The time periods are extended by the duration of the order and operation floats.
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Various Functions
Display / maintenance
Material
Auftragskopf
Arb eitsvorgnge
Materialkompon enten
Management
Work center
Fertigungshilfsmittel
Kosten Plan 20
100
t t
Soll
Ist 50
Order Capacity
Various functions
Stock-/
reqmts list
Personnel Inspection
data lot
Stock/reqmts
Display list
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With the functions in the upper section of the slide the simulated changes are based on the current data
that have arisen during the simulation.
With the functions in the lower section of the slide the data is read from the database without taking into
account the current planning situation on the planning table.
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Configuration Sequence Capacity Planning (3)
M
K
Creating a work center hierarchy
K
Defining distribution of requirements
D
D
Profiles for capacity leveling
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Legend:
M = Mandatory action
O = Optional action
D = Action executed by default setting
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Capacity Leveling - Overall Profile
Overall profile
Control profile
Selection profile
Time profile
Option profile
Strategy profile
Period profile
Profile
for plan. table (tab.)
Profile
for planning table
List profile
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When you call up capacity leveling and capacity evaluations all the necessary settings are taken from an
overall profile. This overall profile can be one provided by SAP or a user-specific profile.
For capacity leveling the relevant overall profiles are tied to a menu option but you can access them
using the appropriate user parameters (see next slide).
If an overall profile is called up for a capacity planning table then the profile for the capacity planning
table (tabular form) and the period profile are not needed.
If an overall profile has been called up for a capacity planning table (tabular form) the profile for the
capacity planning table is not needed.
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Standard Overall Profiles for Capacity Leveling
Leveling Cap.plan.table Cap.plan.table (tab.)
Work center view SAPSFCG001 (CYA) SAPSFCG002 (CYB)
Individual capacity view SAPSFCG005 (CYH) SAPSFCG006 (CYI)
Order view SAPSFCG004 (CYM) SAPSFCG003 (CYE)
Variable access CYG CYG
Project views SAPPS_G002 (CYN) SAPPS_G001 (CYF)
Plant maintenance
Work center view SAPPM_G006 SAPPM_G005 (CYP)
(CYO)
Individual capacity view SAPPM_G002 (CYK) SAPPM_G001 (CYD)
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The values in brackets specify the relevant user parameters where you can predefine a profile.
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Control Profile
Overall profile
Control profile Presentation: Planning table: tabular/graphical
Presentation type: Per period or continuously through time
Change mode: Lock objects when reading KBED or in

change mode
GUI status: Controls structure of menu in display- /

change status
Sort: Sort table section immediately after every

change
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The control profile contains settings such as the type of presentation, whether the tabular or graphical
version of the planning table is to be used or only lists.
With the presentation you define the type of display for your data within capacity leveling. You can
choose between the two types of planning table and the list display.
You use the layout type to specify whether the capacity requirements or available capacity data is to be
displayed per period or continuously through time. The display per period is used for data for example in
the capacity planning table (tabular form) or in the planning tableau. The data is display continously
through time on the capacity planning table.
If the indicator change mode is set then capacity leveling is called up in change mode and you can make
changes to objects. In this case objects can be locked when they are read from the database by setting the
indicator Lock all. If the indicator is not set then capacity leveling is called up in change mode.
The indicator Always sort specifies that the lines in the planning table after sorted after every change (for
example, once a requirement has been deallocated). If the indicator is not set then new lines in the
planning table are added to the end of existing ones.
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Selection Profile
Overall profile
Other Hierarchy explosion

Selection profile controls: Planning individual capacities
permitted
Version of available capacity
Object set: Control reading KBED for objects (work center, order...)
Filter set: Filter for fields of KBED object data read
Requirements grouping: Grouping of requirements into requirements groups
Scheduling level: Selection of KBED records according to detailed,

production rate- and rough-cut planning - scheduling and
specification of order categories
(Note scheduling levels table TCX00)
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In the selection profile you make specifications for selecting, filtering and grouping data relevant to
capacity leveling.
The object- and filter sets define the selection screens for accessing capacity leveling from the capacity
planning menu.
An object set contains criteria and default values such as fixed values according to which objects
relevant to capacity leveling are selected.
A filter set contains criteria and default values such as fixed values according to which the requirements
belonging to the objects selected can be filtered.
The requirements grouping specifies according to which point of view the requirements are to be
grouped on the relevant planning table. They control the correct selection of capacity requirements for
the charts in the planning table.
In the selection profile you can also specify which requirements for which scheduling level (detailed-,
production rate- or rough-cut scheduling) and for which order category are to be read by the system. You
can then process these capacity requirements.
Note: Sets in capacity planning must be imported from the delivery client into the work client using the
report SETIMP00.
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Planning- (Scheduling) Levels
Rough-
Rough-cut planning
Long-term
Aggregate Rough-cut planning
profile
Bottleneck resources
Periodic planning Rough-cut scheduling Routing
Planning recipe
SOP order
Production-
Production-rate plan.
Rate routing
Medium-term
Bottleneck resources Routing
Production-rate scheduling Master recipe
Period-oriented
Run schedule quantity
Detailed planning
Short-term Routing
Indiv.capacities/ Rate routing
persons Master recipe
Planning to specific Finite scheduling
points in time
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In capacity planning there are three different planning levels.

The capacity requirements on the planning levels each have their own capacity requirements ID.
In the individual capacity planning applications (PP-SOP, master production scheduling, repetitive
manufacturing, shop floor control) the capacity evaluations are firmly defined for a specific level.
Detailed scheduling is generally carried out for production orders.
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Time Profile
Overall profile Arbeitsplatz/Kap.art 14100/001 Drehmaschine
Periode 2.1996 3.19964.1996 5.1996 6.1996

Kapa.angebot 24,0 8,0 7,0 10,0 12,0
Eingeplant 8 33,3%
Vorrat 2 8,3% 6,5 81,2 13,0 185,7%
Time profile Bedarfe

Ges.Bed. Material Menge Eh Auftrag Vrg. Beschreibung
6,5 h Welle 1 20 St. 0001891 0010 Drehen

13,0 h Welle 2 35 St. 0001953 0030 Feindrehen
Database read period
Evaluation period
Planning period
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The time profile defines the following time periods: the database read period, the evaluation period and
the planning period.
All the time periods are defined relative to the current planning date (positive / negative). Various types
of date entry are possible.
All the requirements are read that lie partly or wholly in the database read period.
The evaluation period must be less than or equal to the database read period and reflects the range of
capacity requirements records (KBED records) that have been read.
The planning period represents the range of the KBED records to be dispatched and must be less than
or equal to the evaluation period.
The date for dispatching the backlog is a date to which all capacity requirements records are dispatched
that are at this time in backlog. This provides an overview of the operations that have been delayed. It is
used for the capacity planning table (tabular form), that is for the display per period.
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Evaluation Profile
Overall profile
Evaluation profile
Unit of measure: Unit for available capacity and capacity

requirements
Distribution function: Control distribution of KBED
Cumulation of available Cumulation of available capacity using

capacity: individual capacities in a work center hierarchy
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The evaluation profile contains settings that are important for evaluating data.
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List Profile
Overall profile
Subprofiles define the layout of the

List profile detailed capacity list
Profile for capacity requirements list
Percentage value display

Descending sort
List width
Column width
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The list profile defines the layout of the detailed capacity list.
In the overall list profile you can also specify subprofiles for defining the fields to be displayed on the
detailed capacity list. These subprofiles also define the sequence in which the fields are to be displayed.
The profile for the capacity requirements list defines how the fields in the list are displayed.
You can specify a profile for the standard overview and for the detailed capacity list and define one of
them as the default option.
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Profile for Capacity Planning Table (tab.)
Overall profile
Profile for cap. Planning table layout

planning table
Reqmts to be displayed (all, dispatched,
not dispatched)
Screen width
Formula to calculate remaining
available capacity
Start time for dispatching when
rescheduling
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The profile for the capacity planning table (tabular form) specifies, for example, which requirements
are displayed in which charts as well as the type of requirements to be displayed.
The layout of the planning table is dealt with in the next unit.
You specify what type of requirements you want to display using the key "Rqts to be displayed". You
can choose between requirements generated by dispatched operations and those generated by operations
not yet dispatched.
You can use the indicator Ind. width to control how wide the screen is that is displayed on the capacity
planning table (tabular form).
You can use the field Formula rem. av. cap. to specify the formula used to calculate the remaining
available capacity.
You can use the indicator Dispatch time to specify the time when the operation is dispatched when it is
rescheduled on the capacity planning table. The system proposes this time when an operation is
rescheduled.
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Period Profile
Overall profile
Period profile
Period type: Unit of measure of period

(day, posting period, MRP calendar...)
Period duration: Period duration for example 7
Planning calendar ID: MRP calendar
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The period profile contains settings that are relevant to period-related displays. These settings include
the period type and the period duration. You use these two entries to specify the period split for your
evaluation period. You can also specify a planning calendar in the period profile. This allows you to
define period lengths flexibly.
The period profile is only necessary if you want to see the capacity planning table with a display per
period. In this case you must have defined a display per period in the control profile.
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Profile for Capacity Planning Table
Overall profile Chart sequence (max. 8 windows)

Table section
Layout ID
Line representation selection in
Profile for cap.
planning table
table section
Diagram section
Scale / time scale
Graphical object selection
Representation profile
Histograms
Graphics profile
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The profile for the capacity planning table contains settings that define the structure and layout of the
capacity planning table.
The capacity planning table should be used with the standard setting provided.
Every chart is a horizonal window within the planning table.
If not all of the charts fit in the screen then you can scroll through the chart sequence.
Every chart contains a table section and a diagram section.
You can define the display for the material stock curve in the section Histogram. For example, you can
define the color and width of the line for the chart to be displayed.
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Check Report / Overall Profile
Overall profile
Control profile
Selection profile
Time profile
Evaluation profile
Strategy profile
Period profile
Profile
cap.plan.table (tab.)
Profile
cap.plan.table
List profile
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The overall profile can be a standard profile provided by SAP or a user-specific profile and consists of a
series of individual profiles.
Since Customizing for the overall profile for capacity leveling is very complex errors frequently arise
when changes are made or new profiles created. The check report is a simple tool that analyzes an
overall profile for errors.
The check report lists the profiles in the overall profile on the screen. The system highlights profiles with
errors. By double-clicking on a selected profile the profile hierarchy is exploded and possible errors
displayed. The long text for the error message specifies how to remove the error and refers to the
relevant transactions in Customizing.
You can call up the check report with the transaction CMCH or in the capacity planning table with the
menu options Settings -> Display profiles. By calling up the check report with the transaction CMCH
and the menu options Edit -> Assign colors you can highlight errors in objects affected (for example,
missing parts in the ATP check).
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Requirements Grouping
Group Description Set
1 KAKO/KBED (dispatched) 5KSAPGR1
2 AFKO/KBED (not dispatched) 5KSAPGB5
3 PLAF/KBED (not dispatched) 5KSAPGB9
4 PLAF/KBED (initial status) 5KSAPGB6
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The requirements grouping specifies which objects are to appear on the planning table. A requirements
grouping generally consists of several groups that are maintained as a multidimension set.
Every group contains a particular combination (production orders, planned orders) of capacity
requirements as well as filter criteria.
These groups are assigned to the individual charts in the planning table. Typical charts in the planning
table include work centers, orders (pool), order (dispatched).
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Requirements Grouping - Example Group
Group Set Description Field Value
1 5KARBPL Work center w/o value ARBPL -
2 5KKAPIE_INI KAPIE initial KAPIE 0
3 5KKAPAR Cap.cat. w/o value KAPAR -
4 5KKBEDSELAVE KBED dispatched KBEDS SAP001
5 5KCANUMFI CANUMF w/o value CANUMF 0
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The example group has been created as a multidimension set 5KSAPGR1 with 5 basic sets.
The first three lines have the following effects: They calculate capacity requirements for all selected
work centers (ARBPL) and all their capacity categories (KAPAR) that are not individual capacities
(KAPIE).
Groups 1 and 3 generate a new line for every capacity requirement calculated since they do not have a
value.
Group 2, since it has a value, only filters the display for main capacities.
Groups 4 and 5 mean: Assign to this group all capacity requirements (KBEDS), that are dispatched
(selection profile SAP001) but not split (CANUMF = counter for leading capacity requirements record).
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Cumulation of Available Capacity / Capacity
Requirements
Plant
Manufacturing Assembly Engineering
Lathe shop
16h 18 h 3h
Capacity
Maschine t Labor t Transport t
10h 8h 10 h
Capacity
Capacity
Work center Work center

group 1 group 2
Maschine t Labor t Labor t
Capacity
10h 8h 2h 4h 6h 6h 1h
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Maschine t Labor t Transport t Labor t Maschine t Labor t Transport t
Center 1 Center 2 Center 3 Center 4
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Available capacity can be cumulated for a specific capacity category, statistically or dynamically over
several hierarchy levels.
The available capacity can be cumulated dynamically during capacity planning.
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Cumulation of Available Capacity using Period
Split
Period split key XYZ
Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 1

7 periods
3 periods of 7 days 1 periods of 1 month
of 1 day
Cumulated available capacity for one capacity

category
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Available capacity can be cumulated for a specific capacity category for a specific period. It can be
cumulated statically or dynamically over as many hierarchy levels as you like.
The dynamic cumulation of available capacity takes place during capacity planning.
You must carry out a static cumulation of available capacity when maintaining work centers or
capacities.
You can use a period split key to define time intervals for cumulating the available capacity to a
superior work center.
The period split key determines the degree of detail of the cumulation of available capacity and thus
capacity planning.
The period split key is only used for static cumulation (that is, in the work center).
The period split key is defined in Customizing Work center -> Capacity planning -> Available capacity.
The cumulation of capacity requirements and available capacity is only relevant for the display per
period (capacity evaluation, capacity planning table (tabular form).
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Capacity Leveling (Part 2): Summary
This unit dealt with capacity leveling on the capacity

planning table with various planning strategies, with
creating an overall profile and cumulating available
capacity and capacity requirements.
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Capacity Leveling (Part 2) Exercises

Topic: Capacity planning table

Execute capacity leveling with capacity planning table
Reschedule operations
1-1 Execute capacity leveling using the capacity planning table.

1-1-1 Call up the capacity planning table with the variant you have saved V-##. You
have created this variant for 3 work centers in the unit for capacity leveling part
1.
1-1-2 You have carried out dispatching twice in this unit using the capacity planning
table (tabular form): once automatically to the work center T-V## and once
manually to another work center T-L##. Find out about these work centers
using the capacity planning table.
1-1-3 Go to the production order for the work center T-V##. What status does this
operation have?
1-1-4 Look for the dispatched operation at the work center T-L##. To do this, use the
hourly period split.
1-1-5 Do you remember why the duration of processing is not displayed for this
operation? Are there capacity requirements for this operation's processing time?
1-1-6 If you have answered question 1-1-5 with yes, state where these requirements
can be displayed.
_____________________________________________________
1-2 Now dispatch a further operation to the work center T-L## with an operation quantity
of 100. Use the weekly period split again.
1-2-1 Make a note of the following dates in the order for the operation dispatched:
Order: Basic start ______________ Basic finish ______________
Operation 30: Start ______________ Finish _______________
1-2-2 Shift your operation on the capacity planning table two weeks into the future.
Look for the dates in the order and make a note of the order dates.
Basic start: ________ Basic finish: ________
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1-2-3 Reschedule the production order with a finish date that is one week later.
1-2-4 Explain what happened to the dates.
_____________________________________________________
1-2-5 Increase the total quantity for this production order to 110 pieces and go back to
the planning table.
1-2-6 What has happened to the operation? ____________________
1-2-7 Explain why. ________________________________
_____________________________________________________
1-2-8 Save the results of your simulation on the planning table.
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Exercises

Topic: Planning Strategies

Create a commitment without any gaps.
2-1 Create a commitment without any gaps using the capacity planning table, Work center
view at the work center T-E## and the capacity category 002.
2-1-1 Select four operations and dispatch them using the planning strategy Dispatch
at earliest possible time.
2-1-2 Why must this planning strategy be used?
_____________________________________________________
2-1-3 Now deallocate the second operation and make sure that the work center still
has a commitment without any gaps.
2-2 You want to make sure that when another operation is dispatched, this operation is
dispatched to a date, ensuring that the basic order dates are not changed.
2-2-1 In the following list, only select the dispatching strategies that guarantee this
condition.
Date entry when dispatching
Finite scheduling
Midpoint scheduling
Cancel dispatching due to error
Use operation float
Use float before production
Use float after production
Planning direction forwards
Change planning direction
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2-2-2 With which strategies must the strategy Planning direction forwards be
deselected? _____________________________
_____________________________________________________
2-2-3 Do not save the planning table.
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Exercises


Create a work center hierarchy and use it for leveling
Create an overall profile for leveling
Analyze errors with the check report
In order to carry out accurate capacity planning in a production

area, you want to create a work center hierarchy and level the
capacity requirements as well as the available capacity for the
subordinate work centers by calling up the planning table.
3-1 Create a work center hierarchy with the name H-## in plant 1000.
The hierarchy should have the following structure:
Hierarchy name: H-##

Hierarchy work center: KS##
T-V## V## T-M##
3-1-1 First create a work center with the name KS## and the description Area-## as a
capacity collector for the work center category 0004. When you create the
hierarchy work center make sure that you only maintain the basic data and all of
the capacity categories.
3-1-2 Create the hierarchy with the name H-## and the description Group-##.
3-1-3 Assign to this hierarchy the four work centers according to the pattern above.
Use the person responsible for your group as a selection criterion.
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3-2 Create your own overall profile with the name Z##SFCG... to call up the planning table
for your hierarchy. Use as a reference the overall profile that you find by choosing
Leveling Work center view for the work center V##. Note: Choose the appropriate
planning table.
3-2-1 Copy the overall profile you have found and call it Z##SFCG... using the check
report.
3-2-2 Change the selection profile copied by setting the indicator for the hierarchy
explosion.
3-2-3 Change the evaluation profile you have copied in such a way that you can read
the current capacity requirements and current available capacity of your work
center hierarchy.
3-2-4 Call up the planning table with the overall profile you have created for the work
center KS## and look at the result.
3-3 You want to deallocate a planned order after it has been dispatched in simulation and
you discover that the planned order can no longer be found on the planning table.
Therefore you call up the check report and analyze the error.
3-3-1 Create a planned order with capacity requirements for the material T-F2## with
100 pieces as a stock order with a delivery date in four weeks.
3-3-2 Copy an overall profile with the name Z##SFCG011 using the check report and
the overall profile ZPPSFCG011.
3-3-3 Call up the planning table with the overall profile Z##SFCG011 for your work
center T-P## and simulate the dispatching of the planned order.
3-3-4 Now deallocate the planned order and look at the deallocated capacity
requirements. What has happened? Refer to the help for the status row.
3-3-5 Analyze the error using the check report and try to remove it.
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Capacity Leveling (Part 2) Solutions

Topic: Capacity Planning Table
1-1 Execute capacity leveling using the capacity planning table.

1-1-3 Created, dispatched
1-1-5 Yes
1-1-6 If you have answered question 1-1-5 with yes, state where these requirements
can be displayed.
In the capacity evaluation and on the capacity planning table (tabular form)
1-2
1-2-3 Reschedule the production order with a finish date that is one week later.
Select operation and press the Change order button.
Change the basic finish date
Order Functions Schedule
1-2-4 Explain what happened to the dates.
Midpoint scheduling was carried out on the basis of the dispatched operation.
1-2-6 The operation was deallocated.
1-2-7 Explain why.
Lead time scheduling was triggered with the new order quantity.
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Solutions

Topic: Planning Strategies
2-1-2 Otherwise it would be dispatched according to the scheduled dates.

2-1-3 Now deallocate the second operation and make sure that the work center still
has a commitment without any gaps.
Strategy profile: Indicator: Close gaps to end of planning period
2-2-1 In the following list, only select the dispatching strategies that guarantee
this condition.
X Finite Scheduling
X Cancel dispatching due to error
X Use operation float (not with planning direction
forwards)
X Use operation float (not with planning direction
forwards)
X Use float after production
X Planning direction forwards (if float after production)
X Operation date check
X Change planning direction (after all floats have been set)
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Solutions

3-2
3-2-1 Copy the overall profile you have found and call it Z##SFCG... using the check
report.
Customizing capacity leveling Define overall profile
Copy the overall profile SAPSFCG002 with the button Check and the button
Copy overall profile
3-2-2 Change the selection profile copied by setting the indicator for the hierarchy
explosion.
Double-click on the profile number
3-2-3 Change the evaluation profile you have copied in such a way that you can read
the current capacity requirements and current available capacity of your work
center hierarchy.
Double-click on the profile number
Plant 1000, hierarchy name H-##
Select the indicators Cumulation of requirements and Dynamic capacity
cumulation.
3-2-4 Call up the planning table with the overall profile you have created for the work
center KS## and look at the result.
Leveling Variable Dialog
Overall profile Z##SFCG002
Work center KS##
3-3
3-3-1 Create a planned order with capacity requirements for the material T-F2## with
100 pieces as a stock order with a delivery date in four weeks.
Logistics Production MRP Planned order Create
Planned order profile LA
Schedule the planned order by choosing Edit Schedule
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3-3-4 Now deallocate the planned order and look at the deallocated capacity
requirements. What has happened? Refer to the help for the status row.
The planned order is given an internal status Not dispatched and therefore the
group 5 is missing in the grouping in the chart.
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Extended Planning Functions
Contents:
Sequencing
Other functions
Temporary saving results of planning
Mass processing
Capacity planning with production
versions
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Extended Planning Functions: Unit Objectives
By the end of this unit you will understand:
How special planning functions are dealt with on

the two types of planning table.
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Overview Diagram 9
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Business Scenario
In your production there are work centers that

are overloaded with capacity requirements.
Thus you use the following methods to try to
adhere to your delivery dates: generating an
optimal despatching sequence, mass
despatching and production versions to
process requirements at alternative work
centers.
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Sequencing 1
1 2 3 4
Finite scheduling
1
2
3 Sort operations
4
2
4
1
3
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You define the dispatching sequence for the selected operations using the sequencing key in the field
Dispatching sequence.
The operations must either have the same start dates or the indicator Dispatch at earliest start date must
be set in the strategy profile.
Once sequencing and dispatching have taken place the setup standard values are only reduced if the
relevant strategy is set in the strategy profile.
You can also use other sort criteria by assigning sequence numbers in the order header (planned order
and production order).

Sequencing 2
Plant PG PSG SG SSG STD

Dispatch Deallocate Capacity Order Operation 1000 1 10 1 10 1 Min
1000 1 10 1 20 10 Min
Dispatched
1000 1 10 1 30 5 Min
June 98 July 98
Center Work center descr. 1000 1 10 1 50 25 Min
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
1906 Paint 1 60Min 1 / 10 5Min 1 / 30 30Min 1 / 20 15Min 1 / 40 1000 1 20 1 50 5 Min
1 / 10 25Min 1 / 50 12Min 1 / 30 1000 1 30 1 50 15 Min
1 / 30 15Min 1 / 50 20Min 1 / 20 1000 1 50 1 20 20 Min
Best time for setup 1 / 20 5Min 1 / 50 8 1000 1 50 1 30 12 Min

1000 1 50 1 40 8 Min
Pool
1000 1 50 1 - 30 Min
June 98 July 98
Order Center SG SK
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
PG Predecessor group
600001540 1906 1 50 1 / 50
(setup group category)
600001650 1906 1 50 PSG Predecessor subgroup
1906 1 30
(setup group key)
600001666
SG Successor group
SSG Successor subgroup
STD Standard value
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With sequencing the setup time of an operation that is to be processed at a work center can depend on
which operation was processed previously at the work center. Thus the setup time depends on the setup
state of the work center. The following functions that automatically take into account the setup state of
the work center are available on the capacity planning table:
Adjusting setup times of dispatched operations
Dispatching operations at the best time for setup (see slide for example )
Dispatching operations in a sequence with minimum setup time (see next slide for example)
To calculate the setup time of an operation these planning functions do not use the setup standard value
from the operation but instead an appropriate setup standard value from the setup matrix.
The setup matrix shows how the setup standard value depends on the setup state of the work center. The
setup state of a work center is defined in the setup matrix by the setup group category and the setup
group key that are stored in the operation. The transition between two setup states is defined in terms of
the setup group categories and the setup group keys of two operations that are processed at the work
center one after the other. The setup standard value saved for a transition is assigned to the following
operation.

Sequencing 3
PG PSG SG SSG STD

Dispatch Deallocate Capacity Order Operation 1 10 1 10 0 Min
1 10 1 20 10 Min
Dispatched
CW 26 CW 27
1 10 1 30 15 Min
Center Work center descr.
Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1 10 1 40 20 Min
1906 Lack 1 15Min 1 / 10 0Min 1 / 10 10Min 1 / 20 15Min 1 / 40 1 20 1 10 30 Min
1 20 1 20 0 Min
1 20 1 30 10 Min
1 20 1 40 15 Min
Pool
CW 26 CW 27
1 30 1 10 40 Min
Order Center SG SK
Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1 30 1 20 30 Min
600001540 1906 1 20 15Min 1 / 20
1 30 1 30 0 Min
600001650 1906 1 10 15Min 1 / 10
1 30 1 40 10 Min
600001666 1906 1 10 15Min 1 / 10
1 40 1 10 50 Min
600001750 1906 1 40 15Min 1 / 40
1 40 1 20 40 Min
1 40 1 30 30 Min
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In this example the dispatching sequence is determined by the setup optimization function instead of by
the sequencing key. In setup time optimization the standard value for setup is changed. This has the
effect that the values for the duration and capacity requirements are recalculated using the formulas.
The setup group key and setup group category are a prerequisite both for setup time optimization and for
the sort sequence.
A field Initial setup state has been integrated into the strategy profile. This field allows you to maintain a
predecessor operation for the first operation to be dispatched so that a setup time adjustment can be
executed. Operations are also deemed predecessor operations if they lie outside the planning period but
within the evaluation period.

User Exits
Changes to operations
Change options
Dates
Function Standard values
Dispatch
Work centers
Reschedule
Sequence numbers
Deallocate
of operation
Update
of orders
Sort selected operations
User-specific sort
(function) module
ns
g operatio
Dispatchin
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The user exit is an interface predefined by SAP. You can use the user exit to make customer
enhancements without making changes to original SAP objects. The enhancement concept is dealt with
in the course BC425.
You access the user exit for changing operation data (CY190001) from the planning table with the menu
options "Function - User".
You can only access one user exit to sort capacity requirements (CYPP0001) using the interface defined
in the program. If a user exit has been activated for the sort sequence then the sequence key is ignored.
You can automatically fix time periods for dispatching on the capacity planning table using the
enhancement (CY040001).
In the table sections of the planning tables you can use the enhancement (CYPP0002) to fill the text
fields with any user-specific data you like.

Additional Functions 1
Changing time periods

Generating a shift split
Hiding break times
Inserting date markers
Displaying multiple commitments
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To change the time periods on the initial screen, choose Time profile. On the capacity planning table you
can change the evaluation period and the planning period. On the capacity planning table (tabular form)
you can also change the database read period.
You can display the shift calendar for a capacity on the capacity planning table. You can define the
properties of the shift split and the time fence belonging to it in Customizing for capacity leveling under
Define time scale profile.
You can specify that the system is to hide non-work periods that are common to all capacities when the
capacity planning table is called up. You specify this in Customizing under Define time scale by setting
the indicator Hide NW periods.
To aid orientation you can insert date markers in the diagram section of the capacity planning table. In
Customizing for the capacity planning table under Define chart sequence you must enter a color
category in the chart position.
In Customizing for capacity leveling under Define chart sequence you can specify that multiple
commitments are automatically displayed in the capacity planning table.

Additional Functions 2
Creating an order
Copying data from other structures
Maintenance times of capacities
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You can create a production order in both types of planning table. The order is scheduled automatically
and you automatically branch back to the planning table to dispatch orders.
On the capacity planning table you can copy data from other structures to production orders and
maintenance orders. For example, you can copy material data from the structure MARA in the capacity
planning table (tabular form) and in the capacity planning table (table section) using the sort layout key.
If a work center is being maintained then the capacity at the work center carrying out the maintenance is
not available at this time. This capacity is assigned an unchangeable commitment. To do this you must
make the appropriate entry for the state of the machine in the maintenance order.
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Material Stock Curves
Dispatch Deallocate Capacity Order Operation
Work Centers
June 97 July 97
W. Cntr Description Cap
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
1310 Assembly I 2
Work centers
June 97 July 97
Material Order
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
100-500 18752
Material stock
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You can hide and show a chart with material stock curves for the materials to be produced on the
capacity planning table. These curves are not automatically updated but updating can be triggered if
order data has been changed. The stock receipts are displayed in a daily period split for the material
selected. The material is only displayed as a receipt once the last operation in the order has been
processed.
You can specify the type of stock curve in Customizing (available stock, safety stock, day's supply).
The overall profiles SAPSFCG001 and SAPSFCG004 are equipped with this function.
Prerequisites in Customizing:
In Define profile for capacity planning table you must specify the axis- and curve representation
selection.
In Define requirements grouping you must define a grouping with the usage 1 = material stock
curve.
In Define layout you must maintain for the material stock curves a further chart with an appropriate
grouping and sort.
In Define chart chart sequence you must maintain a chart position for the other chart and activate Use
as histogram.
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Planning in Non-Work Periods / Fixing
Dispatch Deallocate Capacity Order Operation
Work Centers
June 97 July 97
W. Cntrs Description Cap
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
1310 Assembly I 2 Company holiday

1320 Assembly II
Planning period fixed
Work centers
June 97 July 97
Material Order
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
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Planning in non-work periods is especially useful for plant maintenance. With this function you can
dispatch operations to non-work periods without first changing the available capacities in the work
centers.
The indicator Planning in non-work periods determines that during dispatching the system ignores the
calendar, operating times and available capacities. Then a full 24 hours are available for the available
capacity.
You can fix planning intervals on the capacity planning table. You can no longer change planning in
these time intervals. You cannot deallocate or reschedule operations in these periods and new operations
cannot be dispatched to them.
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Temporarily Saving Results of Planning
Leveling Variable
Own overall profile Reading the most Restricted planning

SAPSFCG016 important order functions
data
Only on capacity No locking of No changing of orders

planning table orders when
reading No changing of available
(graphical) capacity
No planning of
individual capacities
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You can temporarily save planning results without automatically leaving the planning table by calling up
the capacity planning table with the overall profile SAPSFCG016. You can see information on the result
in a saving log.
Conditions:
In the control profile the indicator Restrict. plan must be set and the GUI-status, change status
SAPPLT05, for the pull-down menu.
Midpoint scheduling should be turned on to update the planning table. Otherwise an inconsistency will
arise when temporarily saving because the orders will have been rescheduled.
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Mass Processing
Work Centers
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
1310 Assembly
Order 4711
Order 4725 Work Centers
Order ........
CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
. 100-500 18752
.
.
B
JO
Mass dispatching
online / batch
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Mass processing in production planning and control can be used anywhere where large amounts of data
is being processed.
The main use if with automatic dispatching and deallocating of operations for preselected work centers
in batch. For example, you can specify that for specific work centers at the start of each week the pool of
orders is automatically dispatched.
Mass dispatching can affect the following profiles by calling up the overall proflile:
Selection profile
Strategy profile
Time profile
Requirement grouping and planning are of no significance to individual cpacities.
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Capacity Planning with Production Versions
Material master (MRP 4) Dispatched

Center Description Cap. CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
Version 1 Version 2 Version 3
Ctr A Assembly I 2
Ctr B Assembly II 2
Center A Center B Center C
Ctr C Assembly III 2
Routing Routing Routing
group 1/1 group 1/2 group 1/3
Pool
Material Order Center CW 26 CW 27 CW 28 CW 29
Op. 10 Op. 10 Op. 10 100-500 18752 Center A
Ctr 1020 Ctr 1020 Ctr 1020

100-500 18767 Center B
Op. 20 Op. 20 Op. 20 100-500 18752 Center B NEW in pool

Ctr A Ctr B Ctr C
Customizing - strategy profile

Op. 30 Op. 30 Op. 30 Indicator Reschedule with production version
Ctr 1022 Ctr 1022 Ctr 1022 Dispatching function Change production version
on error
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If it is necessary to process an operation at another work center because of insufficient capacity in a

planning period, then a different work process is usually necessary. Not only does the work center
change but also data concerning times. If the operations to be dispatched involve planned orders then
you can read in the routing again and schedule it again.
A condition is that production versions with alternative routings and production lines must be maintained
in the material master. These production lines must also be used in the routing.
In Customizing the indicator Rescheduling with production versions must be set. With manual
rescheduling to a bottleneck work center the new version is read in, scheduled and dispatched.
With the dispatching function Change production version on error the next production version is copied
to the planned order with automatic dispatching and manual dispatching. The planned order is scheduled
again but not dispatched.
With the strategy indicator Terminate when rescheduling with production version the system ensures
that an operation that is meant for a bottleneck work center can only be dispatched manually to a
bottleneck work center of another version.
Note: When the planning table is called up using the work center view only the work centers previously
selected are displayed. If the operations that were scheduled again using the planned order are to be
displayed on the planning table then these work centers should be selected when you call up the planning
table.
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Notes on Documentation
Changing the color of graphical objects

Useful notes Color of graphical objects
Changing size of display of data on the planning table

Useful notes Change display area
Copying and changing overall profiles

Call up overall profile and use pushbutton CHECK
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Extended Planning Functions: Summary
You now know about extended planning functions

in capacity planning.
You know how to change colors of graphical
objects on the capacity planning table.
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Extended Planning Functions Exercises
Unit: Extended Planning Functions

Topic: Sequencing

Dispatch an operation at the best time for setup
Dispatch operations using setup time optimization.
In order to achieve optimal use of your resources, you want to

reduce setup times using appropriate dispatching sequences. You
therefore create a setup time matrix and create setup group
categories and setup group keys to optimize dispatching using
planning strategies.
1-1 Carry out sequencing for the work center T-L##. You want to dispatch an operation to
already dispatched operations, and at the best time for setup.
1-1-1 Create a production order for the material T-F1## with a quantity of 150 pieces,
starting in 2 weeks.
1-1-2 Call up the capacity planning table for the work center T-L## and the capacity
category 001 using the menu option Variable with the overall profile
SAPSFCG014. Look at the setup group category and setup group key for
operation 30.
1-1-3 Use the strategy Dispatch at earliest possible time to dispatch the operations
with an operation quantity of 80, 120, 130 and 150.
1-1-4 Now dispatch the operation with the operation quantity 500 using the strategy
Dispatch at best time for setup and not Dispatch at earliest point in time.
1-1-5 Leave the planning table without saving.
1-2 Carry out sequencing for the work center T-L##. You want to dispatch several
operations using setup time optimization.
1-2-1 Call up the capacity planning table for the work center T-L## and the capacity
category 001 using the menu option Variable with the overall profile
SAPSFCG014.
1-2-2 Make a note of the order number and the setup times for an operation with a
setup group key 20, and for another with a setup group key 40.
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Order no. _________ Setup time _____ Order no._________ Setup time ____
1-2-3 Dispatch all the operations using the strategy Setup time optimization.
1-2-4 Analyze the adjusted setup times.
1-2-5 Compare the result with the setup matrix in Customizing.
1-2-6 Leave the planning table without saving.
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Exercises

Topic: Other Functions

Select the graphical objects that belong together
Display material stock curves
Save the planning results temporarily
2-1 Call up the capacity planning table with Leveling -> Work center view for the work
center T-P##.
2-1-1 Select all the operations for material T-F2##.
2-1-2 Select all the operations in the chart.
2-1-3 What is the difference?
___________________________________________________________
2-2 Now dispatch the selection operations in the chart and analyze the material stock for
material T-F2##.
2-3 Shift an operation into the past and update the material stock curve. Leave the planning
table without saving it.
2-4 You want to temporarily save the results of planning without having to call up the
planning table again. Call up the planning table with the overall profile SAPSFCG016.
Dispatch some operations from the area you are responsible for and temporarily save
the simulation results up to that point.
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Exercises

Topic: Mass Dispatching

Dispatch or deallocate operations in the background
In your company the capacity requirements are very high and you
therefore want to dispatch or deallocate your requirements at
specific points in time.
3-1 You want to define the control parameters for deallocating operations at the work
centers T-P## and T-V##. To do this, call up capacity planning by choosing Leveling -
> Variable. Enter the name CRP-A## in the field Job name. Mass dispatching should
be executed using the overall profile SAPSFCG001.
3-2 After saving the parameters, you now want to define the batch job for dispatching.
(The indicator Redefine selection must be empty, and the overall profile is set)
3-2-1 Now create a variant CRP-VA## and link this to the job name. The variant
should be called GR##-deallocate.
The variant links the job name with a report for executing
mass processing.
If a variant is already assigned to a job name, then this job
name is also copied over.
3-2-2 Select the variant you have saved for dispatching.

3-2-3 Define the parameters as follows:
Date
Time 2 minutes later
Dispatch once
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3-2-4 Look at the progress of the job.
Additional exercise, if you have sufficient time.
3-3 You now want to dispatch all the operations for the work center T-P## using mass
processing. To do this, create the relevant parameters and variants. Use the job name
CRP-E##, and the variant CRP-VE##.
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Exercises

Topic: Production Versions

Dispatch and reschedule operations using production versions
In your company, you are often forced to use alternative

resources for some of the bottleneck work centers. This changes
the processing procedure and also the standard times. Therefore,
you prepare alternative work processes in the form of production
versions to manufacture these products. A planning strategy then
accesses these versions when dispatching operations to a work
center that does not have remaining available capacity.
4-1 You need scheduled planned orders to carry out capacity planning with production
versions. Look at the material T-F2## in the stock-/requirements list and try to get an
overview of the planning situation.
4-1-1 First set all production orders to technically complete.
4-1-2 Carry out an MRP run with lead time scheduling for planned independent
requirements, and look at the planning result.
4-2 Look at the material master and make a note of the critical work centers for your
production versions. Also note that every production version has its own routing which
contains the adjusted processing procedure and the adjusted standard values. Look at
these routings.
4-2-1 Look at the material master for the material T-F2## and complete the following
table:
Version Work center Task list groupTskLstCounter
1 ______ __________ 3
2 ______ __________ 4
3 ______ __________ 5
4-2-2 Use the task list groups and task list counters from exercise 4-2-1 to give
yourself an overview of your routings for material T-F2##.
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4-2-3 Define your work center T-V## in such a way that the operations can be
dispatched without any gaps.
4-3 For dispatching, call up the overall profile T-G001 for the work centers specified in
exercise 4-2-1 for the capacity category 002. Save this selection as variant FV-GR##
with the description Production version-##.
4-3-1 First dispatch the operations for the planned order with the order quantity 100
by choosing the functions Edit Select Selection.
4-3-2 Shift the dispatched operation to the work center T-V## to two weeks before
the end of the planning period.
4-3-3 Select two more operations from the pool and dispatch these as well. Then look
at the dispatching log.
4-3-4 Dispatch another operation and look at the planning results on the planning
table. Also look at the planning log.
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Extended Planning Functions Solutions

Topic: Sequencing
1-2 Carry out sequencing for the work center T-L##. You want to dispatch several
operations using setup time optimization.
1-2-4 Analyze the adjusted setup times.
Functions Adjust setup time Manual
1-2-5 Compare the result with the setup matrix in Customizing.
Customizing: Capacity planning Master data Routing data Define
setup matrix
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Solutions

Topic: Other Functions
2-1 Call up the capacity planning table with Leveling -> Work center view for the work
center T-P##.
2-1-1 Select all the operations for material T-F2##.
Select an operation for material T-F2##.
Edit Select Objects that belong together
2-1-3 In 2-1-1, the operation for material T-F1## was not selected.
2-2 Now dispatch the selection operations in the chart and analyze the material stock for
material T-F2##.
Extras Material stock Show
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Solutions

Topic: Mass Dispatching
3-1 You want to define the control parameters for deallocating operations at the work
centers T-P## and T-V##.
Capacity planning Leveling Variable Background Execute
Parameters for mass processing
Overall profile: SAPSFCG001
Redefine selection: Set indicator
Action: Deallocate
Call up function: Save parameters
Execute button
Specify work centers
Continue button
3-2 After saving the parameters, you now want to define the batch job for dispatching.
(The indicator Redefine selection must be empty, and the overall profile is set)
Back twice
Capacity planning Leveling Variable Background Execute
Enter your job name CRP-A## and the overall profile SAPSFCG001.
Call up function: Dispatch background job
Execute
3-2-1 Now create a variant CRP-VA## and link this to the job name.
Create variant and Continue
Enter CRP-VA## and Create
Specify the job name CRP-A## Continue
Meaning: GR##-Deallocate
Save
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3-2-2 Select the variant you have saved for dispatching.
Back
Place cursor on the variant and press Dispatch
3-2-4 Look at the progress of the job.
Display scheduling button
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Solutions

Topic: Production Versions
4-1 You need scheduled planned orders to carry out capacity planning with production
versions. Look at the material T-F2## in the stock-/requirements list and try to get an
overview of the planning situation.
Production control Control Stock-/reqmts list
4-1-1 First set all production orders to technically complete.
Production control Control Mass processing
Material number T-F2##
Action Complete technically
Technical data without the indicator for Test run
Execute button
4-1-2 Carry out an MRP run with lead time scheduling for planned independent
requirements, and look at the planning result.
MRP MRP Sng.item sng.-level
For material T-F2## with indicator 2 in the Scheduling field
Process control parameters with Display result indicator
Save button
4-2 Look at the material master and make a note of the critical work centers for your
production versions.
Logistics Production Master data Material master Material Display
Display current status
View MRP 4
Versions button
Cursor on a version and Detail button to make a note of the work center in the
Production line field and the group with the group counter.
Next version button
4-2-2 Use the task list groups and task list counters from exercise 4-2-1 to give
yourself an overview of your routings for material T-F2##.
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Logistics Production Master data Routings Routings Routing
Display
Specify the material number T-F2## and plant 1000
Goto object overview
Overview variant 000000000001
4-2-3 Define your work center T-V## in such a way that the operations can be
dispatched without any gaps.
In the capacity header, it should not be possible to use the capacity type for
several operations.
4-3
4-3-1 First dispatch the operations for the planned order with the order quantity 100.
Select a line with an operation for a planned order with the quantity 100 pieces.
Edit Select Selection
Only select order
Edit Select Objects that belong together
Dispatch button
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Detailed Planning
Contents:
Allocation of individual capacities and persons
Qualifications
Splitting and allocating
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Detailed Planning: Unit Objective
At the end of this unit you will be able to:
Explain capacity planning for individual machines and

persons.
Maintain the master data required for individual
capacities and persons.
Select employees qualified to carry out a specific
operation.
Define data required in HR to create qualifications and
requirements profiles.
Use split categories and make selections using a
hitlist.
Confirm splits.
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Overview Diagram 10
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
500-300 600001699
Detailed planning
Integration
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Detailed Planning: Business Scenario
Because of the continually growing

competition and the markets demands
regarding quality, it is necessary to carry out
planning in more detail. Therefore you must
dispatch the capacity requirements of the
incoming orders to individual machines or the
appropriate persons.
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Application Criteria for Splits
Planning of individual capacities and persons

Planning beneath the normal operation level
(capacity requirements)
Planning in more detail than work centers or
capacities
Splitting capacity requirements for the purpose of
assigning work to machines or for planning human
resources in the short term
Use at the level of production control and in the
applications that also use human resources (PD,
PM, PS)
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A split is a partial capacity requirement that must be assigned to an individual capacity.

The creation of individual capacities in defined in Customizing by the capacity category.
Splitting involves the splitting of quantities or standard values.
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Levels of Detail
Plant
1000
Cost center Cost center ...

4210 4220
...
Machine group Machine group Machine group
1901 1904 1113
Capacity category
machine
Individual machine - 1
Pooled capacity
Individual machine - 2
setup ...
Person A Capacity category
Person B Person
...
Person 1
Person 2
...
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Detailed planning of resources and commitments up until now required maintaining a machine or an
employee as a work center. By subdividing the capacities at a work center into individual capacities the
work involved in maintaining them is significantly reduced.
If no available capacity has been maintained for the individual capacities then the available capacity of
the main capacity is used.
Any number of people from the Personnel System or other individual capacities can be assigned to every
capacity when maintaining work centers and pooled capacities.
The corresponding requirements can be assigned and dispatched on either of the planning tables.
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Capacity Assignments
Capacity category: Labor Capacity category: Not labor
Position
Individual capacity
Qualification
Person
Checks made against HR - tables
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These four elements can be assigned to the capacity.

The possible assignments depend on the capacity category.
You can only maintain links to persons, qualifications and positions if the SAP Human Resources
(HR) module has been implemented. These assignments can also be made to the work center header.
Assigning individual capacities to a capacity allows you to carry out more detailed planning within
capacity planning. This assignment allows you to divide up the capacities for example into individual
machines for which available capacities can also be maintained.
Linking persons with the capacity allows you to specify individual employees who are selected to work
at this capacity. The assigned persons must already exist in the human resources system.
Assigning a qualification to a capacity guarantees that a person will be selected to work at this capacity
who has appropriate qualifications. You specify which qualifications are required for someone to work
at the capacity. If the capacity is assigned to a requirements profile then the qualification is determined
by the requirements profile.
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Qualifications - Objectives
Search for people,

who can carry out an operation
who can work at a specific work center
who are in a position to carry out a particular job
Direct assignment of operation to a person
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In addition to purely manual assignment of individual capacities you can also select personnel with the
right qualifications on the basis of qualification specifications resulting from data entered in the:
work center,
work center capacity and
operation.
You can maintain these qualifications or requirements profiles in the personnel system.
You can also save positions in the operation (the former serve as the bearers of qualifications).
All the data is linked when selecting a suitable person.
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Qualifications - Abilities Required
Routing /
order Work center Capacity
10
20
30
Requirements profiles, Requirements profiles, Requirements profiles,

job or position qualifications qualifications
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In the routing and in the order you can attach requirements profiles, a job and a position to an operation.
You can assign requirements profiles and qualifications (with characteristics) to work centers and
capacities.
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Qualifications - Assignments
Person
Mr.
Mr. Smith
Requirements
profile
Position
Maschine operator A1
NC Programming experience
At least 3 years in the machining room

Qualifications/
requirements Certified with QM deparment
Experience in drilling
Experience in lathing
Knowledge of English
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You define a requirements profile in the HR System. To work with the profile it must be linked with one
or more qualifications. You can assign a characteristic to every qualification.
An HR work center must be created if requirements profiles are to be assigned in work center
maintenance. This is not necessary with an assignment to a capacity with the category "labor".
Labor can also be assigned to positions.
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Requirements Profiles
Required Requirements Assignments

Qualifications profile
Safety
Operation
note
SAP course Profile A Work center
NC prog.
Capacity
experience
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When you maintain work centers or capacities you can assign more that one object from the PD system.
However, since this close connection does not exist for operations, you cannot assign more than one PD
object to an operation.
Another way of assigning multiple qualifications (requirements) to an operation consists in using jobs
and positions or the new object, the requirements profile. As always, you define a requirements
profile as an object in the PD system. To work with the profile, it must be linked to one or more
qualifications. You can assign a characteristic and a priority to each qualification.
You can use requirements profiles with work centers and with capacities. It is up to the user whether he
wants to assign only qualifications or only requirements profiles or both.
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Splitting and Allocating
Work center /
capacity
Capacity: Machine Capacity: Labor
Assign
Capacity Capacity
requirements: requirements:
Machine Labor
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You can assign any number of individual capacities or persons from the personnel system (PD) to each
capacity in work center maintenance. If no available capacity has been maintained in an individual
capacity then the available capacity is calculated using the operating time of the main capacity.
Capacity requirements can be assigned either partly or wholly to individual capacities. Finite scheduling
is not possible for individual capacities.
You can assign all of the capacity requirements to people or individual capacities using the drag and
drop function. You do this on one of the two planning tables from the individual capacity view.
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Ranking List
Person Requirements profile

Qualification with characteristic ( X ) Qualification with characteristic ( # )
Welding exam 5 Welding exam 5

Knowledge of English 7 Knowledge of English 6
Fitter 3 Fitter 3
Profile comparison
Characteristic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Welding exam x
Knowledge of English # x
Fitter x
Foreman #
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The ranking list is the result of comparing the qualifications in the operation, the work center and the
capacity on the one hand with the abilities of the individual employees on the other hand.
The system compared the required qualifications of the operation, the work center and capacity with the
abilities of the employee.
The result is a so-called "ranking list".
You can select an employee from this list to assign the capacity requirements to him.
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Types of Split
Quantity split or duration split

Different Different
capacities times
50
100
50 50
50
Standard values split or work split
Different capacities work

10 h labor time 5 h labor time on the same lot or the
for 100 pieces same job at the same time
5 h labor time but carry out partial jobs.
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There are several types of splits available. The data that is used to define splits depends on the type of
operation (operations with work elements or internally processed operations).
In the case of operations with work elements (SFC) you can split either the quantity or the standard
values of the capacity requirements (or both if this makes sense).
In the case of internally processed operations (PS, PM, PP-PI) you can split the work or the duration.
Splitting the quantity corresponds to splitting the duration and splitting the standard values corresponds
to splitting the work.
It makes sense to split the quantity if parts of the task are to be carried out either by two or more
individual capacities at the same time or by one or more individual capacities at different times and there
are gaps between them.
If an operation can be split into two or more partial tasks that can be executed by different individual
capacities at the same time and for the whole quantity then it makes sense to use the standard value split.
In very specific cases it can be useful to split both the quantity and the standard values. This is also
possible.
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Confirmation of Splits
The confirmation of an individual split is identified by its

confirmation number.
Summary confirmation are possible with percentage
values.
Capacity requirements for operation can be reduced
when splits are confirmed (Customizing).
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A summary confirmation can only be carried out for splits that have not been partially or finally
confirmed.
The capacity requirements for the splits that were not partly or finally confirmed are reduced when the
operation is finally confirmed. For example, that is possible in the case of splits with very small
requirements where a confirmation would mean too much work.
If the requirements for the operation are only partly distributed over splits then the split requirements are
reduced when the split is confirmed. The remaining requirements that were not distributed to splits are
only reduced when the operation is confirmed.
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Detailed Planning: Summary
In this unit detailed planning was explained

by linking individual capacities with the main
capacity.
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Detailed Planning Exercises
Unit: Detailed Planning

Topic: Assigning Individual Capacities

Assign individual capacities to a work center
Assign people and qualifications to a work center
The capacity planners in plant 1000 must assign specific

machines and/or persons to specific operations in contrast to other
plants that only have to assign work at work center level.
Test this functionality by first assigning the three machines to the
machine work center. Assign the two people who are to prepare
the parts to be processed to the appropriate labor work center.
1-1 Assigning individual capacities to a work center.

1-1-1 Assign to the work center T-L## the three following individual capacities: L1##
(machine 1) to L3## (machine 3). Assign these individual capacities to the
machine capacity category.
1-1-2 Change the standard available capacity from L1## and L2## as follows: The
day should begin at 5:00 and finish at 14:00. The break for each machine lasts 1
hour.
L3## has the same hours as the standard available capacity of this capacity
category.
1-1-3 Save the changes to the work center.
1-2 Assigning people and qualifications to a work center.

1-2-1 Assign Manfred Weinig and Udo Schttler to the labor capacity at work center
T-M##. Note: Use the standard matchcode.
Check the persons assigned.
1-2-2 To work at the work center certain technical knowledge is required. Maintain
the following qualifications with the characteristics:
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Qualification Characteristic
Business Process Technology Good
Knowledge of materials Very good
Quality management Very good
As a help tool, use the structure search.
1-2-3 Save the changes to the work center.
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Exercises

Topic: Allocating and Dispatching Splits

Assign capacity requirements to machines or people using the
capacity planning table
The person responsible for the machine must define the order
operations as specific machines and people, for which and for
whom he is responsible. First he wants to allocate or split the
work among the machines and persons before he dispatches the
operations. When the work is ready, he would dispatch the
operations to the work center on the basis of these splits.
2-1 Creating a production order for splitting.

2-1-1 Create a production order for the material T-F2## with the order category PP01
in plant 1000. Order 100 pieces, scheduled forwards as of next Monday.
2-1-2 Once the availability check is complete, release the order and save it.
Make a note of the order number: ______________________
2-2 Allocating and dispatching with persons on the capacity planning table.
2-2-1 Start capacity leveling for individual capacities (machines 1 to 3) for the work
center T-L## in plant 1000 for the capacity category 001.
2-2-2 Select the production order from exercise 2-1 from the pool of orders for the
orders to be dispatched. Split the operations and allocate it to the appropriate
machines. Every machine should process the whole operation quantity but with
different standard values: Machine 1 = 2 minutes, machine 2 = 2 minutes and
machine 3 = 1 minute.
2-2-3 What are the two changes on the planning table with respect to the order that
you have just split?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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2-2-4 Dispatch the splits and save the changes on the planning table.
2-3-1 Start capacity leveling for the individual capacities at the work center T-M## in
plant 1000 for the capacity category 002.
2-3-2 Select the production order (from exercise 2-1) from the pool of orders to be
dispatched. Split the operation and allocate the most suitable employee a
quantity of 60 and the other employee a quantity of 40. Dispatch the splits and
save the changes made on the planning table.
2-3-3 Save the changes made to the planning table.
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Detailed Planning Solutions

Topic: Assigning Individual Capacities
1-1 Assigning individual capacities to a work center.

1-1-1 Assign three individual capacities to work center T-L##.
Logistics Production Master data Work centers Work center Change
Select Capacities for the capacity category Machine (001), and select Capacity header.
Choose Goto Indiv.capacities
1-1-2 Change the standard available capacity from L1## and L2##.
Double-click on L1##.
Define the standard available capacity.
1-2 Assigning people and qualifications to a work center.

Logistics Production Master data Work centers Work center Change
Select Capacities for the labor capacity category (002), and select Capacity header.
Select Goto HR assignment.
Double-click on the person and enter the last name in the dialog box.
Copy
Expand person
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1-2-2 To work at the work center, certain technical knowledge is required. Maintain
the following qualifications with the characteristics
Back to the capacity header
Choose Goto HR assignment.
Click on the button Qualifications and then Create.
Expand Technical knowledge general
Select the qualifications
Copy
Evaluate the characteristics using the entry help.
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Solutions

Topic: Allocating and Dispatching Splits
2-1 Creating a production order for splitting.

Logistics Production Production control Order Create With material
Scheduling category 1
2-1-2 Once the availability check is complete, release the order and save it.
Order Functions Release
2-2-1 Start capacity leveling for individual capacities (machines 1 to 3) for the
work center T-L## in plant 1000 for the capacity category 001.
Logistics Production Capacity planning Leveling Individual
capacity view Capacity planning table
2-2-2 Select the production order from exercise 2-1 from the pool of orders for
the orders to be dispatched. Split the operation and allocate it to the
appropriate machines.
Select the operation
Split/allocate
Assign machines and split quantity
Standard values button
Change the standard values for the machine to 2, 2, 1
Enter
2-2-3 The splits are displayed in the chart Splits (not dispatched). In addition, the
requirements were divided up amongst the machines.
Logistics Production Capacity planning Leveling Individual capacity
view Capacity planning table
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2-3-2 Split the operation and allocate the most suitable employee a quantity of
60 and the other employee a quantity of 40.
Select the production order (from exercise 2-1) from the pool of orders to be
dispatched.
Split/allocate button
Ranking list (percentage) Select suitable person for quantity 60 Assign the
second employee the quantity 40. Set the Dispatch (D) indicator for both split
records.
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Integration
Contents:
Planning levels
Capacity planning integrated with:
Sales and Distribution
Sales and Operations Planning (SOP)
MPS/MRP
Long-Term Planning
Shop Floor Control
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Integration: Unit Objectives 1
By the end of the unit you will understand:
The overall integration of capacity

planning on different planning levels
The integration types in capacity planning
Profiles that are used for the various

planning levels
The integration of Sales and Distribution
with capacity planning
Rough-cut planning in SOP
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Integration: Unit Objectives 2
Using capacity planning in MRP/MPS
Capacity planning in long-term planning
Capacity leveling in repetitive manufacturing

Shop floor control functions that are relevant to
capacity planning (production orders, operations).
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Overview Diagram 11
Introduction

Arbeitsplatz /
1310
1320 Mont. 1
Available capacity
1330 Mont. 2
Arbeitspltze
Scheduling
Jun' 98 Jul' 98
W 28 W 29
100-500 18752
500-300 600001650
100-500 18770
Detailed planning
500-300 600001699
Integration
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Integration: Business Scenario
You want to plan the resources for the future for your
company. For this purpose you need the capacity
requirements, for example, already at the planning
stage. This is possible when you, while creating a
sales plan, calculate the capacity requirements in the
individual production areas with a rough-cut planning
profile. You can pass these requirements along the
whole process chain and thus recognize your
capacity load in each planning phase.
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Integration of Capacity Planning (2)
PP
SOP SD
PP PM
MPS
PP PM
MRP Service
Capacity
PP Planning PS
REM
PP
SFC PD
PP
PI
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The integration with the following functions is dealt with in this unit:
Sales and Distribution
Sales and Operation Planning (SOP)
MPS/MRP
Long-term planning
Repetitive manufacturing
Shop floor control
The integration with other functions is dealt with in the relevant courses.
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CRP Along the Process Chain
Sales and Operations Planning SOP
Planned independent
Capacity planning
requirements
Master production scheduling MPS

Long-term
planning
Material requirements planning MRP
LTP
Production order/
run schedule headers
Shop floor control SFC/REM
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Sales and Operations Planning

No detailed planning involving exploding bill of material and scheduling routing
Rough-cut scheduling
Master Product Scheduling
Separate planning run only for master schedule items without further planning of the bill of material
structure
Scheduling: Rough-cut, - production-rate
Material Requirements Planning
Planning run with complete planning of bill of material structure
Scheduling: Production-rate, - detailed
Shop Floor Control
Conversion of planning data from material requirements planning into concrete production orders
Detailed scheduling
For the continuous production of a product that remains the same over a long perio
Detailed scheduling
Long-Term Planning
To simulate several versions of the production plan
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Planning Phases
MRP
Including sales orders
SOP / MPS Start Material requirements planning
Scheduling
Sales plan
Changing planned dates
Demand program
Capacity planning
Master plan
Capacity leveling
Scheduling
Detailed
Production-rate
Rough-cut SFC
Creating production orders
Scheduling
Releasing production orders
Order execution
Confirmation
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Scheduling and the calculation of capacity requirements can take place on different levels depending on
the application area:
rough-cut scheduling
production-rate scheduling
detailed scheduling
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Integrated Planning Levels
SOP
MRP / MPS
Rough-cut
planning
REM
Producton-rate
planning
SFC
Detailed planning
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Capacity requirements are always attached to an order. If there are several capacity requirements for a
material from various planning levels they are copied when the planned order is converted to the
production order.
Rough-cut planning
Long-term, aggregate
Planning in periods with rough-cut planning profiles
Production-rate planning
Medium-term
Period-related with rate routing
Detailed planning
Short-term
Individual capacity/labor
Planning to exact points in time with routing
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Simultaneous Use of Different Planning Levels
Production line
Production-
Run rate
schedule scheduling
header
Inspection Detailed
work center scheduling
Production
order
Work center Work center Work center Work center
1 2 3 4
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Repetitive manufacturing and discrete manufacturing can take place in the same plant. In this example,
run schedule headers and production orders are used with the same plant maintenance work center.
The production orders and plant maintenance work centers use detailed scheduling.
Repetitive manufacturing uses production-rate scheduling.
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Overall Profiles in the Applications
Overall profiles
SOP Special planning table (tabular) SAPSOPG001
MPS/MRP Planning table (graphical) SAPMPSG010

Capacity situation (tabular) SAPMPS
G011
SAPMPS
G001
SAPMPSG002
SAPMPSG003
SFC Planning table (graphical) SAPMPSG014
SAPCRPG001
Planning table (tabular) SAPCRPG0
02
REM Special planning table (tabular) SAPSFCG001

Planning table (graphical) SAPSFCG0
02
SAPMPSG004
SAPMPSG0
05
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The table only contains a selection of the most important profiles.
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Integration Types
Application-specific Cap.plan.table Cap.plan.table

planning table (tab.)
Planning Capacity planning

application module
Integration type 1 SOP/ MPS/ MRP/ REM
MPS/ MRP/ REM/ SFC/

Integration type 2 SD/ PS / PD Calling up capacity
planning using menu
Integration type 3 SFC/ PS/ PM/ PP-PI
Feedback 1, 2, 3
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Integration type 1
The capacity planning mode is used by the applications as a source of capacity
planning data.
Integration type 2
The capacity planning module and the planning tables are called up by an
application.
Integration type 3
The capacity planning module and the planning tables are configured as a
separate system for a special view.
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Integration: Sales and Distribution (SD)
Sales order
Production
Planned order Network
order
Capacity planning
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Once a sales order has been created a production order, a planned order or a network can be generated
automatically.
The planning table can be called up directly from these orders in display mode.
Changed data is then copied back to the sales order.
Integration type 2
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Integration: Sales and Operations Planning -
Planning Table (SOP)
Material 5/99 6/99 7/99 8/99 9/99
Sales
Production
Stock
Resources 5/99 6/99 7/99 8/99 9/99

Resource 1
Avail. cap.
Cap. load
Cap. reqmts
Resource 2
Avail. cap.
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SOP uses the two-part tabular version of the planning table for capacity leveling.
In the upper section you can enter the following data for a material or for a product group for specific
periods:
Planned sales
Planned production quantity
Warehouse stock and target stock
The capacity requirements are generated by the planned figures that are entered in the line for production
(the so-called requirements entry line).
The lower section displays the capacity requirements from Sales and Operations Planning and the
available capacities of the work centers where the material or product group is to be manufactured and
its load.
Only SOP requirements are displayed on this planning table.
Integration type 1
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Integration: MRP/MPS
Capacity situation
for the material
Stock-/ Planning table
reqmts list graphic
Capacity situation
for the order
Capacity check
Planned order
Capacity leveling
Capacity leveling
for the material
Interactive Planning table
planning graphic
Capacity leveling
for the order
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In MRP/MPS two lists are displayed on which the planning periods are shown on a vertical axis:
Capacity leveling - to carry out leveling with changes
Capacity situation - only display data
The capacity situation or capacity leveling can be called up for all planned orders for a material or for
just one planned order.
The following data is displayed for a work center per period:
Available capacity of work center in a period
Overall capacity load of work center resulting from all planned orders and production orders in a
period.
Capacity requirements generated by the material for which planning was carried out in a period.
By changing the order quantity and the basic order date, it is possible to reduce overloads and underloads
for the work center in question.
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Integration: Long-term Planning 1
Planning for all

Independent MRP levels Bill of material
of operative for operative
planning planning
Comparison Routing
with operative Long-
Long-term planning for operative
planning planning
Several Master data

parallel Reporting as for operative
scenarios for operative planning
planning
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Long-term planning gives you an overview of plans for production and procurement.
You can use the simulated planning run to plan several versions of the production plan and check the
results using special evaluations.
The planning run and the evaluations in long-term planning are separate from the tools in MRP because
long-term planning runs in simulation.
Entries are written in a special planning file for long-term planning as are simulated capacity
requirements for long-term planning.
The description of the capacity planning functions in MRP is also valid for long-term planning.
The result of long-term planning are the simulated planned orders at the level of the final material for the
long-term planning version of the production program.
Separate requirements lists are generated for long-term planning. In the long-term planning menu the
stock-/requirements list is also available as is the planning situation for capacity planning.
To compare the results of long-term planning with operative planning you can call up a comparison
function from all the evaluations. The operative plan for a specific material can be compared directly.
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Integration: Long-term Planning 2
Simulated planned
independent requirements
MRP/MPS
Simulated orders Simulated dependent Simulated capacity

requirements planning
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The following steps are necessary for long-term planning:

Create the long-term planning scenario. The scenario defines the planned independent requirements
versions that are used in the simulation, the assigned plants and the capacity version for scheduling.
Create the simulated planned independent requirements.
Run single-/multi-level long-term planning.
Look at the results of long-term planning in capacity planning.
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Available Capacity and Requirements Versions
Sales and
Planned independent
Operations
requirements Planning
transfer
change Version 2
copy Available capacity

version 1
Version 03
Version 02
Version 01
Simulated
requirements
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You can create and maintain simulated independent requirements by copying them from other
independent requirements or you can maintain them manually.
You can assign several versions of independent requirements to a planning scenario.
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Integration: Repetitive Manufacturing (REM)
Production line view

Capacity situation per period for production
line selected
The manufactured quantity per period for

each material made on the production line
Material view
Overall supply and demand in relation to
material selected
Capacity situation per period in relation

to production line selected
Production quantity per period for the

corresponding production lines
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Within repetitive manufacturing you can execute capacity planning from the point of view of the
production line or the material.
The tabular version of the planning table for repetitive manufacturing consists of two parts:
The Aggregate Information is displayed in the upper section.
The following data is displayed for the planning object:
Name of the production line
Available capacity of the production line
Total capacity requirements for the production line
The percentage capacity load resulting from the capacity requirements or the capacity requirements
for run schedule headers that are processed on this line.
In the section Detailed Information you can specify the quantities per period over a specific period of
examination.
From the quantities that you enter in the section Details on the Line per material per period the system
calculates the capacity requirements and the load of the production line. Thus the quantities can be
adjusted to the available capacities.
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Repetitive Manufacturing with Production Versions
P1
Material
X1 W3 R2 K1 N1
master
Bill of
Production Production Production
version 1 version 2 version 3
material
Routing
Work center
Operation 1 Operation 2
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A material can have several bills of material (BOMs) that determine the components for production. The
production process can also be described in different routings. The data on the various methods used to
manufacture the material are saved in the so-called production versions that are assigned to the material.
Thus a production version can comprise the following data:
Alternative BOM and BOM usage for the BOM explosion
Task list type, group and group counter for the assignment of task lists (routings)
Lot size restrictions and validity period
Production line and storage location
A material can have one or more production versions. Data on individual production versions are located
at plant level. You can define the production versions as you like; however, every number must be
unambiguous.
You can use production versions to deal with the following situations:
Manufacture with various resources (for example, two different production lines)
Manufacture with various processes (for example, different routings)
Individual production quantities can be assigned to different production versions, for example to
achieve a uniform utilization of the various alternative production lines.
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Integration: Shop Floor Control (SFC)
Create or change a with

Capacity planning
production order
profile
Work center view
Individual capacity
view
with
Capacity planning menu Order view
entry
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Leveling of capacities directly during order maintenance

Calling up capacity planning by selecting a role-specific view, such as the capacity planner or MRP
controller
Integration type 2 for calling up the planning table from order maintenance
Integration type 3 for calling up the planning table using the menu
When the order lot is changed the dispatched requirement is automatically deallocated but not when the
order dates are changed.
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Integration: Unit Summary
This unit explains the integration of capacity planning

along the process chain.
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Integration Exercises
Unit: Integration
Topic: Rough-Cut
Planning

Create a rough-cut plan for a product group, taking into
account the available capacity
The planners for the pump product group must review the rough-
cut capacity plan before the production is approved. After the
rough-cut plan is approved, the planners will disaggregate the
plan to the individual materials and transfer the resulting
independent requirements to demand management, ready for
MPS/MRP processing.
1-1 Perform rough-cut planning.

1-1-1 Plan for product group.
1-1-2 Create an inactive plan for product group PG-100 with version 1##. Change
descriptive text to Version-##.
1-1-3 Create a sales plan for PG-100 for 5 months, starting in the third period. Sales
are 100 units per month.
1-1-4 Save your plan.
1-2 Display a rough-cut capacity profile.

1-2-1 Display the rough-cut planning profile for the product group PG-100 in plant
1000, and list the following values:
Work center _________________
Time span _________________
Base quantity _________________
Usage _________________
Status _________________
Lot size _________________
1-2-2 Look at the capacity situation for Sales and Operations Planning for the product
group PG-100.
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Select [inactive version 1##]
Look at the capacity situation.
1-2-3 Change the sales plan (and the production plan) in such a way that it
corresponds to the available capacity.
Then create the production plan again.
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Exercises
Unit: Integration
Topic: Repetitive Manufacturing

Execute capacity leveling for repetitive manufacturing
The person responsible for the production line must dispatch

work every week to production line 2 in plant 1200. Run schedule
headers have been created for all the materials. The person
responsible must check the run schedule header, the rate routing
and the data for the production version.
2-1 Check the master data for repetitive manufacturing.

2-1-1 Look at the production versions in the material master for R-1000 in plant
1200. Make a note of the task list type and what this task list type means.
_____________________________________________
2-1-2 Look at the rate routings for material R-1000. Make a list of the task list groups
and production lines that are that are used in this routing. Also look at the base
quantity.
______________ _____________ ____________
______________ _____________ ____________

2-1-3 Look for a valid run schedule header for material R-1000 for production line 2.
List the start and end validity dates.
Validity start _________________
Validity finish _________________
2-2 Carry out capacity leveling on the planning table for LINE 2 in plant 1200. Set the
indicator Capacity Planning and make a note of the correct scheduling type.
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Note that generally only one capacity planner is responsible
for a line.
Therefore, save the results of your planning in this exercise.
2-2-1 Specify for the next week a quantity of 50 pieces for the material R-1000 for
every working day. How big is the load for this line on these working days?
____________________________
2-2-2 You want to maximize the load on this line and therefore increase the quantity
on the first day of the week for this line.
2-2-3 On the second day of the week, you try to increase the load on the line by using
other materials.
2-3 Call up capacity leveling with the capacity planning table and dispatch the
requirements for Monday.
2-4 Only display the dispatched requirements on the planning table.
Do NOT save the planning table.
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Integration Solutions
Unit: Integration
Topic: Rough-Cut
Planning
1-1 Execute rough-cut planning.
1-1-1 Plan for product group.

Logistics Production Sales and Operations Planning Planning
For product group Create
1-1-2 Create an inactive plan for product group PG-100 with version 1##. Change
descriptive text to Version-##.
Product group: PG-100
Plant: 1000
Enter
Version: 1##
Version name: Version-##
1-1-3 Create a sales plan for PG-100 for 5 months, starting in the third period. Sales
are 100 units per month.
Edit Create product. plan Synchronous to sales
1-2 Display a rough-cut capacity profile.

1-2-1 Display the rough-cut planning profile for the product group PG-100 in plant
1000.
Logistics Production SOP Tools Rough-cut plng profl. Display
Product group: PG-100
Plant: 1000
Execute
Work center: 1310
Profile header button
Time split: 5 working days
Base quantity: 1
Usage: Universal
Status: Released general
Lot size: 1 to 3.450.000
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1-2-2 Look at the capacity situation for Sales and Operations Planning for the product
group PG-100.
Logistics Production Sales and Operations Planning Planning

For product group Create
Inactive version button
Select version 1##
Enter
Views Capacity situation Rough-cut planning Show
1-2-3 Change the sales plan (and the production plan) in such a way that it
corresponds to the available capacity.
Then create the production plan again.
Edit Create product. plan Synchronous to sales
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Solutions
Unit: Integration
Topic: Repetitive Manufacturing
2-1 Check the master data for repetitive manufacturing.
2-1-1 Look at the production versions in the material master for R-1000 in plant
1200.
Logistics Production Master data Material master Material
Display Display current status
Material: R-1000
Enter
Select MRP 4
Enter
Plant: 1200
Enter
(on the screen MRP 4) Button: Versions
Detail button for the versions
Task list type R.
It is a rate routing.
2-1-2 Look at the rate routings for material R-1000.

Logistics Production Master data Routings Routings Rate
routings Display
Material: R-1000
Plant: 1200
Enter
Task list counter 1, Line 1, Base quantity 12
Task list counter 2, Line 2, Base quantity 15
2-1-3 Look for a valid run schedule header for material R-1000 for production line 2.
Logistics Production Repetitive manufacturing Master data Run
schedule header Display
Plant: 1200
Material number: R-1000
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Enter
Start and finish validity dates: 05/12/95 until 12/31/xx
2-2 Carry out capacity leveling on the planning table for LINE 2 in plant 1200.
Logistics Production Repetitive manufacturing Planning Planning table
Change mode
MRP area and plant: 1200
Select production line
Production line: LINE 2
Select the tab page Scheduling
Indicator: Select Capacity planning
Rate-based planning button
Enter twice
2-3 Call up capacity leveling with the capacity planning table and dispatch the
requirements for Monday.
Capacity planning Configure graphic
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Appendix
Contents:
This section contains additional material that can

be used for reference purposes.
This material is not included as part of the standard
course.
It could, therefore, be the case that this material is
not dealt with during the course.
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Change Mode and GUI Status
Type of presentation Type of presentation
Planning Planning Change Display

table table
(tabular) (graphical)
Status Status Status Status

for for for for
change display change display
mode mode mode mode
Cap. planning table Cap. planning table

(tab.)
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GUI status for display mode: You use this GUI status to define the menu structure for both types of
planning table for the display mode. If you do not maintain the GUI status for the display mode the GUI
status predefined in the system by SAP is used.
GUI status for change mode: You use this GUI status to define the menu structure for both types of
planning table for the change mode. If you do not maintain the GUI status for the change mode the GUI
status predefined in the system by SAP is used.
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Layout of the Planning Table
Layout ID
Chart 1 Work centers

Monday Tuesday
Work centers
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
Group 1
Sort key
14100
or sort-layout keys
Group 2 Lathe
14200
Lathe
Orders
Chart 2 Order. Op. Qty
Monday Tuesday
00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00
Group 3 Sort-layout keys
Chart
2010 0010 10
2020 0020 5
Group 4 Sort-layout keys 2030 0010 10
Message line
Reqmts grouping
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The correct requirements grouping must be maintained for every chart otherwise the capacity
requirements are not displayed in that chart.
A sort-layout key must be defined for every order type, planned order and production order. These sort-
layout keys are grouped together as a sort key.
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Chart Sequence
Work centers
Chart
1 - 8 charts
Each chart contains:
Pool
Title (language-dependent)
Chart
Color definition
Form Message line
Height Table section Diagram section
Global calendar and calendar color

Time scale for every section of the time scale
Table heading incl. color and form definition
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Every chart is a horizontal window within the planning table.

If not all the charts fit into the screen then you can scroll along the chart sequence.
Every chart contains a table section and a diagram section.
The title, table heading and time scale are optional.
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Chart Sequence (cont.)
Graphics profile Chart sequence

Chart group Chart
Chart category Chart category
Color definition Title
Form group Form category
Form category Color category
Form definition - Table section
field definition
Form category
Color group
Color category
Color category
Color definition Diagram section
Graphical element group Time scale profile
Options profile Color category calendar

Color category time-now
line
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The chart group in the graphics profile contains all the settings that are needed to generate the
structure of the planning table in the individual charts. It consists of several chart categories, such as 00
for the capacity planning table standard and 01 for the histogram.
In the chart sequence a special assignement is made for every chart based on the settings in the graphics
profile.
You can specify the display of the visible sections of the chart, the colors and fonts using the chart
category in Customizing.
The graphics profile consists of the chart group, the form group, the color group, the options profile and
the graphical element group.
The graphical element group contains the forms such as lines, rectangles, triangles and symbols along
with their colors.
In the options profile you make specifications concerning the window, the processing mode and the
colors.
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Actual Capacity Requirements
Capacity category Actual capacity Activity 11

12
1
10 2
requirements Setup time 9 3
Machine 8
7 6 5
4
Setup
Process
12
Activity 10
11 1
2
Tear down Processing 9 3
8 4
time 7 6 5
Capacity category Actual capacity Activity 11

12
1
10 2
requirements Tear down time 3
Personnel 8 4
7 6 5
Setup
Process
12
Activity 10
11 1
2
Tear down Personnel time 9 3
8 4
7 6 5
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The actual capacity requirement is the capacity requirement of a work order that has been torn down
since the start of the order processing, or since the last confirmation.
In the extended evaluation you can display the actual capacity requirements, as well as the target
capacity requirements or remaining capacity requirements.
Activities in which every actual capacity requirement is evaluated.
Quantities, in which the formulas for determining the appropriate capacity requirements are used.
You must have entered these formulas on the capacity tab page.
Example: Assigning activities to actual capacity requirements
You have two capacity categories at your work center (for example: machine and personnel). Four
activities are confirmed (for example: setup time, processing time, tear down time, and personnel
time) for operations carried out at your work center.
You want the actual capacity requirements setup (or tear down) to be equated to the setup time activity
(or tear down time).
The actual capacity requirement processing will
be equated for the capacity category machine in the processing time activity
be equated for the capacity category personnel in the personnel time activity
The assignment of activities and actual capacity requirements, which you must carry out, is shown in
the diagram.
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LO230 Capacity Planning

R/3 System Release 46C 05/08/2001

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LO930 2 days LO275 2 days

LO050 - Planning & control for discrete manufacturing and

Notes to the user

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This course will enable you to:

Understand how to use capacity planning within PP

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This course will enable you to:

Create available capacities

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1310 Capacity leveling (part 1)

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You are running a manufacturing company and

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Integration of capacity planning

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At the conclusion of this unit you will:

Have an overview of the integration of

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Overview Arbeitspltze / Work Center

1310 Capacity leveling (part 1)

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You are running a manufacturing company and

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The PP production planning component consists of several integrated components.

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Basic data Production planning PM / PS

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Today Months later

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Capacity evaluation and -leveling

The available capacity represents the capacity available for production.

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General data Basic data Name and description

Default values Default values Control key

Capacity data Capacity Available capacity

Scheduling data Scheduling Scheduling basis

Personnel system Assignments Labor

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Capacity evaluation Diagrams

Planing table (tabular)

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You have an overview of the integration,

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At the conclusion of this topic you will know:

What options there are for comparing the

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Overview Arbeitspltze / Work Center

1310 Capacity leveling (part 1)

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You want to evaluate the work center load for

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Basic data Production planning PM / PS

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Accessing Capacity Planning

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