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Symptom
Var i ous par amet er s can be set on t he i ni t i al scr een of t he mat er i al r equi r ement s pl anni ng
( Tr ansact i ons MDBT / MD01 / MD02 / MD03 / MDBS / MD40 and so on) .
The ef f ect of t hese par amet er s i n associ at i on wi t h t he set t i ngs f r omt he mast er dat a and t he
Cust omi zi ng i s not cl ear or i t l eads t o unexpect ed r esul t s.

Other Terms
MRP, MRP r un, pl anni ng r un, pur chase r equi si t i on, PReq, pl anned or der , pl nd or d. , PLORD, schedul e
l i ne, schedul e l i nes, net change, NEUPL, r egener at i ve pl anni ng, pl anni ng mode, MRP l i st , MRP l i st ,
schedul i ng . . .

Reason and Prerequisites
Sever al par amet er s af f ect t he behavi or of t he MRP r un.
Her e, i t i s not al ways cl ear , f or exampl e, when i ndi vi dual par amet er s f r omt he i ni t i al scr een of t he
pl anni ng ar e over r i dden by set t i ngs f r omt he mast er dat a or Cust omi zi ng, even i f t hi s shoul d
nor mal l y be document ed at t he cor r espondi ng poi nt s.

Solution
Thi s not e i s a compi l at i on of how t he i ndi vi dual par amet er s af f ect t he behavi or of t he MRP and what
ot her t ype of ef f ect t he set t i ngs f r omt he mast er dat a or t he Cust omi zi ng have.
Many pi eces of i nf or mat i on whi ch go beyond t he scope of t hi s not e can be f ound i n t he document at i on
or i n t he ext ended hel p t o t he cor r espondi ng f i el ds.
For quest i ons whi ch ar e out si de t he scope of t hi s not e, r ef er t o t he subsequent not es and t he
document at i on.
Regar di ng t he par amet er s f or t he aut omat i c pl anni ng, f or exampl e when cr eat i ng a sal es or der ( MRP by
RFC) , r ef er t o Not e 162961.
For t he par amet er s on t he i ni t i al scr een of t he pl anni ng:
1. The pr ocessi ng key cont r ol s whi ch mat er i al s ar e pl anned ( t ot al pl anni ng) and i n whi ch r el ease
per i od, r equi r ement s ar e cover ed by new pr ocur ement pr oposal s.
l Tot al pl anni ng:
NEUPL ( r egener at i ve pl anni ng) : Al l mat er i al s whi ch have a MDVM r ecor d ar e pl anned.
NETCH: Al l mat er i al s whi ch have a NETCH pl anni ng f i l e ent r y ( MRP- r el evant change si nce t he l ast
pl anni ng) ar e pl anned.
NETPL: Onl y mat er i al s whi ch al so have a NETPL pl anni ng f i l e ent r y ( MRP- r el evant change i n t he
pl anni ng hor i zon si nce t he l ast pl anni ng) ar e pl anned and r equi r ement s i n t he pl anni ng hor i zon
ar e cover ed.
l Si ngl e- i t empl anni ng ( onl y NETCH or NETPL possi bl e) :
NETCH: The mat er i al i s pl anned ent i r el y.
NETPL: Requi r ement s i n t he pl anni ng hor i zon ar e cover ed.
2. Cr eat i on i ndi cat or f or t he MRP: ( see Not e 23922)
The f ol l owi ng appl i es t o t he t ot al pl anni ng:
The ent er ed cr eat i on i ndi cat or s ar e used as def aul t val ues. The val ues of t he MRP gr oup appl y t o
mat er i al s wi t h an MRP gr oup ( i f avai l abl e) .
The cr eat i on i ndi cat or f or schedul e l i nes can al so be speci f i ed by pl ant . Thi s i s used i f
not hi ng was speci f i ed vi a t he MRP gr oup.
The pr i or i t y i s t hus as f ol l ows:
1. MRP gr oup
2. Pl ant
206666 - MRP: Control parameters during planning
Version 3 Validity: 25.01.2001 - active Language English
Released On 24.01.2001 23:00:00
Release Status Released for Customer
Component PP-MRP-PR Planning Execution


PP-MP-LTP Long-Term Planning (Simulation)

PP-MP-MPS Master Production Scheduling

PP-MRP Material Requirements Planning

PP-MRP-BD Basic Data

PP-MRP-PE Planning Evaluation

PP-MRP-PP Procurement Proposal
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info
Category Consulting
Other Components

3. I ni t i al scr een

The ent er ed cont r ol par amet er s basi cal l y appl y t o si ngl e- i t empl anni ng.

Det ai l s:
Pr ocur ement t ype ' X' i s deal t wi t h f i r st as ' E' . For pr ocur ement t ype ' E' , pl anned or der s
basi cal l y ar e cr eat ed.
I n or der t hat schedul e l i nes ar e cr eat ed, t he ' Sour ce l i st usage i n mat er i al s pl anni ng and
cont r ol ' i ndi cat or must be set i n t he sour ce l i st t o ' 2' .
3. Cr eat e MRP l i st :
For ' No MRP l i st ' , t he ol d MRP l i st i s del et ed and a new one i s not cr eat ed. Wi t h ' Dependi ng on
t he except i on messages' , an MRP l i st i s onl y cr eat ed i f an except i on message occur s dur i ng t he
pl anni ng f or whi ch i n Cust omi zi ng ( Tr ansact i on OMD3) t he ' Cr eat e MRP l i st ' i ndi cat or i s
sel ect ed.
4. Pl anni ng mode:
The pl anni ng mode has a key i nf l uence on t he per f or mance of t he mat er i al r equi r ement s pl anni ng.
Basi cal l y i t shoul d be pl anned usi ng pl anni ng mode ' 1' .
Al so see Not es 78867 and 135788 ( do NOT use pl anni ng mode ' 3' f or t hi s! )
5. Schedul i ng:
Thi s deci des whet her a l ead t i me schedul i ng i s execut ed f or newl y cr eat ed pl anned or der s.

Validity
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References
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SAP Notes (2)

195924 Problem processing MRP: Tips and tricks
162961 MRP by RFC (automatic planning): parameter
23922 MRP: Creation indicators, PReq. or planned order
23922 MRP: Creation indicators, PReq. or planned order
162961 MRP by RFC (automatic planning): parameter