In this unit, we’ll explore the capabilities of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, for performing availability checks. We’ll begin with an overview of the scope of the Basic Available-to-Promise (ATP) scenario, and then move into the system to see how it works in practice.
Basic Available-to-Promise consists mainly of the following topics:
Product Availability Check
An availability check is automatically performed in the background when you create documents such as a planned order, production order, delivery, sales order, or stock transfer order.
This check is executed for each material-plant combination to determine whether the required quantity can be confirmed. The result is reflected in the order document as one or more schedule lines, each containing confirmed quantities and dates based on availability.
Backorder Processing
When the supply and demand situation of a material-plant combination changes, previously confirmed quantities may no longer be fulfilled.
With a backorder processing run, the system re-evaluates whether existing confirmations are still feasible. This process checks selected sales orders and stock transfer orders, and in the event of a shortage, it reprioritizes requirements based on predefined strategies.
This ensures that the most critical or high-priority demands are fulfilled first, helping maintain service levels and customer satisfaction.