Inquiring on Available To Promise (ATP) (Oracle Order Entry / Shipping--Production)


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Inquiring on Available To Promise (ATP)

You can check available quantities for an item, a group (configuration or ship set), or an entire order without placing demand or reservations. Oracle Order Entry/Shipping and Oracle Inventory verify that the quantity ordered is available on the schedule date you specify. Oracle Inventory uses the item or organization ATP rule to determine the supply and demand to be considered in the calculation.

Attention: ATP Inquiry is for informational purposes only and does not place demand or reserve on-hand inventory.

You can request an ATP inquiry for any item with the item attribute combinations represented in the following table:

ATP Inquiry Item Attributes

OE Transactable Shippable Check ATP Perform ATP Inquiry

N - - N

Y Y - Y

Y N Y Y

Y N N N

A '-' means the setting is not applicable to whether the ATP inquiry is performed.

Table 1 - 18.

When you request an on-line ATP Inquiry, Oracle Order Entry/Shipping supplies the ATP Date and Available Quantity from Oracle Inventory. The ATP Date reflects the first date after the schedule date that the ordered quantity is available. The Available Quantity represents the quantity available on the Schedule Date.

ATP Inquiry Item Attributes
OE Transactable	Shippable	Check ATP	Perform ATP Inquiry
N	-	-	N
Y	Y	-	Y
Y	N	Y	Y
Y	N	N	N
A '-' means the setting is not applicable to whether the ATP inquiry is performed.
Table 1 - 18.

If you are performing an ATP inquiry on a scheduling group, such as a Ship Together Model, ship set, or ATO configuration, the ATP Date displays the first date that all components are available. Navigate to the View Schedule Results window to see the individual dates for each component and learn which component is extending an ATP date.

If you need to negotiate with your customer to find an agreeable shipment date, you can also navigate to the ATP by Period window in Oracle Inventory for additional information. You can navigate directly to this window from the View Schedule Results window.

To view ATP by period:

1. After running an ATP inquiry, choose Schedule Results from the Special menu to display the View Schedule Results window.

2. Select a line.

3. Choose the ATP by Period button to navigate to the Oracle Inventory ATP by Period window showing the available ATP quantity for each period.

Note: You can also view ATP by period when you choose ATP Details from the Special menu after running an ATP inquiry.

Inquiring on Available To Promise (ATP)

To view ATP by period:

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