Importing Sales Orders
Select Demand Flow Advanced Processing (GF30L31), Import Sales Orders.
To run the DFM - Import Sales Orders program, you have to set up a supply-and-demand inclusion rule that defines which document types, line types, and status the DFM - Import Sales Orders program considers when importing sales order records into DFM. You set up supply-and-demand inclusion rules in the Supply/Demand Inclusion Rules program (P34004).
When you import sales orders, the system calculates recommended start and completion dates for planning. The recommended completion date is calculated by subtracting the shipment preparation time that was entered in the planning parameters for the scenario from the promised ship date of the sales order. The recommended start date is calculated by subtracting the lean flow leadtime from the recommended completion date. The system calculates the lean flow leadtime using this equation:
Lean Flow Leadtime (Days) = (TPc/t + (Order Quantity − 1) × TAKT)) ÷ HE (S)
For sales order imports, the UBE always runs in net change mode. The program adds the sales order record if it does not yet exist in the Sales Order Master table. If the record already exists, the program updates the sales order record, but does not update the planning-related fields that are based on the sales order, such as Open Quantity, Recommended Start Date, and Recommended Completion Date.