General settings to activate an ATP check in SAP APO

When working through integrating an ATP check from SAP CRM to SAP APO, there are settings required to be set in SAP APO apart from the ATP profile in CRM and the requirements profile in APO. In this section of the chapter, we will cover some of the basic configuration that is mandatory for an ATP check to work from SAP CRM to SAP APO.

Maintaining global settings for an availability check

The first step is to maintain the global settings for an availability check in SAP APO.

Figure 8.11 shows the configuration for both global settings:

Figure 8.11 – ATP global settings

Here, you maintain the settings to import customizing data using the CIF integration model in the connected ECC system. You have the option of Allowed/Not allowed. Figure 8.12 shows ATP buckets where you define the ATP bucket parameters:

Figure 8.12 – ATP buckets

Here, you specify the ATP...