| # Channel ATP check You can use the channel concept to assign part of the total production volume and purchase volume to a group of customers. For example, you can designate all customers from a particular country to a channel code. In that case you can apply Channel ATP. If you enter a sales order line item for a customer (business partner) that belongs to a specific channel, LN checks the channel ATP. To check the channel ATP, instead of the ATP quantity for the item, LN uses the channel ATP quantity for the item in the Channel Master Plan (cpdsp5130m000) session. However, the quantity that you can promise to a customer in a channel is restricted to a maximum value, which is the item’s CTP. In other words, in addition to the general CTP restriction, the channel ATP functionality imposes an additional restriction to the quantity that you can promise to a customer. Enabling channel CTP check LN stores the channel ATP in a channel master plan. If an item has no master plan, LN cannot perform a channel ATP check for the item. To enable channel CTP checking, specify the following in the Items - Planning (cprpd1100m000) session: On the Horizons tab, select the Maintain Master Plan check box. On the Horizon tab, select the Channel ATP check box. |