SAP ABAP Data Element PLART (Planning type)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       VBAS (Package) Application development R/3 sales master data
Basic Data
Data Element PLART
Short Description Planning type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PLART    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table T459    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name PLTYPE   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Plan.type 
Medium 15 Planning type 
Long 20 Planning type 
Heading PlTyp 
Documentation

Definition

Determines the way in which the system handles requirements planning.

Use

You can use the planning type to control, for example, lot sizing, inventory management, and storage costs. When you create a sales order, for example, you can specify a planning type for each schedule line. During sales order and delivery processing, the planning type, in combination with the requirements type controls whether the system

  • Generates requirements
  • Checks availability

Procedure

The schedule line category determines the planning type. You cannot change the planning type during sales order processing.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991102 
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