Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BMG (Package) Material Master: Componentization Interfaces
Basic Data
| Data Element | VRMOD |
| Short Description | Consumption mode |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | VRMOD | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | CONSUMMODE | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | ConsumMode |
| Medium | 15 | Consmption mode |
| Long | 20 | Consumption mode |
| Heading | 55 | Consumption mode |
Documentation
Definition
The consumption mode controls the direction on the time axis in which the system consumes requirements.
Use
In backward consumption, sales orders, dependent requirements or material reservations consume planned independent requirements that lie before the requirements date.
In forward consumption, sales orders, dependent requirements, or material reservations consume planned independent requirements that lie after the requirements date.
Supplementary Documentation - VRMOD 0001
Use
In the backwards consumption mode, sales orders, dependent requirements, or material reservations are consumed by planned independent requirements which lie before the requirements date.
In the forwards consumption mode, sales orders, dependent requirements, or material reservations are consumed by planned independent requirements which lie after the requirements date.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19990629 |
| SAP Release Created in |
