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3543853 - Issue with Confirmation Update Run Unconfirming Previously Confirmed Goods

Symptom

  • System removes confirmations on existing customer demands. 
  • This behavior is observed after the Confirmation Update Run is executed

Environment

Customer Requirement

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Outbound Logistics Control work center
  2. Navigate to the Customer Demand view
  3. Search and Select the relevant customer demand document

Observe that the item which was confirmed sufficiently is not confirmed any more after the confirmation update run was executed

Cause

  • Confirmation Update Runs deletes the existing confirmations on all the items in the orders which are selected, for availability check by the run
  • The Availability check is executed on all the selected order items in the sequence maintained as per Sorting Parameters in the confirmation update run

Resolution

  1. Go to Outbound Logistics Control work center
  2. Navigate to the Automated Actions view and choose the option Confirmation Update Runs
  3. Select the relevant run and choose the Edit button
  4. Select the tab Net Change Run and select the field Product with Availability-Relevant Changes Only
  5. Save and Close the run
  6. Set the status of the run to Active

Once the mentioned field is marked and run Active, the orders for which the products have any changes in their stock situation only will be picked up for availability check.

See Also

Keywords

Confirmation Update Run, Outbound Logistics Control, Customer Demand, Availability Check, Net Change Run, Product with Availability-Relevant Changes Only , KBA , AP-CR-CR , Customer Requirement , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions