SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3569686 - Disparity between Available Stock in Planning and Inventory

Symptom

  • Despite sufficient stock in Ship-from Site, ATP check results in error.
  • The Logistics Area at a particular Site/Location has stock sufficient Stock of a Material, however, creation of a new Stock Transfer Order is hindered due to ATP status being RED.
  • Available Stock in Product Planning Details shows 0 EA, despite actual stock being present.
  • Data Flow Verification Runs show no differences.

Environment

SAP BUSINESS BYDESIGN

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the Supply Planning work center.
  2. Go to the Products view.
  3. Open Advanced Filter.
  4. Enter the relevant Product ID and Supply Planning Area ID.
  5. Click Go.
  6. Click Open to open the relevant Product Planning Details.
  7. The Available Stock shows as 0 ea, despite actual stock being present.

Cause

The Logistics area has Logistics Use as "Not Relevant for Planning". This means any inventory change in the Logistics area will not get updated in Supply Planning-> Available stock. This is the reason for the difference in Stock Overview On hand stock and Supply Planning Available stock.

Resolution

  1. Review the Logistics Use settings for the relevant Location/Site and Logistics Area.
  2. If the Logistics Area is set as "Not Relevant for Planning", consider changing this setting to ensure stock changes are updated in Supply Planning.
  3. Test and confirm the solution.

See Also

Refer to KBA:2794944 for more information on Data Flow Verification Runs.

Keywords

ATP error, available stock, stock transfer order, supply planning, logistics area, data flow verification, inventory discrepancy, product planning details. , KBA , AP-IP-GAC , Goods and Activity Confirmation , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions