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The Available-to-Promise (ATP) check against stock verifies whether the required quantity of finished goods can be sold to the customer at the requested date. The check is carried out against actual or projected finished goods inventory.

Define which sources are considered: 

Typical business cases are: 

  ***Check against plan or inventory 

   ***Inventory in local warehouse 

   ***Inventory in global organisation 

The required quantity of the goods requested by the client is entered into the sales order. Now the check of the availability can be performed.

Check the availability of these goods immediately in the sales order through the special workplace Order fulfillment state. Go to the tab Goods and click Supply→Supply forecast. The workplace displays each position of goods and their availability in the determined warehouse and in all other warehouses of the company:

The reserve in the warehouse is marked in green if the goods can be shipped by the required date or a purchase order is placed for goods that are out of stock.

The reserve in the warehouse is marked in gray if some of the goods are out of stock in the warehouse.

The reserve in the warehouse is marked in yellow if the goods can be shipped partially.

2. Check the availability of goods with the special report Stock balance and availability. Go to Warehouse and delivery→Warehouse reports→Stock balance and availability. The report shows quantity for all positions of goods or for the selected position: goods are in stock and being shipped, available and reserved goods, goods that are expected to be received or shipped.    ***Inventory in local warehouse + placed purchase orders/released production orders   

Sometimes other constraints like transportation capacity or handling capacity need to be integrated into the ATP check. 

If the ATP check provides expected results. go to instruction How to Confirm date and quantities to order.

If the ATP check does not provide expected results, go to instruction How to Calculate alternative delivery dateThe required quantity of the goods requested by the client is entered into the sales order. Check the availability of these goods immediately through the work place Supply forecast. Go to the tab Goods and click Supply→Supply forecast 

How to Confirm date and quantities to order

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