Discontinuation Data 

Use

You display and enter the data for discontinuation in a dialog box.

Features

Discontinuation Indicator for Discontinued Material

If this indicator is set, the material is defined as 'to be discontinued'. The material is then discontinued in MRP. MRP transfers dependent requirements that are no longer covered by stock of this material to the follow-up material.

You maintain this indicator in the MRP data of the material master record. In the BOM maintenance, the system displays the value in the Material Master Record. If the bill of material is assigned to several plants, you see the discontinuation indicator for the initial plant.

Discontinuation groups

This freely-definable character string groups together related discontinued items in a BOM.

A follow-up group is maintained for the follow-up item. The follow-up group for the follow-up item should have the same value as the discontinued item it is replacing (see Examples of Discontinuation).

If you want to implement parallel discontinuation, you must define the following settings:

You use the Discontinuation indicator to control discontinuation. If the material is the main material to be discontinued, enter the value 1. If the material is a subordinate material to be discontinued, enter the value 3.

You enter the same discontinuation group for the main item to be discontinued and the subordinate item to be discontinued (see Example of Discontinuation).

Follow-Up Groups

This freely-definable character string:

The follow-up item replaces the discontinued item that has this same value in the Discontinuation group (see Example of Discontinuation).

Entering a Follow-Up Group:

Changing a Follow-Up Group:

If you change the item data of a follow-up item (for example, the item quantity), the system creates a new item record.