Hi

For an item the schedule system is PULL system in Item base data.
A contract is active for Supplier-Item Combination.

I entered a demand for Feb'06 and generated a planned order for same item thru EP. when I try to transfer the same

Message " Purchase schedule cannot be generated.First Pull forecast schedulke should be available for Item ....BP.... etc ) gets appreared.

Could anyone help me ...

I am not clear what setting I am missing ....

The steps i followed are

Created an item

Created a BP ( purchase roles)

Created a Contract for same item and BP (effective from yesterday) and make this contract active.

Entered demad thru special demand and execute EP ( order base)
Planned orders are generated for the same item and BP

But could not able to transfer these planned orders to Purchase Module ... Error " First create a Pull forecast schedule for same item , BP , Purchase office and warehose"

Thanks in advance..

sandeep marwha

Normally spoken you get this message only when you try to generate a pull call off (from assembly) before a pull forecast schedule exists. The solution is then to let EP generate a pull forecast schedule. After that, a call off can be generated.

In your situation, you try to generate a pull forecast schedule from EP and you get this message which is meant for call offs? Do I understand you correctly?

By the way: is the flag 'Purchase Schedule in Use' in the purchase contract lines set to Yes?

Hi ,

Yes .. that what my problem is ....

As far as Item base data is concern , Schedule in use is YES and schedule type = PULL schedule.

regards
Sandeep marwha

Probably the problem is that EP generates planned purchase orders. That is meant for actual purchase orders. When the planned purchase order is transfered to order management, purchase decides that is should be a purchase schedule. And then it will not work.

In the EP - purchase schedules integration, planned purchase orders are not used. EP has a direct integration with purchase schedules. During the planning process, the purchase schedule lines are removed, updated and inserted automatically.

I attached a screen dump of the web help concerning the integration EP - Purchase schedules.

Hi friends,

The solution is then to let EP generate a pull forecast schedule. After that, a call off can be generated.

With the reference of above comments, we able to generate the pull forecast schedule, now the problem is we are not able to generate the "pull call off schedule" and receiving against these schedlue. A pull call off schedule with the same number as pull forecast is required to receive the components.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks in advance
MRF