What is date type in SAP SCM-APO-ATP - Global Available-to-Promise?

SAP Term: date type

• Component: SCM-APO-ATP

• Component Name: Global Available-to-Promise

• Description: A type of date. The following date types exist: Unloading date ELDAT Delivery date LFDAT Goods issue date WADAT Loading date LDDAT Material availability date MBDAT Transportation planning date TDDAT Together with date and time or time stamp, the date type is required to inform scheduling with which date it must start and which dates it still has to calculate. For example, if you call scheduling with the date type delivery date, scheduling still has to calculate the following dates: Unloading date, goods issue date, loading date, material availability date, and transportation planning date. Date, time, time zone or time stamp, and date type combine to form a date.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Date type is a feature of the SAP SCM-APO-ATP Global Available-to-Promise (GATP) component. It is used to define the type of date that is used in the GATP process. The date type can be either a calendar date or a working day. The date type is important because it determines how the GATP process calculates the availability of materials and resources. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the date type feature, you must first select the appropriate date type for your GATP process. This can be done in the GATP configuration settings. Once you have selected the date type, it will be used to calculate the availability of materials and resources in the GATP process. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When selecting a date type for your GATP process, it is important to consider how it will affect the availability of materials and resources. For example, if you are using a calendar date, then availability will be calculated based on calendar days, while if you are using a working day, then availability will be calculated based on working days. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about the date type feature in SAP SCM-APO-ATP Global Available-to-Promise (GATP), please refer to SAP Help documentation or contact your SAP support team.