What is soft-up merge in SAP SCM-APO-PPS-FOT - Flexible Order Transactions?

SAP Term: soft-up merge

• Component: SCM-APO-PPS-FOT

• Component Name: Flexible Order Transactions

• Description: One of three possible methods for handling WIP when combining merging orders into a surviving order. WIP at unmapped merging order reporting points is transferred with the earlier mapped reporting point or the first reporting point in the sur- viving order if there is no earlier mapped reporting point. WIP at the goods receipt GR reporting point is always transferred to the GR re- porting point of the surviving order.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Soft-up merge is a feature of the Flexible Order Transactions (FOT) component of SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. It allows users to combine multiple orders into one order, while still maintaining the original order information. This feature is useful for consolidating orders and reducing the number of orders that need to be processed.
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the soft-up merge feature, users must first select the orders they wish to combine. Once selected, they can then click on the “Merge” button in the FOT component. This will combine the selected orders into one order, while still maintaining the original order information.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using the soft-up merge feature, it is important to ensure that all of the orders being merged have compatible delivery dates and payment terms. Additionally, it is important to check that all of the items being merged are compatible with each other.
  
  Related Information: 
  The soft-up merge feature is part of SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) module. Other features of this module include demand planning, supply network planning, and production planning and detailed scheduling. Additionally, SAP also offers a range of other modules that can be used in conjunction with APO, such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Business Warehouse (BW).