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Comparing MD07 – MD04 Vs Monitor material coverage app – 1/2
The blog post aims to evaluate the Monitor material coverage app features WRT classical tools MD04 and MD07 with use cases.
Use Case 1: Material type – Raw material, Initial stock -0, No demand or supply elements.
You can select days of supply in the layout, the stock availability graph is shown as above when 0 stock is available in the stock.
Use Case 2: Material type – Raw material, Initial stock -0, No supply elements , Demand (safety stock maintained).
Observe Days of supply – This is not matching with MD07. Other data do match. One more observation in the app, if you don’t filter the list by the material and go through all the output, you can see that data for the material (days of supply, correctly matches with Md07). Please let me know if you see the same issue on your screens. Apart from this minor issue, the Monitor material coverage app looks visually more appealing and is recommended over MD07 for the following reasons.
1- Create your own layout (Raw material MRP controller, SFG/FG MRP controllers can have their own layout
2- Graphical visibility of shortage (Which can be configured -Like from 21 days to 35 days)
3- Filtering by MRP standard vs filtering by Days of supply (Very useful feature to focus on shortages first), Time till shortage (Comparable to traffic light feature in MD07)
4- You have related actions in the same screen like – Manage material and start a quick MRP run
Conclusion: The monitor material coverage app is more visually appealing than MD07. However, some filter options of MD07 are still very useful, and we don’t see them in the Monitor material coverage app; hence both need to be used for the time being until we see all the features in the Material coverage app.
Some MD07 features which are still to be seen in Fiori app are
1- Already accessed indicator.
2- Way to manage MRP issues along with the material situation in MD07 (In the material coverage app, we don’t have the feature to manage MRP exceptions)
3- MD07 filters (Find materials by various filters, range of coverage, Find exceptions etc.) still need to be fully covered in the Fiori app.
The end users are now finding it useful to browse the app first and then to switch to MD07 and MD04 for detailed analysis.
The next blog will compare these objects when we see some future demand.
Good write up. Looks like the Fiori app is not a replacement for mD07, but user friendly for day to day use by planners.
Yes, I have recommended planners to look this app initially , instead of MD07 (Filter by day's supply) andthen investigate it further basedon many features in the app. They will use MD07 mainly for MRP issues. MD04 is to be used last (Unlike in traditional ECC, MD04 played major role)
Good explanation.I am seeing different traffic light settings in my system.
Check your evaluation profile settings
Hi
For me too, I am unable to see traffic lights properly. In my client user saves it as he wants. Could you explain how to do this from configuation?
Did you try OMIA - check sap help
remove coverage profile from MRP2 and then save and then put it again and check
Narasimha. Good explanation in simple language. Very few blogs exists explaining Material coverage app in detail. Blog1,
Blog2
Blog3
Thanks for this.
Thanks Shaswati
I found the below blog very useful. It is based on sap note. This was used when we had issue in enabling these FIORI apps
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/29/enable-and-troubleshoot-monitor-material-coverage-material-factsheet-manage-external-requirements-manage-internal-requirements-apps/
This is useful to me too.
This blog is very useful
Hi Sameena
These notes are not applicable for latest S4 releases. It is already taken care. now we don't get error when we click internal requirement.
Thanks. I will try to consolidate them in the blog.
Good blogs
Narasimha , are you suggesting Monitor material coverage as replacement for MD07?
Not yet. It has great features, but not MD07 replacement yet
Just an observation: Days of supply in Fiori match with Md07 in my system. Check your settings .
Hmm, I need to test again. Will get back
Deepa, can you please share the screen on what you are getting? For me it is showing same as what is shown in this blog post
Other obesrvation: Fiori app doesn't show all the 3 days of supply. Md07 shows all 3
Yes, Good point
Coverage 2 and 3 are usually configured for firm supplies; SAP should give provision to display them too. Do you know how we can enhance the app to show them?
No Idea
Also, when stock is 0, why do days of supply show 999? It is very hard to explain to the business.
I guess it is standard although weird as you rightly pointe out,
yes
Good blog. Where do we do accept shortage (since the revoke shortage button is showing up ?