Hi all,
SAP provides multi resource type which intention is to use a second dimension as a capacity constraint (e.g. meter (M)). They also give an example: A saw can cut a maximum of four meter long rods into slices. It can also take several rods that added together have a maximum length of four meters. The capacity of the saw is thus four meters.
So I create a resource R1 which second dimesnion is 100M.
Now I would like to create a PPM in which as an input I have a rod. Basically I define that 1M of rod will consume 1M of my resource R1. This is set at the resource level in the mod (it's mandatory to define it). Now at the mod level I would like to set that cutting 1M of rod takes 1hour (so that my orders have some deration). I can't. System tells that I cannot specify variable unit at two places.
No variable capacity can be maintained for resource 0100 P 0010 R1
Message No. /SAPAPO/PPM_MAINTAIN528
Diagnosis
A variable capacity consumption has been maintained for the resource specified. This is not allowed if a variable duration has been maintained in the corresponding mode.
Procedure
Check the values maintained in the mode and for the resource specified.
Question: how to model a case like this? You can cut as long as you don't reach 100M but still you would like to give your orders some duration.