What is a prerequisite for consumption of planned independent requirements to take place for planning...

Planning strategy 40 (Planning with Final Assembly) in SAP S/4HANA (material master, MRP 3 view, Strategy Group: 40) uses planned independent requirements (PIRs) to forecast demand, which are then consumed by actual sales orders. The prerequisite for this consumption is:

A sales order is created(D): In strategy 40, PIRs (entered via MD61) are reduced when a sales order (transaction VA01) is created within the consumption period (defined in MRP 3 view, e.g., Consumption Mode and Period). The system matches the sales order quantity and date against PIRs, reducing them accordingly to align production with actual demand.

MRP creates a dependent requirement(A) occurs downstream for components, not as a trigger for PIR consumption.A sales order is delivered(B) is too late—consumption happens at order creation,not delivery (VL01N).MRP creates a planned order(C) is a result of PIRs or sales orders, not a prerequisite for consumption. This is per SAP’s demand management logic for strategy 40.