What can you use standard heuristics in Advanced Planning (PP/DS) for?

In SAP S/4HANA PP/DS,standard heuristicsare predefined algorithms (e.g., SAP_PP_002 for planning standard lots) executed in the planning run (/SAPAPO/CDPSB0) or interactively (/SAPAPO/RRP3). Their purpose is:

To solve planning problems for defined objects(C): Heuristics address specific planning tasks for objects like materials, resources, or orders. For example, SAP_PP_002 creates planned orders to cover shortages, SAP_PP_020 sequences operations, and SAP_PP_007 adjusts schedules—each solving a distinct problem (e.g., demand coverage, capacity conflicts) based on defined parameters.

Automate material movements in staging(A) is handled by WM or Kanban, not PP/DS heuristics.Set default values in production master data(B) is a master data maintenance task (e.g., MM02), not a heuristic function.Optimize costs and times(D) is possible with optimization tools (e.g., PP/DS Optimizer), not standard heuristics, which focus on rule-based planning. This is per SAP’s PP/DS heuristic documentation.