XML published by the Real Time Availability Monitor for Unplanned Inventory | High value of the FutureAvailableQuantity.

Answer

Consider the following sample XML published by the Real Time Availability Monitor:

<AvailabilityChange AgentCriteriaId="REALTIME_ATP_MONITOR_OP1" AlertLevel="2" AlertQuantity="5.00" AlertRaisedOn="2010-03-29T16:28:17-04:00" AlertType="REALTIME_ONHAND" FirstFutureAvailableDate="2010-04-08" <strong>FutureAvailableDate</strong>="2010-04-08" <strong>FutureAvailableQuantity</strong>="999999994.00" MonitorOption="1" Node="Node3" OnhandAvailableDate="2010-03-29" OnhandAvailableQuantity="5.00">
    <Item ItemID="UnplannedItem" OrganizationCode="DEFAULT" ProductClass="" UnitOfMeasure="EACH"/>
</AvailabilityChange>

When unplanned inventory is being used, the application assumes that infinite inventory would be available beyond the item's lead days. (Lead days can be set in the ATP rules as well as in the Item configuration. Lead days set at the Item takes precedence over that set in the ATP rules.)

In the XML above, the FutureAvailableDate is nothing but the current date + lead days. The FutureAvailableQuantity is set to a very high value since it is assumed that infinite inventory is available at the Node beyond the lead days. The high number is simply a numerical representation of infinity.