The consumption of Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) by other requirements, such as sales orders, is governed by settings in Demand Management. The Planning Strategy, assigned in the material master record (MRP 3 view), is the primary determinant. It defines the high-level logic, including the consumption mode (e.g., backward, forward) and the consumption period. Secondly, the Requirements Type of the consuming requirement (e.g., the sales order) is crucial. The requirements type is linked to a requirements class, which contains a specific 'Consumption' indicator that controls whether that requirement is allowed to consume PIRs. Both elements work together to ensure forecasts are accurately adjusted by actual demand.

A. Order type: The sales order type is a Sales & Distribution (SD) configuration that influences sales document processing but does not directly control the PIR consumption logic.

B. Requirements profile: This is not a standard SAP configuration object used to control the consumption of planned independent requirements in this context.

1. SAP S/4HANA Help Portal, "Consumption of Planned Independent Requirements": This official documentation states, "The settings that control consumption are the following: ... Consumption mode, Consumption period, Requirements type of the customer requirements, Planning strategy." This directly confirms that both the planning strategy and the requirements type are the key determinants. (Accessed under Production Planning for Goods and Services -> Demand Management -> Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) -> Consumption of Planned Independent Requirements).

2. SAP S/4HANA Help Portal, "Requirements Classes": This document details the configuration of a requirements class, which is assigned via the requirements type. It explicitly describes the "Consumption" field (technical name VSEKZ) within the requirements class settings, which specifies how consumption is to be carried out for the requirement. (Accessed under Controlling -> Product Cost Controlling -> Cost Object Controlling -> Sales-Order-Based Controlling -> Control of Sales-Order-Based Controlling -> Requirements Classes).

3. SAP S/4HANA Help Portal, "Planning Strategy": This documentation explains that a planning strategy is a procedure for planning a material and is a key integration point between Production Planning (PP) and Sales & Distribution (SD). It clarifies that the strategy determines how sales orders consume planned independent requirements. (Accessed under Production Planning for Goods and Services -> Demand Management -> Demand Management Methods -> Planning Strategy).