As most of the folks are aware of the ECR and ECO functionality for the change Management for the BOM, Master recipe, Material Master etc. This functionality was phased out in S4/HANA, and Engineering Record was introduced. This too had some things missing like analyzing the impact etc., so from HANA 2020 SAP introduced Change […]
MAN Production Planning (PP)
Baseline SAP PP Configuration Steps
Purpose: Purpose of this blogpost for understanding about baseline SAP PP Configuration steps of S4Hana, this blog consists of a comprehensive configuration screenshots of Production Planning, based on SAP S4Hana. Use: Baseline SAP PP configuration to execute manufacturing transactions for business run without any hassle. The configuration steps have mappings to corresponding menu path to […]
Crate Part Replenishment with POSC-Pick, Pack & Stage to PSA
Objective: Determination of Crate Part Replenishment separate Item types in PMR document in EWM Determination of PSA bin from /SCWM/PSASTAGE table when HUs are closed from Packing Work center instead of hard coding PSA bins at WPT Synopsis: When manufacturing order is released having the BOM components, EWM system should be able to determine dynamically […]
Step by step introduction to set up and run a SAP PP Long Term Planning Scenario.
SAP PP Long Term Planning (LTP) Overview Long-term planning (LTP) Is SAP PP procedure in which the simulative MRP run is used by production planners to compare various production scenarios concerning material requirement, vendor availability, and capacity planning for all materials listed in the Bill Of Materials (BOM). Using LTP, planners are able to establish […]
Mass Routing Upload program
Introduction LSMW and LTMC are weak on complexity of routing. Component allocation, PRT assignment, etc. is hard to manage with these standart tools. Therefore i developped a flexible program that you can upload a whole excel with multiple sheets at once. Details In the selection screen below, you can map your excel details. Your excel […]
Convert Repetitive Manufacturing into Discrete Manufacturing Process
Below are the important steps to convert repetitive manufacturing processes into discrete manufacturing processes: Delete all the unnecessary demand and run MRP. So that all the open planned orders will be deleted from the system. Finish all the production bookings in MFBF, so that there’s no more cancellation. Ensure all the reprocessing records are processed […]
Production Planning in a cross Plant/Company set-up
This document explains the steps required to configure a system for Production planning in a cross Plant/Company set-up. Many members post questions with a bit of variation regarding this scenario. Hopefully, This blog will address the below 2 scenarios. Company Plant Header Mat Item Item Item Scenario 1 7000 7001 311 312 250 […]
Predictive Material and resource planning (pMRP) in S/4 HANA 1909
Predictive Material and resource planning(pMRP) is a new functionality available in S/4 HANA 1909. It helps planners to identify capacity issues and solve them early in the planning process. The goal of predictive material and resource planning is to identify potential capacity issues and to evaluate possible solutions as early as possible based on a […]
Downtime and PM order integration with SAP PPDS
Introduction While executing detailed scheduling, maintenance of machines often must be taken into consideration, so that the production schedule can be as accurate as possible. However, a machine or work center can be down for multiple reasons and not just maintenance. Some of them are specified below- Preventive maintenance Breakdown Unavailability of material or labor […]
Import data from buffer in MASS transaction code
Introduction We can change material master, vendor master, cost center, profit center etc. in mass just copying data from excel (Recommended) or notepad or any other file but data should be arranged in correct format. Solution Before you change master data or transaction data arrange the data in correct format which data you want to […]