Master Recipe Editing (SAP Library - Master Recipes (PP-PI-MD))

Master Recipe Editing

Purpose

This section describes the main process you follow to create or change a master recipe.

Editing a master recipe is a complex task in which process data for various specialist areas is planned. Sometimes, this also involves different departments. Therefore, this section only provides a rough description of the process. For more detailed information on the process steps, see the description of the corresponding individual processes.

Prerequisites

For information on the prerequisites for the process steps to be carried out, see the documentation of the individual processes.

Process Flow

You enter recipe editing and create the basic structure of your master recipe. You enter the general header data and create the operations and phases of the recipe.

If you want to use your own classification characteristics for recipe selection, you classify the recipe header.

If you want to schedule the recipe, you create relationships that determine how phases relate to each other in terms of time. In addition, you edit the following detail data about the phases:

For internally processed phases, you enter standard values and, if required, user-defined fields with extra data that is not included in the standard system.
For externally processed phases, you enter the details of the vendor (see general phase data).

You carry out the following steps in whichever order you like:

You plan the materials to be used during production.
You plan the resources to be used for internally processed operations and phases.

If you intend to inspect the quality during production, you enter the inspection specifications and, if necessary, the production resources/tools you need as test equipment.
You enter the data that is relevant to process control.
You check whether the recipe data is consistent.
You schedule the recipe.
If necessary, you transfer the scheduling results to the material master record of the material you want to produce. You can then use this data to determine the basic order dates in material requirements planning.
After you have completed recipe editing, you release the master recipe for use in process orders and/or costing. You do so by setting the appropriate recipe status in the general header data.
You save the master recipe.