Production resources/tools (PRTs) are mobile operating facilities used in production or plant maintenance. The R/3 System distinguishes between the following types of production resource/tool on the basis of their attributes and business function:

• Materials considered in materials management, for example, in inventory management, material requirements planning, and procurement

• Equipment such as measuring devices or high-quality tools requiring preventive maintenance

• Documents such as drawings or programs for which document management functions are used

• Other PRTs (with a PRT master record) requiring less maintenance

In the following objects, you can assign PRTs to operations and phases:

• Task lists (including standard networks and recipes)

• Production orders and maintenance orders

• Networks

If a PRT is required for inspections during production, you can assign it to the relevant inspection characteristic in the task list as test equipment.

Using the classification system, you can group PRTs according to your own criteria, making it easier to search for the PRTs.

You can also link PRTs to document info records to refer to additional information such as a design drawing.