Formula 

Definition

A description of the products produced in a manufacturing process along with the components required (compare Formula according to ISA, standard S88).

Use

In formulas, you manage material and substance data that you require in recipes. You can create a formula as an independent formula or as an integral part of a recipe as a recipe-dependent formula (see Formula Assignment).

Structure

Formulas have been realized in the SAP system as specifications of the category Formula and are grouped according to the formula type, that is, the specification type. They comprise the following:

●     The formula master with the formula views

The formula views combine related data that is displayed together on one tab page in formula editing.

●     A master data enhancement in the form of value assignment types in the property tree for the formula

You enter data not included in the standard system in the value assignment for the formula in value assignment types.