Definition of Reporting Points

When defining reporting points, it is important that a specific assignment of components to a following reporting point exists and, if this reporting point does not post any goods movements, to the next reporting point with goods issue.

Only in this way can you be sure that reporting point backflushes are interpreted correctly. That is, that the correct components are recognized as withdrawn.

Here, you have to pay close attention to the following:

For all components, the goods issue must be posted at one of the following reporting points.

A reporting point that lies before a parallel branching of the line must be a goods-issue posting reporting point.

For line scenarios, the following conditions must also be met:

A reporting point with goods issue posting must exist at the end of the alternative processing paths within multiple work centers and groups of alternative lines.

The goods issue must be posted for all components before they enter a multiple work center or a group of alternative lines.

Note that, in the case of shop floor production, certain activities and their accompanying reporting points may be omitted due to a particular configuration.The above listed conditions, however, must be fulfilled.