Reporting Points for Takted Lines

The arrangement of reporting points on a takted line for automatic supply-to-production could be as follows:

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The following table describes the processes in the individual phases with reference to one particular assembly location, for example:

Phase	Description
1	The order is scheduled on the takted line.
2	The order passes through theserialization reporting point. At the serialization reporting point, the system can determine the order sequence which is relevant for the following assembly location. (In the example, orders 4710 to 4715.) The reporting point must fulfill the following prerequisites: It lies before the assembly location. Orders which pass through the serialization reporting point pass through the assembly location in the same sequence. The serialization reporting point is determined automatically by the system. In the system, it is not labeled as such. If the system cannot determine a serialization reporting point, you can then only use exact stocks per reporting point to plan the supply segments which use this assembly location. For more information on stocks, see also Exact Stock per Reporting Point versus Exact Stock per Takt . The components are physically assembled. (In the example, order 4714.)
3	A previously assembled order (4712) passes through thesynchronization reporting point. The synchronization reporting point is used to determine the position of an order and the orders that lie beside this order. As a result of the backflush of order 4712 at the synchronization reporting point, the system can determine which order has just been processed at the assembly location (order 4714) using the information on the order sequence and the distance between the synchronization reporting point and the assembly location. This reporting point must fulfill the following prerequisites: It lies before or after the assembly location. Orders which pass through the assembly location also pass through the synchronization reporting point in the same sequence. The distance between the assembly location and the synchronization reporting point is fixed. That is, no buffer lies in between. The synchronization reporting point is determined automatically by the system. In the system, it is not labeled as such. If the system cannot determine a synchronization reporting point, you can then only use exact stocks per reporting point to plan the supply segments which use this assembly location. For more information on stocks, see also Exact Stock per Reporting Point versus Exact Stock per Takt .
4	The goods issue posting is created in SAP APO for the requirement and the components are backflushed from stock in the ERP System.
5	The requirement is reduced in APO and removed from planning.