Material Provision Indicator

Use

You use the material provision indicator (MPI) to identify the subcontracting type of a part. The following indicators are provided:

  • Rework Material to Subcontractor (value S in the SAP standard system)

  • Rework Material from Subcontractor (value X in the SAP standard system)

  • Deferred Delivery (value F in the SAP standard system)

  • If the field is blank, the components are provided to the subcontractor as consumables (Initial in the SAP standard system)

Apart from the values Rework Material to Subcontractor and R ework Material from Subcontractor , you cannot use any other MPI provided on component level of the maintenance order.

Integration

The material provision indicator is used in:

  • Bills of material (BOMs)

  • Task lists

  • PM/CS orders

  • Purchase requisitions ( Rework Material to Subcontractor only )

  • Purchase orders ( Rework Material to Subcontractor only )

Example

For a subcontracting process triggered from a PM/CS order, the following scenarios are possible:

  • Recursive repair:

    You send a part to the subcontractor, who returns it with the same material number:

    • You create the main part with MPI Rework Material to Subcontractor , possibly with consumables.

    • You do not have to create the returned part with MPI Rework Material from Subcontractor .

  • Planned material change (modification):

    You send part A to the subcontractor, who returns part B. You have to create two parts in the system:

    • Part A with MPI Rework Material to Subcontractor

    • Part B with MPI Rework Material from Subcontractor

      If necessary, you have to create the parts with consumables. The requirement quantity of part B should be negative, since it neutralizes the demand that material requirements planning (MRP) creates for this part.

  • Forward exchange :

    You receive a part from the subcontractor in advance, and you send the part to the subcontractor by deferred delivery at a later point in time. The subcontractor keeps this part in his own stock.