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Object documentationProduction Material Request

 

The production material request is a document containing all the warehouse-relevant data for a manufacturing order (a production order or process order).

 

You use the production material request for planning and monitoring the supply of products to production, and for the consumption of products by production, using advanced production integration.

The system creates a production material request when SAP ERP sends a message containing the required information from production. SAP ERP sends this message when the manufacturing order is released, and WM material staging is triggered, either automatically or in the Production Order Change transaction, either by choosing Start of the navigation path Function Next navigation step WM Material Staging Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path, or by clicking the WM Material Staging button.

If the manufacturing order is changed in SAP ERP, the system updates the production material request in SAP EWM for changes that are relevant for SAP EWM, such as a changed quantity for staging.

To view production material requests, on the SAP Easy Access screen for Extended Warehouse Management, choose Start of the navigation path Work Scheduling Next navigation step Staging for Production Next navigation step Maintain Production Material Request End of the navigation path.

Structure

The structure of a production material request is as follows:

  • Document header

    Contains general data and data that is valid for the entire document.

  • Document items

    Contains data relevant to the individual items, including the following:

    • Product number

    • Quantity

    • Warehouse-relevant information such as the production supply area, the staging method, the goods movement bin, and the warehouse process type

    • Production-relevant information such as the work center or the operation text

    • Dates specific to the item

    • Execution situation, for example, the quantity that has already been posted goods issue

  • Item category

    Classifies the different items that can be processed by the system for production material requests. It is defined by the system and cannot be changed.

    The following item categories exist for production material requests:

    • Component

      Standard item category for a product that you use in your manufacturing order

    • Outbound Component

      You can use an item with this category to include additional information in your manufacturing order, for example, the quantity or dates. This item category is optional.

For more information about customizing the document types and item types, see Services in Documents in Delivery Processing.