setup group (SCM-APO-PPS) (SAP Library

setup group (SCM-APO-PPS)

Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (SCM-APO-PPS)

Classification of an operation according to a characteristic that is relevant to planning and which the system is to take into account when scheduling and rescheduling operations on resources. Setup groups are used in the Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling in SAP APO as follows:

In the case of single resources, the setup group characterizes the setup status necessary to process an operation.

The system can use a setup matrix during detailed scheduling to adjust the setup time for an operation on a sequence-dependent basis or during setup optimization to define optimum operation sequences. Setup keys are used to classify setup statuses within a setup group in greater detail.

In the case of multiresources, the setup group characterizes any property of an operation (for example, the temperature at which an operation is carried out). During detailed scheduling, the system can synchronize operations with the same property and the same duration (that is, it can schedule them simultaneously on a resource).