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 Transfer of the Production Process Model (PPM)

Below is a description of the integration between the Process Industry (PP-PI) and Production Planning and Control (PP) areas in SAP R/3 and the production process model(PPM) in SAP APO. In the process, the key elements of the production process model and their counterparts in SAP R/3 are explained.

The PPM corresponds to the production versionin SAP R/3. The production version is created in the material master or using mass maintenance (transaction C223). The production version links a bill of materialwith a routing( reference operation set, routing, maintenance task list, rate routing) or a master recipe ( recipe).

In the Core Interface, the BOM, and the routing/recipe are consolidated to form a PPM corresponding to the production version and transferred to SAP APO.

Production Version

The production version in SAP R/3, comprising BOM and routing/recipe, corresponds to the production process model (PPM) in SAP APO. In the process industry (PP-PI), the production version for master recipes and BOMs is created from the recipe. The validity period that is determined for a production version in SAP R/3 applies equally to the PPM in SAP APO.The elements of the PPM and their counterparts in SAP R/3 are explained below:

  • The planning number of the PPM in SAP APO comprises the following:

    • Task list type(one digit): N for routing (PP), R for rate routing (PP), S for reference operation set, A for maintenance task list, 2 for master recipe (PP-PI)

    • Task list group(8 digits)

    • Group counter, (two-digit): in SAP R/3 the leading zero is suppressed

    • Production version (4 digits)

Example: Task List Usage for One or More Materials

Task List for One Material

Plan Type

Routing

Group counter

Production Version

N

500000028

01

0001

Task List for Several Materials

Plan Type

Routing

Group counter

Production Version

MATNR

WERKS

N

500000028

01

0001

12345

0001

N

500000028

01

0001

777777

0001

Task List for Several Materials with a Business System Group (BSG)

Plan Type

Routing

Group counter

Production version

MATNR

WERKS

System and client

N

500000028

01

0001

12345

0001

@AX8100

Note Note

If a plan is used for several material/plant combinations (MATNR (18 digits)/WERKS (4 digits)), the corresponding material/plant combination is always created in SAP APO.

End of the note.

  • Product. The product name in SAP APO corresponds to the material name in SAP R/3. If there is a master data key conflict (for example, if the number of the vendor is identical to the number of the customer), you need to change this key using a customer exit so that the names are unique in SAP APO. SAP Notes 458914 and 443799 describe how a customer exit of this type might look. If you implement the code example from these notes, the product name in SAP APO consists of the material name from SAP R/3, @, the SAP R/3 system name, and the client of the SAP R/3 system (for example, 2500000028010001123450001@AX8100).

    Note Note

    To transfer a PPM successfully to SAP APO, the materials must already exist in an active integration model. Otherwise, these materials are not transferred to SAP APO. Furthermore, the resources must already exist in SAP APO. Otherwise, the operations for these resources are not transferred to SAP APO. The relevant transmission protocols are outputted in the application log.

    End of the note.
Bill of Material

The bill of materialcorresponds to the planin SAP APO.

Material

The material in SAP R/3 is transferred to the logical components and the product in SAP APO.

Routing (PP)

The routingis the description of a production process. This contains sequences, operations, suboperations, standard values, work centers, and capacities. The routing consists of the following elements and dependent objects:

  • Operations

    • Suboperations are assigned to the operations

    • Standard values are defined in the operations

      Note Note

      The creation of standard values in SAP R/3 is a prerequisite for the successful transfer of operations.

      End of the note.

  • Sequences(the information on the sequence is integrated in the operations in SAP APO)

    • Operations are assigned to the sequence

  • Work center

    • Capacities are assigned to the work centers

    • Formulas must be maintained for the capacities and scheduling, otherwise the operations (or the phases) are not transferred to SAP APO

Recipe (PP-PI)

The recipeis a general rule for applying a procedure. Recipes consist of the following elements:

  • Operations

    • The operations are subdivided into phases(whereby, in turn, secondary resourcescan also be assigned to the phases). Standard values are assigned to the phases.

    • Secondary resources are assigned to the operations. Standard values are assigned to the secondary resources

      Operations in SAP R/3 correspond to operationsin SAP APO

  • Resources

    • Alternative resources can be assigned to the resources.

    • Capacities are assigned to the resources (a capacity in SAP R/3 corresponds to a resourcein SAP APO)

      Resources correspond to modesin SAP APO.

  • Relationship

    The relationship in SAP R/3 corresponds to the activity relationship ( relationship) in SAP APO. Relationships are transferred to SAP APO in the form in which they were maintained in the recipe.

    Recommendation Recommendation

    For the transfer of a PPM to be carried out successfully, you should read the instructions in Note 448085 and the section of the documentation entitled Integration of Production Process Models (PPM) .

    End of the recommendation.

Data Flow

PPM – PP/PI: Scenario 1

PPM – PP/PI: Scenario 2

See also:

Integration of Bills of Material

Integration of Production Process Models

Integration of Routings

Recipes for Process Industries

Integration of Resources