The business object production resources/tools (PRT) is a moveable operating resource that is used in production or plant maintenance.

The R/3 System distinguishes between the following categories of production resources/tools according to their properties and business functions:

• Materials that are taken into account in materials management, for example, for inventory management, material requirements planning, and procurement

• Equipment, such as measuring devices and high-quality tools, that requires preventive maintenance

• Documents, such as drawings or programs, for which the document management system is used

• Miscellaneous production resources/tools (with a PRT master record) that require less maintenance

You can assign PRTs to the operations and phases in task lists (including standard networks and recipes), production and maintenance orders, and networks requiring them.

If a production resource/tool is required for inspections during production, you can assign it as test equipment to the corresponding inspection characteristic in the task list.

At the moment, you cannot use production resources/tools in the process order.

CA - Classification Guide and CA - Characteristics Guide