In order for a master recipe to be selected for a process order, the recipe, as a rule, must have the status Released (depends on your chosen settings in Customizing).

In addition, the system only considers for selection recipes that match up with the data you have specified in your process order.

1. The total quantity you have specified in your process order must lie within the charge quantity range you specified in your master recipe. If the system cannot select a recipe, it reselects without using the charge quantity.
2. The order dates you have entered in the process order must be valid for the master recipe you want to select. For example:

• if you enter the order start date, the system uses this date as the transfer date of the master recipe.
• if you enter the order finish date, the system calculates the transfer date of the recipe by subtracting the in-house production time independent of the order quantity defined in the material master from the order finish date.

In the case of manual selection, the system selects all master recipes for this material which are valid on the transfer date. You can select the required master recipe from the list.

In the case of automatic selection, the system attempts to select a master recipe according to the specified criteria. If, however, the system cannot select a master recipe automatically, it will list all the master recipes available for your material. You can then select the required master recipe from this list.