R/3 Integration Using Process Messages 
R/3 Integration Using Process Messages
When a process order is carried out, actual process data must be reported and business transactions must be started to ensure consistency of data between process control and the various components of the R/3 System.
The standard system contains a number of predefined function modules and process messages that enable integration with PP, MM, and QM as well as status management for process orders and control recipes. The required transactions are triggered when the relevant message destination receives a message of the corresponding message category.
The following table provides an overview of the transactions you can trigger together with the corresponding message categories and their destinations. For information on how the messages are processed, see the corresponding sections below.
Business Transaction |
Message Category |
Destination |
| Posting a goods issue |
PI_CONS |
PI04 |
| Posting a goods receipt |
PI_PROD |
PI03 |
| Creating batches |
PI_BT_CR |
PI14 |
| Assigning values to batch characteristics |
PI_BT_CL |
PI14 |
| Reporting inspection results to quality management |
PI_QMSMR |
PI06 |
| Confirming time events for the phases in the process order |
PI_PHST |
PI05 |
| Confirming time events for the secondary resources of a process order |
PI_SRST |
PI05 |
| Updating the user status of an operation or a phase in the process order |
PI_OPUST |
PI10 |
| Updating the control recipe status |
PI_CRST |
PI02 |
| Updating the order statuses according to the control recipe status |
PI_CRST |
PI09 |
| Confirming time tickets for the phases of a process order |
PI_PHCON |
PI15 |
| Confirming time tickets for the secondary resources of a process order |
PI_SRCON |
PI15 |
| Reporting maintenance data to plant maintenance |
PI_PMMD |
PI16 |
| Posting material flows between process orders |
PI_MFLOW |
PI12 |
Information Contained in the Messages:
The above message categories as they are defined by SAP comprise all the information required to carry out the required transaction in the form of characteristics. Under certain conditions, some of this data can also be obtained from other data sources within the R/3 System. In this case, the corresponding characteristic does not have to be included in the process message.
If the batch and the storage location for a material consumed have already been maintained in the corresponding reservation, you need not repeat this information in the process message reporting the material consumption.
Refer to the subsequent sections to decide for your particular case which characteristics you must include in your process messages and in which cases you can use alternative sources of information.