Shop Floor Information System: Information Structures 

In the standard system, the following information structures are available in the Shop Floor Information System:

Information Structures for Production and Process Orders

The information structures S021 through S024 are only updated when production and process orders take place.

This information structure contains the item data from the production order for material. It forms the data basis for the standard analysis of production order.

The operation data from the production order for work center is updated to this information structure. This information structure provides the data basis for the standard analysis of operation.

The information structure S023 contains the totals records for material and forms the data basis for the standard analysis of material.

This information structure contains the totals records for work center and provides the data basis for the standard analysis of work center.

Information Structures for Run Schedule Headers

Updating of the information structures S025 and S028 is only triggered by repetitive manufacturing.

The key figures for run schedule header are updated to this information structure. This information structure also provides goods receipt statistics in repetitive manufacturing. The system updates all goods receipts to this information structure. It is also possible to update planned quantities to this info structure.

S025 forms the data basis for the standard analysis of run schedule header.

The key figures for reporting point statistics from the run schedule header are updated to this information structure. This provides the data basis for the standard analysis of reporting point statistics.

Information Structures for All Orders

Updating of the information structures S026 and S027 is triggered by production and process orders and by run schedule headers.

This information structure includes key figures for material usage and provides the data basis for the standard analysis of material usage. You can use the information structure to gain an overview of the components used.

This Information structure forms the basis for the standard analysis of product costs. In the case of production and process orders, the system updates both planned and actual costs for the product costs. The planned costs are updated at exactly the same time as the release of the order; the actual costs are updated when completion confirmations and goods issues take place.

Information Structure for Kanban

Important key figures from the Kanban system are updated to this information structure. This structure forms the data basis for the Kanban standard analysis.