Unit 1: Testing the Existing Application Functionality 

Use

This scenario is based on the existing application functionality of the PP component (Production Planning and Control).

Production orders are an essential part of the Production Planning System. They are used to control and monitor production within a plant, as well as being a controlling instrument within cost accounting.

The internal activities are handled via production orders. A production order determines which material should be produced when, where, and how. It also determines which resources must be used and how the order costs are to be offset.

When you release a production order for production, the system status REL (released) is set for the status object type ORH (PP,PM: Order header) (=activated).

Procedure

The following steps can be executed as described above within the standard functionality of the application component PP in a test or demonstration system (for example, IDES).

Using the proposed input values, you can follow this example in the IDES system!

Create production order

A production order that is created with reference to an available production order is used as the basis for the scenario.

  1. Choose Logistics ® Production ® Production control ® Order ® Create ® With material.

    2. The Production Order Create: Initial Screen is then displayed.

  2. Choose any order in the Order field in the Copy from box. Use the F4 input help.
  3. Choose .

    4. The Production Order Create: Header screen is then displayed.

  4. For Basic Dates Finish, enter a date that is a few weeks in the future.
  5. Choose and note the number displayed. The number is assigned automatically.

    6. The Production Order Create: Initial Screen is then displayed.

    Display status information for production order
  6. Choose Order ® Display and enter the number of the production order you created in the Order field.
  7. Click the Display overview flag and choose .

    8. The Production Order Display: Header screen then appears.

  8. Note the entry in the Plant field.

    9. You will need this entry to release the order later on in this unit.

  9. Choose .

    10. A list of the system statuses that are set is then displayed. The status REL (released) is not yet set.

    However, the release is part of the business transactions that are allowed as the next step. An overview of the possible and permitted order status is shown on the Business Processes tab.

  10. Choose Extras ® Overview.

The Display Status: Overview dialog box then appears. From the entries in the displayed popup, you can see that the statuses refer to the status object type ORH (production order). This information is important for creating events.

Release production order

  1. Choose Logistics ® Production ® Production control ® Order ® Release.
  2. Enter the plant in the Plant field and the order number in the Order field.
  3. Delete the entries in the date fields.
  4. Choose .

    5. The Release Production Orders: List screen is then displayed.

  5. Select the order and choose Order.

In the Status column, you see that the status REL is set.