Business Closing of Process Orders 
Use
As a rule you perform business closing of a process order when you do not expect any more cost postings for it. Such an order is then considered closed for cost accounting and is not taken into account when evaluating process orders that are still open.
In the system, business closing, in contrast to technical completion, is usually only called "close".
Prerequisites
You can only perform (business) closing for a process order if:
- The order has status Released (REL), Control recipe created (CRCR) or Control recipe discarded (CRAB), or Technically completed (TECO). To have status Technically completed, the order must have already reached status Released.
- The order balance is 0.
- There are no more open purchase requisitions, orders, or commitments for it.
- All data related to the process order is available and correct (For example, the inspection lots for the order must be completed).
- There are no future change records from the confirmation processes.
The
business transaction Close must be allowed for the order or operation. This means that a system or user status does not stop you from doing so.
Features
The following actions are carried out when the order is closed:
- In contrast to the technical completion, no more costs can be posted to the order. This means no more confirmations or goods movements are allowed for this order.
- You can no longer change the order. You can only display the order data, revoke the Closed (CLSD) status, and set the deletion flag.
- All actions belonging to the status
Technically completed (TECO) are carried out.
The system status Closed (CLSD) is set for the order and the operations. This status (or Technically completed) is a prerequisite for archiving.
In the collective order, the status Closed (CLSD) is also set for lower-level orders.
If the system detects an order in the collective order that cannot be closed, the orders along the way to the leading order are not closed either. Other parts of collective orders are closed if they only contain orders that can be closed.
Activities
You can close the order in the following ways:
- While changing an order, choose Process order ® Functions
® Restrict processing
® Close.
- While carrying out mass processing (Logistics ® Production process
® Process order
® Tools
® Mass processing), choose Close in the Actions group box.
You can revoke closing as follows:
- While changing an order, choose Process order ® Functions
® Restrict processing
® Revoke closing.