Carrying Out the Backflush for KANBAN Materials 

  1. Starting from the main Repetitive Manufacturing menu, choose Backflush ® KANBAN backflush.

    2. The system displays the screen entitled, Kanban Backflush: Initial Screen.

  2. Enter the following data here:

    3. Posting date

    The system uses this date to determine the BOM of the assigned planned order.

    Document date

    The system proposes the current date as the document date. Make sure this date is correct.

    Plant and Material

    If you enter a plant and a material, you can also limit the selection by entering a supply area (demand source) and a person responsible for the supply area.

    Control cycle

    You can enter a control cycle instead of the plant and the material. This specifically identifies the demand source and the supply source for a particular material. In this case, you need enter no further date.

  3. Choose Continue.

    4. The Backflush screen appears. The system provides a list of all the kanbans that have been selected for backflushing.

  4. Enter the quantity to be backflushed in the Backflush qty field. You can overwrite the proposed quantities.

    5. If you also want to change the components, select the Component column. The system then branches to the component processing screen.

  5. Save your data.

For more detailed information on KANBAN procedures, see also Replenishment with Run Schedule Quantities in the SAP Document, PP KANBAN.

If you want to carry out a partial reversal and at the same time you want to adjust the individual components, proceed as described above, however, change the movement type to the reversal movement type by selecting Change parameters (for more information, see also Reversing the Backflush).