The following prerequisites must be fulfilled if you want to create a production order with co-products or by-products.
Prerequisite for the main product:
- The indicator Co-product must be activated in the material master of the main product (MRP area)
Prerequisites for a co-product:
- The indicator Co-product must be activated in the material master of the co-product (MRP area)
- The co-product must be listed as an item in the bill of material of the main product
- On the Basic data tab page of the BOM item, the indicator Co-product must be activated in the field group General data.
Prerequisites for a by-product:
- The by-product must be listed as an item in the bill of material of the main product
- The bill of material item must have a negative quantity (for example ‘1 -’).
Do not set the indictor Co-product for by-products.