Use
Collective orders are only created if the special procurement type is set to direct production in the components for which the separate production orders are to be created (materials planning area in the material master).
In the standard system, 52 is the special procurement type for direct production (that is, for components that are produced within a collective order).
Activities
To create a collective order, proceed as follows:
To create a collective order, you must use an order type with internal number assignment.