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 Batch Determination in Process Batch Management

Use

In the time ticket/confirmation transaction, you can use batch determination to search for stock batches with certain properties, in order to use these as input batches or goods receipt batches in process batch management.

Note Note

You can use the copying rules to control which characteristics the system uses for batch management. For further information, see Copying Rules for Characteristic Values .

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Features

Batch determination for goods receipt batches

Depending on which characteristics the stock batch should have, you can execute batch determination for a goods receipt batch in the following areas of the confirmation:

  • In the Process Batch area

    Select a process batch and choose the pushbutton Stock Batch Determination GR in the Process Batch area to find a suitable, existing goods receipt batch.

    If the process batch has not yet been assigned to an order item, the system uses the characteristic values of the process batch (classification) and its material number for batch determination.

    If the process batch has already been assigned to an order item, the system uses the characteristic values of the process batch and of the order item (in accordance with the copying rules) for batch determination.

    Note Note

    If an original batch has been assigned to the process batch, the characteristics of the original batch are also taken into consideration.

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  • In the Goods Receipt area

    Select a goods receipt row and choose the pushbutton Stock Batch Determination GR in the Goods Receipt area to execute batch determination for a goods receipt batch.

    If no process batch has not been assigned to the order item, the system uses the characteristic values of the order item (configuration) for batch determination.

    Note Note

    If you have assigned a process batch to an order item, you can only execute batch determination for this order item in the Process Batch area.

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    Background documentation 

    If an original batch has been assigned to the process batch, the characteristics of the original batch are also taken into consideration.

If the system cannot find a batch that matches the selection criteria, it advises you to create a new batch. The system then adopts the selection criteria as the characteristic values for the new goods receipt batch. These characteristics values are suggested values and can be changed.

Batch determination for input batches

In the Goods Issue area, you can search for a suitable input batch. To do this, select a component and choose the pushbutton Stock Batch Determination GI in the Goods Issue area to execute batch management for an input batch.

If an input batch has not been assigned to the component, the system selects all stock batches for the material of the component for which stock exists.

If an input batch has already been assigned to the component, the system uses the characteristic values of the input batch for batch determination.