Process Flow

The following graphic provides an example of how the confirmation process is carried out for a production order if you work with process batches:

Create process batches and assign to preceding batch

You can create process batches without reference, with reference to an input batch, or with reference to an order item. As a result, it is possible to adopt the classification of the input batch or the configuration of the order item as the classification for the process batch.

A preceding batch must exist for each process batch to ensure a closed chain of batches. If you create process batches without reference, or with reference to an order item, you must manually assign the preceding batch.

For more information, see Creating Process Batches .

Post goods issue

You can post goods issues directly for the components of the order directly in the time ticket/confirmation transaction or by using the Goods Movements transaction (MIGO).

For further information, see Goods Movements in the Confirmation Transaction .

Confirm quantities and activities

You can confirm quantities and activities by process batch and by operation.

In the Process Batch area, you must enter data that you want to confirm for each process batch.

In the Operation quantity (quantities) or Oper./activity (activities) detail area, you enter the data that you want to confirm for each operation.

You can only enter quantities and activities for highest-level process batches.

Once you have entered activity data for the process batch, the system marks the relevant process batch in the Activity column of the Process batches detail area.

Edit process batches

You can copy, split or merge process batches, and thereby generate new process batches.

For more information, see Editing Process Batches .

Assign process batches to order items

If you have completed the production of a material, and therefore want to perform final confirmation for the last operation that requires confirmation, you must have assigned all highest-level process batches to an order item. By doing this, you also create the n:m relationships between the input batches and goods receipt batches, and ensure that the characteristics of the process batches are copied to the goods receipt batches.

To do this, select the appropriate process batch and order item and choose the pushbutton PB -> GR .

Once you have assigned a process batch to an order item, you cannot copy, split, merge or delete it.

As long as you have not posted a goods receipt for a goods receipt batch that you have assigned to the item process batch, you can remove the assignment between the process batch and order item. To do so, select the required process batch and choose PB > < GR in the Process batch area.

Assign goods receipt batch

You can assign goods receipt batches to the process batches and post goods receipts in the time ticket/confirmation transaction.

For this, you must assign a separate goods receipt batch for each highest-level process batch, because the system copies the characteristics of the process batch to the goods receipt batch. (For further information, see Copying Rules for Characteristic Values .)

If several process batches are assigned to an order item, you must assign a goods receipt batch to each of these process batches in the Process batch area. To do so, either enter a batch number manually, or choose Generate Int Batch No. GR to assign an internal batch number. The system then automatically generates the appropriate number of goods receipt rows in the Goods Receipts area.

If you work with process batches, you must always enter the batch number for the goods receipt batch for an order item in the Process batch area.

The system only creates a batch master record for a goods receipt batch if:

You select the order item with the appropriate goods receipt batch and choose pushbutton GR batch

You post a goods receipt for this goods receipt batch

The system has not found a suitable batch in batch determination and therefore you create a new batch – as proposed by the system.

Post goods receipt

You can post goods receipts directly for the order items directly in the time ticket/confirmation transaction or by using the Goods Movements transaction (MIGO).

For further information, see Goods Movements in the Confirmation Transaction .

If you want to post a goods receipt using the transaction Goods movements (MIGO), you must have already assigned the highest-level process batches to an order item, because you can only assign the process batches to an order item in the time ticket/confirmation transaction. You can assign the goods receipt batch in both transactions. However, if you have assigned several process batches to an order item, SAP recommends that you assign the goods receipt batches in the time ticket/confirmation transaction.

Perform final confirmation for production order

You can use the business add-in MILL_PC_CHG_CLSF to have the system propose and change the classification of process and goods receipt batches according to customer-specific rules, and carry out customer-specific checks, evaluations, and calculations.

If you want to cancel a confirmation, observe the following:

The system updates the confirmations for the operation and the process batches individually. Therefore, you must also reverse the confirmations individually.

The system reverses the confirmed quantities and activities, and the posted goods movements. However, the system does not restore the previous characteristic value assignments of a process batch, does not remove any assignments between process batches and order items, and does not delete any process batches that were created in the confirmation. You must perform these activities manually, if necessary, to recreate the original state of the confirmation for your production order.