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 Confirmations

Purpose

A confirmation documents the processing status of orders, operations, sub-operations and individual capacities. It is an instrument for controlling orders.

With a confirmation you specify

  • The quantity in an operation that was produced as yield, scrap and the quantity to be reworked

  • How much work was actually done

  • Which work center was used for the operation

  • Who carried out the operation

Exact confirmation shortly after completion of an operation is essential for realistic production planning and control.

Features

The following business transactions can be executed via confirmations:

  • Updating order data (for example, quantities, activities, dates, status)

  • Backflushing of components

  • Automatic goods receipt (for one operation per order max.)

  • Capacity reduction in the work center

  • Updating costs based on confirmed data

  • Updating MRP-relevant excess or missing quantities in the order

In Customizing for Shop Floor Control, by choosing Start of the navigation path Master Data Next navigation step Production Scheduling Profile, End of the navigation path you can set up the following:

  • update of the yield variance

  • Adjustment of the operation and component quantity for a yield variance

  • Trigger reprocessing function (see Trigger Points )

  • Update usage counter for equipment PRTs

You can enter confirmations for

  • An order

  • An operation

  • A sub-operation

  • An individual capacity in an operation

  • An individual capacity in a sub-operation

Note Note

Operations, sub-operations and individual capacities are generally dealt with the same way in the confirmation. Therefore, only confirmation of operations is described. However, any differences are pointed out.

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You can confirm the following data:

  • Quantities

You can confirm the quantity produced, the quantity of scrap that has occurred and a rework quantity. (This function does not apply to sub-operations).

  • Activity data

You can confirm the activities performed, for example setup time or machine time. You can also enter forecast values for individual standard values. These are used for determining the remaining activities and capacity requirements.

The actual or planned evaluation of work can take place using a cost center (activity types assignment) or using a Business Process . For more information about the business process refer to Quantity Determination .

  • Dates

You can confirm when setup, processing or teardown were started or finished.

  • Personnel data

You can confirm the following data:

  • The personnel number of the employee who carried out the operation

  • The number of employees who carried out the operation

  • Work center

You can confirm at which work center the operation was carried out.

  • Posting date

A posting date is entered for every confirmation. The default value is today’s date You can however enter another date. On the basis of the posting period in which the posting date falls, the system determines the rate for settling activities.

  • Goods movements

You can enter planned and unplanned goods movements for every confirmation. For more information, refer to Goods Movements in Confirmations

  • Reason for Variance

If the actual values differ from the planned values due to unpredictable events (for example, machine breakdown), you can enter a key in the Reason field, which documents the reason for the variance.

Note Note

If you combine the reason for variance key with a user status, you can trigger a follow-on function automatically via the reason for variance (for example, sending a mail to the responsible MRP controller). You can combine reasons for variance with user statuses in Customizing. For more information, see Example: Linking a User Status with a Reason for Variance .

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  • Update usage counter for equipment PRTs

The usage counter is updated in relation to the confirmed quantity for equipment PRTs that are assigned to the operation and for which a measuring point has been defined.

  • Long text:

You can enter a long text to describe a confirmation.