Characteristics for Materials in the Production Chain (SAP Library

Characteristics for Materials in the Production Chain

Use

You can use this function to print characteristic data for materials on a certificate, which are the intermediate products of a final product in the production chain.

Prerequisites

You can use this function if:

The material is maintained in batches.
Function modules for the origin of values and specifications have been defined in Customizing for Quality Management.
The batch where-used list is updated.
Certificates are printed only after the goods movements have been posted (required for the updating of the batch where-used list).
The required information for the materials (for example, inspection results) is available in the system when the certificates are created.

Note

If you do not set the With stock transfer indicator, the batch where-used list is only evaluated within a plant and for orders.

If you set the indicator, stock transfers are taken into consideration for all plants. In this case, the batch where-used list is not only displayed for the batch of the final product during certificate creation. It also includes all batches that have been recorded without an existing order (for example, because of stock transfers).

Activities

You must specify in the certificate profile (data origin for the characteristic), that the certificate is related to a material in the production chain.

If you want to print the characteristic data for various materials in the production chain, you must first define these materials in the certificate profile.

See also:

Creating Certificate Profiles

Defining Materials in the Production Chain