Transfer of Production Order 
This function enables the transfer of production order data from SAP ERP to SAP ME to create the corresponding Production shop order record in SAP ME (see Shop Order).
Integration
The production order is used by production planning in SAP ERP to define which material is to be processed, at which location, and at what time, and how much work is required. It also defines which resources are to be used and how the order costs are to be settled.
Release of the Production shop order in SAP ME triggers production on the shop floor (see Shop Order Release).
See also: Transfer of Production Order: Integration Details.
Prerequisites
SAP ERP
You have transferred the material master records for the output material and all the components (see Material Transfer).
You have created a BOM and a routing for the output material (see Steps in Creating a Simple Material BOM and Creating a Routing).
You have created a production order either manually or automatically by converting a planned order (see Creating a Production Order).
You have set up ALE communication to create and transmit LOIPRO IDocs (see Customizing for ALE for Communication with SAP ME).
You have defined unique ISO codes for every unit of measure.
SAP ME
You have verified system rule settings (see ERP Integration Rules).
You have optionally imported BOM and routing master data from SAP ERP (see Transfer of Bill of Material (BOM) and Transfer of Routing to Routing with Operations).
BOM and routing masters that are sent from SAP ERP to SAP ME prior to the production order download allow additional manual configurations to take place inside of SAP ME. This prerequisite is optional because the BOM and routing master can be created in SAP ME directly from the production order download.
You have optionally set up default values for new material, BOM, and routing master data imported from SAP ERP in Default Value Maintenance (see Material Table, BOM Table, and Routing Table). This is a prerequisite only if your business process requires it, otherwise it can be skipped.
Activities
You create a production order either manually or automatically by converting a planned order in SAP ERP (see Creating a Production Order).
You send it to SAP ME (see Procedure: Select Transaction Data).
SAPMEINT creates the corresponding Production shop order record in SAP ME (see Transfer of Production Order: Integration Details).