A production order specifies which material is to be produced, where it is to be produced, which operations are required to do this and on which date production is to take place. It also defines how the order costs are to be settled.
As described in this procedure, production orders can be created manually without being previously requested. Alternatively, they can be automatically created by converting a planned order. During requirements planning (MRP run), planned orders are created at every BOM level to cover requirements. For materials produced in-house, a secondary requirement is also generated when the BOM is exploded, which is necessary for producing the end product or assembly. For externally produced materials, an ordering transaction is initiated when a purchase requisition is generated.
Planned orders generated in the MRP run can be converted individually into production orders from the current stock/requirements list. They can also be grouped together by the MRP run and converted into production orders together. These production orders can be released together.
Call up the transaction as follows:
Menu path |
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Transaction code |
CO01 |
Enter the required data on the initial screen Create Production Order .
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Field name |
Description |
R/O/D |
User action and values |
Comments |
Material |
Number of the material to be produced |
R |
Enter or select via matchcode |
Required field |
Production plant |
Number of the plant |
R |
Enter or select via matchcode |
Required field |
Planning plant |
Number of the plant |
Enter or select via matchcode |
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Order type |
Order type according to usage |
R |
Enter or select via matchcode |
Required field |
Order |
Order number |
Leave blank or enter (in the case of external assignment) |
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Reference order |
Number of the reference order |
Leave blank or enter if a reference order is to be copied |
Enter the required data on the General tab page.
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Field name |
Description |
R/O/D |
User action and values |
Comments |
Total quantity |
Total quantity of the material to be produced |
R |
Change, if necessary |
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Scrap portion |
Scrap quantity that occurs during production |
O |
Enter, if required, in the base unit of measure |
The system increases the order by this proportion |
Order finish date |
Date on which the required quantity of the material is available (requirements date) |
D |
Retain, if necessary |
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Order start date |
Earliest date on which order execution can start |
D |
Retain, if necessary |
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Scheduling type |
Key which specifies the scheduling type for detailed scheduling (backward, forward and so on) |
R |
Retain, if necessary |
Defines which date is entered by the user and which date is calculated by the system |
Priority |
Priority of an order, for information purposes |
O |
Retain, if necessary |
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Scheduling margin key |
Key with which the system determines the required floats (opening period, float after production, float before production, release period) |
R |
Retain, if necessary |
To save the order, choose ( ) .
To reduce the number of steps you have to work through, you can already release an order when you create it. To release a production order, choose ( ) . In Customizing for Shop Floor Control ( ) you can set up automatic release to take place when an order is created.
The order has the status CRTD (created) and cannot be executed (goods issue, receipt, completion) until it has been released.