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Purpose

You can use this component within the framework of Repetitive Manufacturing to record work progress in the system. In accordance with the requirements of repetitive manufacturing, mass production, or flow manufacturing, the confirmation process is very lean. For example, you have the option of deferring the entry of all "actual" data from production until the receipt of the finished part is recorded via a goods receipt confirmation. In the case of make-to-stock repetitive manufacturing, you also have the option of posting a reporting point confirmation at defined operations, in order to record the stock of semifinished products in production, for example.

This function enables you to couple the following processes in a goods receipt confirmation:

  • Posting of goods receipts for finished products

  • Posting of goods issues for the components (backflushing)

  • Reduction of planned orders or run schedule quantities

  • Posting of production costs to the product cost collector

  • Updating of statistics in the Logistics Information System (LIS) (such as the goods receipt statistics or the statistics on material consumption).

Furthermore, you can decouple these processes in terms of time, in order to enter high volumes of data with short response times.

Integration

Confirmation and the entry of "actual" data are an integral part of repetitive manufacturing. There is a direct link to Periodical Product Cost Controlling via the Product Cost Collector .

You can use an SAP EWM system in conjunction with Repetitive Manufacturing. If you do, you must note the following restriction with regard to the confirmation process:

For confirmation purposes, only the finished production can be stored at an EWM-managed storage location. The components can be withdrawn from an EWM-managed source storage location and staged in production. However, the production storage location you have assigned to the production supply area must be MM-IM-managed because the system simultaneously posts the issue of the components at the time of confirmation. This goods issue posting is only possible if the production storage location is MM-IM-managed.

See also: Processes in Repetitive Manufacturing

Features

Depending on the type of repetitive manufacturing you use in your business ( Make-to-Order Repetitive Manufacturing (Valuated Stock) , Make-To-Order Repetitive Manufacturing (Non-Valuated Stock) , repetitive manufacturing based on production lots, or Make-to-Stock Repetitive Manufacturing ), you have the following options for the entry of "actual" data:

  • Goods receipt confirmation

    You can use this function to carry out the confirmation and entry of actual data at the end of the production process. You can post goods receipts for stock materials, with reference to a sales order or to a production lot, or for a kanban material, even if you produced the material at another plant.

  • Reporting point confirmation

    You can use this functionality in the case of make-to-stock production if you wish to confirm unfinished materials ("work in process") at defined operations. The reporting point confirmation can be used in the following situations:

    You wish to enter the quantity of semifinished products in the production process

    In the case of longer lead times, you wish to make the goods issue postings for the components closer in time to the actual withdrawal of the components from storage.

    You wish to post any scrap quantities produced directly at the corresponding operation.

    You can specify whether the reporting point confirmation is mandatory or optional.

  • Decoupling of confirmation processes

    If you want to post large volumes of data, you can significantly cut system response times by posting the goods receipt immediately and all other data at a later point in time.

    Note Note

    Note that decoupled confirmation is not possible if the entry of documentary batches has been defined for the components of a finished product subject to confirmation.

    For more information, refer to the documentation on Batch Management under Documentary Batches .

    End of the note.

  • Collective entry of several materials

    You use the collective entry process to to enter the "actual" data for several materials at the same time.

    In the repetitive manufacturing of make-to-stock material, you can make a collective entry of the actual data for several materials. For example, you can confirm all materials produced on a certain line simultaneously.