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 Mode

Definition

The mode defines how and where a line activity is to be executed. It gives a detailed description of how the line activity is to take place. You can create several modes for each line activity.

Use

  • You use the mode to define with which production resource and duration a line activity is to be executed. If you use Engineering Change Management to manage changes to routings, you can also enter a change number.

  • To enter alternative production resources for a line activity, you can create more modes.

  • The symbol represents modes in the navigation area.

Structure

You can use tab pages to maintain detail screens for each mode.

Mode

This detail screen contains the most important data for the mode, for instance:

  • Plant/Location

  • Primary resource

    The primary resource is the production resource , for which you can plan the capacity in the SAP APO.

    You can create a production resource directly from the primary resource field and automatically assign it to the mode. See also: Creating a Production Resource in the Mode .

  • Duration

    If you have selected the activity type production, the system uses the time that you enter in the duration field as a variable duration. If you have selected the activity type setup or tear down, the system uses the duration as a fixed duration.

  • Std Val.DT (Standard value determination type)

    You can state how the default time has been calculated, for example, using Methods-Time Management (MTM), or with a time analysis tool.

  • There is also a customer exit, with which you can generate a field for your own data.

  • Action point (only in cases of routing for shop-floor-oriented manufacturing)

    You can define action points as reporting points or tracking points.

Secondary resources

You can assign more capacity requirements to a mode in the form of production resources, such as production resources/tools .

Text

You can write language-dependent texts for the mode, and also create language-dependent long texts to give detailed descriptions of the work.

Line assignment (only for repetitive manufacturing)

You assign a line element to the mode in order to specify where it is to take place. This enables you to create a relationship between the mode of a line activity and the place where the line activity is to take place. You can do this at an early stage and do not have to have balanced the lines. You can enter a provisional line assignment by just specifying a production line at first, rather than a line segment, for example.

You can then use the line assignment as a template for a line balance.