SAP PP (Production Planning) Configuration Hints and Tips

Useful PP hints and tips to help those consultant supporting the SAP PP modules. 

Production Planning support the planning for the types and quantities of products on demand to assist production.  It includes procurement, warehousing and the transportation of materials and intermediate products from one stage of production to another as well as resource allocation to complete the production process in a timely manner.

MRP Tips
Material Requirements Planning

Table of Contents
Material BOM
BOM components never explode
BOM Display Changes
Phantom assembly
The Concept (use) of Phantom Assembly
Work Center Creation and Change
Configuring an Additional Activity Type
Total Plan Activities in Minutes
Long term planning bom selection
Attach The Components Drawing In a BOM
How To Create a Multilevel BOM and How Does It Work
PP Integration with FI , SD, MM and QM
T-Codes Which Are Used In MTO Scenario
What is Variant Configuration

Table Name
Compare Multiple BOMs / Find BOM Tables
The Table Names of SAP PP Module
Which SAP table stores data on BOM item data

Routing
CA03 - Display Routing
Operations Overlapping

SAP Production Order
Configure a New Production Order Type
Search for Open Production Order
Keep track of all back flushing failure during prod confirm
Print Shop Papers - Configure new/existing SAP Printers
Control para for prod order conversion from planned order
Control whether Production Ord operations will be printed
Production Order Status
Change Production Order - CO02
Mass Processing for Production Order
Basic dates history in production order
Same serial number assigned to several production orders
Meaning of Costing Variant in SAP PP
Scrap Management in Finished Product
Inspection Characteristics Indicator in the Control Key
What Transaction to Perform Discontinued Parts
Discrete Manufacturing Flow By Tcodes
Subcontracting In SAP
Purpose of Doing TECO For Production Order
Work With Production Version Scenario

Confirmation
Collective Confirmations in Repeatitive Manufacturing
GR Not Allowed Before Confirmation

SAP PP Books
Production Plannning and Control with SAP

SAP MM / PP Interview Questions, Answers,
and Explanations: SAP Production Planning Certification

more Books on SAP Production Planning

SAP PP Premium Paper
A Step by Step Guide to the SAP PP Production Shop Floor Control Configurations

Planned Order
Mass Delete Planned Order
Firmed Planned Orders, What is its use in Production?
Difference Between Planned & Prod. Orders

Capacity Planning
Determine Planned / Production Order included in Cap Plan
Procedure To Do Capacity Leveling

ABAP Reports for Production Planning
Multi-Level BOM Cost Roll-up
Multi-Level Bom with Location Balance

SAP Production Planning Forum at the convenient of your mail box
Exchange PP problems/solutions, tips, ideas with other SAP PP peers from around the globe

SAP PP Forum for PP Professional

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