Batch Management Levels

[Former Member]

hello

batch mgmt is at 3 levels -

client

plant and

material.

can anyone help me in explaining this with respect to specific scenarios , where it can be used ?

1) sap says if maintained at client level for a material , then the same batch cannot be repeated for another material BUT can be repeated for the same material.

Like Plant 1 , mat a - batch b1

Plant 2 , mat a - batch b1.

2) iam not able to see any difference between batches at the plant and material level. Iam able to assign any / same batch nos as i have external assignment. It does not check the validity of the characteristics values.

confused !

hope anyone can help me on this

regards

kiran

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

If you say Batch at client level -

Batch X1 is unique at client level, Same Batch X1 cannot be created again.

Batch number can only be used for one material across the client.

If you say Batch at Material Level -

Batch X1 for Material M1, and same Batch X1 can be assigned to Material M2 and many. Batch numbers can be used for multiple materials, however, batch specification and analytical results are the same for the batch (one Batch Master Record).

If the Batch level flag is set at the Client level, it allows for a batch number to be used with only one material throughout the entire SAP client. This is troublesome with products which are produced in bulk and then packaged into smaller size containers for sale. Due to the limitation of having only one batch number per material, when the product is packaged, new batch numbers have to be assigned to the finished packages, even though the same bulk material is being used inside the package. Because of this work-a rounds have been created and business processes adjusted to accommodate this restriction.

Hope this helps you.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hello

thanks for the answer -

got a small doubt on the second part. batch at material level and batch at plant level.

at material level the batches can be same provided the constituents are same.

at plant level -

Plant P1 , mat M1 , b1

Plant P1 , mat M1 , b1 -

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THIS record will not exist , right ?

Plant P2 , mat M2 , b1 will exist , right ?

regards

kiran

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Plant P2, Material M1 Batch B1 will not have the same characteristics.

It is a new bacth altogether, this happens when stock transfer between plants.

The Other what you specified are Ok.

Hope this helps you.

[Former Member]

hello

thank you

regards

kiran

[Former Member]

hi

thanks for the efforts but you have not read my question in detail.

regards

kiran

[Former Member]

Batch Management can be maintained at 3 levels -

At plant level

At material level

At client level for a material

If you choose plant level, the batch number is unique in conjunction with the respective material and the plant.

The batch number is only known in the plant in which it was created if the stock is transferred to another plant, the batch is unknown in the recipient plant and the system does not adopt any data. You have to recreate and specify the batch in the receiving plant; that is, the same batch number may have different specifications in several plants.

If you choose material level, the batch number is unique together with the material.

The same batch number has the same meaning for the material in all plants. One batch number cannot have different specifications in different plants. During stock transfer to another plant, the specification of the batch is known in the destination plant even if the batch is placed into storage in that plant for the first time.

At client level, the batch number is unique in the whole client.

The batch number is unique in the whole client. A batch number can only be assigned once in the client. You cannot assign the same batch number for different materials.

Mostly Batch number at plant level or material level is used.

Please refer to the following link - http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/25/2838714f7811d18a150000e816ae6e/frameset.htm

Hope this helps you.