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How 'Relaxed Flow' flag in Manage Recipes/Routings app affects Order Release and SFC quantities

ManoelCosta
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
‎2025 May 08 1:23 PM
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In this blog, I will show you in detail how 'Relaxed Flow' flag in Manage Recipes/Routings app affects Order Release process and the released SFCs quantities.

When producing materials with 'Lot Size' > 1:

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Upon Order Release, 'X' Shop Floor Controls (SFCs) are created, where 'X' is calculated as the 'Quantity to Release' divided by the order header Material 'Lot Size'.

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Once created, each SFC is assigned a quantity equivalent to the respective material Lot Size. In the example above, for a Lot Size of 20, when releasing 100 as 'Quantity to Release', 5 SFCs of 20 quantity each are generated.

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Partial order releases and releasing quantities smaller than the Material Lot Size are also supported.

The release behavior and final SFC quantities released are highly dependent on the 'Relaxed Flow' flag set in the routing within the Manage Routings/Recipes app:

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In the example above, with a Lot Size of 20, if you perform three individual/partial releases with the following quantities: 15, 15, and 40, the result would be as follows:

- If 'Relaxed Flow' is NO: A brand-new SFC is released every time, quantity is not accumulated from one release to another, from one SFC to the next one.

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Where:

    • 1st release of 15, created SFC D100743 of 15.
    • 2nd release of 15, created SFC D100744 of 15.
    • 3rd release of 40, created two SFCs D100745 and D100746 of 20 (the lot size) each.

- If 'Relaxed Flow' is YES: Quantity is accumulated from one release to another, from one SFC to the next one until it reaches the lot size.

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Where:

    • 1st release of 15, created SFC D1006008 of 15.
    • 2nd release of 15, updated SFC D1006008 quantity to 20 and created SFC D1006009 of 10.
    • 3rd release of 40, updated SFC D1006009 quantity to 20 and created SFCs D1006010 of 20 and D1006011 of 10 remaining quantity.

You can learn more about 'Lot Size' > 1 and 'Relaxed Flow' at:

Do you like this post? Please let me know in the comments section what you think. Any feedback is highly appreciated.

Or, if you have any questions, please check SAP Community Q&A Area, or comment down below.

Thanks,
Manoel Costa

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