WM-PP interface process

[former_member775193]

Hi Gurus

I need your help. It is a basic question but....

I am implementing the WM-PP interface. One production order per process(machine).

1- I configured the system to create a transfer requirement by the time the production order is released.

2- My PP colleague created a production order and the TR was created. I manually created the transfer order and confirmed it. Now the material is in the storage type 100 and in the bin with the production order number (dynamic bin).

My questions are:

1- where/how the production supply area is used?

2-I want to create a bin in the beginning of the process (machine). Would this bin be in reality, a production supply area?

3-How the final product can be automatically put into WM?

4- can anyone summarize the steps for the WM-PP interface?

Thanks in advanced for those that kindly are willing to help.

[former_member775193]

Thanks Ravi.

Actually all that SAP documentation I have already read but I dont see clarity enough. That's why I post those 4 questions. Can you answer them? Or somebody else?

Thanks again.

[Former Member]

Hi,

WM-PP interface is based on the Production supply area & Control cycle.

Then you are going to define supply area in control cycle. There in the control cycle you are going to define the warehouse & storage type from where you are staging the material to production.

Regards

Ravi shankar

[former_member775193]

Thanks Ravi but I still have my below questions(re-writeen) open:

1- In what moment and how the production supply area is used?

2-I want to create a bin in the beginning of the process (machine). Would this bin be in reality, a production supply area?

3-How the final product can be automatically put into WM?

4- can anyone summarize the steps for the WM-PP interface?-> step-by-step process, not how to customize it.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi,

To set up the interface between Warehouse Management and the Production Planning application components, you must carry out the following steps:

Define the WM movement type for material staging. WM movement type 319 has been defined in the standard SAP system for this purpose.

To assign the movement type to replenish production storage bins, see Interfaces ® Define production data in the Warehouse Management IMG documentation. For more information about movement types in general, see Movement Types.

Define at least one storage type for material staging. Storage type 100 has been defined in the standard system for this purpose (see The Storage Type).

You must define the replenishment movement type for this storage type. Do not active SU-management and do not define a putaway or pick strategy.

Create the Production Supply Areas.

You must define and manage physical production storage bins using WM.

Define the control cycle records within a plant to establish how and to where a material is to be supplied within a production supply area.

If you want the material staging for production orders to take place automatically, you must set the WM request flag at the production control level. See Automatic Staging for WM.

Activate the PP interface in the warehouse number record. For more information about this topic, see Logistics Execution ® Warehouse Management ® Interfaces ® Define production in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Warehouse Management.

If you want to use automatic staging, it is essential that the materials used in connection with this interface are assigned to a production storage location and contain a production scheduler.

Production Supply Areas

Production supply areas (PSAs) are used for material replenishment and are situated directly on the shop floor in the production department. The supply area groups work centers near production storage bins based on the material staging methods. You need to enter the PSA in the work center master data.

To create production supply areas in Customizing for Warehouse Management in your system, choose Logistics Execution ® Warehouse Management ® Interfaces ® Define Production.

Creating a Control Cycle

The control cycle record is made up of the plant, production supply area and material and determines for the WM-PP interface the production storage bin and the type of material staging that is used. The production storage bin is defined by the whole key: warehouse number, storage type and bin.

You create control cycles by choosing Logistics ® Logistics Execution ® Master Data ® Warehouse ® Production Supply ® Control Cycle Production Supply ® Create from the SAP menu.

You can also define a control cycle without specifying the material. This general entry is valid for all materials in the supply area for which no control cycle has been defined.

Displaying Control Cycles

To display a list of existing control cycles, choose Logistics ® Logistics Execution ® Information System ® Warehouse ® Production Supply ® List of Ctrl Cycles from the SAP menu.

Control cycles are managed using number ranges that are established in PP. Therefore, you should ensure that number ranges have been created for control cycles before using this interface. To create number ranges for control cycles, see Kanban ® Define number range for control cycle in Customizing for Production.

Production Storage Bins

Production storage bins that are used for material staging are determined by the system based on the control cycle.

Production workers must pick parts for production only from production storage bins. Otherwise, discrepancies in stock quantities in WM will result.

The storage bin can be defined as a

Physical storage bin

Dynamic storage bin (only for pick parts u2013 production order number)

To create the necessary physical production storage bins, choose Master data ® Storage bin ® Create from the WM menu bar..

Hope this will help you

Regards

Ravi shankar

[Former Member]

1- In what moment and how the production supply area is used?

Ans:Productin supply area is used to group the work center in the productin area. which is defined in the control cycle where you are going to define the material,plant & supply area.also contains warehouse,storage type from the material is staged. different options are available for staging like crate part,pick part, Release to order part. Different options are used based on the staging.

2-I want to create a bin in the beginning of the process (machine). Would this bin be in reality, a production supply area?

Ans:can u pl elaborate this question am getting it clearly.

3-How the final product can be automatically put into WM?

This you can do the GR by using 101 movement type which should be WM managed.

4- can anyone summarize the steps for the WM-PP interface?-> step-by-step process, not how to customize it.

steps are like

1)productin supply area for grouping work centers

2)Control cycle for when & where the staging of the material has to take place.

3)finally you can do GR for the finished product through 101 movement type.

[former_member775193]

Hi Ravi

Thanks for you interest in helping. So far I still have dobts.

In my test, for example, I created the TO and the material is now in the storage type 100. Because it is in a storage type it is still in WM. When it will be moved to the production suply area? And how this will happen?

About the question 2, I want to have a bin location in the begining of the production process so that the user can know anytime what he has available waiting to be processed.

I hope I am clear now.

Thanks again for your help so far.