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PP-IS Information Systems
Explain How ‘PP’ is ‘Integrated’ with Other Modules. Trans
‘PP’ is one of the modules in SAP R/3 that is complex as the functions cut across many modules. The following modules
are tightly integrated with PP: Selec
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CO Controlling
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FI Financial Accounting
MM Materials Management Total
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SD Sales & Distribution
PS Project Systems 5 6
PD Personnel Planning and Development
What is a ‘BOM’? FeedB
A ‘BOM (Bill of Material)’ is nothing but a structured list of components (with the object number, quantity, and unit of
measure) that go into the making of a product or an assembly. Depending on the industry sector, they may also be called
recipes or lists of ingredients. The structure of the product determines whether the bill of material is simple or very complex.

What are the ‘BOM Categories’ Supported by SAP? BlogR

The following are the various Categories of BOM:
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Equipment BOM
Material BOM Late

Sales Order BOM Onl

Document Structure
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Functional Location BOM
WBS BOM SAP

What are all the ‘Technical Types of BOM’? Ora

There are two ‘Technical Types of BOM’ supported in SAP: exp

Variant BOM Mak

Material BOM
Prac
Differentiate ‘Variant BOM’ from ‘Multiple BOM.’
While a ‘Variant BOM’ groups together several BOMs that describe different objects (for example, different models of a car) App

with a high proportion of identical parts, a Multiple BOM groups together several BOMs that describe one object (for app
example, a product) with different combinations of materials for different processing methods.
The Variant BOMs are supported for the following BOM categories: .Net

Material BOMs Ora

Document structures
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Equipment BOMs
Functional location BOMs Big

Multiple BOMs are only supported for Material BOMs.

Is it Possible to Convert a ‘Multiple BOM’ into a ‘Variant BOM’?
No. You can only create a ‘Variant BOM’ from a simple Material BOM. No multiple BOMs can exist for a material.

What is a ‘Work Center’ in PP?

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A ‘Work Center’ in PP (PP-BD-BOM) is an organizational unit that can be a combination of machines or groups of ► Oc
craftsmen, people, and production lines, wherein certain operations are carried out to produce some output. Each of the ▼ Au
work centers is assigned to a cost center. A work center can be assigned to a work center in SAP-HR, which will enable SA
assignment of employees, qualifications, etc.
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What is a ‘Routing’ in PP?
A ‘Routing’ in PP (PP-BD-RTG) is used to define the sequence of operations (work steps) and resources required to SA

perform certain operations in order to produce a material with or without reference to an order. The standard values of SA
planned time for the various operations need to be entered into the routing. SA
There are two different types of routing: SA
Routing SA
Rate routing
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(A similar concept exists in PS where you define a ‘task list,’ which is similar to ‘routing’ in PP.)

What are All the ‘Sub-components’ of Production Orders? Interv

The following are the ‘Sub-components of Production Orders’ (PP-SFC): Ques
Order Planning MySQ
MySQ
Order Execution
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Order Close
SAP L
What is a ‘Product Hierarchy’? SAP L
Used in pricing, a ‘Product Hierarchy’ is an alphanumeric character string consisting of a maximum of 18 characters. It thus
defines the product and its composition.
Example:
A product hierarchy represented by ‘00050002000300040005.’ The first four characters ‘0005’ could indicate that the
product is a car. The next four characters ‘0002’ could indicate the plant in which the car is manufactured. The third set of
characters could indicate the color of the car. The next set may determine its engine capacity and so on. Thus, the product
hierarchy helps in defining the product composition.

Define ‘BOM Group.’

A ‘BOM Group’ is a collection of BOMs that lets you describe a product or a number of similar products. The value in the
BOM group field uniquely identifies the BOM group. You can use the BOM group as an alternative way of accessing the
BOM. A BOM group comprises either all the alternatives of a multiple BOM or all the variants of a variant BOM.
When you create a BOM group, the system checks the special characters you use. Apart from the usual alphanumeric
characters, you can use the following special characters: ‘-’,‘/’,‘_.’ You cannot use blanks.

Define ‘SOP’ (Sales & Operations Planning).

Suitable for long/medium-term planning, with an aim to streamline a company’s ‘Sales and Operational Planning, SOP’ is a
forecasting tool enabling you to set up sales, production, and other supply chain targets based on existing, future, or
historical data. SOP is most suitable for planning finished goods, and not for material component planning.

SOP plans are passed on to Demand Management (DEM) in the form of independent requirements, which in turn is fed into
MPS (Master Production Scheduling) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning). The results of SOP can be passed on to
profitability analysis, cost center accounting, and activity-based costing.

SOP contains two application components; namely, Standard SOP (PP-SOP) and Flexible Planning (LO-LIS-PLN). The
Standard SOP comes pre-configured with the system. Flexible planning can be configured in a variety of ways.

What is known as ‘Demand Management’?

‘Demand Management’ (PP-MP-DEM) helps in determining the requirement quantities and delivery dates for finished
goods assemblies. It uses the planned independent requirements and customer requirements (customer requirements
come from sales orders). Planning strategies help in deciding the kind of demand program. If production is triggered by
sales orders, then it is known as ‘Make-toOrder’ production; if is not then it is known as ‘Make-to-Stock’ production.

What is ‘Capacity Planning’?

‘Capacity Planning’ aims at economic use of resources. It is integrated with SD, PM, PS, and CS. There are two
components within capacity planning: Capacity evaluation and Capacity levelling. Capacity planning supports short-term
detailed planning, medium-term planning, and long-term rough-cut planning.

Explain ‘MRP’ (Material Requirements Planning).

‘MRP’ aims to guarantee material availability; it is used to procure/produce the required quantities on time (both for internal
purposes and for sales and distribution). This involves monitoring of stocks and, in particular, the automatic creation of
‘procurement proposals’ for purchasing and production. PP-MRP assists and relieves MRP Controllers (who are
responsible for all the activities from specifying when, what, type, etc., of material requirements) in their area of
responsibility. With the automatic planning run in MRP, it is possible to determine any shortages so as to create
procurement elements. With the system generating messages for critical parts and unusual situations, you can rework the
planning results in the specific area with problems.

The material requirements can be planned at plant level or for different MRP areas. With MRP at the plant level, the system
adds together stocks from all of the individual storage locations, with the exception of individual customer stocks, to
determine total plant stock. In the case of material requirements planning on an MRP area level, only the stocks from the
storage locations or subcontractor assigned to the respective MRP areas are taken into account.

What are the Three ‘MRP Procedures’?

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
Master Production Scheduling (MPS)
Consumption-based Planning
What is ‘MPS’ (Master Production Scheduling)?
Executed as that of an MRP, ‘MPS’ is nothing but a special form of MRP, which aims to reduce storage costs and to
increase planning stability. With MPS you can flag materials that greatly influence company profits or take up critical
resources as master schedule items and check and plan them separately with a series of special tools.

What is ‘Consumption-based Planning’?

Using past consumption data, ‘Consumption-based Planning’ aims at determining future requirements. In the process, it
makes use of material forecasts or any other ‘static’ planning procedures. The ‘net requirements’ calculation is triggered

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when the stock level falls below a reorder point. The net requirements can also be calculated by forecast requirements from
a historical consumption pattern.

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