SAP PP MRP Configuration

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SAP PP MRP Configuration Document

Table of contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................3
Copyright ...............................................................................................................4
Basic Information ....................................................................................................5
Introduction ................................................................................................................6
MRP Related configuration settings...............................................................................7
Plant parameters .....................................................................................................8
MRP Plant Parameter - Number Ranges .................................................................. 10
MRP Plant Parameters -Backorder processing checking rule ..................................... 11
MRP Plant Parameter - MRP Controller.................................................................... 12
MRP Plant Parameter - Special Procurement Key ..................................................... 14
MRP Plant Parameter - Float .................................................................................. 16
MRP Plant Parameter - Conversion ......................................................................... 18
MRP Plant Parameter - Dependant Availability check rule ......................................... 19
MRP-Plant parameter - BOM/routing selection ......................................................... 20
MRP - Plant Parameter - detailed scheduling ........................................................... 21
MRP Plant Parameter - Rescheduling ...................................................................... 26
MRP Plant Parameter - Planning horizon ................................................................. 29
MRP Plant parameter - Available stock .................................................................... 30
MRP Group ........................................................................................................... 31
Maintain MRP Group .............................................................................................. 35
MRP type .............................................................................................................. 37
Defining Planning Strategy ..................................................................................... 39
Requirement Class (PP) ......................................................................................... 43
Requirement Type (PP) ......................................................................................... 45
Requirement Class (SD) ......................................................................................... 47
Define Strategy Group ........................................................................................... 51
Defining scope of planning..................................................................................... 53
Lot sizing procedure and rounding off profile .......................................................... 56
Activating MRP and Planning file entries ................................................................. 58

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Introduction

SAP PP MRP
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Document summary
This document explains SAP Production Planing (PP) MRP Configuration in step by step
manner with the help of system screenshots. This document is very useful for all SAP
Production Planing (PP) consultant and or who are having aspiration to be PP consultant. This
document helps you to understand sap Production Planing (PP) MRP configuration in
systematic manner and you need not to waste your time in SPRO for Production Planing (PP)
configuration.

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Copyright
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The information contained in this document is subject to change and supplement without
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Basic Information

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Title : SAP PP MRP Configuration Document
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Introduction

In this document we will learn more about Production Planning and MRP. So stay tuned.

1. Planning Related configuration

The following three are the important planning methods in SAP:

• MRP
• Consumption based planning
• SOP & Flexible planning

Let us now try to understand MRP and Consumption Based Planning thoroughly.

In this step of MRP & Consumption Based Planning we will have to configure the following
related steps:

• Configuration of Plant parameter

• Configuration of MRP type
• Configuration of Planning Strategy
• Configuration of Requirement type
• Configuration of Requirement Class
• Configuration of Lot size procedure

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MRP Related configuration settings

• Plant parameters
• MRP Plant Parameter - Number Ranges
• MRP Plant Parameters -Backorder processing checking rule
• MRP Plant Parameter - MRP Controller
• MRP Plant Parameter - Special Procurement Key
• MRP Plant Parameter - Float
• MRP Plant Parameter - Conversion
• MRP Plant Parameter - Dependant Availability chek rule
• MRP-Plant parameter - BOM/routing selection
• MRP - Plant Parameter - detailed scheduling
• MRP Plant Parameter - Rescheduling
• MRP Plant Parameter - Planning horizon
• MRP Plant parameter - Available stock
• MRP Group
• Maintain MRP Group
• MRP type
• Defining Planning Strategy
• Requirement Class (PP)
• Requirement Type (PP)
• Requirement Class (SD)
• Define Strategy Group
• Defining scope of planning
• Lot sizing procedure and rounding off profile
• Activating MRP and Planning file entries

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Plant parameters
BACKGROUND

MRP related parameter

• Frequency of planning,
• How to explode the BOM,
• Order type to be used when converting planned order
• Planning horizon

Are the essential settings for each plant to run MRP successfully.

When copying from one plant to another plant, many plant parameters are copied, however it
is required to configure plant specific parameter.

SCENARIO

There is a plant with plant number as IND6. configure the MRP plant parameter to plant
IND6.

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