Question:
sapfans,
we maintain two different BOM's for a finished product. we want the system to get BOM 1 if production order is created and BOM 2 if subcontracted purchase order is created. BOM 2 cannot be used for production order and likewise, BOM 1 cannot be used for subcontract order. is this possible in the standard system?
if not, any suggestion on how we can go about the scenario?
Thanks a lot in advance.
neophyte
Answer:
Hi,
This can be achievable via the combination of production version setting in material master and quota arrangement setting.
Cheers,
HT
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Ha Tran,
Could you please give details on your reply. I tried creating production versions on the material master and assigned alternate BOM's but i cannot seem to find where to link it (BOM, PO). tried creating purchase order but still suggest same recipe as that of production order.
please advice what to do further. thanks in advance.
neophyte
Answer:
Hi Neophyte,
What you should do is after you have defined the production version in MRP View 4 of the material master, you should go and maintain the Purchasing Info Record where in the Purchasing Organization 1 View, you can enter the production version in the 'Version' field which is located below 'Tax Code' field. Once the info record maintenance is completed, go to Transaction MEQ1 to maintain the quota arrangement for this vendor record. Let me know how it goes.
Cheers,
HT
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Ha Tran,
Your suggestion worked out just fine. However, I still have a problem.
We create PR first before creating a purchase order. In the PR, it still carries the Prodn order BOM and when converted to PO, i still have to click on the Explode BOM icon. Is there a way where it will carry the purchase order BOM at the PR and not the prodn order BOM. During direct creation of PO, it carries the purchase order BOM whiich is correct but it copies the BOM from the PR if PO is created with reference to the PR.
thanks for your replies.
neophyte
Answer:
Hi,
We create PR first before creating a purchase order. In the PR, it still carries the Prodn order BOM and when converted to PO, i still have to click on the Explode BOM icon. Is there a way where it will carry the purchase order BOM at the PR and not the prodn order BOM.
If the 'Source Determination' indicator is flagged (by setting through 'personal setting'), then during MRP run, the vendor in the quota arrangement will be automatically set which enables you to automatically get the purchase order BOM. Try it out and let me know how it goes.
Cheers,
HT
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Answer:
Hi Neophyte,
you should go and maintain the Purchasing Info Record where in the Purchasing Organization 1 View, you can enter the production version in the 'Version' field which is located below 'Tax Code' field.
Cheers,
HT
HI Ha Tran,
I am in 4.7 and I have not find Version field below the Tax code field.
can you tell me how to enter it?
Guest
Answer:
Hi,
I am in 4.7 and I have not find Version field below the Tax code field. can you tell me how to enter it?
Check in Transaction OMF1 and see if this 'Production Version' field has been set as 'Optional' or not.
Cheers,
HT
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Hi,
In BOM item details and in 'status/LongText' tab you have a field by the name 'Mat provision indicator' Using that u can define which materils are to be used while procuring the header material and which ones when it is to be produced.
Answer:
Dear neophyte,
Please identify the condition when you have to manufacture the material in ohuse andwhen you have to get it sub contracted. Based in this you can maintain the quota in MEQ1. Here you need to mention the prodcution version for each of the quotas. In corresponding production versions please mention the suitable BOM.
NOw when you do the MRP run, based on the requirement, the source will be determined and accordingly the suitable BOM will be picked up.
Regards
Arvind K.
Answer:
[quote="Ha Tran"]
Check in Transaction OMF1
There is no transaction named OMF1.
TTRR
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HaTran/Arvind: MRP can generate quotas based only on basis of prespecified % split, right? How else can we make MRP decide whether to use production version 1 or 2?
Neophyte: What's your original requirement? How would you want the system to decide on the in-house production (version 1) vs external procurement (version 2). Unless you can specify them as statistical percentages beforehand, I don't think you can automate this in MRP run itsef -- you may have to manually change after the MRP run.
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- Ram
Answer:
Hi,
There is no transaction named OMF1.
First of all, I would assume that you are currently using SAP 4.7 Enterprise in which OMF1 (and other most common transaction codes in MM such as OMEB, OMEC etc..) is not found out. What you should do is to follow the path - IMG ---> Material Management ---> Purchasing ---> Purchasing Info Record --> Define Screen Layout. This is equivalent to Transaction OMF1. Check it out.
HaTran/Arvind: MRP can generate quotas based only on basis of prespecified % split, right? How else can we make MRP decide whether to use production version 1 or 2?
The trick is that we don't use Quota Arrangement to split the quantity of the procurement element/requirement. We are using Quota Arrangement to determine the supplier and the determination of which production version to be used is made via the purchasing info record where the production version is attached to the 'Purchasing Organization: Data 1' View.
Cheers,
HT
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Ha
All fine, except the trick part. Do you mean that MRP generates planned orders only, but PurReq/ProdOrd will be created using quotas? Is that, not manually then?
-Ramarao
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Hi Ramarao,
No, it is not the manual process at all since with the proper settings of both purchasing info record where you have defined the production version and the quota arrangement, SAP can be able to automatically pick up the correct one as expected.
Cheers,
HT
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