Question:
Can anyone please advise me of how to check whether components are backflushed or not through CO03.
- Also, what is the purpose of doing cost analysis in the same transaction and how to find whether goods are backflushed or not with the costs?
Thanks
pcs
Answer:
I have an other question too!!
If I create a production order on 05/26/04 and ran the backflushing program at a later date, say 05/31/04. On what date the documents (goods movements) will be posted? If I check for the documents posting through MB51, I suppose it should say (if the backflush program had run correctly!!) the docuemnts are posted on 05/26/04, right!! Please advise me if I am wrong.
Thanks.
Answer:
set 1 for backflush in Procurement window of MRP1 view.
This will set Bf in Production order Component list.
While doing order confirmation, proportional qty will be issued ( 261 mvt) by automatic back flushing.
Answer:
Yeah, Its already configured. For backflushing, we have a customized program which when kicked off posts GI documents against those production orders.
But after confirmation, the issue quantity in component details of production order remains 0.00, which makes me feel that backflushing is not done properly. So wondering, if there are any other ways to find whether goods are backflushed or not.
I also used MB51, but there are some documents posted for the previous date (production order creation date).so also wondering during backflushing, whether GI documents will be posted on the date of backflush run or on the date of order creation.
I greatly appreciate any suggestions and thanks in advance.
Thanks,
Answer:
set 1 for backflush in Procurement window of MRP1 view.
This will set Bf in Production order Component list.
While doing order confirmation, proportional qty will be issued ( 261 mvt) by automatic back flushing.
You can check in MB51 whether 261 mvt made for back flush items after order confirmations
Answer:
Hi,
Set Error handeling to Ternminate if error in goods movement in confirmation parameters settings.
system will terminate the confirmation if any issue with the goods movements.
regards,
ravi
Answer:
Thanks for all the information.
Hi Ravi, can you please explain me how to set error handling for the same?
Thanks.
Answer:
Dear Ravi,
Your solution is interesting, we had the same issue: No message was issued if there were errors in goods movements during confirmation. So the user always had to see the COGI records to determine the errors. We tried a lot to find a solution, but finally found through SAP notes that after the release 4.0 the error records are no longer written in an update program, so no error messages are possible. We finally had to use a user exit to stop confirmation in case of errors. So it would be great if you can explain how to achieve this in standard SAP.
Regards,
Krishna K
Answer:
If you are backflushing production orders you must run COGI (automatic goods receipt: error handling) periodically. When you backflush any components that do not have sufficient stock, or missing/wrong issue storage location, etc will not be issued. COGI lists all the backflush issues that failed and why they failed. If the component is now in stock you can simply reprocess the issue (you may need to change the posting date if the original posting period has been locked). COGI also lets you enter any missing or incorrect storage locations.
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Regards,
James Waite
Answer:
Yeah, COGI is a powerful transaction though. I found all the materials, whose goods movements are not processed due to period lock and solved it. But it would be more appropriate for the user to see any error messages during the process of backflushing itself. I would be really glad to know how to set error handling as Ravi said and welcome any other suggestions for the same.
Thanks
pcs.
Answer:
I have not tested this, but in the IMG try, production > shop floor control > operations > confirmations > define confirmation parameters. Against each order type and plant you can select error log for goods movements in the "general individual entry" view. The help says,
"Provide error handling for goods movements
This indicator specifies that if you save a confirmation with goods movement errors (that is, backflushing or automatic goods receipt), then the system displays an error log before saving.
Use
This allows you to correct the errors using the goods movement overview before you save the confirmation.
Dependencies
The indicator is not evaluated if a process control key has been defined that does not allow the goods movements to be posted online.
The following restrictions apply to the display of the goods movement overview:
If the confirmation parameter "All components" is set and you branch to the goods movements overview before you save, then the system displays all components in the overview.
If the confirmation parameter "All components" is not set, or if you do not branch to the goods movements overview before you save, the system displays all backflushed components or the automatic goods receipt."
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Regards,
James Waite
Answer:
Yeah, Its already configured. For backflushing, we have a customized program which when kicked off posts GI documents against those production orders.
But after confirmation, the issue quantity in component details of production order remains 0.00, which makes me feel that backflushing is not done properly. So wondering, if there are any other ways to find whether goods are backflushed or not.
I also used MB51, but there are some documents posted for the previous date (production order creation date).so also wondering during backflushing, whether GI documents will be posted on the date of backflush run or on the date of order creation.
I greatly appreciate any suggestions and thanks in advance.
Thanks,
Pl give transaction code where you have done IMG setting ?
A seperate program for backflushing not reqd.
With proper settings in material master/BOM/ PO, backflushing takes place automatically while doing order confirmation. We are doing this way for a long time.
You can then check the qty, date & Order no etc in MB51
Answer:
Hi,
The path given by James is right,
this is a matter of one tick in confirmation parameters.
I am not aware about 4.6, but it is there in 4.7.
regards,
Ravi
Answer:
Hi James,
The setting you mentioned doesn't work during confirmation. SAP notes clearly mentions that the errors are not written to update program any more (I think from release 4.0), so its not possible to display them during confirmation. We tried in vain a lot of different things to get an error message, as it was very important for our users to know about goods movement errors before saving the confirmation. And like I mentioned before, we finally resorted to a user exit, which checked the stock of components before the confirmation was saved, and blocked the confirmation if there was insufficient stock of components.
Again I could be wrong, so I would appreciate if you can tell me which release you are working on, because it didn't work in 4.6C
Regards,
Krishna K