SAP Production Planning & Execution (PP)
use of Product Group
for Planning other than SOP
Create Product Group
Create Product Group PG00
Assign two Finished Goods to the Product Group
Ignore % as we are not using Proportional Factors
When using MC84 to create Product Group, the system generates a Material Master
The Plant where the Product Group was created via MC84
note NO Planning
click STATUS
Note Material Type PROD
Material Type “PROD” only have MRP view
External number entered without check
Double-click
Material Type “PROD” configured without QTY and without VALUE
Is MD63, view PIR by Product Group
MD62 can also use Product Group to manage PIR Quantities for both FG1 and FG2 in a single session
click “Collective Access” TAB
we are viewing S/R list for FG2
Show Overview Tree
Double-click to toggle to FG1’s S/R List
We are now viewing S/R List for FG1
MD04
MD04 brings User to the “Individual Access” TAB
When this is NOT selected, the Material field is a Material Master
When this selected, the Material field is a Product Group
Press ENter Twice
check What Materials are Planned
Both FG1, FG2’s BOM contain the same Raw Material RM1
MD05 brings the user to the “Individual access” TAB but still can select the “Collective Access” means from MD05 toggle to MD06 and vice versa
MD06 brings the User directly to the “Collective Access” TAB
User can now have access to Materials in the Product Group
MRP List, toggle between the Materials of the product Group