SAP PP Scheduling: Intro Guide for Beginners

This document, created by Ajay Nagargoje, provides a comprehensive overview of the SAP Production Planning (Scheduling) module, which is a critical component in the manufacturing process. Scheduling plays a crucial role in determining the start and end dates/times for production orders or operations, enabling efficient resource allocation and planning.

The document delves into the concept of scheduling in SAP PP, discussing the two primary methods: Basic Date Scheduling and Lead Time Scheduling. It also explores various scheduling types, such as Backward, Forward, Current Date, and Capacity Requirement Scheduling, each serving a specific purpose in the production planning process. Additionally, the document covers the concept of Scheduling Margin Keys, which allow for the inclusion of buffer times and float periods, ensuring accurate scheduling calculations.

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AMDP in SAP S4HANA: A to Z Procedural Guide

This document, created by Bantee Kumar, is a comprehensive guide on ABAP-Managed Database Procedures (AMDPs) in the context of S/4HANA. AMDPs allow developers to push down complex calculations, aggregations, and data manipulations from the ABAP layer to the database layer, leveraging the full potential of the SAP HANA database. This approach offers significant performance benefits, especially when dealing with large datasets, and enables the utilization of native SAP HANA capabilities such as advanced SQL Script functions, text search, spatial operations, and predictive algorithms.

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SAP PP MTO Planning Strategy 20 User Manual

This document, created by Ajay Nagargoje, provides a comprehensive guide to the Make-to-Order (MTO) production planning scenario in SAP’s Production Planning (PP) module. It explains the MTO strategy, where manufacturing is initiated only after receiving a customer or sales order, as opposed to producing goods based on forecasts. This approach is suitable for highly customized or expensive products, where holding inventory is not desirable.

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SAP S4H Group Reporting and Consolidation: Overview Presentation

This presentation document provides a comprehensive overview of the key capabilities and functionalities of the S/4 HANA Group Reporting and Consolidation solution. The document highlights how S/4 HANA enables organizations to streamline their financial consolidation and reporting processes, ensuring data integrity, flexibility, and seamless integration across the enterprise.

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New Asset Accounting in SAP S4HANA: Top 12 Questions Answered

This short document provides a list of new asset accounting features introduced in SAP S/4HANA. It highlights the key advantages of the new asset accounting system, including instant access to accurate asset values, simplified posting logic, and improved transparency and reporting capabilities. The document also covers the technical changes to the underlying tables, the required configuration steps, and the new BAPI functions associated with the new asset accounting system.

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Configuring Lot Sizes for MRP in SAP S4HANA

This document, prepared by Ahmed Shafay, provides a comprehensive guide to the configuration and implementation of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in SAP S/4HANA. It covers the key objectives, working principles, and different lot size types in MRP, along with detailed steps for configuring the necessary MRP settings, including defining MRP groups, special procurement types, and number ranges for purchase requisitions. The document then walks through three end-to-end test scenarios demonstrating the application of fixed lot size, replenishment up to maximum stock level, and exact lot size MRP procedures. This guide serves as a valuable resource for SAP users and consultants seeking to optimize their MRP processes and inventory management.

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