Q&A in Class (2023-07-07) S4225

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Negative Stock Setup in S/4

Setting up Negative stocks may not be desirable but if it is required it can be setup specifically for each Material for particular storage location (example: the shop floor locations) for selected Materials. However, Negative stocks always indicate that physical movements must be entered in the system at a later stage. 

If Negative stock is not setup, then it is also possible to setup material for COGI (post processing) during the Backflushing process or a Production Order. 

see the blog post link below for how to setup Negative Stock and COGI.

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2023/07/mm-pp-negative-stocks-and-cogi.html

Backflush is used for automatic goods issue during order/operation confirmation. In SAP, backflushing can be activated for each Material in the MRP2 view for a Plant OR it can also be set "to depend on Work Center setting". If the later was set, then components assigned to the operation for that Work Center will have the backflushed at the operation confirmation. However, there can be many issues related to inventory inaccuracies of the component in the shop floor due to backflushing. 

1. Ensure all staged materials are transferred to the shop floor in standard packing. 
2. Any defects of the components must be reported. 
3. Extra (additional) component quantities must be segregated or return to the warehouse.
4. Ensure staged materials stock counting frequently to ensure reasons for inaccuracies are treated on time.
5. Shop floor stocks should be under the responsibility of the production department.

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Overhead calculation with Origin and OH Group + OH Key with Material and labor from Production order creation to settlement up to CLSD

Refer to the following Blog Posts:

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2022/12/sap-fico-costing-sheet-with-different.html

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2016/05/ppdi-costing-final-settlement-for.html

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How to setup background via a standard SAP transaction for a Program

Background job is setup as a non-interactive process that runs behind the normal interactive operations at specific intervals. Whether it is ECC or S/4, Background Jobs are scheduled using transaction code  SM36 and usually this is done by the Basis Consultant (or Netweaver/BTP Consultant). Users can then analyze the Background Jobs via transaction code SM37 by viewing its job log.

S/4 Hana backend continues to make available t-codes SM36 and SM37 for Background Job creation or Monitoring. However, S/4 Hana Fiori App in specific modules provide a "user-friendly" method of creating Background Jobs. see the example of how Background Jobs are created using S/4 Backend and S/4 Fiori App on the Blog Post link below:

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2023/07/blog-post.html

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Batch for FG that show the raw material origin for SD delivery auto batch determination with Quality Certificate for raw material batch origin

To demonstrate the batch determination in SD Outbound Delivery for customer that require material origin from specific countries. 

The Product is Y_FG1 with Component Y_RM1

Y_RM1 batches   Origin
Batch A                Japan

Batch B                Korea
Batch C                China
Batch D                Thailand

Y_FG1 batches   Raw Material Batch used for the Finished Goods
F1                       Batch A from Japan
F2                       Batch D from Thailand
F3                       Batch A from Japan
F4                       Batch B from Korea
F5                       Batch C from China

Customer T-C01 requires Material Batch Origin from Korea

Customer T-C02 requires Material Batch Origin from Japan

Click the link below to show the demonstration

https://froggysap.blogspot.com/2023/07/sd-batch-determination-and-quality.html

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