Production order settlement

[Former Member]

We have found that each month some process production orders are not finalized at the end of the month. We book the manufacturing process in and out of COGS (IS) accounts and not WIP(BS) accounts so this leaves open postings that should not occur. It posts wrong in FI and it puts us out of balance with PA.

I am looking into the GL accounts we book the processes to see if they can go to a WIP account instead of COGS.

How do others settle there manufacturing processes? What can be done to avoid these timing issue?

[Former Member]

Hi Dave,

i will answer your question as i understand as.

we use process order too and i met same problem but i didn't want to do WIP.

For the order settlement, the order status has been technically completed or final delivery. So i wrote a abap program and i set a technically complete date into the table. This process is not handicap for production and planning employees because order status isn't change.

[Former Member]

I ended up setting up WIP. It works very nice. Why did you decide against WIP? WIP is booked when it is not technically completed or final delivery which is correct. It is standard functionality.