In-house production and external procurement in variant configuration

[Former Member]

Hi,

If the header material contains components some of which are in-house produced and and a few are externally procured. In variant configuration, will both production order and purchase order be created automatically once when the configuration is complete in the sales order.

If so, how will this happen? will the MRP run happen automatically also?

Regards,

Thileepan

[Former Member]

Could you please take a look at this.

[Ritz]

Thileepan Paulraj,

Creation of production order without a MRP for header as well as components are function of  direct production strategies, i cant say variant configuration have much to do with this configuration.

Please check below link it may help you exploring how creation of sales order will result in direct production order for header.

sap help referance {  Direct production

If you create a production order for a material whose BOM contains materials with a special procurement type for direct production, further orders for the production of the material will be created automatically. The planned costs are calculated separately for each order in the order network.

In material costing, materials with a special procurement type for direct production are regarded as semifinished products. They are costed and the cost estimate results are updated for the respective materials.}

Special Planning Processes - SAP Library

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_07/helpdata/en/41/191edf45fd11d188ff0000e8322f96/content.htm?framese...

Please check and reply , Hope it will help you.

Thanks

Ritesh