Task List

A task list is a non-order-related process for implementing an activity. Task lists are used throughout the SAP ERP system to define a sequence of activities to produce a specific result. Task lists are used in several application areas, including, PP-PI, PS, QM, and PM.

Task List Types

Task list Type

1.

Routing
Routings describe material-related production and are used in production planning. Reference operation sets are not created for a specific material, but can be used as references within routings or copied into routings. They are usually activities that are common to many routings and can be created with either internal or external numbering.

2.

Rate Routing
Rate routings describe material-related production using production lines and are used mostly by repetitive manufacturing. Reference rate routings are non-material specific activities that are common to many rate routings and can be used as references within rate routings or copied into them to simplify data entry.

3.

Master Recipe
Master recipes describe material specific production and are used in production planning for process industries.

Task List Type

4.

Rough-cut Planning profile:

Rough-cut capacity profiles are used to view resource loads in sales and operations planning without BOM explosion.

5.

Standard Network.
Networks contain instructions on how to perform tasks in a specific way, in a specific order, and in a specific time period, and are used in project systems.

6.

Inspection Plan
Inspections plans describe the inspection process for a material and are used in quality management.

Definition:

Routing

The routing defines the operations (sequence of activity) to be performed as well as: Where the work is performed How long the work should take What materials to use for each operation What special tools, jigs, etc. are to be used

Routing

Structure of a Routing

Routing Structure
A routing determines the sequence of individual operations that are necessary to produce a finished product. A routing contains operations and information about the work centers at which the individual operations are to be carried out, as well as standard times. Further important information, contained in routings, is for instance, the material components required for an operation as well as the necessary tools, jigs and fixtures (production resources/tools). If quality is to be inspected during an operation, you can assign inspection characteristics to the operation in a routing. The starting point for doing so is the characteristic overview. You can assign trigger points to operations in routings, so that later in the production order, certain functions are triggered when certain events occur. Examples of such events are a change in status or the confirmation of an operation. The SAP ERP system stores routings in groups that can be either internally or externally assigned. There can be many routings in a group, each distinguished by a different group counter.

Routing Integration

A routing is defined at the plant level. This means that the organizational elements for company code, valuation area, and plant all need to be defined prior to creating a routing. Work center must exist before creating Routing as work center needed to assigned to operation. The routing integrates with material master data, BOM components, work centers, as well as product costing, capacity planning, production orders, procurement, and planning.

Routing Integration

A routing is defined at the plant level. This means that the organizational elements for company code, valuation area, and plant all need to be defined prior to creating a routing. Work center must exist before creating Routing as work center needed to assigned to operation. The routing integrates with material master data, BOM components, work centers, as well as product costing, capacity planning, production orders, procurement, and planning.

Routing Usage

A routing is independent of an order and is used in the creation of an order. The operations and information from the routing is copied into the order during order creation. This includes the planned time for each activity within an operation (standard value), the work center, and the control key. The routing information in the order becomes the basis for lead time scheduling,product costing, and capacity planning.

Creating Simple Routing for material production.

1. Manu path Choose Logistics Production Master Data Routings RoutingsStandard RoutingsCreate or use transaction code CA01.

2. Enter the material (Exmple:1430) and Plant 1000 and press enter.

3. Enter Usage 1 for Production, Status 1 for Creation Phase, planner group 001 and lot size of 1 to 100,000 Pc.

4. Click on the Operations Overview icon and enter the work center,conrol key and description as shown bellow.

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Select all operations and choose Details from the menu bar and click on operation

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Enter the Standard Operation Processing Times and click on to navigate to the next operation detail screen. Continue until all times have been entered and then choose to return to the operation overview.

7 After return to operation overview screen click header detail andyoucan see group counter 1 and group number should show black.

Save routing by clicking on Routing will be saved with group number as shown bellow.

Creating a non-material specific routing for the production

1. Manu Path :Logistics Production Master Data Routings RoutingsStandard RoutingsCreate or use transaction code CA01. 2. Enter the plant 1000,group- pump-000,leave material field blank.

3. Enter Usage# 1 for Production, Status# 1 for Creation Phase, Planner group 000, and lot size of 1 to 100,000 Pc.

4. Click on the Operations Overview icon and enter the data in the filed of work center,conrol key and description as shown bellow.

5. Select all operations and choose Details from the menu bar and click on operation

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Enter the Standard Operation Processing Times and click on to navigate to the next operation detail screen. Continue until all times have been entered and then choose to return to the operation overview.

Creating a Routing and Material Assignment

Objectives
Assign manufactured items to routings Allocate material components to operations Maintain cutting measures of variable-size items

Material Assignment
Prerequisite
A material master record must exist in the system for the material that is to be produced. It must have a material type that is allowed for assignment to a routing or rate routing.

Materials can be linked to routings for the following scenarios:

The same routing can be used to produce several different materials. Each product has its own unique bill of material but is manufactured by a common set of activities with the same standard times. For example, both red and green chairs can be produced using the same routing.

The material assignment can be done three different ways.

1. 2. Creating routing for specific material, use the material assignment functionality in the routing header, or you can use a production version. By creating a routing for a specific material the material assignment is automatically done by the system that means when creating a order for specific material, the operation sets of routing of this material will copy in order. You can also create a Routing without specifying the material or the Group number and after creation the system will allocate a Routing Group number generate internally (you can also provide an external Routing number before creation in the selection screen). Once such a Routing is created you can allocate this routing to all the products which are manufactured with the same production processes and activities through the same set of work centers, production resource tools (if any) and Inspection characteristics (if any). After creation of such a Routing, you can recall the routing in the change mode through the Group number. Once you allocate such routing to many products, any change in the routing is also applicable to all the allocated material Routings.

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Component Allocation