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BasicsofMRPArea
July1,2015 | 924Views |
RohitSingh
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Manufacturing | materialrequirementsplanning | mrp | mrparea | plantmrp

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ThepurposeofthisdocumentistoexplainthebasicsofMRParea,steps
involvedinactivatingMRPareaandtouseitindifferentpossibleways.

AsweknowMRPrunsatplantlevel(centralized),butasperbusinessneed
wemayhavetoplanMRPforindividual&independentplanningareas
(decentralized).ThiscanbeachievedbyactivatingMRPareas.TheseMRP
areasarefullyconfigurableorganizationalunitswithinECCwhereMRPcanbe
runindividually.SowecanbroadlyclassifyrunningMRPin2majorways.

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MRPatplantlevel:Thesystemaddstogetherstocksfromallof
theindividualstoragelocationstodeterminetotalplantstock.The
requirementsarecombinedintheplanningrunandprocurement
elementsarecreatedforthesepeggedrequirementswithunknown
sources.Individualstoragelocationscanbeplannedseparatelyorbe
excludedfromplanning.

Illustration:

MRParealevel:Onlythestocksfromthestoragelocationsor
subcontractorassignedtotherespectiveMRPareaaretakeninto
account.TherequirementsinthisparticularMRPareaarecombined
andprocurementelementsarecreatedforthem.Thisenablesustoplan
materialrequirementsspecificallyforcertainareas(MRPareas).

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Illustration:

YoucandefineMRPareaswithinaplantandcarryoutMRPspecifically
forthatparticulararea,forexampleinaboveillustration,forMRParea
M0001canbeplannedindependentlywithoutrunningMRPforplant
FP01.

IneachMRPareayoucancontrolstagingandprocurementofpartsthat
areproducedinhouseorexternally.AllMRPproceduresaresupported
byMRPareasandonecandisplaytheresultofMRPrunforeachMRP
area.

MRPArea(definition):

AsperSAP,MRPArearepresentsanorganizationalunitforwhich
materialrequirementsplanningiscarriedoutindependently

MRPAreaisfunctionalityforspecialplanningprocessthatenablesyou
tocarryoutplanningnotonlyatplantlevelbutalsoatdifferentplanning
levels(eg,storagelocation&subcontractors).Thereare3typesof
MRPareasinSAP

PlantMRPArea
MRPAreasforstoragelocation
MRPAreasforSubcontractors

PlantMRParea:

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MRPareacanbecreatedatplantlevel.Ondoingso,systemcombinesallits
storagelocationsandstockwithsubcontractorsunderthatMRParea.When
youdefineMRPareasforstoragelocationsandforsubcontractorsandassign
materialtonewlycreatedMRPareaswithinplantthentheplantMRParea
getsreducedbyexactlythenumbersofsubcontractorsandstoragelocations.
ThisisbecausetheywillnowbeplannedseparatelyinnewMRPareas.

MRPareaforstoragelocation:

MRPareacanalsobedefinedforstoragelocationormultiplestorage
locations.Materialrequirementsforthisstoragelocationarethenplanned
separatelyfromtherestoftheplant.Importantpointtonotehereisthatyou
canassign1storagelocationtoonly1MRPareabutyoucanhavemultiple
storagelocationsundersingleMRParea.ItsaNto1relationship.

MRPAreasforSubcontractors:

YoucanalsodefineanMRPareaforeachsubcontractor.Importantpointto
notehereisthatasubcontractorcanbeassignedtoonlyoneMRPareaina
plant.AnMRPareaofthesubcontractortypecanonlycontainone
subcontractor.Itsa1to1relationship.

HowtosetupMRPareainSAP

Thereare2aspectsofsettingupMRParea.Firstoneistoactivateitin
customizingandsecondpartittosetupmasterdata(i.e.adding
materialstothatparticularMRPareainmaterialmaster).

MRPwithMRPareaisnotoperationaluntilyouassignMRPareatoa
particularmaterialinmaterialmasterorinorderwordscreateaMRP
areasegment.IfyouhavenotassignedamaterialtoanMRParea,that
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is,youhavenotcreatedanMRPareasegmentinthematerialmaster,
thematerialwillcontinuetobeplannedintheplantMRPareaonly.

Step1ConvertingPlanningfileentries

Path:SPRO>Production>MaterialRequirementPlanning>
MasterData>MRPAreas>ConvertPlanningfileentriesfor
MRPareasOM0ForSE38programRMDBVM00

WhenweconvertplanningfileentriesforMRParea,systemcreatesplant
MRPareaforeachplant.Followingentriesfrombelowtablesareconverted.
PlanningfileentriesaremaintainedinMRPfilewhichareconvertedtoMRP
areafileinbelowtables.

PlanningfileentriesinMDVMareconvertedtoDBVM

PlanningfileentriesinMDVLareconvertedtoDBVL

PlanningfileentriesinKDVMareconvertedtoKBVM

PlanningfileentriesinKDVLareconvertedtoKBVL

Ifyouarerunningconvertingplanningfilesforthefirsttimethensystem
willautomaticallycreateplantMRPareas.Thesenewentriescanbe
seeninOMIZunderplantMRPareawithareatype01.

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IMPnote:Aftertheconversion,contentsofMDVM/MDVL/KDVM/KDVL
aredeletedandentriesarecreatedinDBVM/DBVL/KBVM/KBVL.

Step2DefineMRPareainSPROOMIZ

Path:SPRO>Production>MaterialRequirementPlanning>
MasterData>MRPAreas>DefineMRPareas

MRPareahas3types(01,02&03)andsystemwillallowyoutohaveMRP
areasinbelowtypesonly(Plant,StoragelocationorSubContractor)

PlantMRPareashouldhavesamenameasplantsoyoucanhaveonly
oneentryforplantMRParea.Forexampleplant1000willhaveplant
MRPareaas1000.

Inordertomaintainconsistencyanduniformity,onlyMRPareasofthe
typeplantareallowedtohave14digitskey.SlocMRPareashould
haveminimumof5digits.ExampleM0001etc

Youcanonlyhave1subcontractorvendorassignedto1MRParea.
MultiplevendorscannotbegroupedtogetherinasingleMRParea.

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Youcanhavemultiplestoragelocationscombinedtogetherinasingle
MRParea.

YoucanonlyoneentryforplantinplantMRParea.Multipleplants
cannotbegroupedtogetherinasingleMRParea.

OnceMRPareaisdefined,nextstepistoActivateMTParea

Step3ActivatingMRPAreasOM01

Path:SPRO>Production>MaterialRequirementPlanning>
MasterData>MRPAreas>ActivateMRPforMRPareas

NOTE:MRPareasareactivatedatclientlevel.Onceyouactivateit,itwillbe

availableforallplantsandMRPareasfeatureswouldbeavailabletouse.

ThissumsupsettingupMRPareaconfigurationinSAPcustomizing.

YoucanfindfollowingchangesduetoactivationofMRParea.Theseare
justfewforexample

MD61PlRcreation

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MRP

MaterialMaster

StockRequirementlist

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Step4:MasterdataforMRParea

ThematerialwillnotbeconsideredinMRPareaplanninguntilitsextendedto
MRParea.FollowingstepsshowshowtoextendamaterialinMRParea.You
canextendamaterialtomultipleMRPareasbasedontheneed.

GotochangematerialmasterunderMRP1screenandassignMRPareaas
shownbelow:

YouwillhaveadditionalviewsforMRP1,MRP2,Forecast&Consumption
values.Youneedtofillrequiredfieldsasperyourneed.

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WhenyouassignamaterialtoanewMRParea,anewrecordforthis
assignmentgetsaddedintheplanningfile.Youhaveanoptiontodefine
individualMRPandforecastparametersforeachMRPareathatyou
assigntoamaterial.Theseparameterscandifferfromthosedefinedin
thematerialmasteratplantlevel.Asanexample,youcanhavedifferent
MRPcontrollers,lotsizeorMRPtypeforeachindividualMRPareasthat
isassignedtoamaterial.

Userscansetupdifferentforecastmodelandconsumptionvaluesin
MARareatabs.OnceMRPwithMRPareaisactivated,ATPcheckis
alsoactivatedatMRParealevel.

ScopeofplanningwithMRParea

Youcancreatescopeofplanningrunifyouwanttocarryouttotal
planningforlimitedMRPareas.IncaseyoudonotgiveanyMRParea
intotalplanningrun,systemwillconsiderallMRPareasunderaplant
andplanforthemintotalplanning.

Forsingleitemplanningsystem,inMD02&MD03systemplansa
materialonlyinthespecifiedMRParea.

SampleScenario:

LetsconsideramaterialAssemblymaintainedinplantZSY1under2storage
locations(ZSY3&ZSY4)

SlocZSY3maintainedinMRPareaMA001.AssemblyisextendedtoMA001
withfollowingstocksituation

ZSY3100(understoragelocationMRPareaMA001)

ZSY4150(underPlantMRPareaZSY1)

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LotsizeforsamematerialismaintainedasFX(fixedlotsize)inMA001MRP
areaandEXinplantMRPareaZSY1

TotalstockMMBE

MD04MRPAreaZSY1

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MD04MRPAreaMA001

LetshaverequirementfromaSalesorderforplantZSY1,itwillcomeunder
plantMRPareaZSY1

Fortesting,wecanalsohavePIRcreatedforspecificMRPareaMA001

HereisthestocksituationofMD04withsalesorderinPlantMRParea

StockrequirementforMRPareaMA001:

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IfwerunMD02forplantZSY1,systemwillonlyconsiderplantMRParea
andwillnotplanforMRPareaMA001asitsaseparateplanningarea

MRPareaMA001isuntouched:

AfterrunningMRPforMA001systemcreatesplannedorderfor200
quantities

MaterialAssemblywasmaintainedasEXlotsizeinplantMRPareaand
withfixedlotsize200inMA001henceplannedorderof200Qtycreated
inMA001.Inthiswayseparateplanningparameterscanbemaintained
torunrequirementplanningusingMRPareas.

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Thankyouforreadingthisdocument.Pleasefeelfreetosuggestany
changeandmodificationneededtoimprovethedocument.

*ScenariosrelatedtoMRPareaswillbecoveredinaseparate
document.Thelinkwillbeaddedbelowoncecompleted

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27Comments

AmitSharma

July3,2015at2:17pm

HelloRohit,
Againaverywellexplainedandinformativedocumentfromyou.
Thanxalotforsharing!!!
Regards,
AmitSharma

RohitSingh Postauthor

July3,2015at4:49pm

HelloAmit,
Thankyouforthecomments.Theintentistokeepthemaseasyas
possibletohelpconsultantsofanydomian.
Regards,
Rohit

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SagarMane

July6,2015at7:15am

HiRohit,
Asalwaysgreatworkfromyou.
Reallyeasyandsimpledocumenttounderstand.
Regards,
Sagar

RohitSingh Postauthor

July6,2015at8:34am

HiSagar,
Thankyouforthecomments.Iamplanningtoaddfewmore
samplescenariosinthisdocumenttodemonstrateremaining
functionalityofMRParea.
Regards,
Rohit

akshaysonurkar

July6,2015at12:04pm

HiRohit,
Greatpieceofwork.Keepitup.
Regards
Akshay

akshaysonurkar

July6,2015at12:06pm

HiRohit,
Goodjob.Expectingfewmoresuchvaluableinformationinfuture.

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Regards,
Akshay

RohitSingh Postauthor

July6,2015at12:14pm

HiAkshay,
Thankyouforyourfeedback.Willdefinitelybeaddingmore
documentsinthisspace.
Regards,
Rohit

SureshM

July6,2015at12:10pm

GreatWorkRohit.
SuperbexplanationonMRPArea.
ThanksforsharingtheGoodKnowledge.
Regards
Suresh.M

RohitSingh Postauthor

July6,2015at12:16pm

HiSuresh,
Thankyouforthenicefeedback.Iwillbesharingmoresuch
documentsincomingdays.
Regards,
Rohit

SureshM
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June26,2016at6:33pm

HiRohit
Instep1mentionedSPROpathiswrongandT.code&
Programarecorrect.
PathisSPRO>IMG>Production>Material
RequirementsPlanning>PlanningFileEntries>
ConvertPlanningFileEntriesforMRPAreas.
Kindlychangeit.
Regards
Suresh.M

NitinSharma

July8,2015at7:05am

HiRohit
Veryhelpfuldocumentthanks.
Butihavesamequeryinthebelow.
IfiwantthatsaleorderalsowillcomeintheMRPareaOnly.
Exp:WehavecustomerXXXandtherequirementwillcomeintheformofSale
order.Andforthiscustomerwehave1vendorfordoingAssembly.Quantityof
FGMaterial:130

Astakehelpofyourdocument.IcreateOneMRPareaforthiscustomerandiwant
myallrequirementwillcomeinthisMRPAreaonly.SaleorderandPIRifany
andavailablestock.
Pleaseguide
Thanks

RohitSingh Postauthor

July14,2015at10:29am

HiNitin,
Thankyouforthecomments.

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Ifyouwantasalesorderrequirementtobeconsideredina
perticularSlocMRPareathenyouhavetoenterstoragelocationin
SalesOrder.IfaSlocisnotmaintained,systemwillconsideritin
PlantMRParea.
InordertohaveitconsideredinaperticularstoragelocationMRP
area,youneedtomentionSlocinitemdetailsundershipping.
Regards,
Rohit

SAPERP

July8,2015at7:26am

DearRohit,
Thankyouforthishelpfuldocument

RohitSingh Postauthor

July14,2015at10:29am

HiThere,
Thankyouforthecomments.
Regards,
Rohit

DebrajBhaduri

July16,2015at3:13am

DearRohit,
Itsreallyaverygooddocument.
Regards
Debraj

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RohitSingh Postauthor

July16,2015at5:11am

DearDebraj,
Thankyouforthefeedback.
Regards,
Rohit

SAPCONS

August11,2015at12:19pm

HiRohit,
WonderfuldoconMRParea.Wearewaitingforvariousbusinessscenarioson
MRParea.
Regards,
SAPCONS

RohitSingh Postauthor

August12,2015at12:24pm

ThankYouSAPCONS,

Iamlittleoccupiedinmycurrentassignmentandnotabletoprepare
otherscenariosbutIwillbepostingthemsoon.
Regards,
Rohit

VibinVJoseph

August12,2015at11:42am

DearRohit,
MarvelousandThingshasbeenexplainedinwelldetail.Thanksforsharing.

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Regards,
Vibin.V.Joseph

RohitSingh Postauthor

August12,2015at12:26pm

DearVibin,
Thankyouforthecomments.
Regards,
Rohit

AnanthSuryaNarayanaMurtyDulipala

March22,2016at5:26pm

HelloRohit,
Informativedocument,thanksforthis.CanweuseVendorlevelMRParea
conceptinISAUTO??
Thanks&Regards
Ananth

nawfelkefi

April18,2016at12:29pm

thankyousomuchfortheveryusefuldocument

sushantkatekar

June14,2016at12:41pm

thankyouRohitforsuchincredibledoc,Ihaveonedoubt,

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MRPareaM0001containsubcontractorV001andMRPareaM0002contain
samesubcontractorV001.Myquestioniscanweassignonesubcontractor
(V001)tomultileMRPareas?
Thanks,
SushantKatekar

RohitSingh Postauthor

June14,2016at1:47pm

HiSushant,
Thankyouforsuggestingthiscorrection.Actuallyitshouldnotbe
sameVendorin2differentMRPAreas.Ihavemadecorrectionin
thisdocumentandpublishedwithnewversion.
BestRegards,
Rohit

RaviKumar

June24,2016at5:19am

HiRohit,
Informativedocument
GoodWork

Regards
@KRK@

RangaDavala

June26,2016at7:14am

HiRohit,WelldocumentedonthestepstobefollowedtorunbusinesswithMRP
areaconcept.GoingforwardwithS/4HANAMRP,planninghappensatplantor
MRParealevelandnotatstoragelocationMRPlevel.withthechangein

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design,allimplementationneedtoactivateMRPareaeitheratplant(default),
storagelocationorsubcontractorlevel.
Thankyou.

VivekP

November12,2016at10:16pm

GreatworkRohit.
Couldyoupleasechecklast2linesinendofthedocument.
MaterialAssemblywasmaintainedasEX(FX)lotsizeinplant(S.Loc)MRP
areaandwithfixedlotsize200inMA001henceplannedorderof200Qty
createdinMA001
Thankyou

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