Plant Configuration
Application Area – MM,SD,PP
Overview
Plant is an orgnizational unit that holds inventory, manufactures products, provides services. A plant is thus a manufacturing facility or branch within the company. A plant can thus be any one of the following locations: regional sales office, central warehouse, manufaturing facility, corporate headquarters, maintainence unit etc. A plant must be assigned to a company code exclusively. A plant must have a minimum of one storage location.
The plant provides the key linkage to the finance orgnization not only from a quantity perspective but also from a valuation perspective. For instance, the valuation class at the plant level drive which account is used for inventory valuation on the balance sheet.
The plant plays an important role in the following areas:
1. material valuation
If the valuation level is the plant, the material stocks are valuated at plant level. If the valuation level is the plant, you can define the material prices for each plant. Each plant can have its own account determination.
2. MRP
Material requirements are planned for each plant. Each plant has its own MRP data. Analyses for materials planning can be made across plants.
3. inventory management
The material stocks are managed within a plant.
4. plant maintainance
If a plant performs plant maintenance planning tasks, it is defined as a maintenance planning plant. A maintenance planning plant can also carry out planning tasks for other plants (maintenance plants).
Configuration Detail
This configuration setting enables to define a plant. There are some prerequsites for defining a plant. a) The factory calendar must be set up. b) Country key and corresponding region key needs to be maintained in the system.
1. Follow the menu path: IMG-Enterprise Structure-Definition-Logistics-General-Define, Copy, Delete, Check Plant. T-code: OX10
2. Enter the plant detail information, such as name, country code, city code, factory calendar.
3. Enter the plant address. You need to enter the country, region and other information.
4. Save the new plant configuration to the transport.
5. Assign the plant to a company code. Menu Path: IMG-Enterprise Structure-Assignment-Logistics-General-Assign Plant to Company Code. T-Code: OX18
Enter the defined company code and plant. The relationship will also be saved to a transport.
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