Copying plant configuration

[nureya]

Hi all,

I have a question regarding copying plant configuration. Maybe i am confused about plant specific configs and other config (what is the other config, Is it company code config????).

How can i copy one plants conig exactly to other plant. If i just create a new plant with the copy as function, will it copy all the configs in material management?

Help appreciated.

Sylvia

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Here is the steps for new Plant creation:

Maintain Plant

Plant 0001 is the SAP default.

OX14 - Define Valuation Area (Tick one only- Once your system go live, no more changes)

Most company take the SAP recommended choice - Value Material Stock at Plant level

Value Material Stock at Plant or Company Level

If you valuate material stocks at plant level, the plant is the valuation area.

If you valuate material stocks at company code level, the company code is the valuation area.

The decision you make applies to the whole client.

OX10 - Create / Change / View Plants

OVXB - Create / Change / View Division

OX18 - Assign Plant to company code

e.g. 0001 - 0001 - All Plants

Px1 - Plant Px1

Px2 - Plant Px2

OX19 - Assignment of company code to the Controlling Area

OB38 - Assign company code to Credit Control Area

OMJ7 - Assign business area to Plant/Valuation area and division

e.g. Plant Px1 - Business Area Bx1

Bx2

Assign Valuation area to the Business Area

.e.g. Valuation area Vx1 - Business Area Bx1

Business Area Bx2

OMS0 - Assign Factory Calendar to the Plant and Business Area

The plant plays an important role in the following areas:

Material Valuation - If the valuation level is the plant, the material stocks are valuated at plant level. Each plant can have its own material prices and account determination.

Inventory Management - The material stocks are managed within a plant.

MRP - Material requirements are planned for each plant. Each plant has its own MRP data. Analyses for materials planning can be made across plants.

Production - Each plant having they own production/planning.

Costing - In costing, valuation prices are defined only within a plant.

Plant Maintenance - 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).

Thanks,

Kumar Arcot

[Former Member]

Hello Sylvia,

You can copy an existing plant A & create a new plant B with reference to that.

SPRO path>Enterprise Structure>Definition>Logistics General>Define, copy,delete, check plant...Select second option...:copy,delete,check plant.

Here click on second icon----Copy org. object(F6).....and input the subsequent details. This will copy all existing plant related settings to the new plant.

But you have to carry out release strategy settings for the new plant separately.

Hope this answers your query.

Regards

Mahesh

[nureya]

Kumar,

But what about other configs like release strategy, document types, stock transport order and stuffs like that. Assume, if i have all the configs done for plant A. If i want the same config in plant B, how can i do it?

Sylvia

[Former Member]

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