What is Production Resource/Tool

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Introduction

In a manufacturing industry, other than raw materials there are number of things needed to manufacture a product. For example machinery, instruments, equipments, tools, documents, etc., some are stationary, big in size and some are movable, small in size, some are trivial but extremely useful.

Production Resources and Tools are movable/non stationary operating resource, that are required to perform an activity and can be used repeatedly during the manufacturing process.

 

Basics

In Production Planning world, Production Resource/Tool(PRT) is a kind of master data. It is categorized under 4 umbrellas

1. Material PRT : Material Master Data


2. Equipment PRT : Equipment Master Data


3. Document PRT : Document Master Data


4. Miscellaneous PRT : PRT Master Data

This means Master data related to Material, Equipment and Document can be used as PRT and any resources or tools other than these can be categorized as Miscellaneous or Other PRT.

 

Usage

PRT can be used in many processes. For example

1. In Production Planning (PP) - PRT can be assigned in Routing and finally taken into Production Order.


2. In Plant Maintenance and Customer Service (PM & CS) - PRT can be used by the operations in Maintenance Task List and finally taken into Maintenance Order.


3. In Project System (Network and Activities) - PRT can be used by certain activities in Network to calculate how many PRTs would be needed.

 

Master Data Structure

PRT master data consists of two part. One is Basic Data and the other one is Default Data.

Basic Data defines basic attributes of PRT. for example, the unit, location and authorization group of PRT.

Default Data defines attributes including scheduling data and formula which are used to control how a PRT is used in transactions( e.g. Production Order and Maintenance Order).

Material PRT

Material PRT is maintained by T-code MM01/MM02. There is a tab to maintain PRT info on a material.

Equipment PRT

Equipment PRT is maintained by T-code IE01/IE02. There is a tab to maintain PRT info on equipment.

Document PRT

Document PRT is maintained by T-code CV01N/CV02N. Document which is allowed to used as PRT can be customized! 

Miscellaneous PRT

Miscellaneous PRT is pure PRT master data and it is maintained by T-code CF01/CF02.

Closing

Now you know what is PRT and how simple it is. It can be any object like a screw driver, a plier, which are used repeatedly in process of manufacturing but are never delivered with the product. It can be a document, manual, guidelines, an equipment, portable machinery or a material.

Hopefully, this blog post can help you to start with using PRT applications.

 

 

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Appreciate it if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions. Cheers!~

[rupesh_brahmankar3]

Hello,

Informative, however, if you would explain how it can be used or integrated in the production process would be good.

Thanks a lot for sharing !!

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar

[former_member317851]

Hi Brahmankar,

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

PRT usage and integration with production process is great idea for my next blog. I will surely post one soon.

Thanks, Charu

 

[VigneshV]

Hi cagarwal

Great blog.

Informative.Keep going.

Vignesh V

[former_member306149]

Very useful and concise article Charu. Keep going 🙂

[Amit_SAP]

Very informative and  well explained blog

Thank you for sharing !!

Regards,

Amit

 

[former_member714940]

Hi and thank you for a great blog. I am currently working with a customer where we are investigating if we should recommend PRT or not. This customer is using Process order and not Production Order. Does PRT also work with Process order?

Regards, Tomas

[OmarSaad]

its very basic details, unfortunately PRT's can't be used with master recipe or process orders, please correct the blog

[peter_atkin]

Charu,

I have been digging into the PRT functionality also..

You can also add a Measurement Point PRT by activating business functions LOG_EAM_CI_3 and LOG_EAM_CI_4 in SFW5. But I think this only works with PM orders..

I have a few PPT slides that maybe useful here if you want to contact me via the link below:

PeteA

[former_member317851]

Hi Peter,

I have send you connection request on LinkedIn 🙂

Thanks,

Charu

[former_member317851]

Hi Omar,

Thanks for your comments.

Thanks,

Charu

[former_member317851]

Thanks Amit for your kind words 🙂

[former_member317851]

Thanks for appreciating Roopika 🙂

[former_member317851]

Thanks Vignesh 🙂

[peter_atkin]

Can you please resend the request - I deleted it because I didnt recognise the name..

[former_member697545]

Hi Charu, I am in a project in Peru, where my client asked if it is possible to use PRT in the planning recipe and in the process order, in the S / 4 Hana 2019 version.

I would be very grateful if within the improvement that they are developing in SAP India for this requirement, you can share some progress later.

Thanks

Luis Pachas

[govardhantmaile]

Nice Blog... helps to rewind our selves, Mainly with miscellaneous PRT usage...

 

 

[OmarSaad]

Thanks for your prompt feed back, if information you provided is right please ask concern department to change official note 350614 - Production resource/tool and process manufacturing

[former_member317851]

Hi Peter,

The request is pending, you can find me with name: charu26ster.

Thanks,

Charu

 

[former_member317851]

Sure Omar.

Will do the needful. Thanks.

[former_member317851]

Its not supported for Process Orders

[OmarSaad]

So which release is supported?

[former_member317851]

I regret to tell you that PRT is not supported for process orders.

My humble apologies. I have corrected the blog now.

[former_member772538]

Hi Madam,

As per above the details we are given a PRT in routing for production order.So we will used to get a how many products, we are making by using a cooresponding tool.But we need to given  a the tool capacity (i.e the tool life time working hours).Kindly share a details to update the details anywhere in standard SAP ...

[m_talaat1234]

 

Thanks for your wonderful document.

[former_member853831]

Thank you Charu, that is very informative.  Where can I put the number of Tools available?  If I have for example 10 jigs for the a lathe, where can I put that quantity of 10?  Thanks

[subramani_sevanan]

Hi,

Thanks for your document.

Could you kindly explain how the PRT material is used in production,where the stocks are maintained, detail the availability check and the consumption aspects.

 

Regards,

Subramani