Backflush Logic Basics

SAP ERP Manufacturing - Production
Planning (SAP PP): The backflush logic basics

Posted by Dora Simon 4 Mar, 2014
As a new member of the PP team, at first I faced with problems in understanding the logic of backflushing. I
was aware of the places where it can be set, but I could not imagine the effect of it in practice. Now I would like
to share with you the basic effects of this setting.
The most important facts:

if a component is set as backflush, then this component will be posted within the confirmation
if you confirm e.g. operation 10, then the system checks which components are assigned to operation
10 and then choose the material, which is assigned and backflush this material post to goods
movement
it is important, which components are assigned to which operation, we need to define this allocation
system proposes automatically both components from the assigned BOM and if no connection is
added here, the system is automatically added to the first valid operation (New Assignment button)
Lets start with the example! Here is my material BOM, which consists of a semi-finished material
(MITYU_TEST2) and raw materials (one discountinuated and two alternatives):
As a first step, we should check the assignments in the routing:

CA02->operation overview -> Comp.Aloc button -> New assignment
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SAP ERP Manufacturing - Production Planning (SAP PP): The backflush logic - basics
We have four possibilities to define whether a material should be backflushed:

1. manually (CO02 -> component overview -> backflush flag)

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2. material master (MM02->MRP2 tab)

- always (CO02 -> component overview -> backflush flag is set)
- depend on workcenter (CO02 -> component overview -> backflush flag is not set)
Important: if you change the material master after creating the order, the existing order wont
get updated, you have to reread the master data (CO02 -> Functions -> Read PP master data
3. work center (CR02 -> Basic data -> Backflush)

- it has an effect on all material being assigned to this operation

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4. customizing of confirmation (OPK4 -> Generally Valid Settings -> Goods movements)
- if you set the indicator, the system displays all the components regardless of whether or not the backflushing
indicator is set for the component in the order
- (in case of problems see note 1872575)

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Prerequisits of backflushing:
1. Setting the Movement Allowed flag (CO02-component overview-details -> General data tab ->
General Indicators -> Movement Allowd)
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if it is not set: not possible to post goods movements

even if the backflush indicator is set,
because it has the highest priority
backflushing does not automatically set this flag, it is set during the order creation
setting the Movement Allowed' indicator can only be carried out for a released order

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2. Either Automatic Goods Receipt is set in OPKP or the operation has a control key, with
Automatic Goods Movement
- if you do not set this indicator then the of the operation decides how the automatic goods receipt is
carried out

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Basic example scenario:

No Automatic Goods Receipt is set in OPKP
No control key has automatic goods receipt indicator
None of the materials are backflushed
No backflush in work center
Goods movements flag is unset in OPK4
Confirmation in CO11

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Scenario 1:
set the Goods movements flag in OPK4 (all other settings are fixed)
Scenario 2:
set a control key with automatic goods receipt indicator

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Scenario 3:
set the Goods movements flag in OPK4
Scenario 4:
backflush (CO02 -> component overview -> backflush flag) for the alternative items and the
discontinuated

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I really hope, that my short demonstration helped you!

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Christopher Cervantes
8 May, 2015 10:50 PM
Hey Dora, nice work. Thanks for your effort
Just one clarification, in the case of the checks for "Automatic GR" it affects only the automatic posting of the
assembly or finished product (FERT / HALB). It should be better to divide this into 2 similar functions:
Backflush --> Automatic GI for componentes. [Mov. 261]

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Automatic GR for assembly or finished product. [Mov. 101]-
Both will appear in "Goods movement" section in the orden confirmation.

Anyway just to complement your work, keep the good job!
Regards.
Venkatesh Babu
13 Feb, 2015 11:44 AM
Nice document
anusa roy
31 Jan, 2015 6:11 AM
good one
Caetano Almeida
28 Oct, 2014 12:54 PM
Hi Dora
Thanks for sharing this information. There are always questions on this topic.
BR
Caetano
AD
28 Oct, 2014 9:01 AM
Thanks for sharing these info.
Good topic.
Vikram Singh
28 Oct, 2014 7:31 AM
nice info............
Rubharaaj Radhaakrishnan
26 Mar, 2014 10:35 PM
Good Info! Thanks for consolidating all places where Backflush can be set!
-ruby
Ray Zhou
12 Mar, 2014 8:03 AM
dear Dora Simon,
thanks for sharing, this is quite a nice documentation. very well explained.

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ray
Srini Ravindra Kumar
4 Mar, 2014 7:42 PM
Good follow-up and extension to the earlier document posted on the same topic.
Can you please confirm what happens if inspite of setting the All components indicator ON, if the user
stays on the initial screen of co11n itself and clicks on save without actually going to the subsequent goods
movement overview screen?
Is this setting again good for foreground/online execution only or can that be used to confirm all components
with a mass processing option also?
Aditya S
4 Mar, 2014 4:53 PM
Thanks a lot Dora Simon for sharing ur knowledge to all of us. Thx again.

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SAP ERP Manufacturing - Production

Planning (SAP PP): The backflush logic basics

The most important facts:

As a first step, we should check the assignments in the routing:

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We have four possibilities to define whether a material should be backflushed:

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2. material master (MM02->MRP2 tab)

3. work center (CR02 -> Basic data -> Backflush)

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if it is not set: not possible to post goods movements

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Basic example scenario:

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I really hope, that my short demonstration helped you!

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Both will appear in "Goods movement" section in the orden confirmation.

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