Process flow to Configure a Plant in SAP

Definition
Create SD MM LE
Define Valuation Level Define Sales Maintain Storage Maintain Shipping Point
(company code level / Organization Location
plant level)
Define Distribution Maintain Purchase Maintain Loading Point
Define Plant Channel Organization

Define Division Maintain Sales Group Create Purchase Groups

Assignment
Assign SD MM LE
Assign Sales Assign Purchasing Assign Plant to
Organization to Organization to Company Code
Company Code Company Code

Assign Distribution Assign Purchasing Assign Business Area to

Channel to Sales Organization to Plant Plant / Valuation Area
Organization and Division

Assign Division Channel Assign Standard Assign Shipping Point

to Sales Organization Purchasing to Plant
Organization to Plant
(Optional)

Set up Sales Area

Assign Sales Office to

Sales Area

Assign Sales Office to

Sales Group

Assign sales
organization –
distribution channel –
plant.

Define Valuation :
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Define Valuation Level
T Code: OX14
Define Plant:
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Define, copy, delete, check plant
T code: OX10

fig: Plant Creation

Mandatory Fields: Address, country, language.

Plant impact on: Material Valuation, Inventory Management, MRP, Production, Costing, Plant
Maintenance
Define Division:
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Define, copy, delete, check
Division

Sales and Distribution

Define Sales Organization

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Define, copy, delete,
check Sales Organization

Define Distribution Channel

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel
⇒ Define, copy, delete, check Distribution Channel
New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to create a new Distribution Channel. Maintain the required
details and save.

Maintain Sales Group

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel
⇒ Maintain Sales Group
Enter the Sales Group and it’s description

Material Management

Maintain Storage Location

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Material Management ⇒
Maintain Storage Location
Enter the newly created Plant for which Storage Location has to be created
Select “New Entries”

Enter the required Storage Locations

In order to enter the address of the Storage Location, Select the Storage Location and click on “Addresses
of Storage Locations”.

Enter a new Sequential Number and press enter

Enter the required details for the address and save. Similarly, addresses of other storage location can be
entered.

Maintain Purchase Organization

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Material Management ⇒ Maintain Purchase
Organization

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to create a new Purchase Organization
Create Purchase Groups

Path: SPRO ⇒ Material Management ⇒ Purchasing ⇒ Create Purchasing Group

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to create a new Purchasing Group

Enter the required details and save.

Logistics Execution

Define shipping point

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Logistics Execution ⇒ Define, copy, delete, check
Shipping Point

Enter the address and save

Maintain Loading Point

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Definition ⇒ Logistics Execution ⇒ Maintain Loading Point

Enter the Shipping Point created in the previous step to proceed.

Mention the required details and save

Assignment

Logistics General
Assign Plant to Company Code
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Assign Plant to Company Code

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to assign the Plant to Company Code.

Enter the required Company code and the plant.

Assign Business Area to Plant / Valuation Area and Division

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Assign Business Area to Plant /
Valuation Area and Division
New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to perform the assignment.

Sales and Distribution

Assign Sales Organization to Company Code

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Assign Sales
Organization to Company Code

Assign Distribution Channel to Sales Organization

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Assign
Distribution Channel to Sales Organization

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to perform the assignment.

Assign Division Channel to Sales Organization

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Assign Division to
Sales Organization

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to perform the assignment

Set up Sales Area

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Set up Sales Area

New Entries” or “Copy Function” can be used to perform the assignment. Enter the required sales
organization, distribution channel and division and Save.

Assign sales organization – distribution channel – plant

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Sales and Distribution Channel ⇒ Assign sales
organization – distribution channel – plant

Materials Management
Assign Purchasing Organization to Company Code
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Assign Purchasing Organization
to Company Code

Assign Purchasing Organization to Plant

Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Logistics general ⇒ Assign Purchasing Organization
to Plant

Logistics Execution
Assign Shipping Point to Plant
Path: SPRO ⇒ Enterprise Structure ⇒ Assignment ⇒ Logistics Execution ⇒
Assign Shipping Point to Plant
Select the required Plant and click on “Assign”
Shipping Point is now assigned to the Plant