Batch Management
S A P PP
Agenda: Batch Management
Batch Management Overview
Batch Management Activation
Levels of Uniqueness of Batch
Batch Creation in SAP PP
Automatic Creation of Batches in PP
Assignment of Batch Number
Batch Master Record
Batch Classification
SLED - Shelf Life Expiry Date
Batch Management - Overview
Batch
• Subset of the total quantity of a material held in stock. This
subset is managed separately from other subsets of the
same material.
• Quantity of a material produced during a given production
run. A batch represents a non-reproducible, homogeneous
unit with unique specifications.
Batch Management - Overview
 Batch is a partial quantity of a material, which is managed
separately from other partial quantities of the same material.
Batch is like a production lot.
 The main characteristics of a batch are homogeneity and nonreproducibility.
 Batch Management is used in all areas of logistics
 Need for batch management
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Legal requirements
Defect tracing, callback activities, and regression requirement
The need for differentiated quantity-and value-based inventory management
Production or procedural requirements
Batch Management - Overview
Batch Management Activation
Levels of Uniqueness of Batch
Batch Creation
Creating batches in Production/Process Orders
Batch Numbering
Batch Master Record
Classification
 Classification can be used to describe or group objects together
that have some likeness, but also differences.
 A characteristic describes specifications of an object, such as
length, width, weight, color.
 A class can contain one or more characteristics.
 A class type describes a group of objects that have common or
similar specifications.
 When creating a class, a user must specify a class type.
 Class types control how the classification can be used for various
objects.
 023 is used for Batch management classification.
Batch Classification
Batch Classification Master Data
Materials and Batches
Characteristic types in Batch classification
Shelf Life Expiration Date - SLED
 Batches for materials that may no longer be used or sold after a
certain time period are normally assigned an expiration date or a
shelf life expiration date.
 Normally used in industries like
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Food
Pharmaceutical
Chemicals
Retail
 The SLED is set automatically during goods receipt if you maintain
the total shelf life in days in the material master.
 In the Total shelf life field in the material master Storage view,
enter the total number of days by which a material must be used,
calculated from the day of production.
Shelf Life Expiration Date - SLED
Calculation of SLED
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