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Practical and helpful SAP PP Stuff to assist those supporting the SAP Production Planning Modules.  There are samples certification, interview questions and answers as well as common tcodes used in SAP PP.  If you have any SAP Production Planning and Control question, please feel free to raise it in the SAP PP Forum.

The mySAP PP modules are use mainly in the Manufacturing industry.  This component allow you to create BOM, routing, work center, plan orders, production order and confirmation.  It is tightly integrated with modules such as SAP MM and SAP SD thru the used of MRP which is also part of PP.

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SAP PP Certification Exam
mySAP Certification - Criteria
SAP PP Certification Sample Questions and Answers
SAP PP Self Test Certification Questions

Questions on Production Planning 
SAP PP Questions and Answers
Sample Questions on SAP PP
SAP PP Test Questions (MCQ)
Interview Questions and Anwsers on SAP PP

Transaction Codes in SAP PP
Transaction Code To View All SAP Tables
Commonly Used Tcodes in PP Module Part 1
Commonly Used Tcodes in PP Module Part 2
Commonly Used Tcodes in PP Module Part 3

PP Tables
SAP Production Planning Table
SAP PP Master Data Tables
Table of the Order Production Operation

MRP
Why used Planning tools like APO or I2?
Difference between MRP vs MPS
Factory Calendar
GR processing time in PP and MM
Calculation to determine the delivery date and release date
Purchasing processing Time - OPPQ
Define Safety Stock Availability
Questions on MRP Group and MRP Controller
Planning separately via Storage Loc or Vendor MRP Area
The Common Planning Strategy used
Why Planning file entry still Exists?
Total Planning & Netch, Netpl, Neupl
Processing Keys In TC MD02
Planning Strategy Selection
MRP Monthly lot size
Reservation Not Created During MRP Run
How to Configure Range Of Coverage Profile
Lose of link between sales order and production order
Batch Characteristics while Running MRP
What is Firming Type in the MRP Types
Functions of Production Version
Steps To Do Repetative Manufacturing
What The Use of Reorder Planning

Scheduling
Rescheduling date not take in account the GR Process Time
Schedule Margin Key in Production Scheduling
Work Scheduling View in Material Master
Scheduling Background Jobs for MRP
What is Finite and Infinite Scheduling
What Is Mean By Schedule Lines

Production Order
Production Setup Time
Material Stock in Production Order
Automatic Conversion to Production Orders
Regarding Production Order Confirmation
What is Backflushing?
How Costing takes place in Production Orders
SAP flow for REWORK activity
Serial Number For Component

Standard PP Reports
Checking Costs and Revenues from the Sales Order

Customized PP ABAP Reports
Exact data from the MRP Table
Production Order Quantity Change Daily Checklist
Compare Prod. Confirm against Planned by Work Centre
Customized Work Center List

Reference Books for SAP PP
Production Plannning and Control with SAP

SAP MM / PP Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations: SAP Production Planning Certification

Production Planning with SAP APO-PP/DS

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SAP Training CBT
SAP PP Training

Free PP eBook Download 
Flow of Production Planning

PP Frequently Asked Question
PP Year End To Do List
Production Planning and Control FAQ
List of PP Transport Request and their IMG Path
The Overall Flow For SAP PP
Planning & Production Alternate Plant

BOM
How to link BOM component to storage location?
When is a Material BOM Not Exploded?
Simple BOM & Group BOM
Explode BOM
Where used list for BOM
Controlling data for your Bill of Materials
Allocating BOM to Other Plant 
Mass Change Bill of Materials
Multi-level configuration with variants
What exactly is a Phantom item or Assembly means?
Attachment Of Drawings in BOMs

Goods Movement
Define the default components reservation movement type
Goods Receipt (101) for Process Order
Goods receipt and goods issue through a PI sheet
Steps for Subcontracting
Stock in Transit - liquidation or remove stk which in transit
Restricting GR Unless Production Order Confirmed

Message / System Status
Changing warning msgs to error msg n vice-versa
Production Control System Messages
Production Order System Status
Explain System and User Status In Production Order

Discrete Manufacturing
What is Discrete Manufacturing, REM, Demand Mgt
Discrete Manufacturing - The Made To Order Cycle
Discrete Manufacturing - The Made To Stock Cycle
Discrete Manufacturing - The Step By Step Tcodes

Capacity Planning
Capacity Leveling Profile Setup

Work Center
Guide To Mass Replace Work Center
Set Parameter and Work Center Formula

Planned Order
How to “permanently” delete new planned orders?
Assign Multiple Planned Order to a Purchase Requistion
Planned Order Conversion to Process Orders

Engineering Change Management
A basic Engineering Change Management Setup

Routing
Split In Routing / Diff Between Alternative And Parallel Seq

Archiving Production Order
How To Delete Old Production Orders

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