Implementing SAP Manufacturing Execution

... Foreword ... 15



... Preface ... 17



... Introduction to SAP ME ... 21



PART I ... Administration and Configuration ... 29



1 ... Configuring and Monitoring SAPMEINT ... 31



1.1 ... Configuring SAP MII for SAP ME ... 31

1.2 ... Monitoring ... 61

1.3 ... Summary ... 65



2 ... Configuring SAP ME ... 67



2.1 ... Site and User Configurations ... 67

2.2 ... System Configuration Management ... 79

2.3 ... Process Configuration Management ... 93

2.4 ... Summary ... 98



3 ... Master Data Management ... 99



3.1 ... Managing Master Data ... 99

3.2 ... Data Enhancement in SAP ME ... 126

3.3 ... Summary ... 133



PART II ... Features and Functionality ... 135



4 ... Routing Design ... 137



4.1 ... Operation Maintenance ... 137

4.2 ... Designing Routings ... 143

4.3 ... Enhancing Routings ... 158

4.4 ... Maintaining the Control Key ... 164

4.5 ... Synchronizing Routings from SAP ME to SAP ERP ... 165

4.6 ... Routing Flow Control with Custom Scripting ... 168

4.7 ... Summary ... 169



5 ... Shop Order Management ... 171



5.1 ... Shop Order in SAP ME ... 171

5.2 ... Creating Shop Orders from SAP ERP Orders ... 179

5.3 ... Releasing Shop Orders ... 181

5.4 ... Reports for Shop Order ... 183

5.5 ... Summary ... 186



6 ... Shop Floor Control Management ... 187



6.1 ... Overview of SFCs and Generating SFCs on Order Release ... 187

6.2 ... Performing SFC Activities ... 195

6.3 ... Reporting on SFC Activities ... 204

6.4 ... Summary ... 210



7 ... Data Collection ... 211



7.1 ... Maintaining Data Collection ... 211

7.2 ... Assigning Data Collection Groups to Process Objects ... 220

7.3 ... Data Collection Activities ... 222

7.4 ... Data Collection Scenario in Assembly Manufacturing ... 227

7.5 ... Summary ... 232



8 ... Nonconformance and Quality Control ... 233



8.1 ... Maintaining NC Codes ... 234

8.2 ... Maintaining NC Groups ... 240

8.3 ... Maintaining Disposition Groups ... 243

8.4 ... Maintaining NC Clients ... 244

8.5 ... Maintaining a Sample Plan ... 248

8.6 ... Quality Inspection Process ... 253

8.7 ... Quality Reports ... 260

8.8 ... SPC Analysis and Reporting ... 264

8.9 ... Summary ... 273



9 ... Product Genealogy and Tracking ... 275



9.1 ... Setting Up Discrete and Time-Based Genealogy Processes ... 276

9.2 ... Managing Floor Stock ... 280

9.3 ... Storage Location Maintenance ... 287

9.4 ... Slot Configuration Maintenance ... 288

9.5 ... Resource Slot Configuration Setup ... 290

9.6 ... Resource Setup ... 293

9.7 ... As-Built Configuration ... 294

9.8 ... Genealogy Reports ... 300

9.9 ... Summary ... 305



10 ... Production Operator Dashboards ... 307



10.1 ... Types of Available POD ... 308

10.2 ... List Maintenance ... 317

10.3 ... Designing PODs ... 318

10.4 ... Assigning PODs to User Groups ... 330

10.5 ... Executing SFCs in the POD ... 333

10.6 ... Production Reports ... 340

10.7 ... WIP Reports ... 343

10.8 ... Summary ... 346



11 ... Message Board Service ... 347



11.1 ... Message Board Features ... 348

11.2 ... Message Type Maintenance ... 351

11.3 ... Maintaining Process Workflow ... 353

11.4 ... Use of Different Message Types ... 357

11.5 ... Creating Message ... 359

11.6 ... Real-Time Message Display ... 362

11.7 ... Summary ... 364



12 ... Labor Tracking ... 365



12.1 ... Maintaining Production Shifts and Calendar ... 366

12.2 ... Maintaining Cost Centers ... 368

12.3 ... Maintaining Labor Charge Codes ... 369

12.4 ... Maintaining Labor Rules ... 370

12.5 ... Maintaining User Shifts ... 374

12.6 ... Labor Clock In/Clock Out ... 376

12.7 ... Supervisor Clock In/Out ... 380

12.8 ... Supervisor Time Edit and Approval ... 380

12.9 ... Summary ... 382



13 ... Packing Service ... 383



13.1 ... Container Maintenance ... 383

13.2 ... Pack and Unpack Activity ... 387

13.3 ... Packing Report ... 392

13.4 ... Maintaining Activity Rules for Container Maintenance ... 392

13.5 ... Summary ... 394



PART III ... Advanced Enhancement ... 395



14 ... Custom Enhancements Using Public API Web Services ... 397



14.1 ... Finding Required Public API Services ... 397

14.2 ... Configuring and Accessing Public API Web Services ... 398

14.3 ... Executing PAPI Services from SAP MII Action Blocks ... 403

14.4 ... Examples of Enhancements Using PAPI Services ... 404

14.5 ... OData Services for SAP ME ... 408

14.6 ... Summary ... 409



15 ... Shop Floor Systems Integration Using SAP MII and Plant Connectivity ... 411



15.1 ... End-to-End Integration Scenarios Using SAP PCo, SAP MII, and SAP ME ... 413

15.2 ... Maintaining Equipment Status through SAP PCo Notification Agent ... 413

15.3 ... Automating Data Collection in SAP ME ... 419

15.4 ... Summary ... 421



16 ... Advanced Reporting in SAP ME ... 423



16.1 ... Reporting Databases and Options in SAP ME ... 423

16.2 ... Executive Dashboards in SAP ME ... 424

16.3 ... SAP ME Standard Reports in SAP MII ... 427

16.4 ... Developing Custom Reports in MII ... 427

16.5 ... Summary ... 429



17 ... Enhancing SAP ME with SDKs ... 431



17.1 ... Overview of SAP ME SDK ... 432

17.2 ... Development Environment for SAP ME SDK ... 433

17.3 ... Enhancement Options Using SAP ME SDK ... 442

17.4 ... SDK APIs and Libraries ... 462

17.5 ... Summary ... 463



... Conclusion ... 465



... The Authors ... 471



... Index ... 473