What is event category in SAP PP-PI - Production Planning for Process Industries?

SAP Term: event category

• Component: PP-PI

• Component Name: Production Planning for Process Industries

• Description: A filter criterion that limits the scope of events to be reported from an OPC Alarms/Events server. The event category is a further subdivision of the event types. Examples of event categories are device errors or system messages.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Event categories are used in the Production Planning for Process Industries (PP-PI) component of SAP to classify events that occur during production. Event categories are used to group similar events together and provide a way to analyze and report on production data. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Event categories can be used to group events into categories such as “Start of Production”, “End of Production”, “Material Change”, etc. This allows users to quickly identify and analyze production data related to specific events. Event categories can also be used to create reports that provide insight into production performance. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating event categories, it is important to consider how they will be used in reports and analysis. Event categories should be created in a way that makes it easy to identify and analyze the data associated with them. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on event categories in SAP PP-PI, please refer to the SAP Help Portal.