What is process instruction characteristic in SAP PP-PI - Production Planning for Process Industries?

SAP Term: process instruction characteristic

• Component: PP-PI

• Component Name: Production Planning for Process Industries

• Description: A characteristic of a characteristics group released for use in process instructions. Process instruction characteristics are assigned to process instructions directly or through the instruction category. Together with the corresponding characteristic values, they determine: The information transferred or requested in a process instruction, for example, the status of a control recipe How the requested data is processed, for example, the message category to use to report the data

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• Key Concepts: 
  Process instruction characteristic is a feature of the Production Planning for Process Industries (PP-PI) component of SAP. It is used to define the characteristics of a process instruction, such as the type of instruction, the duration, and the resources required. It also allows for the creation of process instructions that are specific to a particular production order. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Process instruction characteristics can be created in the PP-PI component of SAP. To do this, go to the “Process Instruction Characteristics” tab in the PP-PI menu. Here, you can create new process instruction characteristics or edit existing ones. You can also assign process instructions to production orders. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating process instruction characteristics, it is important to ensure that they are specific to the production order they are assigned to. This will help ensure that the instructions are accurate and up-to-date. Additionally, it is important to keep track of any changes made to process instruction characteristics, as this can affect the accuracy of production orders. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on process instruction characteristics in SAP PP-PI, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_PP_PI/731/en-US