What is progress confirmation in SAP PP - Production Planning and Control?

SAP Term: progress confirmation

• Component: PP

• Component Name: Production Planning and Control

• Description: A type of confirmation with which the confirmation of one operation causes preceding operations or sub-operations to be automatically confirmed. As opposed to milestone confirmations, no settings must be made in the control key for operations that are confirmed with a progress confirmation. Each confirmable operation can be selected. Progress confirmation requires you to enter the total quantity, such as yield, scrap, and rework, and not the quantity produced since the last confirmation. In this way, progress confirmation differs from other types of confirmation.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Progress confirmation is a feature in SAP Production Planning and Control (PP) that allows users to confirm the progress of production orders. This feature allows users to track the progress of production orders and compare it to the planned progress. It also allows users to enter actual values for the production order, such as quantity produced, scrap, and downtime. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Progress confirmation can be used in SAP PP by navigating to the Production Control menu and selecting Progress Confirmation. This will open a window where users can enter the production order number and confirm the progress of the order. Users can also enter actual values for the production order, such as quantity produced, scrap, and downtime. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using progress confirmation in SAP PP, it is important to ensure that all actual values are entered accurately. This will ensure that the progress of the production order is accurately tracked and compared to the planned progress. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all data entered is up-to-date and accurate. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Progress confirmation is closely related to other features in SAP PP such as capacity planning and material requirements planning (MRP). Capacity planning allows users to plan for future production orders by taking into account current capacity levels. MRP allows users to plan for material requirements for future production orders. Both of these features are closely related to progress confirmation as they all help users plan for future production orders.