What is recursion in SAP PP - Production Planning and Control?

SAP Term: recursion

• Component: PP

• Component Name: Production Planning and Control

• Description: A repeated explosion of an object in an explosion path. If a BOM for an object number contains a component that has the same object number, the BOM is recursive.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Recursion is a programming technique in which a function calls itself repeatedly until a certain condition is met. In SAP Production Planning and Control (PP), recursion is used to create a hierarchical structure of production orders, which can be used to plan and control the production process. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP PP, recursion is used to create a hierarchical structure of production orders. This structure can be used to plan and control the production process. The hierarchical structure consists of parent orders, which are the top-level orders, and child orders, which are the lower-level orders. The parent order contains information about the overall production process, while the child orders contain information about the individual steps in the process. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using recursion in SAP PP, it is important to ensure that the hierarchical structure is properly maintained. This means that each parent order should have at least one child order, and each child order should have at least one parent order. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all of the necessary information is included in each order. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Recursion is also used in other areas of SAP, such as in ABAP programming and in SAP HANA. Additionally, there are several other techniques that can be used to plan and control production processes in SAP PP, such as material requirements planning (MRP) and capacity requirements planning (CRP).