Batch Specifications - An Example

Our example of Resin production illustrates how batch specifications are determined.

You define these specifications as characteristics of a class and assign them to a class. You then

assign this class to a material master record. When you maintain the material master record, you

can thus specify the target values of the specifications.

In the classification system, you first set up a class for this material called Resin. Under the

characteristics, you set up:

Refraction index Value: 1,55 - 1,58

Viscosity Value: 41 - 50

and so on.

The values for each characteristic can cover an interval. When the batch is produced, the

specifications are checked in the laboratory and concrete values for each batch are determined.

If these values lie within the specified range, the batch is acceptable.

Batch specifications can be assigned when goods movements are posted. The specifications of

material 8172_3 can be proposed by the system. Material 8712_3 and the manufactured batches

for material 8712_3 belong to the same class. A relationship between the two objects is thus

established.

The validity of the specifications you enter is immediately checked. This is possible in the system

as the material and the batches belong to the same class.

In our example, the actual values attained for the specifications for batch B03031995 are as

follows:

In this example, a color value between 3.1 and 6.0 was expected for our material 8712_3. A color

value of 3.5 was measured for our batch B03031995.