A plant is an organizational unit where materials are produced or goods and services are provided. In SAP, a plant is represented by a unique four-digit alphanumeric number. A plant is allocated to one company code, and a company can have many plants. In the organizational unit, a plant can be at one of the following locations:
- Corporate headquarters
- Central delivery warehouse
- Manufacturing facility
- Regional sales office
2. How is a plant defined in MM?
You can define a plant in the MM by performing the following steps:
Select IMG -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Logistic–General -> Define, Copy, Delete, Check Plant.
- Click Execute. The Choose Activity dialog box appears.
- Select Define Plant to create a plant. The change view Plants: Overview screen appears.
- Click New Entries. The New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen appears.
- Specify the plant code in the plant field.
- Click the address icon to display the Edit Address field.
- Specify the required values in the fields, such as Title, Name, and Search Term 1/2.
- Click OK. The New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen appears again.
- Click the Save icon to save the newly defined plant.
3. What are the prerequisites for creating a plant?
There are three prerequisites that are required in order to create a plant. They are as follows:
- Company calendar —Comprised of work days, public holidays, and company holidays. Every SAP system is provided with a company calendar that can be modified per the schedule of the company.
- Country key —Helps in defining a plant.
- Region key —Refers to a state or province that is associated
with the country. It is required along with the country key.
4. How many company codes can be assigned to a plant?
You can assign only one company
code to a plant.
5. Can a company code be assigned to many plants?
You can assign many plants to one company code.
6. What is the menu path to assign a plant to a company
code?
You can assign a company code to a plant by navigating
the following menu path: SAP Menu -> Tools -> Customizing -> IMG -> Execute
Project -> Display IMG (SAP
reference IMG) -> Enterprise Structure -> Assignment -> Logistics ->
General -> Assign Company Code to Plant.
7. Define Storage location in SAP.
A storage location is defined by performing the following steps:
- Select Tools -> Customizing -> SAP Reference IMG -> Edit Project.
- Select Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Materials Management -> Maintain Storage.
- Click the clock icon . The Determine Work Area: Entry dialog box appears.
- Specify the value (P001) for the plant in the dialog box.
- Click the check mark icon . The change view Storage Locations: Overview screen appears.
- Click New Entries. The New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen appears.
- Specify the value of the storage location and description fields.
- Click the Save icon to save the storage location.
- Click the Exit icon to create the storage location.
8. How will you define a storage location?
A storage location is defined by performing the following steps:
- Select Tools -> Customizing -> SAP Reference IMG -> Edit Project.
- Select Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Materials Management -> Maintain Storage.
- Click the clock icon . The Determine Work Area: Entry dialog box appears.
- Specify the value (P001) for the plant in the dialog box.
- Click the check mark icon. The change view Storage Locations: Overview screen appears.
- Click New Entries. The New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen appears.
- Specify the value of the storage location and description fields.
- Click the Save icon to save the storage location.
- Click the Exit icon to create the storage location.
9. How is a storage location assigned to a plant?
You can assign a storage location to a plant either by using the transaction code OX09 or by performing the following steps:
- Open the SAP Customizing Implementation guide.
- Select Enterprise Structure > Definition > Materials Management > Maintain Storage Location. The view cluster Maintenance: Initial Screen window appears with the Determine Work Area: Entry dialog box opened.
In the Determine Work Area: Entry dialog box, enter a
plant number and click Continue. The change view Storage Locations: Overview
screen appears where you can assign a storage location to the plant.
10. Can storage locations be created automatically? How can they be created automatically?
Storage locations can be created automatically when an inward goods movement for a material is performed. In order to create storage location automatically, open the SAP Implementation guide and click Materials Management -> Inventory Management and Physical Inventory -> Goods Receipt -> Create Storage Location Automatically.
