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Backflush and its priority in use

December 30, 2013 | 1,228 Views |

Krishnendu Das
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MAN Production Planning (PP)

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In several cases we use back ush. Back ush ensures automatic goods issue and we don’t have
to do manual issue of goods in production/process

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order. The setting of back ush are in di erent levels in SAP. First setting is there in material
master.

In material master there are two options.

First option is always the material will be issued automatically. Second option is issue will be
decided by the work center.

Now work center will also have setting on back ush.

Now let us consider the material master setting is “Work center decides whether to back ush”
and in work center the box for back ush is

checked, then the material which will be used/consumed in this work center will be back ushed.

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If the back ush in work center is not checked and material master setting is “Work center
decides whether to back ush”, then also back ush will

not work as work center is not still activated for back ush.

The third place where the back ush is maintained is in routing. At the time of component
allocation the back ush option is visable.

In this case if the back ush is checked then this component will be back ush automatically. So
if material master is not set as back ush as well

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work center is not set also, from the setting of routing it is possible to set the back ush. Hence
the material will be issued automatically for this

routing only(once executing the production/process order). Issue will not happen for the
component everywhere.

Fourth place where we can use the back ush is in production/process order. In order, go to
material tab.

Inside that, check box for back using is there. Hence if this box is selected, the the component
will be issued automatically.

The setting of back ush are there to serve di erent purpose in di erent levels/stages. One can
use it for desired purpose and application.

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Former Member

February 20, 2014 at 6:49 am

dear Das, really nice information about the backflush…….. Amol Datir

Krishnendu Das Post author

February 20, 2014 at 6:57 am

Thanks Amol.

Regards,

Krishnendu.

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Trivedi Parsa

June 23, 2014 at 10:43 am

This text is very useful. Please add this comment at the end to make it crisp and clear.

“So the various levels at which we can enable the backflush are

Material master -> Work Center -> Routing -> Production Order. “

Former Member

February 10, 2016 at 6:51 am

thank you Krishnendu.

Former Member

July 27, 2016 at 4:13 am

Hai krishnendu das,

Very nice document its very usful

Regards,

Leo

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Former Member

July 27, 2016 at 4:31 am

Hi Krishnendu Das,

Very Nice document

Regards,

@KRK@.

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