Is it Necessary to create production version if using master recipe

Question

our industry Process industry
we are using Master recipe for Production
is it necessary to create production version

Answer 1

Hi Krishna,
Production version is essential to mantain if you have a PP-PI industry scenario.
However, if you have not mantained it, you can still create a process order. Process order first searches for the production version (automatically/ manually) depending on the configuration settings.
If you have not mantained it, system would throw a SAP standard information message, "Material XXXXX: Production Version not mantained".
If system is not able to select valid master recipe / version.  it would look for default values for operation in the master recipe settings and would try to create a operation.
Please see the following link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/ee/641c181bed11d29bfe080009b31c68/content.htm
Method for Selecting Alternative Bills of Material
Indicator determining the selection of the alternative BOM when requirements are exploded in material requirements planning.
Use
With Selection by order quantity, the system chooses the alternative BOM into whose lot size range the order quantity falls. The lot size range and area of validity of the BOM apply.
With Selection by explosion date, the system chooses the alternative BOM into whose area of validity the date falls according to the setting BOM via dates.
With Selection by production version, the system chooses the alternative BOM defined in the valid production version. The lot size range and area of validity of the production version apply.
With Selection only by production version, the system chooses the alternative BOM defined in the valid production version. The lot size range and area of validity of the production version apply.
If no production version is found, no production orders or process orders can be created.
BR
Rahul