Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM⤷
CRM-MD-PRO (Application Component) Products⤷
CS (Package) R/3 Application development: PP Bills of Material
Basic Data
| Data Element | CS_NFGRP |
| Short Description | Follow-Up Group |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | CHAR2 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | NEXT_GRP | |
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Fol. Group |
| Medium | 15 | Follow-Up Group |
| Long | 20 | Follow-Up Group |
| Heading | 5 | FolGp |
Documentation
Definition
This is a freely-definable character string which is assigned to linked follow-up items in a bill of material. The follow-up group shows which follow-up item(s) are to replace the item to be discontinued.
Use
You can control the discontinuation in the following way:
- Simple discontinuation
- Settings in the material master record (MRP 4 view):
- The discontinuation indicator value 1 is set In the material master record of the material to be discontinued.
- Settings in the BOM:
- The value of the follow-up group of the item to be introduced and the discontinuation group of the item to be discontinued must be the same.
- Dependent parallel discontinuation
One group of materials is replaced by another group of materials. When an item (main item) is discontinued, another item (dependent item) is also discontinued.
- Settings in the material master record (materials planning):
Material of the main item to be discontinued: discontinuation indicator value 1
Material of the dependent item: value 3 - Settings in the BOM:
The main item and the dependent parallel item to be discontinued are identified by the same discontinuation group.
The value of the follow-up group of the item to be introduced and the discontinuation group of the item to be discontinued must be the same.
Procedure
You can only maintain an item as a follow-up item when you enter it for the first time. The field value cannot be changed after you have entered and saved the item.
Dependencies
The follow-up item(s) that are to replace the item to be discontinued must have the same value in the Discontinuation group field as the item to be discontinued has in the Follow-up group field (see the example below).
The follow-up item defined in the BOM overrides any follow-up material defined in the material master record.
You can only maintain the follow-up group for one item if:
- the component is planned to a schedule (for example, a warehouse item)
- the base unit of measure of the materials is identical
Examples
- Example of a simple discontinuationf
Item 0010 to be discontinued (material M-1) is replaced by item 0010 to be introduced (material M-2).
Discontinuation indicator in the material master record M-1: value 1
Item Material Discontinuation group Follow-up group
0010 M-1 A1 -
0010 M-2 - A1
- Example of a parallel discontinuation
the items 0010 (material M-1) and 0011 (material M-2) are replaced by the items 0010 (material M-3) and 0011 (material M-4) to be ntroduced.
Discontinuation indicator in the material master record:
- M-1: Value 1 (main discontinued item)
- M-2: Value 3 (dependent discontinued item)
Item Material Discontinuation group Follow-up group
0010 M-1 A1 -
0011 M-2 A1 -
0010 M-3 - A1
0011 M-4 - A1
Abbreviations:
Item. Item
Mat. Material
DisconGrp Discontinuation group
FollGrp. Follow-up group
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19991102 |
| SAP Release Created in |
