Hierarchy
EA-IPPE (Software Component) SAP iPPE⤷
AP-PPE (Application Component) Integrated Product and Process Engineering⤷
CPPEACT (Package) ACT-Specific iPPE Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | PPE_MODECOUPLE |
| Short Description | Type of Mode Linkage |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | PPE_MODECOUPLE | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | MODECOUPLETYPE | |
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Linkage Ty |
| Medium | 20 | Type of Mode Linkage |
| Long | 25 | Type of Mode Linkage |
| Heading | 25 | Type of Mode Linkage |
Documentation
Definition
This indicator specifies whether and how modes from two activities, for which you have maintained a predecessor/successor relationship, are to be linked together.
The mode linkage represents a connection between two modes, which must be observed during planning and optimizing in APO. This means that the linked modes must take place one after the other and cannot be interrupted by a mode from a third activity.
Use
You can link modes in the following ways:
- Mode linkage because of identical resources
In this case, modes from two successive activities will be linked if you have entered the same production resource as the primary resource.
Example:
Activity 1 (Mode 1 with production resource 4711)
Activity 2 (Mode 5 with production resource 4711)
The two modes will be linked together if you have specified that the modes of the activities are to be linked because they have identical resources.
- Mode linkage because of identical mode numbers
In this case, the modes will be linked together if they have the same number. Both activities must also have the same number of modes.
Example:
Activity 1 (Mode 1 with production resource 4711)
Activity 2 (Mode 1 with production resource 4722)
The two modes will be linked together if you have specified that the modes of the activities are to be linked because they have identical mode numbers.
- No mode linkage
If you do not wish to link modes together, enter No mode linkage.
Dependencies
You must specify the type of mode linkage only if the process structure is to be used for shop floor production.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20040316 |
| SAP Release Created in | 46C2 |
