Classifying Production Resources/Tools 

This procedure describes how you classify a production resource/tool(PRT) with a PRT master record (miscellaneous).

For information about how to classify the other PRT categories, see -

  • for materials - LO - Managing material Master Data
  • for equipment - PM - Structuring Technical Systems
  • for documents - CA - Document Management Guide

Prerequisites

The class that you want to assign the PRT to, must have been created with the class type 009 Production resource/tool in the classification system, see CA - Classification System.

Procedure

  1. On the R/3 main menu choose Logistics → Production → Master data → Prod.resources/tools and then Prod.resources/tools → PRT master (misc.) → Change.
  2. Enter the PRT and choose Enter.
  3. On the Basic Data screen choose Goto → Classification.
  4. Enter the class that you want to assign the PRT to. This class must belong to the 009 Production resource/tool class type
  5. Choose Edit → Values.

A list of class characteristics for the PRT class appears.

  1. Enter characteristic values that are valid for the PRT.
  2. Save the PRT.

Result

The production resource/tool is assigned to a class. You can now find the PRT by searching for its characteristics or characteristic values.