{"id":1605,"date":"2017-07-08T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T15:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2018-01-19T10:59:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T09:59:28","slug":"sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/en\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP Define an MRP Controller (Material Requirements Planning)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>MRP<\/strong> Controller in <strong><em>SAP<\/em><\/strong>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Material requirements planning\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Material_requirements_planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener\">Material Requirements Planning<\/a> Controller, is a mandatory field in <em>Material Master<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It represents the person, or group, that will be responsible of controlling the material workflow scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>In order to define a new <em>MRP Controller<\/em>, go to the <strong>SPRO<\/strong> customizing transaction, under <em>Production<\/em> &gt; <em>Material Requirements Planning<\/em> &gt; <em>Master Data<\/em> &gt; <em>Define MRP Controllers<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1614\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-definition-in-spro.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1614 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-definition-in-spro-300x265.png\" alt=\"SAP Define an MRP Controller (Material Requirements Planning) : MRP Controller definition in SPRO\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-definition-in-spro-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-definition-in-spro.png 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MRP Controller definition in SPRO<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p>There, the available entries will be displayed, or clicking on the <strong>New Entries<\/strong> button will allow the creation of a new one<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-create-a-new-mrp-controller.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1615 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-create-a-new-mrp-controller-300x75.png\" alt=\"SAP Define an MRP Controller (Material Requirements Planning) : Create a new MRP Controller\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-create-a-new-mrp-controller-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-create-a-new-mrp-controller.png 674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create a new MRP Controller<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p>Enter all the mandatory details : Plant, code, description, business area, profit center, recipient type and recipient<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-creation-screen.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1611 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-creation-screen-300x242.png\" alt=\"SAP Define an MRP Controller (Material Requirements Planning) : MRP Controller creation screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-creation-screen-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-mrp-controller-creation-screen.png 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MRP Controller creation screen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p>When saving, give a <em>Customizing request<\/em> number<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1612\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-customization-request-box.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1612 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-customization-request-box-300x99.png\" alt=\"SAP Define an MRP Controller (Material Requirements Planning) : Customization request box\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-customization-request-box-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sap-define-an-mrp-controller-material-requirements-planning-customization-request-box.png 497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customization request box<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\n<p>And voil\u00e0 ! 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