SAP Operations
Stories from actually working with SAP day to day, after go-live.
T-codes, production and inventory management, and other hands-on operational know-how.
SAP production order status codes: the order in which a dish comes together
SAP production order status codes like CRTD, REL, CNF, DLV, and TECO, explained through the order in which a dish comes together in the kitchen.
SAP planned order vs. production order: the meal plan and the actual cooking ticket
How does a planned order created by MRP turn into a confirmed production order? The key difference between the two, explained through how a restaurant prepares and finalizes a large group order.
SAP movement types: the stamp every ingredient gets each time it crosses the fridge door
What SAP movement types are, and why codes like 261, 101, and 311 matter in the PP production process — explained through the flow of ingredients in a restaurant kitchen.
SAP MRP: planning materials like a restaurant prepping a big group order
MRP is the core brain of SAP PP. This post explains how it automatically calculates what's needed, how much, and when, through the lens of a restaurant preparing for a large group reservation.
SAP PP master data, understood through four essentials
The four pillars of master data that SAP PP is built on — material master, BOM, routing, and production version — explained at a beginner's level through the lens of running a restaurant menu.
SAP Joule and Clean Core: clean the kitchen before you add the new dish
Using SAP's AI assistant Joule assumes Clean Core, and getting to Clean Core means cleaning up accumulated Z-code first. Notes from SAP NOW AI Tour 2025 Korea on the real order of AI adoption, from a practitioner's view.
SAP CBO: the head chef's secret recipe, also known as Z-code
CBO (Z-code) is what a company builds when standard SAP functionality can't cover its work. Covers what it is, its pros and cons, and the real-world dilemma against standard T-codes.
SAP parameter IDs: saving your everyday defaults in one shot
A step-by-step guide to using SAP parameter IDs to save frequently entered values, like plant or person-responsible codes, as defaults.