SAP PP - PI-PCS Interface: Linking of Process Control

PP - PI-PCS Interface: Linking of Process Control is an article provided by SAP AG. This SAP PP article is intended for SAP System Administrators, Production Planning (PP) developer and SAP technology Consultants.
This SAP Production Planning and Control (PP) article explains you about SAP R/3's PI PCS interface to link PP-PI with fully automated, partially automated and manually operated lines. With the help of this SAP PP article you will learn PI-PCS interface used to transfer information relevant to production, download of control recipes to lower level control system, upload of process related data and download general data on characteristics, etc. Moreover you will learn control recipes, process messages, process message categories and more.
Following are the few topics covered in this SAP PP PI-PCS Interface guide.
  • PP - PI-PCS Interface: Linking of Process Control Systems
  • Process Messages and Process Message Categories
  • Predefined Process Message Categories
  • Explanation of the Process Message Characteristics
  • Control Recipes
  • Process Instructions and Process Instruction Categories
  • Technical Communication
  • Download of Control Recipes from R/3 PP-PI to Control System
  • Download of Specific Control Recipes Using BAPIs
  • Download of Control Recipes Using RFC Function Modules
  • Download of General Characteristic Data
  • Download of Characteristic Data Using BAPIs
  • Download of Characteristic Data Using RFC Function Modules
  • Upload of Process Messages from the Control System to R/3 PP-PI
  • Upload of Process Messages Using BAPIs
  • Upload of Process Messages Using RFC Function Modules
  • Download of Process Messages from R/3 PP-PI to the Control System
  • Appendix: PI-PCS Sample Recipe
  • Notes on the Sample Recipe
  • Process Instructions - General Part
  • Process Instructions - Phase-Related
  • Interface Tables of the Control Recipe
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