Call Production Control Workbench
Application component: S/4HANA Retail & Fashion Management
App type: SAP GUI
Description: The production control workbench is a comprehensive planned and production order management tool. The production control workbench enables you to process master orders that created using the production control workbench or are created in MRP. Master orders include both master planned order and master production order. A master planned order is a group of planned orders. The planned orders are grouped into a master planned order only for variants of the same generic article or for the same single article or for the same material. Similarly, a master production order is a group of production orders. For more information about master planned and production orders, see Master Planned Orders and Master Production Orders. 
Key features: Production control workbench provides the following features:  Creation of master planned and production orders: The header section of the production control workbench displays the details of a master order (master planned or production order). You can also create a new master planned order or master production order, and its individual orders using a reference master planned order or master production order. You must specify a reference master planned order or master production order number that the system should use to create a new master planned order or master production order. Here, details such as the product, location, receipt and requirement quantity, start date, availability date, source of supply, stock segment and characteristics information are automatically copied from the individual reference planned or production order. Flexible assignment of orders to the master: You can group together planned or production orders of the same generic article or same single article. Assigned and unassigned orders are displayed in different sections. You can assign an order to a master order using the  button. You can unassign an order from a master order using the  button.Optionally, you can use the BAdI Production Control Workbench to check the creation, assignment and unassignment of orders from master order in Customizing under Logistics - General   Fashion Management   Production Planning and Control  Business Add-Ins (BAdIs)  BAdI: Production Control Workbench. Mass processing of master orders: You can change and process master planned and production orders simultaneously. For more information, see Mass Processing of Master OrdersProcess master orders: Production control workbench supports the processing of master planned and production orders. For more information, see Master Planned Orders; Master Production OrdersAggregated overview of components and operations: You can check the total component list in an aggregated view. Additionally, the production control workbench displays common operations of production orders in a condensed way.Overview of subcontracting orders: You can create subcontracting master planned orders in production control workbench, and process subcontracting purchase requisitions and subcontracting purchase orders. Availability of provided parts is displayed; you can directly trigger delivery of missing parts to the subcontracting vendor. To change a subcontracting purchasing document, you can simply select it and the corresponding purchasing transaction is triggered.Creation of combined master planned and combined master production orders: The header section of the production control workbench displays the details of a combined order (combined master planned or combined master production order).Goods Issue, Confirmation, and Goods Receipt for Combined Master Production Orders: Once you open or create a combined master production order, you can perform the goods issue, confirmation, or goods receipt action for your order from within the PCW environment, depending on your business scenario. You can now enter shift information when confirming production orders in the production control workbench. You can choose the Detailed Confirmation button to enter the shift information.Creation of Master Production Orders for Collective Orders: With collective orders, you can plan and execute production over several manufacturing levels. The header section of the master production order displays the details of the header article. If you enter an article that is marked to be relevant to a collective order, the Collective Order checkbox is selected. The system identifies these orders and creates master production orders and their respective child orders, which you can view and manage from the production control workbench.Print order information: You can use the Print Shop Floor Papers button at the top right of the application tool bar to print information about the selected master production order. Printing is not available for combined master production orders. However, you can use the Subsequent Processing screen to view individual master production orders within a combined order, and select a specific master production order that you want to print.Mass processing of master and combined orders: You can make changes and perform certain business actions on several master and combined orders at the same time.Display of closed production orders: You can select the Show closed orders checkbox on the selection screen and execute the report to see a list of closed production (master production or combined master production) orders in the production control workbench.Aggregated overview of components and operations: You can check the total component list in an aggregated view for master production orders.When you select a master production order from the PCW tree, you can use the Component Overview button to see the components assigned to it. The components are displayed as a list with details such as the description, requirement quantity, and so on corresponding to each of them. You can expand the component node to see the orders within which it is contained. When you select a production (master production or combined master production) order from the PCW tree, the Operation Overview tab displays all operations pertinent to that order, with information such as the description, work center, and so on corresponding to each of them. You can expand each operation to view the orders which are associated with it. Storage location allocation for non-batch managed articles: You can select a master production order from the PCW tree, and use the Component Overview button to get a list of all components within it. You can select any component and use the Stock Assignment button to view a list of orders and storage location stocks associated with that component. You can use this screen to view or manage storage location stock allocation. To assign storage location stocks or cancel an assignment, use the Assign and Cancel assignment buttons at the top of the screen. Note Storage location stocks will be visible only if you have defined a batch search strategy for the selected component using the COB1 transaction, and if there is a storage location assigned to the component. Fixed Batch Allocation for batch-managed articles: You can select a master production order from the PCW tree, and use the Component Overview button to get a list of all components within it. You can select any component and use the Stock Assignment button to view a list of orders and batches associated with that component. You can use this screen to view or manage batch allocation. To assign batches or cancel the assignment of a batch, use the Assign and Cancel assignment buttons at the top of the screen. Note that batches will be visible only if you have defined a batch search strategy for the selected component using the COB1 transaction, and if there is a storage location assigned to the component.Integration to feasibility analysis for master planned orders and combined master planned orders: You can select a planned order and use the Feasibility Analysis button to view the selection screen for feasibility analysis.Subsequent processing for combined orders: You can use the Subsequent Processing button to see the Mass Processing screen.Warehouse Management Staging: You can use the WM Staging button to generate a transfer request for components that are relevant to staging.  Navigation to Planned and Production Orders: You can navigate to the change mode of planned order and production order from the production control workbench. Select a planned order or production order and choose the  button to navigate to the change mode.  Switch between display and change modes: In change mode, the selected objects are locked for changes in Production Control Workbench.The Production Control Workbench will be in display mode by default, if the user parameter FSH_PCW_DISPLAY value is set to ‘X'; otherwise, if the value is set to space (‘ ‘), the transaction FSH_PCW will be in change mode by default.  
Business roles: Production Supervisor - Discrete Manufacturing (Retail)
Production Supervisor - Discrete Manufacturing (Retail) : 
Manages and optimizes fashion specific manufacturing processes.