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Fabrication Work Order (PM65)

A type of work order used for fabrication of components managed in inventory.

Factory calendar

A computer system definition of the workdays in a given year. The calendar takes into account weekends, public and religious holidays, etc.

Factory calendar ID

Code that identifies the plant factory calendar.

FactoryCal

A computer system definition of the workdays in a given year. The calendar takes into account weekends, public and religious holidays, etc.

Failure Mode

Code that identifies the operational status of the equipment in terms of safety, work stoppage, reject generation etc.

FIash point

The lowest temperature at which steam can accumulate under specified conditions in sufficient quantity to form an inflammable steam/air mixture through external ignition.

Field

Defined area of an SAP screen where you can enter or review a specific piece of information.

Field group

Grouping of several fields that belong as a unit within an Info set. An info set contains key figures that bear some logical relation to each other. For example, they relate to a specific function or are required by the same user.

Field name

Name of a field in a table (transparent table, pool table, cluster table, table pool, table cluster).

Financial management area

The organizational unit within a company where budgets and financial resources are planned. Financial management areas can be assigned to one or more company codes. When investment accounting is being used, the controlling areas involved must be assigned to a financial management area.

Financial Statement Item

The main posting unit in consolidation. Represents accounts in the consolidatesd financial statement.

Finish

End date.

Finish date

Date when the notification was finished, malfunction was corrected, or maintenance work was completed.

Finite Scheduling Resource

Specifies that the existing capacity load on the resource is taken into account during scheduling.

First name

First name of the person.

First run on

First posting date for recurring entry. Date on which the entry should first be run.

Fiscal year

The fiscal period for which this transaction is relevant. In most cases, the fiscal year corresponds to the calendar year.

Fiscal year variant

Variant defining the relationship between the calendar and fiscal year. The fiscal year variant specifies the number of periods and special periods in a fiscal year and how the system is to determine the assigned posting periods.

Fiscal years

The fiscal years for which this transaction is relevant. In most cases, the fiscal year corresponds to the calendar year.

Fix

Detailed scheduling activity in which an operation is fixed to a resource, with regard to the schedule.

Fixed Bucket Consumption

Specifies the consumption of a resource depending on lot size.

Fixed Continual Consumption

Indicates resource consumption dependent on a particular lot size.

Fixed Cost

Portion of the total cost that remains constant regardless of the operating rate and lot size.

Fixed lot size

Criterion for lot-size calculation in the static lot-sizing procedure.

Fixed Price

Sales price fixed by the manufacturer or the government. Retailers are obliged to sell the merchandise at this price.

Fixed quantity

Indicator in the sales order to determine whether you want to fix the delivery dates and quantities that are confirmed after an availability check for the item.

Fixed vend

The preferred vendor during a period that will always be suggested first for sourcing.

Fixed vendor

The preferred vendor during a period that will always be suggested first for sourcing.

Fixing Horizon

The planning time fence begins at the current time and continues for the given number of hours. In the planning time fence, you can only change receipt elements manually. The system cannot change receipt elements within the planning time fence.

Flexible Analysis

A system of analysis and reporting of logistical data, where the user selects data sources from the information structures in SAP.

Flexible Planning

A combination of Sales and Operations Planning in SAP R/2 and the planning functionality in SAP R/3.

For period

Period time range.

Forec. alert prof.

The profile allows you to maintain a user-specific selection of alerts corresponding to your area of responsibility, and can be set up to track alerts by planning folder. Maintain this profile if you want to track forecast alerts in APO.

Forecast

Process of estimating future signals based on past historical data coupled with different statistical techniques.

Forecast Adjustment Quantity

Quantity in which the forecast has been adjusted.

Forecast alert prof.

Forecast alert profile

Forecast model

Used to define the basis upon which forecast system calculations will be made.

Forecast periods

Number of period splits for which a forecast should be created.

Forecasting

Forecasting is a tool used to predict future activity based on specific criteria. The system reads historical data and calculates values which it proposes as future data.

Foreground/

Controls how the transaction is to proceed, in the foreground, in the background, or controlled by the system.

Foreground/ background

Controls whether the transaction is processed in the foreground, background, or controlled by the system.

Foreground/Background

Controls whether the transaction is processed in the foreground, background, or controlled by the system.

Foreign currency valuation

Restating account balances in the local currency when they were posted in another currency.

Formula

In the valuation application area, the system uses formulas to calculate values using volume, ownership, and rates data.

Formula key

Key which is used to represent the algorithm for calculating the variable-size item quantity (the variable-size item formula).

Formula key for costing

A key used to represent the algorithm for calculating the variable-size item quantity.

Forwarding agent

Freight transfer agent who actually moves material from a plant to a customer.

FreeGoods

No charge items.

Freeze book inventory

Inventory is frozen pending audit.

Freight List

Bill of lading.

Frm

Beginning value to be entered when specifying a range.

From

Beginning value to be entered when specifying a range.

from (date/time)

Beginning value to be entered when specifying a range of dates.

From date

Beginning value to be entered when specifying a range of dates.

From Date/To date

Beginning and ending date when specifying a time period.

From fiscal yr

Field for the year from which a distribution rule is to apply.

From lot size

Lower limit of the lot size range for which the routing or plan is valid.

From period

Beginning value to be entered when specifying a range.

From value

Second argument used as part of a set of fields to filter a search for records.

Funct

Role business partner performs in order-to-cash process. For example, ship-to, bill-to, payer, etc.

Function

Role business partner performs in order-to-cash process. For example, ship-to, bill-to, payer, etc.

Functional location

Represent systems or functional areas at which objects can be installed. Can be created to group similar equipment together.

Functional Location BOM

A BOM for functional locations is created to support the description of components, maintenance requirements, or assignment of spare components.

Functional location hierarchy

Structure used to group functional locations based upon its superior and subordinate status.

Functional Location Structure

Hierarchy of the functional location within the plant.

Functional Location Task List

Used to define maintenance job plans for specific functional locations and the services necessary to complete the task. Specific to the functional location.

FunctLoc

Represent systems or functional areas at which objects can be installed. Can be created to group similar equipment together.

FunctLoc Category

Indicator that enables you to differentiate individual functional locations according to how they are used.

FunctLoc.

Represent systems or functional areas at which objects can be installed. Can be created to group similar equipment together.

FunctLocation

Represent systems or functional areas at which objects can be installed. Can be created to group similar equipment together.

FunctLocCat

Indicator that enables you to differentiate individual functional locations according to how they are used.

FunctLocCat.

Indicator that enables you to differentiate individual functional locations according to how they are used.

FunctLocCategory

Indicator that enables you to differentiate individual functional locations according to how they are used.

FunctLocs

Represent systems or functional areas at which objects can be installed. Can be created to group similar equipment together.

Fwd consumption per.

Forward consumption period. A future consumption period.