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Range of coverage (production planning)

Number of days a company plans to have a material available. This can be based on anticipated requirements or actual usage.

Range of coverage in period

Period for which range of coverage analysis is to be performed.

Range of coverage to

Date by which the outline agreement is likely to be fulfilled.

Rate

Determines how the system calculates a condition value (absolute or percentage).

Rate-based planning

Comes under the capacity planning type bottleneck resources for production rate related production. Rate-based planning generally takes place via rate routings.

RCvg

Receipt range of coverage is the number of days the stock will last when specified receipts are added to current stock.

Read address of ship-to party

Ship-to party address in the master record.

Reason

Reason for changing payroll master data.

Reason for cancellation

Reason something was cancelled.

Reason for movement

Reason a material was moved from one location to another.

Reason for mvt.

Reason a material was moved from one location to another.

Reason for ordering

Indicates the reason for creating the sales document.

Reason for rejection

Reason goods were rejected as defined by the system.

Rebate arrangement

Agreements on rebates between the vendor and a customer.

Rebate recipient

Party who receives the rebate.

Rebate settlement status

Status of rebates.

Rebates

A special discount paid retroactively to a customer. The discount is based on having achieved a sales volume over a specified period of time or having met certain performance criteria such as creating an end display, advertising, or shelf space.

Rec. CCtr

Cost center which is credited during an allocation.

Rec. order

Order which is to be debited on an allocation.

Rec./reqd qty

Stock Availability Overview: Depending on the relevant MRP element, this value specifies either the quantity received or the quantity required.

Rec./reqd.qty

Stock Availability Overview: Depending on the relevant MRP element, this value specifies either the quantity received or the quantity required.

Receipt coverage

Receipt coverage date is the date to which coverage will last when firmed receipts are included.

Receiv. Plant

Receiving plant. Plant that receives the goods (the opposite of issuing plant).

Receiver

The cost object to which costs are allocated. Examples include cost centers, internal orders, etc. Rules are established that identify how costs are allocated, either in fixed amounts, fixed percentages, fixed portions, or variable portions.

Receiver number

Number of settlement receiver listed in settlement rules.

Receiver rule

Determines how receiving tracing factors are determined.

Receiver WBS element

WBS element to which costs are transferred.

Receiver weighting

Calculates the percentage of allocation of a cost to a receiving cost center as part of tracing factors within a cycle segment.

Receiver year

Year to which unexpended budgeted funds are transferred.

Receiving mat.

Material that is being received.

Receiving plant

Plant that receives the goods (the opposite of issuing plant).

Recipe

Instructions for a production process. Manufacturing recipes describe a production process. Non-manufacturing recipes check that all functions of a resource are working or perform the clearing or changeover of a line.

Recipe group

Group in which the master recipe is allocated.

Recipient

Person who is to receive the material or service.

Reconciliation account

General ledger account to which transactions in the subsidiary ledgers (such as in the customer, vendor, or assets areas) are automatically updated. This account cannot be manually posted to.

Recurring document

SAP document that is not posted upon creation, but stored. It is then copied and posted at regular intervals (for example monthly or quarterly). Recurring documents are used when the account and amount remains the same, such as insurance or rent payments.

Recurring entries

Entries that are repeated at regular intervals. The recurring entry program posts recurring entries based on recurring entry documents. Examples are rent, insurance, and loan payments.

Recurs. allowed

Indicator that allows components to be used multiple times in a BOM at different levels.

Recv. SLoc

Receiving/issuing storage location. The receiving storage location is the location that is to receive the goods. The issuing storage location is the location whose stock is to be reduced by some amount.

Reduction

A decrease in the lead time of a routing, order, or network in scheduling.

Reduction level

Reduction level specifying whether and how the queue time is to be reduced, if necessary.

Ref. products

Configurable product for which a product variant is created.

Ref.doc.

This field allows for further clarification of an entry by reference to other sources of information, either internal or external to SAP.

Reference

Allows for further clarification of an entry by reference to other sources of information, either internal or external to SAP. Any SAP-posted document number can be used as a "reference" when entering a new document.

Reference Char

A characteristic that is created with reference to a table field. The characteristic takes on the attributes of the table field, as defined in the ABAP dictionary.

Reference char.

A characteristic that is created with reference to a table field. The characteristic takes on the attributes of the table field, as defined in the ABAP dictionary.

Reference date

Date when the maintenance work was completed.

Reference no.

Indicator used to specify that the reference document field will be used as a criteria for selecting open items for payment.

Reference quantity

The quantity used as a reference.

Reference time

Date and time at which the system reads the equipment location and account assignment data when you complete a maintenance notification, and under which it sorts the maintenance notification in the equipment usage history.

Reference Type

Type of relationship between two activities. The reference type defines the behavior of the successor activity in terms of start and end.

ReferenceDate

Date when the maintenance work was completed.

Refund

Return of a submitted payment or portion of a submitted payment to a customer.

Refurbishment Work Order (PM60)

A type of work order used for refurbishment and reconditioning of components managed in inventory.

Region

In the U.S., state in which the vendor or customer resides.

Region code

Code assigned within SAP that defines a specific region.

Region codes

Code assigned within SAP that defines a specific region.

Release

The approval and release of a purchase order to a vendor for execution.

Release code

Level of authorization required.

Release date

Date on which the ordering process is to be initiated based on the purchase requisition.

Release prerequisite fulfilled

Prerequisites for purchase order release have been completed.

Release profile

Contains information that is used for the release of the demand plan from Demand Planning to Supply Network Planning.

Released backorder

Backorder whose items have been confirmed due to availability.

Releasing partner

Partner authorized to release orders against contracts.

Rem. shelf life

Remaining shelf life of a material.

Remaining shelf life

Remaining shelf life of a material.

Remaining work

Work left to complete.

Reorder point

Stock quantity below which a new order is placed for the material.

REP. LABOR

Refers to the activity type labor assigned to the rate routing.

REPETITIVE LABOR

Refers to the activity type labor assigned to the rate routing.

Repetitive Maintenance

Preventive maintenance.

Repetitive manufacturing production

A method of production based on creating the same unit many times.

Report group

A group of reports and parallel reports from the same library which are processed together in the run.

Report painter

A graphical user interface / reporting tool developed by SAP to make report writing easy for end users.

Report tree

List of SAP R/3 standard reports organized into categorical hierarchies.

Reported by

Person or organization that reported something.

Reporting point

Represents a strategic point in the manufacturing process where backflushes are performed and WIP is generated.

Reposting

Used to move assigned costs between cost objects. Commonly used to fix posting errors. Should only occur at period end close for reporting purposes.

Req. deliv date

Date requested by customer for delivery of ordered goods or services.

Req. deliv. date

Date requested by customer for delivery of ordered goods or services.

Req. deliv.date

Date requested by customer for delivery of ordered goods or services.

Req. start

Earliest possible point in time for the processing of a work item to start.

Req.deliv.date

Date requested by customer for delivery of ordered goods or services.

ReqDate

In a reservation, the date on which the requested material is to be withdrawn from the warehouse or stores. May also be referred to as the "need date". In manufacturing and plant maintenance it is the date when a resources will be needed to perform a task.

Reqmnt qty

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Reqmts qty

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Reqmts quantity

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Reqmts.dt

In a reservation, the date on which the requested material is to be withdrawn from the warehouse or stores. May also be referred to as the "need date". In manufacturing and plant maintenance it is the date when a resources will be needed to perform a task.

Reqmts.dt.

In a reservation, the date on which the requested material is to be withdrawn from the warehouse or stores. May also be referred to as the "need date". In manufacturing and plant maintenance it is the date when a resources will be needed to perform a task.

ReqmtsDate

In a reservation, the date on which the requested material is to be withdrawn from the warehouse or stores. May also be referred to as the "need date". In manufacturing and plant maintenance it is the date when a resources will be needed to perform a task.

Reqrd. qty

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Request

An instruction from an external host to TRM to process the listed material.

Request for quotation

Invites a vendor to submit a quotation for material or services bought repetitively, a new material or service, or items or services with high value.

Requested qty

Quantity to be removed from stock or placed into stock in an alternative unit of measure.

Required end

Deadline by which the processing of a work item should be terminated.

Requirement

Identifies the required skills, knowledge, and abilities for an object (for example: job, position, task, work center).

Requirement date

In a reservation, the date on which the requested material is to be withdrawn from the warehouse or stores. May also be referred to as the "need date". In manufacturing and plant maintenance it is the date when a resources will be needed to perform a task.

Requirement number

Numerical value used to identify a planned independent requirement.

Requirement qty

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Requirement quantity

The quantity of component materials required to produce a quantity of the expected order.

Requirement time

Time required.

Requirements

Identifies the required skills, knowledge, and abilities for an object (for example: job, position, task, work center).

Requirements v

Value of stock anticipated as required in a given period.

Requirements value

Value of stock anticipated as required in a given period.

Requisitioner

Code for the individual who created the requisition.

Reschedule

Detailed scheduling activity used to determine a new date or new resources for a scheduled operation, on which the operation should be processed.

Reservation

Designation of a stocked component for use. A component reservation may or may not generate a requisition for purchase of a replacement part.

Reservation/Purc.req

Reservation or purchase requisition.

Reserve funds

Manual postings can be made to set aside amounts for unexpected events. Examples include Bad Debt Reserve, Start-Up Cost Reserve, Pending Litigation Reserve, etc.

Reserved

Stock cateogory. Material is reserved and unavailable for general use.

ReservNo

Number given when a reservation is created.

Resource

Means of production and persons involved in a production process that have capacities assigned to them.

Resource Availability till

Availability of resources until a given period.

Resource Availability Till Time

Availability of resources until a given period.

Resource category

Identifies the category to which the resource will be assigned.

Resources - Availability from

Availability of resources from a given period.

Responsible

Person responsible for one or more supply areas.

Result

Actual measured values of an inspection.

Return

A decrease in funds allocated to an investment program.

Returns

Net value of returns.

Returns qty

Quantity of items returned.

Revaluat.

For FI/AA, it is an increase to asset values to allow for a reduction in the value of a currency due to inflation.

Revaluation

For FI/AA, it is an increase to asset values to allow for a reduction in the value of a currency due to inflation.

Revenue element

Object to which revenues resulting from sales orders are posted.

Reversal

The process of reversing a document by posting another document with equal amounts to the opposite sides of the same accounts.

Reversal date

Date on which the reverse posting is to be made.

Reversal reason

The reason that an entry is reversed.

ReverseDoc

A document that is generated when reversing a posting.

Revision

A period of time during which a plant or manufacturing process (or part thereof) is temporarily shutdown, so that service and/or equipment maintenance tasks can be performed. Has a predefined start and end date

Revision end date

Date the necessary revisions are to be completed.

Revision start date

Date the necessary revisions are set to begin.

RFQ date

Date on which an RFQ is created.

RFQ items

Number of all items in the request for quotations.

RFQ quantity

Total quantity in a request for quotation.

RFQ/type

Classification that determines whether the RFQ is for a material or service.

Risk category

Code used to classify customers according to commercial risk.

Room

Number identifying the specific room where the equipment or functional location is located.

ROp

Number of the return operation.

Rough-cut capacity plan

Record future requirements of work center capacities, materials, production resources/tools, and costs.

Rough-cut capacity planning

Evaluation of capacity (machine, labor, etc) for key resources based on a Master Production Schedule.

Rounding profile

Method used to round proposed quantities to deliverable units in Planning.

Route

Number of days a shipment is expected to be in transit between the delivering plant and the customer's desired destination.

Routing

A set of operations that must be performed in sequence to manufacture a product.

RSL

Rem. shelf life.

Rtns items

Number of items that have been returned.

Run date

The date the payment run was made.

Run schedule header

Production order in Repetitive Production Planning.

Run schedule quantity

Quantity to be manufactured in a certain period along with the cost collector for production of that quantity.