Understanding Kanban Size Approval
You use the Kanban Sizing Approval Application (PF31K27) to review and approve kanban sizes. You select single or multiple records at one time to review the action codes associated with those records. The system supports several actions:
Add
The action message is set to add if a record corresponding to a particular component number, item branch/plant, prep code, consumption location, and supply location is not found in the FF31K30 table. When the record with an add message is accepted and saved, a new record is created in the FF31K30 table.
Delete
The action message is set to delete when the current size is zero and a corresponding record with the same component number, prep code, consumption location, and supply location with a different size exists in the FF31K30 table.
No Action
The action message is set to no action when the calculated kanban size, prep code, consumption location, supply location, and component number are the same as the existing FF31K30 record. This message is also displayed when the kanban size does not change as a result of the tolerance percentage.
Update
The action message is set to update if something has changed in an existing Kanban master record. For example, the demand quantity for a component has been modified and the sizing calculation differs by more than the tolerance percentage. Previously, the Kanban quantity was 50. There is a 10 percent tolerance. A sizing within the range of 45–55 would have an action code of No Action. A sizing outside the range, such as 60, would have an action code of Update.
When the record is saved, the system updates the existing FF31K30 record.
When you accept the system's recommendations, changes to the FF31K30 table are saved and the records are deleted from the review form.
After you review and approve system recommendations, you can print the kanban cards that are saved to the FF31K30 table.