Interactive Work Instructions allow operators to carefully follow complex work instructions and record information within the context of the instruction.
You can create detailed work instructions for operation activities in all segments - setup, produce, and teardown. How you create the work instructions and the options available for creating them depend on where you maintain your shop floor routings and whether the routing is created for a single MBOM or for multiple MBOMs:
- In SAP GUI with Single MBOM: In SAP GUI (transaction MSFR4), you can create work instructions with interactive data collection if the following prerequisites are met:
- The Single indicator is set for the default version profile in Customizing.
- You have created a routing with operations and operation activities.
- You have selected the Interactive Data Collection Allowed option in the Work Instructions tab for the operation activity.
- In SAP GUI with Multiple MBOMs and in SAP GUI for HTML (SAP Fiori launchpad): In this case, you must have already created a routing with operations and operation activities and, if you work with standard texts, you must have already created the necessary standard texts in the Manage Standard Texts app.
When creating interactive work instructions, you have the following options:
| Action… | Information… |
| Add reference | You can add a link to a component, an inspection characteristic, or a PRT. Choose the appropriate tab, select the appropriate row, and choose Add Reference. |
| Add Input (for serialized components) | You can add input fields for serialized components. This means, for example, that the production operator in execution can enter serial number information directly in the work instructions. Select the component for which you want to add input in the components tab and choose Add Input. The system inserts the input row in the work instructions. You can repeat this for all serialized components. |
| Add Input (for inspection characteristics) | You can add an input row for inspection characteristics. This means that the production operator can record the inspection results directly in the work instructions. Select the inspection characteristic for which you want to add input in the inspection characteristics tab and choose Add Input. The system inserts the input row in the work instructions. You can repeat this step for all inspection characteristics. |
| Add Standard Text | You can add standard texts of the types Reference and Only Copy. |
| Add Remaining Inputs | To make sure that you have not forgotten any serialized components or inspection characteristics, choose this option and then either Add Remaining Components or Add Remaining Inspection Characteristics. The system determines any serialized components or inspection characteristics that have not yet been included in the work instructions and inserts them accordingly. Note that when you choose Done, the system checks to make sure that all serialized components and inspection characteristics are included in the work instructions. If not, it displays an appropriate message. |
Summary
- Create interactive work instructions in segments—setup, produce, teardown—supporting data collection for single or multiple MBOMs.
- Add references and inputs for components, inspection characteristics, enabling direct data recording in instructions.
- Use standard texts and ensure inclusion of all serialized components and inspection characteristics in work instructions.