Backflushing 

A goods issue has to be posted for every material that is withdrawn during order processing. Goods issue
posting can be carried out:
 Directly when the material is withdrawn
 At a later date, that is, when the phase to which the relevant material component is assigned is
confirmed. This is known as backflushing.

Only phases are confirmed in the process order. Thus, you cannot backflush a material if the material
component is assigned to an operation in the process order.
Settings
To determine whether a material is to be backflushed, you can make settings in the:
 Material master record (MRP view)
 Resource (Basic Data screen)
 Master recipe (General Data screen for component assignment)
 Process order (General Data screen for the material component)
When you create a process order, the settings made in the master recipe are copied to the order.
However, you can still change them.
If you set the Backflushing  indicator in the process order, the material is always backflushed regardless of
what you entered in the material master record.
If you do not set the indicator in the process order, whether the material is backflushed or not depends on
how you set the indicator in the material master record.
In the material master record, you can determine whether the material is always to be backflushed or
whether it depends on the settings in the resource.
The following graphic shows where you must set which indicators to control backflushing.

Tip:
Maintain the indicator for backflushing:
 In the material master record, if you always want to backflush the material
 In the master recipe or process order, if you only want to backflush the material from time to
time

Component Backflush

Use

You can use the component backflush (also goods issue backflush) to carry out the following
business functions:

Posting excess component consumption / scrap.

Processing the component backflush subsequently if, in the Repetitive Manufacturing Profile,
you have separated the goods receipt and the goods issue postings using the indicator GR
and GI.
Integration

Using the component or activity backflush, you can post components or activities
separately.

The separated component and activity backflush is only possible with make-to-stock
repetitive manufacturing.

If you want to backflush finished products and, at the same time, components and
activities, switch to the assembly backflush.

Prerequisites

You must create a product cost collector.

Features

The following functions are included in the standard version of the goods issue backflush:

The system posts the goods issue.

The system determines the components by exploding the current BOM, the revision level
BOM, or the planned order BOM.
The system reduces the planned orders or the run schedule quantities according to the logic
set in Customizing for Repetitive Manufacturing.
The system updates the statistics for the Logistics Information System (LIS).
The system creates individual documents for each posting as well as a full document.
Assembly Backflush (Final Backflush)

Use

You can use the assembly backflush to carry out the following backflushes:

The final backflush for finished products.

You can backflush the excess component consumption / scrap or activities.
Integration

The assembly backflush is the most extensive backflushing transaction available as here
components and activities are also posted automatically. You still have the option of
correcting components and activities manually.
You can use the assembly backflush for make-to-stock production, make-to-order
production and also for production by lots.

If you want to separate the posting of components or activities you required in make-to-
stock production, switch to the component or the activity backflush.

Prerequisites

You must create a production version and a product cost collector.

Features

The following functions are included in the standard version of the final backflush:

The system posts the goods issue.

The system determines the components by exploding the current BOM, the revision level
BOM, or the planned order BOM.
The system backflushes the goods issue for the calculated component quantity.
If the actual production data differs from the data in the routing or in the BOM, you can post
the actual data.
The system reduces the planned orders or the run schedule quantities according to the logic
set in Customizing for Repetitive Manufacturing.
The system updates the statistics for the Logistics Information System (LIS).
The system creates individual documents for each posting as well as a full document.