SAP PP Training (Production Planning & Manufacturing)
Plan and execute manufacturing in S/4HANA: bills of material, work centres and routings, demand management, MRP, production and process orders, capacity planning, confirmations, backflush and the costing that flows into finance.
SAP PP training teaches you to configure and run production planning and manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA. You build the manufacturing master data (BOM, work centre, routing, production version), configure demand management and MRP, execute discrete and process manufacturing orders through release, confirmation and goods receipt, handle capacity planning and shop-floor control, and connect it all to costing and finance. It maps to the SAP Certified Associate exam for S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing.
Who this course is for
Prerequisite: Manufacturing, planning or production experience is a real advantage. No SAP or coding experience required.
What makes this different
You configure, not just watch
From the first session you are in a live SAP practice system doing the configuration yourself, with IMG paths, master data and test transactions. That is what makes it stick.
Taught on the current release
No ECC-era screenshots pretending to be current. Everything is shown on S/4HANA and the current cloud releases, including Fiori where the classic GUI screen has been replaced.
One consultant for the whole batch
One working SAP consultant teaches the full course, no rotation, so the configuration story stays consistent from first session to go-live simulation.
Support continues to the offer
Resume rewriting for SAP roles, mock interviews on real implementation scenarios, and referrals. Support does not stop when the last class ends.
Curriculum
8 modules and 3 projects, updated to the current release. Every module maps to real SAP PP work and expands into its full topic list, practised on a live developer instance.
SAP PP Training (Production Planning & Manufacturing) module list: 8 modules, what each one covers, and how many topics it expands into. Full topic lists are in the accordions below.
| # | Module | What you configure | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Manufacturing in SAP and enterprise structure | Understand the manufacturing types SAP supports and set up the structure that production posts against. | 8 |
| 02 | Bills of material | Model what a product is made of, including the variants and alternatives real factories need. | 8 |
| 03 | Work centres and routings | Define where and how the product is made, and the times that drive capacity and cost. | 8 |
| 04 | Demand management and planning strategies | Decide what to build before the orders arrive, using the right planning strategy for the business. | 8 |
| 05 | Material requirements planning | Run the engine that turns demand into planned orders and purchase requisitions, and interpret what it produced. | 8 |
| 06 | Production orders and shop-floor execution | Take an order through the shop floor the way a planner and a supervisor actually do. | 8 |
| 07 | Capacity planning and process manufacturing | Level the load and understand where process industries differ from discrete manufacturing. | 8 |
| 08 | Costing, variances and reporting | Explain what a production order costs and why the actual differed from the plan, which is the question management always asks. | 8 |
1Manufacturing in SAP and enterprise structure
Understand the manufacturing types SAP supports and set up the structure that production posts against.
- Discrete, repetitive and process manufacturing compared
- Plant, storage location and production organisation
- Make to stock versus make to order
- The planning and execution cycle end to end
- PP integration with MM, SD, QM, PM and CO
- S/4HANA changes: MRP Live, pMRP and Fiori apps
- Key PP tables and where to look when planning misbehaves
- Master data governance for manufacturing
2Bills of material
Model what a product is made of, including the variants and alternatives real factories need.
- BOM types, usage and status
- Single-level, multi-level and multiple BOMs
- Item categories: stock, non-stock, variable size, text
- Alternative BOMs and BOM selection
- Engineering change management basics
- BOM explosion and where-used analysis
- Phantom assemblies and their planning effect
- BOM mass change and reporting
3Work centres and routings
Define where and how the product is made, and the times that drive capacity and cost.
- Work centre creation, categories and usage
- Capacity headers, formulas and available capacity
- Cost centre and activity type assignment
- Standard value keys and operation times
- Routing header, sequences and operations
- Component allocation to operations
- Reference operation sets and rate routings
- Production versions linking BOM and routing
4Demand management and planning strategies
Decide what to build before the orders arrive, using the right planning strategy for the business.
- Planned independent requirements
- Planning strategies 10, 20, 40 and their behaviour
- Consumption modes and consumption periods
- Requirement types and requirement classes
- Sales and operations planning overview
- Flexible planning and rough-cut planning
- Demand transfer to MRP
- Forecasting basics inside SAP
5Material requirements planning
Run the engine that turns demand into planned orders and purchase requisitions, and interpret what it produced.
- MRP types, lot sizing procedures and safety stock
- MRP areas and plant-level planning
- MRP Live in S/4HANA and how it differs from classic MRP
- Planning run: NETCH, NETPL and regenerative
- Planned orders, purchase requisitions and exception messages
- The stock requirements list (MD04) as a diagnostic tool
- MRP controller and planning file entries
- Converting planned orders and firming
6Production orders and shop-floor execution
Take an order through the shop floor the way a planner and a supervisor actually do.
- Production order creation and structure
- Order types, order type dependent parameters and number ranges
- Scheduling: forward, backward and today scheduling
- Availability check for components and capacity
- Order release, printing and shop-floor papers
- Goods issue, backflush and component withdrawal
- Confirmations: time ticket, milestone and collective
- Goods receipt and order technical completion
7Capacity planning and process manufacturing
Level the load and understand where process industries differ from discrete manufacturing.
- Capacity requirements and capacity evaluation
- Capacity levelling and the planning table
- Finite versus infinite scheduling
- Process manufacturing: master recipe and resource
- Process orders and control recipes
- Batch management basics in production
- Co-products and by-products
- Repetitive manufacturing and run schedule quantities
8Costing, variances and reporting
Explain what a production order costs and why the actual differed from the plan, which is the question management always asks.
- Product cost planning and the cost estimate
- Preliminary costing on the production order
- Actual cost collection and activity confirmation
- Work in progress calculation
- Variance categories and variance calculation
- Order settlement to finance
- Standard PP reports and the information system
- Fiori manufacturing apps and shop-floor dashboards
What you'll be able to do
Real projects you'll build
Interview-ready scenarios on a live instance, not toy demos.
Make to stock production cycle
Set up the full master data for a finished product, run MRP, convert a planned order, release, confirm and receive the production order, then review the cost and variance.
Make to order with capacity levelling
Configure a make-to-order strategy, take a sales order through requirements to production, and level an overloaded work centre using the planning table.
Process manufacturing scenario
Build a master recipe and resource, run a process order with co-products and batch determination, and compare the flow with discrete manufacturing.
Certification and hands-on
Every session runs in a live SAP practice system, so you configure and test rather than watch. The course maps to C_TS422_2504, SAP Certified Associate, Implementation Consultant, SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing, and finishes with an IT Canvass certificate plus a certification roadmap. IT Canvass does not issue the official SAP credential.
SAP certification is role-based and delivered through SAP Learning. Most exams sit at Associate level (implementation or development consultant for a specific solution), with Specialist exams for narrower scopes and Professional exams for architects and experienced consultants. Exams are booked through SAP Certification Hub or as a single exam; SAP re-versions exams with each release, so always confirm the current code before booking.
Certification facts. Vendor figures change, so confirm against the official SAP catalogue before booking.
| Exam code | C_TS422_2504 |
|---|---|
| Credential | SAP Certified Associate, Implementation Consultant, SAP S/4HANA Production Planning and Ma |
| Issued by | SAP SE (not by IT Canvass) |
| Exam duration | 180 minutes |
| Exam cost | US$560 single exam, or included in a SAP Learning Hub subscription |
| Prerequisite | No formal prerequisite. SAP recommends hands-on project exposure before the exam. |
| What IT Canvass issues | An IT Canvass course completion certificate and a certification roadmap |
Tools and transactions you will actually use
The screens and apps you will have open every day in this role. You practise in each of them during the course.
BOM, routing and work centre creation. The three master data objects everything in PP depends on.
MRP Live and the stock requirements list, the planner's daily screen and the fastest way to diagnose a planning problem.
Production order creation, change and confirmation, the execution side of the shop floor.
Capacity evaluation and levelling, used whenever a work centre is overloaded.
Order information system and order display, the reporting tools supervisors live in.
Monitor Production Orders, Manage Production Operations and the pMRP simulation apps used on S/4HANA projects.
Your SAP PP career roadmap
Five stages from your first configuration project to solution architect, with indicative 2026 bands.
Salary snapshot: SAP PP Consultant
Indicative ranges aggregated from public salary data. Actual pay varies by location, employer and experience.
A day in the life of a SAP PP Consultant
What the job is really like once you are in it, so you know what you are training for.
Who hires SAP people
PP roles concentrate in manufacturing-heavy sectors, which means fewer openings than FICO or MM but less competition and strong day rates for consultants who genuinely understand the shop floor.
Employer types and named companies are shown as examples of where this skill is used.
How IT Canvass compares
Against a typical training provider, this SAP PP course is taught on the current SAP release rather than recycled ECC material, gives you hands-on time in a live practice system from the first session, and keeps one working consultant for the whole batch instead of rotating trainers. Every module is mapped to the C_TS422_2504 scope, sessions are recorded with lifetime access, and job support (resume rewriting for SAP roles, mock interviews and referrals) is included in one transparent fee. Most providers still teach screen-by-screen navigation with no configuration practice, and bill system access, support and recordings as add-ons.
Fees and training modes
Choose how you want to learn SAP PP. No-cost EMI available on all modes.
Interactive live batches, weekday or weekend, with the full cohort and lifetime recordings.
Private one-on-one coaching at your pace, whether you need interview-ready fast or hands-on help with your current project.
Learn on your own time with recorded sessions, labs and Q&A doubt support.
Train your team on SAP PP
Tailored curriculum, flexible scheduling, a dedicated SAP consultant, and progress reporting for your managers. Delivered live online or on-site for cohorts of any size, with practice-system access for every learner.
Your trainer
Arjun, SAP Solution Architect, 14+ years
I still deliver S/4HANA implementations and rollouts for manufacturing and retail clients, so I teach from the configuration decisions and cutover problems that are live this quarter, not from a slide deck. In class I show the IMG path, the master data behind it, and the test transaction that proves it works.
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Learner reviews
I was a production planner for eight years. This course turned that knowledge into configuration skill, and the MRP Live sessions were the most useful part.
The capacity levelling project was the first time I understood the planning table properly. It comes up constantly on my current project.
Good coverage of process manufacturing, which most courses skip entirely. That got me onto a pharma project.
Fees, batches and policies
The questions people actually ask before enrolling, answered plainly.
What is the total fee and what does it include?
What are the batch timings, and do they work outside India?
What happens if I miss a session?
How long do I keep access to the recordings?
Is there a refund if the course is not right for me?
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need manufacturing experience?
Does this cover process industries as well as discrete?
Is MRP Live covered?
How does PP relate to MM?
Which certification does this map to?
Will I run MRP myself?
Free SAP PP tutorials to read first
Start with these free lessons, then bring your questions to class.