M3 Reference
Manufacturing
Supply chainManufacturing orders, product structures, and routings that define how items are made
5 tables4 programs
Verified September 2026
In the business-problem map Manufacturing & Production
Tables
Master · 2
- MPDHEDThe product structure header — one row per product and structure type per facility, the design-time recipe that manufacturing orders are created fromPrefix: PHmaster
- MPDMATProduct structure materials — one row per component in a product structure, with the quantity consumed per unit produced; the design-time counterpart of MWOMAT, joined to its header by PRNO + STRTPrefix: PMmaster
Transaction · 3
- MWOHEDThe manufacturing order header — one row per order, carrying the product being made, its status ladder, ordered and completed quantities, and start/finish dates; the manufactured product number joins to the item master on ITNOPrefix: VHtransaction
- MWOMATManufacturing order materials — one row per component line on an order, with required and reported quantities; copied from the product structure at order creation and then consumed against, joined to its header by MFNOPrefix: VMtransaction
- MWOOPEManufacturing order operations — one row per operation step on an order with its work center; the grain for capacity and labor reporting, joined to its header by MFNOPrefix: VOtransaction
Programs
- PDS001 — Product structure maintenance — where the MPDHED design-time recipes are opened and createdInteractive
- PDS002 — Product structure materials and operations — connects components to a structure, writing the MPDMAT lines under their MPDHED headerInteractive
- PMS100 — Manufacturing order maintenance — where MWOHED orders are opened, rescheduled, and managed through their status ladderInteractive
- PMS100MI — Manufacturing order API — creates, deletes, and reads manufacturing orders programmaticallyAPI