- What This Exam Actually Is
- How to Read the Seven Domain Weights
- Domain Map at a Glance
- Material Requirements Planning (20%)
- Production Orders (20%)
- Plan to Produce Processes (20%)
- Production Planning for Process Industry (15%)
- Configuration and Implementation (10%)
- Reporting and Analytics (10%)
- Integration with Supply Chain and EWM (5%)
- Sequencing Your Preparation by Domain
- Who Hires for This Skill Set
- Frequently Asked Questions
- C_TS422 is a 3-hour, single-activity System Based Assessment with a 64% pass score, offered in English.
- MRP, production orders and Plan to Produce each carry 20% in the 2026 preparation scope, so they dominate your study time.
- The seven percentages are preparation-scope data, not a currently published SAP blueprint; treat them as guidance, not a contract.
- SAP's linked learning journey covers MRP Live, pMRP, DDMRP, PP/DS and production/process orders, so study all of them.
What This Exam Actually Is
Before dissecting the content areas, it helps to be precise about the credential. C_TS422_2601 refers to SAP Certified - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Production Planning and Manufacturing. According to SAP's current certification information, the exam is a one-activity System Based Assessment lasting three hours, with a 64% pass score. It applies to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and SAP S/4HANA on-premise, and it is delivered in English.
If you are still orienting yourself, the explainers at What Is C_TS422_2601? and C_TS422_2601 Certification cover the basics. This article goes deeper into the content areas themselves: what each one means in practical terms, which SAP topics belong to it, and how to prioritize them.
How to Read the Seven Domain Weights
Because the percentages are preparation-scope data rather than an official SAP blueprint, the sensible way to use them is as a prioritization lens. Three domains sit at 20% each, one at 15%, two at 10%, and one at 5%. That distribution tells you where the bulk of your practice should go, while the smaller domains remind you that no area can be ignored in a three-hour assessment.
A second reason not to over-index on the percentages: SAP's learning journey, "Implementing Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition," is the official companion to this certification. It covers manufacturing master data, supply-chain planning, material requirements planning and capacity evaluation, planning strategies, pMRP, MRP Live, DDMRP, PP/DS, detailed scheduling and optimization, and production and process orders. Those topics cut across the seven domains, so a single scenario can touch several of them at once.
Domain Map at a Glance
| Domain | Prep-Scope Weight | Core Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Material Requirements Planning (MRP) | 20% | Planning runs, strategies, MRP Live, pMRP, DDMRP |
| Production Orders | 20% | Order lifecycle from creation through confirmation and settlement |
| Plan to Produce (PP) Processes | 20% | End-to-end flow and master data foundations |
| Production Planning for Process Industry | 15% | Process orders, recipes and process-manufacturing specifics |
| Configuration and Implementation | 10% | Customizing and setup decisions |
| Reporting and Analytics | 10% | Monitoring production and planning performance |
| Integration with Supply Chain and Extended Warehouse Management | 5% | Hand-offs to logistics and warehouse execution |
Material Requirements Planning (20%)
MRP is the engine of the manufacturing chapter, and it is one of the three heaviest areas. The exam expects you to understand not only how a planning run behaves but why it produces the results it does. Pay attention to how the S/4HANA world differs from classic ECC planning thinking, particularly around MRP Live.
MRP: What Candidates Must Understand
You should be able to explain how requirements flow through a planning run, how planning strategies shape what gets planned, and how the available planning methods differ.
- MRP Live: the S/4HANA-optimized planning run and how it differs from older run behavior.
- Planning strategies: how make-to-stock and make-to-order style strategies change which requirements drive planning.
- pMRP: predictive MRP, used to simulate and look ahead at future material requirements.
- DDMRP: demand-driven MRP concepts, including buffer-based replenishment thinking.
- Capacity evaluation: how capacity load is assessed against planned supply.
- PP/DS: detailed scheduling and optimization as the finite-planning counterpart to MRP.
Because the exam is a System Based Assessment, expect questions that describe a planning situation and ask what outcome or setting applies. Knowing the vocabulary is not enough; you need to reason about cause and effect. For an overview of how demanding this style is, see How Hard Is the C_TS422_2601 Exam?
Production Orders (20%)
Production orders are where planning turns into execution. This domain follows an order through its lifecycle, and the SAP learning journey explicitly includes both production orders and process orders. Candidates who only know the planning side tend to lose points here because the questions probe status handling, component handling and execution steps.
Production Orders: High-Value Points
Think in terms of the order lifecycle and what each stage changes in the system.
- How planned orders convert into production orders and what data is carried over.
- Order release, material availability checks and the effect of status changes.
- Goods issue of components and goods receipt of finished product.
- Confirmation of operations and how it feeds progress and costing.
- How orders connect back to the routing or master recipe and the bill of materials.
Plan to Produce Processes (20%)
The Plan to Produce domain is the connective tissue. It covers the end-to-end manufacturing flow and the manufacturing master data that every other domain depends on. If your master data knowledge is shaky, MRP and production order questions become much harder, because the system's behavior is driven by what is maintained there.
Plan to Produce: Core Topics
Master the objects that define how a product is made and planned.
- Material master views relevant to planning and production.
- Bills of materials, routings or recipes, and work centers or resources.
- Production versions and how they link BOMs to routings.
- The sequence from demand through planning, execution and completion.
Candidates often underestimate this area because it feels foundational. In practice, it is a hidden multiplier: strong command here lifts your accuracy across the 20% MRP and 20% production order domains as well. A structured sequence for this is laid out in the C_TS422_2601 Study Guide.
Production Planning for Process Industry (15%)
Process manufacturing has its own vocabulary and its own object model, and this domain tests whether you can switch contexts. Where discrete manufacturing uses production orders, routings and work centers, the process industry uses process orders, master recipes and resources. The exam expects you to recognize those differences quickly.
Process Industry: What to Know
Focus on how process-specific objects differ from their discrete counterparts.
- Process orders versus production orders and when each applies.
- Master recipes and how they define operations and phases.
- Batch-related considerations common in process environments.
- How planning concepts such as MRP apply to process-manufactured materials.
Configuration and Implementation (10%)
This domain moves from user-level knowledge to implementation-level decisions. Because the learning journey is titled "Implementing Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition," it makes sense that setup and customizing questions appear. You will be asked how to make the system behave in a particular way, not just how it behaves by default.
- Where planning-relevant parameters are maintained and what they control.
- How order types and related control settings influence production order behavior.
- Which settings belong at plant level versus material level.
- How implementation choices affect downstream planning and execution.
Hands-on access to a system makes this domain far easier. If you have never navigated customizing for production planning, give yourself extra time here despite the modest weight.
Reporting and Analytics (10%)
Reporting and Analytics tests whether you can monitor and interpret what the planning and production processes produce. In S/4HANA this includes working with the planning and execution monitoring tools rather than just reading static lists.
- Evaluating stock and requirements situations after a planning run.
- Reviewing capacity load and identifying overloaded resources.
- Tracking production order status and progress.
- Using analytical views to spot exceptions that need planner attention.
Key Takeaway
Reporting questions reward familiarity with the actual tools. Spend time in a system exploring planning monitors and order information, because describing a screen you have never seen is much harder than recognizing one you have used.
Integration with Supply Chain and Extended Warehouse Management (5%)
This is the smallest domain, but it is also the one most likely to appear as a twist inside a larger scenario. It covers how manufacturing connects to broader supply chain processes and to Extended Warehouse Management. A production order does not live alone; it triggers material staging, receipts and inventory movements that may be handled by warehouse processes.
- How production supply and staging interact with warehouse execution.
- Where the manufacturing process hands off to logistics.
- How supply chain planning concepts relate to the manufacturing planning tools.
At 5% it should not consume your calendar, but a short, focused review keeps you from dropping easy points.
Sequencing Your Preparation by Domain
Rather than a generic schedule, order your study around dependency. Master data comes first because everything else rests on it, then planning, then execution, then the specialized and smaller areas.
Plan to Produce foundations
- Master data: materials, BOMs, routings or recipes, work centers.
- Production versions and the end-to-end flow.
Material Requirements Planning
- MRP Live, planning strategies, pMRP and DDMRP.
- Capacity evaluation and PP/DS basics.
Production Orders and Process Industry
- Order lifecycle, confirmations, goods movements.
- Process orders and master recipes compared with discrete equivalents.
Configuration, Reporting and Integration
- Customizing decisions and monitoring tools.
- Supply chain and EWM hand-offs, then full practice review.
Finish with timed practice. Since the assessment runs three hours with a 64% pass score, rehearsing sustained concentration matters. The passing score breakdown explains how to think about that threshold, and the one-page cheat sheet is a handy last-day review. You can also test yourself with realistic questions on the C_TS422_2601 practice test site.
Who Hires for This Skill Set
The certification maps to people who implement, configure and support manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA. Typical profiles include SAP production planning consultants at implementation partners, internal SAP PP key users and functional analysts at manufacturing companies, and supply chain planners who work closely with MRP and scheduling tools. Industries with heavy discrete or process manufacturing, such as automotive, chemicals, consumer goods and industrial machinery, are natural employers.
Because it covers both S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and on-premise, the credential is relevant to organizations at different stages of their move to S/4HANA. For more on career outcomes, see the guides on C_TS422_2601 jobs and whether the certification is worth it. Eligibility details are covered in C_TS422_2601 requirements, and fee mechanics in the certification cost breakdown, since we have not verified a specific fee here.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2026 preparation scope groups content into seven domains: Production Planning for Process Industry, Configuration and Implementation, Reporting and Analytics, Plan to Produce Processes, Integration with Supply Chain and Extended Warehouse Management, Production Orders, and Material Requirements Planning. These are preparation-scope headings rather than a currently published SAP blueprint.
In the preparation-scope data, Material Requirements Planning, Production Orders and Plan to Produce Processes each carry 20%. Together they account for 60% of your study focus, with Production Planning for Process Industry next at 15%.
According to SAP's current certification information, it is a one-activity System Based Assessment lasting three hours with a 64% pass score, available in English. We have not verified an official question count.
Yes. SAP indicates the certification applies to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and SAP S/4HANA on-premise, so your study should reflect concepts common to both deployments.
Begin with Plan to Produce foundations and master data, then move to MRP and production orders. Review the study guide and SAP's "Implementing Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition" learning journey for the official topic coverage.