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Batches and Configuration in Work Order Collaboration (Enhanced) ( RELNSCM700_ICH_WO_BATCH )

Batches and Configuration in Work Order Collaboration (Enhanced) ( RELNSCM700_ICH_WO_BATCH )

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Batches and Configuration in Work Order Collaboration (Enhanced)

Use

Previously, the following batch numbers were available in the work order:

  • Customer batch number
This batch number is relevant for the primary product of the work order. The work order copies the customer batch number from the purchase order item for which the work order was created. You cannot change the customer batch number in SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC).
  • Component batch number
This batch number is relevant for input components. Using the component batch number, the customer can propose in a planned phase input which component batch the supplier is to use to produce the finished product. When the supplier reports actual data for an input component, he or she can enter the component batch number that he or she actually used.
The work order can copy the component batch from the subcontract order for which the work order was created (provided the subcontract order transmits the batch number for the component, which was not possible previously with an SAP ERP back-end system). In SAP SNC, the customer can enter the component batch number manually in the work order.

Batch usage data, batch characteristic values, or characteristic values for a configurable product were not available in the work order. As of SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) 7.0, the work order was enhanced as described in the following sections.

Batch Numbers

The batch numbers were enhanced as follows:

  • Customer batch number and component batch number
The component batch number is now called "customer batch number". As of SAP SNC 7.0, "customer batch number" is the general term for a batch number that the customer uses to identify a particular batch of a subcontracting component, a primary product, or a co-product.
  • Supplier batch number
In addition to the customer batch number, a Supplier Batch Numberfield is now available for a finished product (primary product or co-product). In this field, the supplier can enter the batch number that he or she uses for a particular finished-product batch.

Previously, the Component Batch Number field was ready for input and the customer or supplier could enter any batch number for a component. As of SAP SNC 7.0, the field for the customer batch number for a component is only ready for input if the component is batch-managed. (A product is batch-managed if the customer has selected the Batch Mgmt Reqt(Batch Management Requirement) checkbox in the product master of SAP SNC.) The same applies to the fields for the supplier batch number for finished products: Only if a finished product is batch-managed and the customer has selected the Batch Mgmt Reqt(Batch Management Requirement) checkbox in the product master of SAP SNC, are the fields for the supplier batch number ready for input. Note that the customer batch number for a co-product or primary product is never ready for input.

Mandatory Batch Numbers

As of SAP SNC 7.0, the customer can determine whether the supplier mustspecify batches when reporting actual data for a batch-managed product. To do so, the customer uses the following checkboxes in work order configuration:

  • Supplier Batch for Primary Product
  • Supplier Batch for Co-Product
  • Customer Batch for Component

When the customer selects a checkbox, the corresponding batch number field is mandatory for the supplier when reporting actual data. Otherwise, the corresponding batch number is optional. Note that the checkboxes do not impact work order confirmations or the customer's planned work order data. For work order confirmations or planned work order data, batch numbers are always optional.

Customer Batches Available for Components

As of SAP SNC 7.0, the customer mustdetermine in the work order configuration which component batches are available for use in the work order. The batches can come from the following sources:

  • Subcontract order
  • Work order
  • Inventory data that the customer or the supplier sent from their back-end system to SAP SNC

The SAP ERP back-end reports for outsourced manufacturing were enhanced accordingly.

The customer and the supplier are only allowed to use these batches for the work order components. If the customer does not make settings in the work order configuration, the customer and the supplier can notenter customer batches for components in the work order.

Batch Numbers in XML Messages

A supplier can also provide work order confirmations or actual data by sending an XML message from the supplier back-end system to SAP SNC. To make sure that the supplier provides the mandatory batch numbers and that he or she only uses allowed component batches, the customer must activate the corresponding validation checks. For more information, see the Effects on Customizing section.

Characteristic Values for Batch Classification and Product Configuration

The work order can now handle the characteristic values for a configurable primary product, a batch-classified primary product, or a batch-classified component. The customer transmits the characteristic values in the purchase order to SAP SNC. During work order creation, the work order adopts the characteristic values from the purchase order.

In SAP SNC, you cannot change the characteristic values of a configurable primary product or a batch-classified component. However, when reporting actual data for a batch-classified finished product (primary product), the supplier can provide characteristic values for the supplier batch. To handle characteristics, the relevant classes and characteristics must be available in SAP SNC. For more information about master data, see the Release Note Batches and Configuration in Purchase Order Collaboration (Enhanced).

Note that for a historic version of the work order the work order history only displays the characteristic values that currently exist in SAP SNC for a particular batch or for a configurable product. SAP SNC likewise does not archive the batch classification or the configuration.

Batch Usage

When reporting actual data for a component batch, the supplier can specify the finished-product batches that use that component batch.

XML Message Enhancements

The XML messages for work order collaboration were enhanced by the fields that are required for the new features described above. For an input component, the XML messages include fields for the following data:

  • Batch usage
  • Batch characteristic values

For an output component, the XML messages include fields for the following data:

  • Batch characteristic values
  • Configuration characteristic values

Note: The data that the customer back-end system can actually send to SAP SNC depends on the customer back-end system, the messages used, and the mapping.

Effects on System Administration

If you have previously used batches for a product, do the following after the upgrade:

  • If the product was not batch-managed before, select the Batch Mgmt Reqt (Batch Management Requirement) checkbox in the product master. Otherwise the batch fields are not ready for input in the work order after the upgrade.
  • In the work order configuration, determine which component batches are allowed for the work order.

Note for work orders that you created before the upgrade: When determining the batches available for a work order after the upgrade, the system does not consider the batch numbers that were entered in the work order before the upgrade.

Effects on Customizing

As of SAP SNC 7.0, the following validation checks are available for XML messages that the supplier uses to send work order confirmations or actual data to SAP SNC:

  • Batch Number Is Valid(WO_BATCH_ID_INVALID)
This validation check checks if the batch number for a batch-managed component is valid. A batch number is valid if it is included in the list of component batches that are available for use in the work order.
  • Batch Number Is Specified(WO_BATCH_ID_MISSING)
This validation check checks if the work order confirmation provided a batch number for a batch-managed product for which the batch number is mandatory according to the work order configuration.

The validation checks are active in the standard system. You can check the settings for validation in Customizing for Supply Network Collaborationby choosing Validation.

Note that the validation checks are not relevant for batch numbers that the supplier enters on the work order Web screens: On the Web screens, the supplier can only ever enter a valid batch for a batch-managed subcontracting component. Additionally, the supplier is always requested to enter a batch number if work order configuration requires a batch number.

Further Information

Release Note Batches and Configuration in Purchase Order Collaboration (Enhanced)

Release Note Sending Work Orders to Customer Back-End System (Enhanced)

Release Note Inventory in SMI and Outsourced Manufacturing (Enhanced)






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