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Thursday, July 29, 2010

How to transport Requirement Routines from one client to the other..

From my previous post we discussed about creating new requirement routines (Using transaction VOFM). Please click here to view that.
Now it's time for us to go one step further; which is... how we can transport newly created Requirement Routines from one client to the other..

Eg: From Development client to Quality client and then to Production client.

Refer below document on that...

For more information... please check the OSS Note 598475 - XPRA RV80HGEN during the transport of VOFM objects.

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How to create Requirement Routines (VOFM)

Requirement Routine functionality in SAP can be used to check a particular condition and do a certain task; only if that condition is satisfied. Condition has to be created as a requirement routine in transaction VOFM and it has to be assigned in the configuration against the relevant task.
Eg: Apply a certain price condition type; only is the sales document type equals to “ZSOR”
This is very useful in areas such as, Pricing, Outputs, Copy controls, etc.

Below document will give an overview on creating new requirement routines in the transaction VOFM. In order to find out how you can transfer a VOFM routine from one client to the other, please click here.

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How to create Requirement Routines  

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Using Parameter ID's in SAP

Parameter ID’s can be used to set default values for frequently used fields in SAP. In order to be able set a default value for a particular field, it must have been assigned a Parameter ID.

Eg:
If majority of material creation is for material type “FERT” and Industry Sector “A – Apparel and Footwear” for a particular user ID, then you can assign those values to relevant parameters against the user ID. Once It’s assigned, “FERT” and “A – Apparel and Footwear” will appear as default values for that user for MM01 transaction, where as user can change them if required.

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How to Configure Pricing Reports in SAP

Pricing reports can be configured to view VK11 condition master records in SAP system.
For example if you have condition records with different validity periods & different access sequences, this can be used to view all conditions records with relevant validity periods directly in one screen; where as you cannot use VK12 / VK13 to view all condition values in one screen.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Adding new fields to condition field catalog (Pricing)

If you want to add a new field to the condition field catalog (Which is not available in the standard field catalog) and use it for condition record determination, then you need to setup below described configuration/coding correctly.

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Release Strategy for Sales Orders - Status Profile

Just like release strategy in Purchase orders (Click here to view it), if business wants to have a release strategy for sales orders, SAP Status Profile Management is the best solution we can suggest.
Status Profile consists of several individual statuses, which can be changed in specific order, each status can be linked to a particular authorization group, and also it can influence corresponding business transaction. With this functionality we can restrict access to the document if it is in specific Status.

A classic example can be explained as follows,

The most common functionality we use to block creating deliveries or billing documents is the delivery block / billing block in the sales order line item level. The main disadvantage of this is, all users who has VA02 access can remove this block at any stage.
But if the business wants only an authorized person to change the delivery block / billing block, we cannot do it. (Unless you remove access to VA02 from all merchandisers, which is not practical)
To serve the above requirement, we can user status profiles in SAP.

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