New features for Batch Management in SAP ERP

水深无声 2022-09-08 03:57 179阅读 0赞

SAP offers a program called Influence, where customers can suggest new features to be implemented in the SAP standard software. In 2017, component LO-BM, was selected to take part in the Influence program and customers were able to submit ideas improvements and missing features for batch management.

An overview of the SAP Customer Connection for LO-BM can be found in the link below:

[SAP Custommer Connection – SAP LO-BM (Batch Management)][SAP Custommer Connection _ SAP LO-BM _Batch Management]

After the ideas submission, they were voted and and the ideas with more votes were analyzed by SAP development, in order to define if they could be actually become part of the SAP standard software.

The most submitted and voted idea was to increase the length of the batch field ([extend DDIC for Batch-No to CHAR20 (minimum)][extend DDIC for Batch-No to CHAR20 _minimum]) and this idea is currently under review for portfolio, as it will be a very complex change. Since the batch field is widely used in many transactions and programs, the impact of this kind of change would be huge and it must be carefully discussed and analyzed.

Improvements for batch management at plant level, such as the listed below, were complex developments, and they are delivered in the latest S/4HANA and EWM releases:

[Batch management on plant level doesn’t work together with EWM system][Batch management on plant level doesn_t work together with EWM system]

[Batch Management At Plant Level][]

Some of these features, however, required a smaller development effort, were already developed and delivered by means of SAP Notes. Below you can find a list of the features already implemented and the respective SAP Note:

[Batch Change History Report (per MSC1N, MSC2N, MSC3N data)][Batch Change History Report _per MSC1N_ MSC2N_ MSC3N data] – Delivered by [SAP note 2293991][]

[Additional Customer Fields and Tabs in Change / Display Batch (MSCxN)][Additional Customer Fields and Tabs in Change _ Display Batch _MSCxN] – Delivered by [SAP note 2282311][]

[Documentary Batches. Possibility to trace where batch are used for networks or service orders.][] – Delivered by [SAP note 2278052][]

[Enable Documentary Batch for Return Delivery (LR) processing][Enable Documentary Batch for Return Delivery _LR_ processing] – Delivered by [SAP note 2320141][]

[Control ready for input status for characteristics in the classification control via BAdI][] – Delivered by [SAP note 2337491][]

[Batch search help should not display batches with deletion flag][] – Delivered by [SAP note 2293041][]

[Authorization control of batch header and especially batch classification characteristics][] – Delivered by [SAP note 2274014][]

[MSC1N/MSC2N: Value Check for field Manufacturer Date][MSC1N_MSC2N_ Value Check for field Manufacturer Date] – Delivered by [SAP note 2274014][]

[Batch derivation – improvements in the derivation monitor (DVMO)][Batch derivation _ improvements in the derivation monitor _DVMO] – Delivered by [SAP note 2339243][]

[Batch derivation ? enhancements for customizing and condition record setup][Batch derivation _ enhancements for customizing and condition record setup] – Delivered by [SAP note 2339220][]

This specific project is no longer open for ideas submission, but there are many other Influence Opportunities, and below you find a list of Opportunities open for idea submission

[Influence Opportunities Open for Submission or Registration][]

[SAP Custommer Connection _ SAP LO-BM _Batch Management]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/campaign/155
[extend DDIC for Batch-No to CHAR20 _minimum]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8849
[Batch management on plant level doesn_t work together with EWM system]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8883
[Batch Management At Plant Level]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9246
[Batch Change History Report _per MSC1N_ MSC2N_ MSC3N data]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9249
[SAP note 2293991]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2293991
[Additional Customer Fields and Tabs in Change _ Display Batch _MSCxN]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8851
[SAP note 2282311]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2282311
[Documentary Batches. Possibility to trace where batch are used for networks or service orders.]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9072
[SAP note 2278052]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2278052
[Enable Documentary Batch for Return Delivery _LR_ processing]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9175
[SAP note 2320141]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2320141
[Control ready for input status for characteristics in the classification control via BAdI]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9390
[SAP note 2337491]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2337491
[Batch search help should not display batches with deletion flag]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9041
[SAP note 2293041]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2293041
[Authorization control of batch header and especially batch classification characteristics]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/9010
[SAP note 2274014]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2274014
[MSC1N_MSC2N_ Value Check for field Manufacturer Date]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8881
[Batch derivation _ improvements in the derivation monitor _DVMO]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8944
[SAP note 2339243]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2339243
[Batch derivation _ enhancements for customizing and condition record setup]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/idea/8945
[SAP note 2339220]: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2339220
[Influence Opportunities Open for Submission or Registration]: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/?source=social-Global-SAPInfluencing-TWITTER-MarketingCampaign-CustomerStorytelling-unspecified&campaigncode=CRM-YD18-SOC-DEFLT#/campaigns-open/?