As a result of requirements from the retail sector (SAP Retail),
Release 4.0A includes the following new functions:
Standard functions (LIS)
Information structure types
Functional enhancements
RIS-specific functions
New information structures (sometimes applicable to Retail
only)
Ability to update various stock types (Retail only)
RIS data enhancement (sometimes applicable to Retail only)
Update connection for physical inventory document
OTB functional enhancements (Retail only)
The functions were not included in Retail 1.2B.
Standard functions (LIS)
Information structure types
You can enter types for information
structures (possible types: "standard", "without period", "without
updating", "standard (with stock values)").
In particular this supports the modeling of stock values (e.g.
"stock" key figure) in customer information structures.
The following functional enhancements
have been made in the area of standard evaluation:
Ability to display key figures in tens, hundreds and
thousands
Initial setting of evaluation currency
Selection according to LIS hierarchy
Time series
RIS-specific
New information structures
Perishables (S160)
You can only use this function is you use
SAP Retail.
An additional info structure has been integrated in the RIS
menu for controlling via the operative process of perishables
handling.
This information structure also serves as a source of data for
perishables procurement.
As a result, the periodicity is set to "day" and cannot be
changed.
Physical inventory (S200)
You can only use this function if you use
SAP Retail.
The information structure "Physical inventory" has been integrated
in the RIS main menu to allow operative physical inventory
controlling.
Data is updated on the basis of the physical inventory document,
which is now linked to LIS updating.
This information structure allows you to locate differences in the
physical inventory before the differences are removed from the
system.
Rough workload estimate
Further information structures (S150, S152, S159) have been created
for Release 4.0 for the area of WS. These allow operative reporting
via the goods receipt/picking load which is incurred.
These information structures are not a part of the RIS but are a
separate application.
Despite this, Retail customers are advised to take a close look at
these information structures, and in particular the updating of
them.
You can only use this function if you use
SAP Retail.
When you updated stock using the MSEG document prior to Release
4.0, the system only derived characteristics of MCMSEG if the
record concerned was a transaction which led to a change in the
valuated stock.
As a result, all key figures with updating that was based on a
material document were only updated in cases where the movement
affected the valuated stock.
In Release 4.0 all material movements are enhanced so that it is
possible for customers to map other types of stock as well (such as
customer returns stock, rack jobber stock).
In the standard shipment of 4.0 only the valuated stock is
mapped.
All key figures that are updated by means of the material document,
(e.g. goods receipt, goods clearing etc.) are thus based on the
valuated stock.
RIS Data Enhancement
You can only use this function if you have implemented
SAP Retail (with the exception of the tax
indicator).
Replacement of KZWI Fields
Up till now, you needed to assign KZWI fields in order to determine
the key figures in enhancement for the communication structures in
SD (MCVBAP, MCVBRP).
Example: MCVBRP-KZWI1 = Invoiced sales SPw/VAT
If the pricing procedures used were not created in this way, then
it was not possible to update these key figures to RIS
satisfactorily.
In Release 4.0, the correspnding value fields are included in the
order/billing document.
This means that the KZWI fields are available to the customer for
mapping self-defined key figures.
Example: Invoiced sales acc. to retail price (wholesale)
KZWI fields affected by the release: KZWI1, KZWI3, KZWI5
Enhancement of Communication Structures
In order to increase options for the updating of self-defined
information structure, the following information has been added to
the communication structures:
- Prior vendor
Corresponds to the manufacturer of a material
- Country of vendor/regular vendor
Country of origin of the vendor/regular vendor
- EAN (European Article Number)
First EAN from the material master (Retail)
- Vendor material number
Material number at the vendor's site.
This is required if the vendor is to be given access to an
information structure.
- Material type ID
Unique identification criterion for the material type.
This enables unique updating control
(see updating of S160 "Perishables")
- Structured material (enhancement can be configured in
Customizing)
Set-, Lot-, Display material number
- Assortment (enhancement can be configured in Customizing)
Up to Release 4.0 the term "assortiment" corresponded to
"assortment owner"
- Internal characteristic number
Internally stored characteristic number for unique
identification
of a character. If characteristic values (e.g. 001 = red) are
to
be saved in an info structure, it may be necessary to store an
internal characteristic number along with them. Otherwise
it is not possible to access the description (red)
(see info structure S160 "Perishables").
- Tax indicator (only MCMSEG)
Sales tax indicator for mapping stock accoding to separate tax
records
- Business transaction (only MCMSEG)
This enables a distinction to be made between revaluations from
invoice verification and other revaluations.
- Key figure "Stock adjustment miscellaneous plus"
As of Release 4.0, these key figures are filled with data when
stock balances are initially entered in the R/3 System.
- Key figure "PP revaluation quantity plus/minus"
As of Release 4.0, these key figures are filled with data.
Connection of the physical inventory document to updating
In Release 4.0, updating has been linked to the physical
inventory physical inventory document (ISEG). This now enables key
figures from physical invenotry management can be updated and thus
analyzed before stock-related posting of the physical inventory
takes place.
Example: stock before count, stock after count, difference
Data enhancement of the communication structure (MCISEG) can be
configured in Customizing.
Improvements to OTB Functionality
You can only use this function if you have implemented
SAP Retail.
In Release 4.0, OTB functionality has been added to.
OTB is now be expressed in terms of PPw/oVAT, and SPw/VAT.
Furthermore, it is now possible to take OTB into account during the
operative purchasing processes.
The following points were planned for Release 4.0, yet no
explicit solution was developed for them. These points can,
however, be implemented without problems in customer projects.
New Info Structure "Empties"
You can use the LIS tools to create a self-defined info structure
sich "Empties", to which only "Empties materials" are updated. The
update requirement can be defined using the material type /
material type ID.
Seen from the perspective of RIS, a self-defined info structure is
not necessary, because the "empties" materials are grouped together
in a special material group. This means that a selection using this
material group provides the necessary result in the info structures
of the standard system.
Several Periods in One Information Structure
It is possible to implement the multi-level period drilldown when
reporting in the standard analysis. This can be achieved by means
of a customer modification (e.g.: month -> week), without any
problems.
See note 82460
Sales according to retail price (wholesale requirement)
In order to map the key figure "sales according to retail price",
there is a variety of KZWI fields available in the billing
document. In the calculation schema, you need to assign the
corresponding condition type to the KZWI field you have
selected.
Due to the inclusion of new document fields in the order/billing
document, three KZWI fields have been released for
customer-specific enhancements (see above).
Customer returns stock (wholesale requirement)
You can map the customer returns stock in self-defined info
structures without any problems.
Now that the enhancement logic in the communication structure of
the material document has been changed, all material movements
(even those for customer returns stock) are processed (see
above).
In the standard system, RIS information structures only depict the
valuated stock.