Gain Experience with SAP S/4HANA – Logistics
Unit 1: Introduction to the Course and Our SAP
Cloud Appliance Library Solutions
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Question 1
“Which topics will be covered
during this course?”
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Course introduction | Overview
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Introduction to the course and our SAP Cloud Appliance Library solutions
Unit 1
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Course introduction | Overview
Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Unit 2
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Course introduction | Overview
Preliminary billing documents
Unit 3
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Course introduction | Overview
Production planning with demand simulation and finite scheduling
Unit 4
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Course introduction | Overview
Managing production and quality operations with transparency
Unit 5
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Course introduction | Overview
Leveraging the outbound process using Extended Warehouse Management
Unit 6
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Course introduction | Overview
Simple carrier selection with SAP Transportation Management
Unit 7
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Flexible workflow – configuration options
Unit 8
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Flexible workflow – demo
Unit 9
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Course introduction | Overview
1. Introduction to the course and our SAP
Cloud Appliance Library solutions
2. Sales rebates through Settlement
Management
3. Preliminary billing documents
4. Production planning with demand
simulation and finite scheduling
5. Managing production and quality
operations with transparency
6. Leveraging the outbound process using
Extended Warehouse Management
7. Simple carrier selection with
SAP Transportation Management
8. Flexible workflow – configuration options
9. Flexible workflow – demo
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Question 2
“How do you use the SAP
Cloud Appliance Library
solution?”
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General guidance
1. You have the option to trial the processes and
configuration in a dedicated system to get first
hands-on experience.
2. While hands-on experience is important for a
consultant, it is not required to pass final exam of
this openSAP course and get a record of
achievement.
3. Please ensure you have enough time to focus on
the units, answer the questions, and do the course
assignment to pass this openSAP course.
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System information
You can revisit the content shown in the units in your dedicated
SAP S/4HANA system.
The free trial license is valid for 30 days.
You will need an account with one of the cloud providers
supported by SAP CAL – Amazon Web Services (AWS),
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure (MS Azure).
This comes at a cost as per your cloud provider’s contract
terms.
The latest information is available on the webpages of the course!
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General documentation to access a CAL system & cost management
You will find PDF documentation about the processes shown in
the download area of the course.
If you do not have a cloud provider account, you will need to
create one to be able to run through the exercises.
Very important: make sure you understand how to manage the
cost. For example, shut down the system when not in use.
Otherwise, your end-of-month bill might be very high.
The latest information is available on the webpages of the course!
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Information about CAL and link to the system
The foundation of this CAL system is the SAP S/4HANA 2020
Feature Package Stack 01 Fully-Activated Appliance.
We have extended this CAL with the processes shown in the
units of this course.
You will find general information about all processes and setups in
the standard blog about the Fully-Activated Appliance.
The latest information is available on the webpages of the course!
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System demo
System demoAccessing SAP CAL and creating your own instance
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Non-supported CAL activities / Information for SAP-internal course participants
We prepared some additional material to help you run through the
processes on your own.
Please note that we can only provide support for topics shown
in our units. We are not able to provide support for customer-
specific issues or systems.
The latest information is available on the webpages of the course!
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Key takeaways
▪ You should have a good overview of the content of
this course
▪ You should be aware of how to use the SAP Cloud
Appliance Library solution
▪ Enjoy the course!
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Unit 2: Sales Rebates Through Settlement
Management
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Question 1
“What is Settlement
Management and why do
you need to switch from
classic SD rebates?”
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
New holistic solution for rebate management
SD rebate processing is no longer supported in SAP S/4HANA. The successor to SD rebate processing
is condition contract management in Settlement Management:
Settlement Calendar
Business Volume
Selection Criteria |
Condition Records
Detail Statement
Settlement Information
Document Collection
Output | FI/CO
Messaging
SETTLEMENT
DOCUMENTS
CONDITION
CONTRACT
CUSTOMIZATION
DATA SOURCE
Split Criteria on Header and Item | Condition and Scale Base
Business Volume Table | Transfer Rules for Document Creation
Sales Orders | Purchase Orders | Deliveries | Invoices | Goods Movements
Settlement Management Documents | External Systems | POS Data
Business Volume Determination | Calculation via Pricing
Settlement Document Creation
SETTLEMENT PROGRAM
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Why do we need to switch from “classic” SD rebates (1/2)?
With a traditional ERP system:
▪ Rebate indexes are very large
▪ Need to rebuild index in case of
changes
▪ Inflexible business volume
determination
▪ Rebate data is locked
throughout the organization
when rebuilding
▪ Large data volumes affect
system performance
Traditional ERP system
VBRPVBRK VBPA
Billing documents Customizing
TVKOTVFK TVTA T683S
Customer
master
KNVV
Pricing
prepare
Write
Rebate index
VBOX
(up to 2TB)
Read
Re-pricing
(pricing type “I”)
Determination
of billing
documents
Retroactive rebate
determination
(SDBONT06)
Billing
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Why do we need to switch from “classic” SD rebates (2/2)?
With SAP S/4HANA:
▪ Significantly enhanced
functionality (Settlement
Management)
▪ Common functionality for
SAP S/4HANA Sales and
Procurement
▪ More flexibility: no need to rebuild
the rebate index in case of
changes or retroactive update
▪ Significantly reduced data footprint
and memory
▪ No performance reduction in sales
processes
▪ Traditional VBO1 rebates are no
longer available* in SAP S/4HANA
Reporting on
demandCondition contract
Business volume base
Conditions
Settlement program
Business volume determination
(condition/scale basis)
Settlement document
Calculation (pricing)
Business volume
database/views**
▪ Sales order
▪ Purchase order
▪ Point-of-sale data
▪ Goods movements
▪ Deliveries
▪ Invoices (SD and MM)
▪ Agency documents
▪ External systems
Data sources
(Customizing)
Financial accounting/controlling
Messaging
Others (for example, output)
Settlement doc,
detail statement
Settlement document
**Data source – for example, database views
(VBRK, VBRP, EKKO, EKPO, or similar) or
business warehouse.
*SAP TPM landscapes are allowed to use
classic rebates with some restrictions
With SAP S/4HANA
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Question 2
“How do you create a
condition contract for sales
rebates?”
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Question 2 – How do we create a condition contract?
▪ Use the “Monitor Condition Contracts”
SAP Fiori app or transaction WCOCO to
create, change, or display a condition
contract.
▪ Mandatory data for a condition contract:
− Contract type
− Validity period
− Sales area
− Business volume criteria
(e.g. customers, materials etc.)
− Settlement calendar with settlement dates
− Rebate conditions
▪ Release condition contract in the app
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Question 3
“Which condition contract types
and settlement date types are
available?”
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Question 3 – contract and settlement date types
▪ The condition contract type specifies the rebate scenario of a rebate agreement
− Single customer sales rebate – contract for single customer
− Multiple customer sales rebate – multiple customers in business volume
− Two-step rebates – ability to aggregate figures from several condition contracts
− Goods-related rebates – taxes are calculated based on material items in a
reference document
▪ The settlement date type in the settlement calendar of the condition contract
allows to specify intermediate steps in the settlement process:
− Partial settlement – provisional settlement of a specific time period in the entire
duration of a condition contract (“partial payment”)
− Final settlement – final permanent settlement of a specific time period in the
entire duration of a condition contract. (“to draw the line”)
− Delta settlement – subsequent corrections or late postings to be considered for
referenced final settlement
− Delta accruals settlement – accruals of rebate amounts on special G/L
accounts. AR figures are not affected
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Question 4
“How do you run settlement
for condition contracts?”
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Question 4 – How do we run condition contract settlement?
▪ Condition contract settlement can be
run manually or scheduled in the
background
▪ Optional: check calculated business
volume of the condition contract(s)
▪ SAP Fiori “Settle Condition Contracts”
tile or GUI transaction WB2R_SC
− Specify document criteria on the
selection screen
− Specify Run control options
(logs, update type)
− Execute settlement program
− Check the logs
▪ Check generated settlement
documents and G/L postings
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Question 5
“Which reporting capabilities
are available in the standard
system for condition
contracts?”
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Question 5 – basic reporting capabilities for condition contracts
▪ Monitor customer condition contracts
▪ Display business volume
▪ Monitor settlement documents
▪ Flexible reporting on condition contracts
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System demo
System demoCondition contract creation, settlement, and reporting
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Sales rebates through Settlement Management
Key takeaways
▪ “Classic” SD rebate processing is no longer
supported in SAP S/4HANA (exception: scenarios
involving SAP Trade Promotion Management)
▪ The successor to SD rebate processing is condition
contract management in Settlement Management
▪ Condition contract management provides a central
standardized solution for the administration of supplier
and customer rebates
▪ The concept of a condition contract can already be
implemented in ERP by activating the relevant business
functions
▪ The functionality is very flexible and can be used in
innovative ways. However, it requires investing some
time to familiarize yourself with the solution.
▪ Purchasing rebates management is similar to sales
rebates. Only contract types and source documents differ.
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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
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In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
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without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
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Unit 3: Preliminary Billing Documents
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Preliminary billing documents
Question 1
What is a preliminary billing
document and what can you
use it for?
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Definition
External Use Internal Use
OK
Customer
provides
feedback
Customer
reviews PBD
Supplier makes
changes based
on feedback
Supplier
provides PBD
for customer
review
Both parties agree
on final form of
billing doucment
Billing document
based on PBD is
created, posted, and
sent to customer
Customer
receives service
A preliminary billing document (PBD):
▪ is an optional intermediary document between
the billed reference document and the final
billing document
▪ is intended purely for negotiation purposes
(align on details e.g. prices, payment terms with
the customer)
▪ is structured identically to regular billing documents
▪ is relevant for output, but not for posting to financial
accounting
▪ incorporates changes before creating the final
billing document
▪ can be used for internal review and approval for
critical invoices before they are sent to the
customer
Billing Index
(Billing Due List)
Billing Document
(Customer Invoice)
Preliminary Billing
Document
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Preliminary billing documents
Question 2
What are the prerequisites
for using the function?
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Preliminary billing documents
Prerequisites
To use the functionality it is necessary to maintain a new number range
prefix and a new interval for the number range object RV_BELEG.
SAP Note 2921988
The function is available as of SAP S/4HANA 2020.
To set up approval workflows for preliminary billing documents, some
settings in different parts of the system are necessary.
How to Set Up Approval Workflows for Preliminary Billing Documents
To enable preliminary billing documents, the business function
SD_BIL_PRELIMBILLINGDOC must be activated.
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Preliminary billing documents
Question 3
How can you create and
handle preliminary billing
documents?
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Preliminary billing documents
Functions
Create PBD
▪ From billing due list items displayed in the app
▪ Settings creation of PBDs possible (e.g. billing type, billing date, separate PBD for each item)
Change PBD
▪ Change certain attributes of PBD (e.g. price, texts, billing date, payment terms).
▪ Add billing items from documents in the billing due list (matching header data provided, split
criteria will be considered)
▪ Add/remove attachments
▪ Print preview
Manage PBD
▪ Reject PBD
▪ Finalize PBD
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System demo
System demoHow to create and handle preliminary billing documents
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Key takeaways
▪ Preliminary billing documents are optional documents for
negotiation purposes before the final billing document is
created.
▪ They are structured in exactly the same way as normal billing
documents.
▪ The functionality is available as of SAP S/4HANA 2020.
▪ Only some prerequisites are necessary to use the function.
▪ You can set up approval workflows for preliminary billing
documents.
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and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
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without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
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Unit 4: Production Planning with Demand
Simulation and Finite Scheduling
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Question 1
How do you manage
production planning from
future demand scenarios to a
feasible resource schedule in
SAP S/4HANA?
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Process overview
Forecast and Customer
Requirements
▪ Planned independent requirements
(forecast), which can be assigned to
active or inactive scenarios
▪ Customer requirements (sales
orders, schedule lines)
▪ All requirements relevant to MRP
are considered by MRP and
embedded PP/DS.
Requirements
Management
Create / Adjust
Procurement Proposals
▪ Check material availability and create
planned orders or purchase
requisitions in case of material
shortage
▪ Flexible selection criteria including
stock transfers
▪ Monitoring of the stock/requirement
situation
▪ MRP Live considers materials for
both SAP S/4HANA and Advanced
Planning
Material Requirements
Planning (MRP)
Detailed Scheduling
▪ Nearly all APO PP/DS functionalities
have been integrated into
SAP S/4HANA
▪ New functionalities in SAP S/4HANA
▪ Interactive and automatic planning
tools to create a feasible production
plan.
▪ Planning boards, optimizer and
heuristics are available.
▪ Special planning functionalities like
campaign planning, block planning,
tank planning …
Advanced Planning
(embedded PP/DS)
Simulation of Forecast
Scenarios
▪ Simulate and evaluate different
forecast scenarios considering
− Capacity constraints
− Flexible constraints on material
and supplier
− Delivery performance
▪ Adjust forecast and capacity in
simulation mode
▪ Multilevel across all BOM levels
▪ Release scenario to productive
environment
Predictive MRP
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Question 2
How can SAP S/4HANA
support you to identify potential
capacity and
component issues for future
demand scenarios and
evaluate possible solutions?
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Predictive MRP – simulate and evaluate forecast scenarios
Mid and long-term
simulation
Simplified propagation
across all BOM levels
Clickable simulative KPIs
Issue lists
Solution proposals
Simulation for all levels
Simulative adjustment of
available capacities
PIR Update
MRP Live DDMRP
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System demo
System demoSAP Fiori apps for predictive material and resource planning (pMRP)
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Question 3
How does MRP Live ensure
material availability?
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System analyzes the material flow of all materials in real time
and identifies:
» Use the MRP cockpit (on SAP Fiori)
» Monitoring of the stock/requirement situation to cover product
requirements
» Disruptions in the material flow and their impact
» Solution proposals for decision support
» Role-based KPI-driven entry
Performance improvement with SAP S/4HANA
» Based on traditional MRP concepts
» New MRP run algorithm, leveraging SAP HANA capabilities
for parallelization
» Scenario-dependent up to 10 times faster /
data storage reduction by 5 times
Production planning with demand simulation and finite scheduling
MRP Live: accelerated material requirements planning
MRP Live
MRP AnalysisMRP Run
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Question 4
Which features are available
for detailed scheduling of
production resources in SAP
S/4HANA?
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Advanced planning: production planning / detailed scheduling
PPDS
Detailed SchedulingProduction Planning
Analyze the current material and capacity situation based on
real-time information and comprehensive planning features in
PP/DS on SAP S/4HANA
Create a feasible production plan considering capacity load
and constraints.
Shelf Life
Bottlenecks
Material Availability
Network Transparency
Capacity Load
Lead Time
Setup Time /
Costs Priorities
Breakdown Backlog
Handling
Production Layout
Alternative Resources
Alternative Plants
Tank Resource
Optimization
Continuous Input /
Output
Campaign Planning
Block Planning
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Opportunities / challenges valid in your organization?
Shelf Life
Bottlenecks
Material Availability
Network Transparency
Capacity Load
Lead Time
Setup Time /
Costs Priorities
Breakdown Backlog
Handling
Production Layout
Alternative Resources
Alternative Plants
Tank Resource Optimization
Continuous Input /
Output
Campaign Planning
Block Planning
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System demo
System demoSAP Fiori apps for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling
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Key takeaways
▪ pMRP for a mid/long-term demand scenario simulation for
capacity, production, purchasing, and internal material flow
in production plants on detailed level across all levels.
▪ MRP Live to ensure material availability with automatic
creation of procurement proposals for purchasing and
production. Tools for monitoring the stock/requirement
situation.
▪ Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) to
schedule and sequence orders considering constraints such
as resource and component availability, setup times,
priorities.
▪ Production Planning and Scheduling in one system:
SAP S/4HANA.
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and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
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functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Unit 5: Managing Production and Quality Operations
with Transparency
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Production operations
Production planning
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Production operations
Production operations
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Question 1
How can SAP S/4HANA
monitor the progress of
production and measure
operational performance?
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SAP Fiori apps for production operations
Measure Operations
Performance
▪ Out-of-the-box analytics for key
manufacturing figures
− Production execution duration
− Excess component consumption
− Operation scrap
− Material scrap
− Scrap reasons
▪ React quickly with necessary
operational adjustments
Manufacturing Analytics
Compare Plan / Actual
Production Cost
▪ Scope item 2QW provides the
foundation to prebuilt analytics
content using Core Data Services
(CDS)
▪ Custom Analytical Queries and
Query Browser apps leverage the
CDS views
▪ Compare between production cost of
planning and execution
▪ Covers plan costs, actual costs,
target costs, control costs, and
input/output variances
Analytics for
Production Costs
Control the Progress of
Production
▪ Monitor production orders or process
orders
▪ Check uncovered requirements
▪ Overview of the current status of
your materials, components, and
milestones
▪ Read master data with option to see
parallel sequencies
▪ Navigate to the respective Manage
Production Orders or Process Orders
app
Monitor and Manage
Production / Process Orders
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System demo
System demoHow to monitor production orders using SAP Fiori apps
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Question 2
What are the advantages of
using quality management in
SAP S/4HANA?
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ChemicalsConsumer
ProductsHigh Tech Automotive Pharmaceuticals
QM with SAP S/4HANA can be applied as a laboratory information management system (LIMS) or as a
computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ) system
Machinery &
Construction
Advantages compared to separate CAQ/LIMS systems:
▪ High integration into other SAP business processes
▪ No redundant master data
▪ No interfaces
…
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Quality management in SAP S/4HANA
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Product Development Quality Improvement
Quality Assurance & Control
▪ Closed-loop inspection planning
▪ Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
(FMEA)
▪ Control plan
→ Avoid defects and issues right at
the beginning
Quality Analytics
▪ Evaluation of quality key figures
▪ Results history e.g. run chart
▪ Supplier evaluations
▪ Statistical process control (SPC)
→ Analyze data regarding product and
process quality for making the right
decisions based on quality KPIs
▪ Quality inspections
▪ Nonconformance management
▪ Audit management
▪ Test equipment management
→ Allows data capturing and monitoring;
helps to find nonconformities and react
to them right away
▪ Complaints & problem handling
▪ Quality notifications
→ Enables you to define and perform
corrective and preventive actions
How to ensure
quality?
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Key capabilities of quality management in SAP S/4HANA
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Quality
Inspection
▪ Quality Technician Overview
▪ Record Inspection Results
▪ Quality Engineer Overview
▪ Manage Usage Decisions
▪ Manage Defects
▪ Manage Quality Tasks
▪ Record Warehouse Defect
▪ Resolve Internal Problems
Nonconformance
Management
▪ Display Results History
▪ Nonconformance Analytics /
Detailed Analytics
▪ Inspection Lot Analytics /
Detailed Analytics
AnalyticsQuality
Planning
▪ Manage Inspection Plans
▪ Manage Quality Levels
▪ Manage Quality Info
Records in Procurement
All main processes in QM covered by modernized SAP Fiori UI, rich in embedded analytics
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SAP Fiori in quality management
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Key takeaways
▪ There are SAP Fiori apps for production operations
to control the progress of production, measure
operations performance and prebuilt analytics to
compare plan/actual production cost
▪ All main processes in quality management in
SAP S/4HANA are covered by modernized
SAP Fiori UI, rich in embedded analytics
▪ Check the SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA and
SAP Fiori apps reference library for a deeper
understanding about how these apps are integrated
in the process flows, their business benefits and key
features
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Unit 6: Leveraging the Outbound Process Using
Extended Warehouse Management
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Question 1
What are the features available
in SAP Extended Warehouse
Management to support
outbound process?
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Outbound process
Inbound Processing Storage and Operations Outbound Processing
▪ Outbound planning, including
route, wave, and bin planning
▪ Picking optimization, packing,
staging, and load managementBusiness Benefits
▪ Increase inventory accuracy and availability
▪ Reduce picking, shipping, and billing errors
▪ Raise customer service levels through high efficiency and accuracy
▪ Shorten order turnaround times
▪ Full visibility of warehouse operations
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Features
Wave Release
Simulation
Preallocated Stocks
Packing Outbound
Deliveries
TM-EWM Integration
Cartonization Planning
Shipping Cockpit
Warehouse Robotics
Material Flow Systems Pick by Voice
Pick by Cart
Radio Frequency
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Warehouse automation
ERP
SAP S/4HANA
Robotics
Platform
Connected
Devices
SAP EWM Warehouse
Automation
Hands-Free
Picking
SAP ME/MIIPick by Voice
Augmented
Reality
RF Integration
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Process Warehouse Tasks
▪ One single app to confirm all kinds of
tasks
▪ Mass confirmation
▪ Process HU warehouse tasks
▪ Picking multiple orders with improved
picking accuracy
▪ Intuitive interface to reduce training effort
Pick by Cart
▪ Pack deliveries in the packing work center
▪ Easy, intuitive, fast packing of picked
products into a shipping HU
Pack Outbound Deliveries
Leveraging the outbound process using Extended Warehouse Management
Using SAP Fiori
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Key takeaways
▪ Improve customer service
▪ Improve productivity and accuracy of operation and
inventories
▪ Process flexibility and ability to handle large volumes
▪ Reduced order cycle times
▪ Flexibility and scalability
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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
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without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names
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Unit 7: Simple Carrier Selection with
SAP Transportation Management
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Simple carrier selection with SAP Transportation Management
Question 1
What is carrier selection
in SAP Transportation
Management?
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Simple carrier selection with SAP Transportation Management
Process overview
Order
Management
Planning
Execution &
Subcontracting
Charges &
Settlement
SAP S/4HANA Core
Sales Order /
Purchase OrderDelivery
Forwarding
Quotation
Forwarding
Order
Freight Unit Building
Freight Unit
Planning
Capacities
Transportation
Network
Freight Order /
Freight BookingSubcontracting
Freight Settlement
Document
Forwarding
Settlement
Document
SAP S/4HANA
Core
Agreement
Calculation
Sheet
Rate Table
ScaleAccounting Document
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Question 2
How does carrier selection
differ between Transportation
Management and Advanced
Transportation Management?
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Carrier selection functionality
SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management
Compatibility Scope
SAP S/4HANA code line
LE-TRA
SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain for
transportation management
Basic
Shipping
Advanced
Transportation
Management*
Transpor-
tation
Manage-
ment
Assign carrier to freight order
Automatic Manual Tendering
Create ranking list
Determine priority/costs/ internal costs
Check incompatibilities
Determine possible carriers
* Requires engine license
** Except tendering Transportation Management**
Optimizer-based
carrier selection
with Advanced
Transportation
Management*
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Custom code required
▪ Custom process controller strategy using TM conditions
▪ BAdI for partner determination profile in freight order type
SAP S/4HANA standard
▪ TM default routes
▪ One carrier per freight order type via partner determination profile
▪ Pass carrier from delivery document to TM freight unit
Simple carrier selection with SAP Transportation Management
Options for carrier selection in Transportation Management
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Simple carrier selection with SAP Transportation Management
Question 3
How can I do carrier selection
based on TM default routes?
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Carrier selection based on default routes
Source
Location /
Transportation
Zone
Default Route
▪ Sequence of Stops
▪ Transportation
Mode
▪ Carrier
▪ …
▪ Define default route to be used for a given pair of
source/destination locations/transportation zones
Destination
Location /
Transportation
Zone
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Carrier selection based on default routes
Locations
Default
Routes
Transportation
Zones
Freight Unit
Building Rule
Logistics
Integration Profile
TM Logistic
Integration for
Deliveries
Advice: Use transportation zones to reduce the number of default routes to
create/maintain.
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System demo
System demoCarrier selection based on default routes
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Key takeaways
▪ Simple carrier selection based on default routes
available with Transportation Management
▪ Some further options require custom enhancement
▪ Sophisticated carrier selection functionality available in
standard with Advanced Transportation Management
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Unit 8: Flexible Workflow – Configuration Options
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Flexible workflow – configuration options
Question 1
“What is flexible workflow?”
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What is flexible workflow?
▪ New concept introduced in SAP S/4HANA with the objective to
simplify workflow configuration.
▪ Available for documents in sourcing and procurement, such as
purchase requisition, purchase order, request for quotation, etc.
▪ Based on a set of predefined workflow scenarios and tasks which
provides the functionality to define condition-based workflow for
different processes in sourcing and procurement.
▪ Relevant workflow items are made available in the SAP Fiori My
Inbox app for the approvers.
▪ Manage Workflows SAP Fiori apps are available for different
purchasing documents, and these apps allow the business
process specialist to set up workflows based on the business
requirement.
▪ In SAP ERP, release procedure and SAP Business Workflow
were used to accomplish this process.
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Question 2
“How do you activate flexible
workflow?”
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How do you activate flexible workflow?
Perform Workflow Customizing
Create Approvers
Optional: Manage Teams and Responsibilities
Optional: Transactions for Identifying Persons
Responsible for Accounting Objects
Optional: Define Custom Fields and Logic
Define Workflows for Purchase Requisitions
Optional: Workflow Content Translation
Optional: Maintain Email Templates
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Question 3
“How do you add custom
preconditions to the workflow?”
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How do you add custom preconditions to the workflow?
▪ Own rules for determination of approvers – Create an implementation for
the BAdI Determination of Workflow Agents for Purchasing
Documents (MMPUR_WORKFLOW_AGENTS_V2)
▪ Own preconditions – Create implementations for the following BAdIs:
Providing Additional Conditions for
Scenarios (SWF_WORKFLOW_CONDITION_DEF)
Value evaluation of additional conditions for
scenarios (SWF_WORKFLOW_CONDITION_EVAL)
▪ Own logic for restarting workflow – Create an implementation for the
BAdI Define Conditions to Restart Flexible
Workflow (MM_PUR_S4_PR_WFL_RESTART)
▪ Example: When you create a new flexible workflow with account assignment
category as a condition, it is possible to choose from: A, F, K and P.
But it is not possible to select "Q" or "X".
The standard workflow app only provides four (4) mentioned account
assignment categories as prerequisites.
From 1909, there are two BAdIs available, where you can add
preconditions.
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Question 4
“Is it possible to retrigger a
workflow?”
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Is it possible to retrigger a workflow?
▪ BAdI Define Conditions to Restart Flexible Workflow
▪ SAP Fiori Custom Fields and Logic app
▪ Go to Flexible Workflow customizing for Purchase
Requisition → Exception Handling section → Action
Results ‘Restart Workflow’. This way, the purchase
requisition can be changed.
▪ In case of ‘Cancel Workflow’, the purchase requisition
cannot be changed later. Note that it is not possible to
edit a rejected purchase requisition when flexible
workflow is active. The only action possible is to delete
such purchase requisitions and create new documents
for approval.
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Flexible workflow – configuration options
Question 5
“Does the existing release
strategy need to be changed?”
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Does the existing release strategy need to be changed?
No, you don’t need to change the existing release
strategy, but you can change it to flexible workflow if you
want.
▪ Go to IMG → Materials Management → Purchasing →
Purchase Order → Release Procedure for Purchase Orders
→ Activate Flexible Workflow for Purchase Orders
▪ Activate the document type for which you want to have
flexible workflow.
▪ Based on document type:
− e.g. “NB” activate flexible workflow, “UB” remains with
classic workflow
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Key takeaways
▪ Business process specialists can set up workflow themselves
▪ SAP Fiori My Inbox app for overview of all pending approvals
▪ Custom preconditions can be added to support business
requirements
▪ SAP process to synchronize and proactively deliver work:
− In the right sequence (workflow steps)
− At the right time (deadline)
− To the right people (agents)
− With the right information
− With minimum effort
− Without compromising compliance
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Flexible workflow – demo
Question 1
“What does flexible workflow
look like in the system?”
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Flexible workflow – demo
Demo overview
▪ Activating and triggering workflow on purchase
requisition
▪ Restart flexible workflow
▪ Adding custom preconditions to flexible workflow
▪ Switch PO from release strategy to workflow
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Flexible workflow – demo
System demo
System demoActivating and triggering workflow on purchase
requisition
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Flexible workflow – demo
System demo
System demoRestart flexible workflow
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Flexible workflow – demo
System demo
System demoAdding custom preconditions to flexible workflow
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System demoSwitch PO from release strategy to workflow
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Key takeaways
▪ Simplified workflow configuration
▪ Improvement of the user interface with the adoption
of SAP Fiori in SAP S/4HANA
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