Technical Upgrade Training Changes between 4.7 and ECC

6.0

Production Planning Module

April 2008

Overview of Changes

SAP List viewer in Functions and Reports Planned order conversion in Mass ProcessingImprovements in the Order Information systemImprovements in Mass processingNavigation of Batch Information in MRP Confirmation of Process ordersBAPI and BAdI

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

1. SAP List Viewer in Material Master MRP view (MM01, MM02, MM03)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

The display of strategies in a strategy group on the MRP 3 tab page has been converted to SAP List Viewer

MRP strategies display is not in SAP List Viewer

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

2. SAP List Viewer in Order Progress Report (CO46)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

The Order Progress Report in ECC 6.0 version has been improved with an option of List based viewing.If you select the list based order progress report the system displays the order data in a hierarchical listIf you do not select the indicator, the system displays the order report

Option not available

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

3. Changes in Multi level Order Report (MD4C)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 You can edit the profile for the order report in the initial screenYou can make the following settings in the profile:

-Display additional materials-Display additional data for receipt elements-Number of hierarchy levels

This is possible only in customizing in MRP

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

4. Multiple selection in the Order Report (MD4C)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 The Order Report now can be executed for multiple sales orders and items and materialsIt can be a range or group of specific ordersIf you call the order report from the Current Requirements/Stock List, the system uses the profile that you have defined in the user settings of the requirements/stock list for the order report

Multiple selection not possible

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

5. SAP List Viewer in Planning Evaluation (MD44, MD45, MD46, MD47, MD48)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 In these functions we can choose between a list-based output and an output that uses the SAP List Viewer

Only List based output is available

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

6. SAP List Viewer in Planning Evaluation (CR15)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 In Capacity: Where Used List, we can

choose between a list based output and an output that uses the SAP List Viewer

Only List based output is available

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

7. Improvements in Process Order Information System

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 At component-level, you can now also

make selections using the requirements date

and the missing parts indicator. This integrates the missing parts system (transaction CO24) into the order information system

Reduced reading is now also supported for planned orders. Reduced reading takes only dependent objects that match the specified selection criteria into account

The missing parts information system (transaction CO24), the picking list (CO27), and the picking list PI (COIK) are now integrated into the order information system and mass processing by means of selection screen variants and layouts

Features not available in 4.7

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

8. Improvements in Process Order Information System (continued)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

(Environment menu in application toolbar)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7 The application toolbar has been

revised and made clearer. You can now display or hide standard list functions using a pushbutton

In the individual object lists, you can find the Environment Menu in the application toolbar.

You can use this to access the operation or component overview, the status, logs, or the

Current Stock/Requirements List

The application toolbar has too many list functions displayed

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

9. Navigation to Batch Information in MRP List

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

Navigation to Batch Information in MRP List (continued)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

Now it is possible to branch to the following batch information from the Stock /Requirement List or MRP List:

Display Batch Master: You can branch to the batch master from the MRP element details. In the detailed display, choose the batch symbol

Feature not available in 4.7

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

10. Navigation to Batch Information cockpit in MRP List

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

Batch Information Cockpit In the menu, choose Goto -> Stock

Statistics in the current requirement/stock list or in the MRP list. In the following stock statistics Dialog box, choose Batch Information Cockpit

Feature not available in 4.7

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

11. Enhancement of Single screen entry of Process order Confirmation screen

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

The new function enhances the current function Single Process Order Confirmation (transaction COR6), which is still available

The fields operation, sub-operation and work center have been replaced by phase and resource

The fields are typical of production order confirmation screen

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

12. New BAdI (Business Add-Ins) included

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

New BAdI (Business Add-Ins) included (continued)

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

The following BAdI have been included in ECC 6.0 version:

- Change to Planning Parameters BAdI MD_MRP_PARAMETERS

- Change the calendar for the Day’s supply BAdI MD_CHANGE_CALENDAR

- Additional Columns in the Material Overview BAdI MD_ADD_COL_OVERVIEW

- Additional Columns in the MRP Evaluation BAdI MD_ADD_COL_EZPS

- Deactivating compulsory BOM explosion in CIF BAdI MD-PLDORD_BOMEX_CIF

- Export order tree BAdI MD_EXPORT_TREE

Features not available

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

13. Mass Processing of Process orders

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

We can now use a material availability check for planned and process orders in mass processing for process orders (transaction COHVPI)

Feature not available

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

14. New BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) included

ECC 6.0 R/3 4.7

The following BAPI included in ECC 6.0 version:

- Process order PI- Process order confirmation There are many BAPIs included under

these headers which may be explored to satisfy the specific business requirements.

Not included in BAPIs of this version