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What’s New?SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries V1.605 (DE)

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Short Overview of What’s New

SAP ERP Release related enhancementsBased on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 5

Usage of new Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)

Tool and activation related enhancementsEnhanced SAP Solution Builder Tool

Scenario related and content changesCoverage of new features in the areas of

Order-to-Cash

Forecast-to-Stock

Procurement-to-Pay

Financial and Management Accounting

Coverage of new scenarios and content in the area of

Order-to-Cash

Forecast-to-Stock

Procurement-to-Pay


Logistics Execution


SAP Best Practices Package:New Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)

The personal object worklists (POWLs) are a tool to visualize specific business objects.

Starting from the POWLs, a user can launch transactions based on a selected business object which opens up in a new session in the client.

The POWLs overview lists outlines the new POWLs used by the SAP Best Practices Baseline package and describes in which business scenarios they are used.


Tool and Activation Related Enhancements

The create request function in solution builder behaves as follows:• Upload of installation data is mandatory

• Activation only possible if installation data upload is complete

•When you choose the Activate button for the first time the Activate solution screen appears with the Create Request checkbox selected as default.

• When this checkbox is selected the Workbench and Customizing fields and buttons are deactivated.

• If you activate the solution with this setting the workbench and customizing transport requests are created automatically.


What‘s new

SAP ERP Release related enhancementsBased on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 5

Usage of new Personal Object Worklists (POWLs)

Tool and activation related enhancementsEnhanced SAP Solution Builder Tool

Scenario related and content changesCoverage of new features in the areas of

Order-to-Cash

Forecast-to-Stock

Procurement-to-Pay


Coverage of new scenarios and content in the area of

Order-to-Cash

Forecast-to-Stock

Procurement-to-Pay


Logistics Execution

Short Overview of What’s New

Coverage of new features and improved scenarios


Personal Object Worklists

Order-to-Cash - Improved Scenarios:Overview New Features

New configurable Personal Object Worklists (POWLs) are available that improve usability and user navigation.

You can use these functions to easily create personal work lists on the basis of feeder classes. They are also instrumental in adding valuable process guidance for the business scenario.

•Quotations

•Sales Order

•Return Orders

•Outbound Deliveries

•Invoices

This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 118, 119, 120, 123, 201, 203, 222, 250, 288, 289, 291, 293, 300, 321, 323


Process Order List

Forecast-to-Stock - Improved Scenarios:Overview New Features

New Personal Object Worklists (POWLs) are in scope in the area of process manufacturing (process order manufacturing) that improve usability and user navigation in the following areas: •Process order list for the role of shop floor specialist and production planner

•Process order list for confirmation for the role of shop floor specialist and production planner

•Process order confirmation status for the role of shop floor specialist and production planner

•PI sheet list for the role of shop floor specialist

This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 146


Template Functions for Purchasing Documents

Procurement-to-Pay - Improved Scenarios:Overview New Features

You are now able to save and load data entered in purchase requisitions and purchase orders as templates.

•Faster Order Processing

•User-Friendly Order Handling

•Personalized purchase documents

This feature is used in scenarios with the following ID: 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 136, 138, 139, 141


EU package for value-added tax, 2010

Financial and Mangement Accounting - Improved Scenarios:Overview New Features

The EU directive 2008/8 will affect processing tax on sales and purchases in Europe. When the place of supply of services is determined, a distinction is made between the business transactions "Business to Business (B2B)" and "Business to Customer (B2C)".

• Apply EU regulations

Customer maintenance and sales scenarios are affected. Reporting e.g “EC Sales List” provides additional selection options of services.

Asset Acquisition through Direct Capitalization: scenario improvement

Asset Acquisition now not only works integrated with Materials Management but also enables the integration of the acquisition process with investment orders as part of Investment Controlling.

•Tracking of investment budgets for acquisitions without Asset under Construction phase

This feature is used in scenario with the following ID: 163

Coverage of new scenarios

Order-to-Cash


250: Advanced Customer Returns Management Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose • This scenario describes advanced sales order returns processing with material inspection.

• The creation of the return sales order references to the original billing document for the goods.

• The goods are shipped back and a return delivery is created with reference to the sales order.

• After material inspection and decision on follow-up activities a credit memo is created and posted to the customers account.

Benefits • Manage customer returns with advanced functions that provide end-to-end support for the returns process

• Sales order returns are processed according to sales order reference to the original billing document

• Automatic Creation of follow-up documents after material inspection

• Credit memo is created and posted to customers account

• Monitoring of the whole return process

Benefits • Creation of return order and return delivery

• Quality Evaluation and automatic creation of follow-up documents

• Release returns for billing and billing

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321: Combined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple BranchesPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose The multi-branch combined delivery processing component is a standard sales process between

company and customer; during available check only parts of customer ordered material is confirmed in the plant, then the material search of unrestricted quantity in related plants take place.

Benefits Transparent view of outstanding stock transfers, stock-in-transit Efficient Processing of internal stock transfers

Key Process Steps Creating Sales Order Processing Stock Transport Requisition (with MRP) Delivery Due List for Purchase Orders Receipt of Transferred Materials Checking Combined Sales order Delivery Processing Billing

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323: Sales Order Processing with Delivery from other PlantPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose This scenario describes the entire process sequence for a standard sales process with a

customer where there is not sufficient material in the local branch and the sale is to be delivered to the customer from another, nearby branch or distribution center.

Benefits Enhanced material search in nearby plants during creation of sales order

Key Process Steps Create sales order (using enhanced material search)

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628: Easy Customer Search and Simplified Price Maintenance in Sales Order EntryPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose The SAP GUI view of the sales order in SAP ERP (VA01) is a powerful tool and serves for

all kinds of business process variants in this area. However, also this sub-process can be simplified regarding flexibility and usability since order taking needs to be fast and efficient for a sales representative.

An efficient customer search and a simplified price maintenance are two of several Sales Order Enhancements that makes life a lot easier for a sales representative

Benefits An efficient customer search is crucial to speed up the customer interaction – so a TREX

supported search (e.g. via inserting just the customers last name) directly out of the sales order helps you in finding the correct Sold-to-Party at once

With the Simplified Price Maintenance important conditions and subtotals can be displayed directly in the sales tab and items overview tab of the ERP sales order. Sales representatives can easily check and maintain up to six conditions and/or subtotals on their main order screen, like customer discount, list price, margin etc. by just changing the field entries from the sales screen or item overview screen, without the need to navigate to the (technical) item conditions view

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628: Easy Customer Search and Simplified Price Maintenance in Sales Order EntryPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Key process flows covered Create Sales Order with Easy Customer Search and Simplified Price Maintenance Delivery Processing Posting Goods Issue Billing

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Forecast-to-Stock


320: QM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose When production orders for finished products are released, inspection lots are

automatically generated for quality inspections during production. The usage decision does not have any stock-relevant effects.

Benefits

Enables customers make the quality inspection during production.

Key Process Steps

Convert Planned Order to Process Order

Quality Inspection during processo Results Recordingo Usage Decision

Processing process order

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Procurement-to-Pay


322: Advanced Returns from Warehouse to VendorPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose

The return to vendor process supply integrated and simplified end-to-end process support for vendor goods return

It begins with a requirement to return an item to a vendor. The purchaser creates a return purchase order in the system which is similar to a standard purchase order but with functionalities of advanced return management . And then return delivery is sent to the shipping department where the item(s) are picked and shipped back along with a delivery note. When the shipping department creates the delivery the item(s) are withdrawn from stock, then the materials inspection is entered. A credit memo is generated which relieves the liability to the vendor.

Benefits

Integrated and simplified data when order creation, quality inspection and refund which ensure efficient processes.

Increasing return management transparency by tracking overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording

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322: Advanced Returns from Warehouse to VendorPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Key Process Steps

Creating a returns purchase order

Creating outbound delivery

Creating Transfer Order

Goods issue posting

Enter Material Inspection by Vendor

Invoice Verification

Returns Overview for Supplier Returns

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344: Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container ShipmentsPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process StepsPurpose Stock materials are placed in storage following a goods receipt. After the goods receipt

posting has been made for materials that require a quality inspection, an inspection log is generated for quality inspections and the quantity is posted in the stock in quality inspection. After a usage decision has been made, the quantity is posted to the corresponding stock (if accepted, to the unrestricted-use stock, if rejected to the blocked stock).

Benefits

Automatic inspection lot creation upon GR

Activation of quality notification upon rejection

Automatic return delivery creation

Automatic inventory post with internal email as workflow

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344: Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container ShipmentsPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Key Process Steps

Create Purchase Order manually

Approval of Purchase Orders

Receiving Goods from Vendor

Quality Inspections (Inspection of Physical Samples )

Quality Inspections (Inspection of Containers-Accept )

Quality Inspections (Inspection of Containers-Reject)

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345: Advanced Returns from Store to WarehousePurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose

The return to vendor process begins with a requirement to return an item to a plant. The receiving plant creates a return purchase order in the system. The return purchase order is similar to a standard purchase order but with functionalities of advanced return management.

The return purchase order confirmation goes to the supplying plant and the return delivery is sent to the shipping department where the item(s) are picked and shipped back along with a delivery note. When the shipping department creates the delivery the item(s) are withdrawn from stock, then from the supplying plant side, inbound delivery is generated automatically. Finally the supplying plant post goods receipt and enter the materials inspection.

Benefits

Inspection Capturing – as part of the return order for returns at the counter and in a separate application for deliveries

Definition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities – available in return order and new inspection application in combination with inspection results

Automatic creation of logistical follow-up documents – when saving return orders or inspections

Tracking of Whole Return Process – overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording

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345: Advanced Returns from Store to WarehousePurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Key Process Steps

Creating a returns stock transport order

Creating outbound delivery

Creating Transfer Order (Optional)

Confirm Transfer Order (Optional)

Post Goods Issue

Posting Goods Receipt

Enter Material Inspection in Warehouse

Material Inspection in Warehouse – Create logistical Follow-up activity

Returns Overview for Supplier Returns

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346: Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose

The return to vendor process begins with a requirement to return an item to a plant. The receiving plant creates a return purchase order in the system. The return purchase order is similar to a standard purchase order but with functionalities of advanced return management.

The return purchase order confirmation goes to the supplying plant and the return delivery is sent to the shipping department where the item(s) are picked and shipped back along with a delivery note. When the shipping department creates the delivery the item(s) are withdrawn from stock, then from the supplying plant side, inbound delivery is generated automatically.

The supplying plant will post goods receipt and enter the materials inspection, then a credit memo with refund deduction is created, and the receiving plant will also create an invoice base on the return stock transfer order.

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Benefits

Inspection Capturing – as part of the return order for returns at the counter and in a separate application for deliveries

Definition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities – available in return order and new inspection application in combination with inspection results

Automatic creation of logistical follow-up documents – when saving return orders or inspections

Returns Refund Determination - Separate application for detailed refund control

Tracking of Whole Return Process – overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording

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Key Process Steps Create Purchase Order manually Creating a returns stock transport order Creating outbound delivery Creating Transfer Order (Optional) Confirm Transfer Order (Optional) Post Goods Issue Posting Goods Receipt Enter Material Inspection in Warehouse Internal Refund Determination Billing Create Invoice verification Returns Overview for Supplier Returns

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292: Contribution Margin PlanningPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose Plan and analyze contribution margins without regard to a specific sales process.

Benefits Planning cost data is transferred from the CO-PC module to valuate the variable cost in COPA

planning. Then system can calculate the sales price that is necessary to reach the target margin based on the unit variable costs.

Using profitability report, several key figures such as Net sales, Cost, Margin, and so on, can be analyzed by various criteria, for example by sales organization, material or product hierarchy.

Key Process Steps Post Costs to Cost Centers Transfer Cost Center Costs to CO-PA Contribution Margin Planning

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318: Yard Management for Inbound DeliveriesPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Purpose Shows how Yard Management can help a company track the movement of trailers and provide inventory visibility with the

receiving/shipping yard. It describe that a vehicle being checked into the yard, moved within the yard, scheduled to a dock, unloaded with an

inbound delivery, and checked out of the yard.

Benefits Yard monitor help yard managers constantly get up-to-date information in the yard and to enable them to do quick

responses. Yard scheduling chart provides a graphical representation of scheduling activities in a yard ,which can give user overall

status and is helpful to improve management efficiency. Workers in the yard can execute yard activities using RF presentation devices, and it support personal customization,

which supply convenient user interface.

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318: Yard Management for Inbound DeliveriesPurpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps

Key Process Steps

Creating Purchase Order

Approving / Releasing Purchase Orders

Creating Inbound Delivery with Reference to the Purchase Order

Creating an Unassigned Vehicle

Assigning Vehicle to Inbound Delivery

Checking Vehicle into the Yard

Scheduling a Dock Door

Moving Vehicle Using Mobile Device

Checking Vehicle Out of Yard

Viewing Activities on Vehicle Checked Out

Packing Receipt and Creating Transfer Order

Confirming Transfer Order

Posting Goods Receipt for Outbound Delivery

Checking Stock for Material GK-500

Creating Invoice Receipt

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