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Advanced Batch Management (229). SAP Best Practices. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps. Purpose
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Advanced Batch Management (229) SAP Best Practices
Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps • Purpose • You get the complete batch history data including the evolution of a batch, by considering all relevant batch-related object types (BRO types) maintained in different SAP and external systems. • Benefits • To track the transactional data related to batches • To find out where a batch was used, e.g. to perform a batch recall or for evaluation purposes • To find out where a batch is used, e.g. in which stocks or inspection lots or material documents • To have a single point of batch maintenance • Key Process Steps • Batch information cockpit with Batch History
Required SAP Applications and Company Roles • Required • SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 • Company Roles • Warehouse Manager
Detailed Process Description • Batch Information Cockpit • Top-down batch where-used list from selected batch, i.e. where did the batch come from • Bottom-up batch where-used list from selected batch, i.e. where did the batch go • Material documents linked to selected batch • Inspection lots linked to selected batch • Batch History
Process Flow Diagram Advanced Batch Management (229) Event Need to Know where a Batch was Used Warehouse Manager Maintain Batch Master Record Batch History Batch Information Cockpit Information Needed where Batch was Sold and Bought Information Shown: Batch Master Data, Where-Used-Lists, Material Documents, Inspec-tion Lots
Diagram Connection Legend <Function> Hardcopy / Document External to SAP Financial Actuals Business Activity / Event Budget Planning Unit Process Manual Process Process Reference Existing Version / Data Sub-Process Reference Process Decision System Pass/Fail Decision