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SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries V1.604 (US)

Whats New

SAP 2009 / Page *Whats newSAP ERP Release related enhancementsBased on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 4Usage of updated NWBC: New design Higher performance4-layered user navigationUsage of new POWER lists New SAP Best Practices rolesTool and activitation related enhancementsReduced activation timeExtended personalization ability (cross company enterprise structure)Scenario related and content changesShift of self service procurement scenario into new additional SAP Best Practices versionShort Overview of Whats New

SAP 2008 / Page *SAP Best Practices is based on the SAP Enhancement Package 4

PreambleSAP enhancement packages are shipped as a delta shipment to SAP ERP 6.0Selective InstallationEach SAP Enhancement Package contains new versions of existing software componentsYou only update software components, which are related to the functionality you want to use. After installation:No UI or process change until a business function is activated No implications on the underlying NetWeaver platform, however SAP Enhancement Packages require defined ERP support package stackSelective ActivationNew functionality must be explicitly switched on to become active in the system. If activated:Changes are predictable, only well described changes in the activated areas.Testing is simplified with templates, provided for every business functionMandatoryOptionalSelective update - ExampleSupport PackagesInstallation of New Functionality Separated From Activation via Switch Framework

Usage of Updated NWBCNew design Higher performance4-layered user navigationIs planned to be available in Q2/2010:

NW 7.01 SPS06 will include the updated NWBC in standard for ERP EhP4

SAP 2009 / Page *Overview of SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products Wholesale Industries ScenariosConsumer Products Activate Document Splitting for Consumer Products and Wholesale IndustriesExtended Rebate Processing with CustomerSales Order Inbound via EDIBilling Document Outbound via EDIHandling Unit Management for Foods SafetyContribution Margin Planning Integrated Warehouse Management with Returnto Vendor Transportation ManagementPurchase RebateYard Management for Inbound DeliveriesQM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container Shipments

AllEnhanced

SAP 2009 / Page *Overview of SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products Wholesale Industries ScenariosWholesale DistributionAdvanced Customer Returns ManagementLoad BuildingExtended Sales order Processing with Sales Support and Dynamic Product ProposalAdvanced Shipping Notification via EDI OutboundAdvanced Shipping Notification via EDI - InboundYard Management for Outbound DeliveriesCombined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple BranchesAdvanced Returns from Warehouse to VendorSales Order Processing with Delivery from other PlantAdvanced Returns from Store to WarehouseAdvanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)

AllEnhanced

SAP 2007 / Page *New ScenariosSAP Best Practices for CP/WSD US V1.604 provides the following new industry-specific scenarios:

Yard Management for Inbound DeliveriesActivate Document Splitting for Consumer Products and Wholesale IndustriesSales Order Inbound via EDIBilling Document Outbound via EDIQM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container ShipmentsAdvanced Shipping Notification via EDI OutboundAdvanced Shipping Notification via EDI Inbound

SAP 2007 / Page *New ScenariosSAP Best Practices for CP/WSD US V1.604 provides the following new industry-specific scenarios:

Advanced Customer Returns ManagementCombined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple BranchesAdvanced Returns from Warehouse to VendorSales Order Processing with Delivery from other PlantAdvanced Returns from Store to WarehouseAdvanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)EhP2EhP2EhP4EhP4EhP4EhP4

Advanced Customer Returns ManagementPurpose 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 processSales order returns are processed according to sales order reference to the original billing documentAutomatic Creation of follow-up documents after material inspectionCredit memo is created and posted to customers accountMonitoring of the whole return processPurpose and Benefits

Activate Document Splitting for Consumer Products and Wholesale IndustriesPurpose The Document Splitting feature is provided with the new General Ledger AccountingDocuments are enhanced with additional account assignment objects, or additional postings are done which split the original postings into lines referring to the account assignment objectsAccount assignment objects can be defined according to selected dimensions. In SAP Best Practices the dimensions are profit centers and segmentsBenefits The postings are done in real time (online).It is possible to draw up complete financial statements for the selected dimensions at any time (segment reporting).

Purpose and Benefits

Sales Order Inbound via EDIPurpose and BenefitsPurpose Describes sales order processing where data is transferred from the customer via EDI and a sales order is generated automatically via the sales order inbound processing. Benefits Enables customers and suppliers to communicate via EDI Provides a step-by-step operational guide, which users can follow to work through the scenario in a real system

Billing Document Outbound via EDIPurpose and BenefitsPurpose Describes billing document processing where data is transferred to the customer via EDI. Benefits Enables customers and suppliers to communicate via EDI.

Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI - OutboundPurpose Encompasses a business document exchange between business partners via EDI. The outbound ASN uses the EDI file from the Wholesale Distributor to create a delivery notification automatically via EDI for the customer. BenefitsStep-by-step operational guide to work the scenario in a real system


Advanced Shipping Notification via EDI - InboundPurpose Encompasses a business document exchange between business partners via EDI. The inbound ASN uses the EDI file from a supplier to create a delivery notification automatically via EDI for the Wholesale Distributor.BenefitsStep-by-step operational guide to work the scenario in a real system


Yard Management for Inbound DeliveriesPurpose Tracks the movement of trailers and provides inventory visibility with the receiving/shipping yard. BenefitsEnabling management and control for the planned goods.


QM in Manufacturing (for Process Manufactured Goods)Purpose and BenefitsPurpose 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.

Combined Delivery for Sales Order from Multiple BranchesPurpose The multi-branch combined delivery processing component is a standard sales process between a company and its customer. However, during the sales order creation, there is not enough material in the local plant and the goods are therefore delivered to the customer from another, close-by plant.The enhanced material search function is used to determine the delivery plants and the delivery quantityBenefits Transparent view of outstanding stock transfers, stock-in-transitEfficient Processing of internal stock transfers


Advanced Returns from Warehouse to VendorPurpose Return to vendor with advanced return managementBenefits Inspection Capturing as part of the return order for returns at the vendor and in a separate application for deliveriesTracking of Whole Return Process overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording


Sales Order Processing with Delivery from other PlantPurpose This scenario describes the standard sales process with a customer where there is not sufficient material in the local branch and the goods are therefore delivered to the customer from another, nearby branch or distribution center.Benefits Enhanced material search in nearby plants during creation of sales order


Quality Management: Goods Receipt Inspection for Container ShipmentsPurpose 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)


Advanced Returns from Store to WarehousePurpose Return to store with advanced return management in a company codeBenefits Inspection Capturing as part of the return order for returns at the counter and in a separate application for deliveriesDefinition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities available in return order and new inspection application in combination with inspection resultsAutomatic creation of logistical follow-up documents when saving return orders or inspectionsTracking of Whole Return Process overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording


Advanced Returns from Store to Warehouse (cross-company)Purpose Return to store with advanced return management in a company codeBenefits Inspection Capturing as part of the return order for returns at the counter and in a separate application for deliveriesDefinition of Logistical Follow-Up Activities available in return order and new inspection application in combination with inspection resultsAutomatic creation of logistical follow-up documents when saving return orders or inspectionsReturns Refund Determination - Separate application for detailed refund controlTracking of Whole Return Process overview of all involved ERP documents and status recording


SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries :Used Power Lists

Name of RoleSingle rolePOWER List descriptionAppl- IDType*Used in scenarionew with EhP4Accounts Payable AccountantSAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-SInvoiceMM-INVOICE163XVendor Line Items (Homepage)KYKOP-FIN-FI-VENDORITEMS158Accounts Receivable Accountant SAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-SCustomer Line ItemsKYKOP-FIN-FI-CUSTOMERITEMS157Accounts Receivable ManagerSAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-MCustomers HomepageKYKOP-OPS-FI-CUSTOMERS108, 157, 155.18Credit Overview HomepageKYKOP-CRC-LIST-CUSTOMERS155.18Asset AccountantSAP_NBPR_ASSET-SAssets HomepageKYKOP-FIN-FI-ASSETLIST162Internal Orders HomepageKYKOP-FIN-CO-INTORDER155.12Billing AdministratorSAP_NBPR_BILLING-SBilling WorklistCREATE_COMPLAINTS_COMP107, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 141, 201, 203, 204, 250,288, 291, 293, 297, 300, 321XCredit Overview (Homepage)KYKOP-CRC-LIST-CUSTOMERS203Enterprise ControllerSAP_NBPR_CONTROLLER-MInternal Orders HomepageKYKOP-FIN-CO-INTORDER155.12Finance Manager SAP_NBPR_FINACC-MList of Recurring Documents (Homepage)KYKOP-FIN-FI-RECU_ENTRY_DOC156General Ledger Accountant SAP_NBPR_FINACC-SG/L Account List (Homepage)KYKOP-FIN-FI-GL_ACC_LIST156Display G/L Account ItemsKYK-FIN-FI-GLITEMS156


Name of RoleSingle rolePOWER List descriptionAppl- IDType*Used in scenarionew with EhP4Production PlannerSAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-SMaintain Production Orders (Homepage)KYKOP-OPS-PP-PRODUCTION-ORDER151, 181Maintain Planned Orders (Homepage)KYKOP-OPS-PP-PLANNED-ORDER145, 146Production Supervisor SAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-MMaintain ConfirmationKYKOP-OPS-PP-CONFIRMATION151Capacity Overview (Homepage)OPS-PRSP-POWL-CMO146, 222XList of ConfirmationsOPS-PRSP-POWL-CONF151, 222XSales Orders with Delay Times (Homepage)OPS-PRSP-POWL-DELAY147, 222XRange-of-Coverage Overview (Homepage)OPS-PRSP-POWL-DSUP149, 222XWorklistOPS-PRSP-POWL-WL145, 150, 222XPurchaserSAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-SPurchasing DocumentsOPS-BUYER-POWL-PURDOC-13128, 130, 133, 134, 163, 155.72, 293, 295, 296, 299, 318, 322, 345, 346XCreate and Process Purchase RequisitionMMPUR_UI_PR_APPs133XPurchasing ManagerSAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-MRelease Purchase Order (Homepage)KYKOP-P2P-REL-PO107, 114, 115, 129, 130, 133, 138, 163, 293, 295,299, 318


Name of RoleSingle rolePOWER List descriptionAppl- IDType*Used in scenarionew with EhP4Sales AdministratorSAP_NBPR_SALESPERSON-SCustomer CockpitO2C_CUST_COCKPIT_ETI_COMPs107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 250,288,291,293,298,300,321,323XCustomer CockpitCUST_COCKPIT_COMPs107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 250,288,291,293,298,300,321,323XSales Document ProcessingLO_OIF_MAIN_APPs107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 250,288,291,293,298,300,321,323XOrders (Homepage)KYKOP-OPS-SD-ORDERS107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 250,288,291,293,298,300,321,323Quotations (Homepage)KYKOP-OPS-LE-QUOTATIONS112Complaints (Homepage)KYKOP-SLS-COMPLAINTS111Service Employee SAP_NBPR_SERVEMPLOYEE-SService Entry SheetMM-SERVICES129X


Name of RoleSingle rolePOWER List descriptionAppl- IDType*Used in scenarionew with EhP4Shop Floor Specialist SAP_NBPR_SHOPFLOOR-SMaintain Production OrdersKYKOP-OPS-PP-PRODUCTION-ORDER145, 202Strategic PlannerSAP_NBPR_STRATPLANNER-SLTP HomepageKYKOP-OPS-PP-LONG-TERM-PLNG144Warehouse ClerkSAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSECLERK-SGoods ReceiptMM-MAT-DOC107, 115, 127, 129, 130, 133, 134, 139, 150, 291,296,300,318,321XOrder Fulfillment WorklistO2C-SALESREP-FULFILL109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 134, 141, 201, 203X

* s = simplified transaction, blank = POWER List

New SAP Best Practices RolesUser roles delivered with SAP Best Practices provide specific user menus for demo or reference purposes. These are only required if you are using the updated SAP NetWeaver Business Client interface, and are intended for demo or evaluation use.

The new SAP Best Practices roles are ceated according to the naming convention SAP_NBPR_*

The roles are delivered via the the technical SAP Best Practices Add-On together with all other technical SAP Best Practices technical objects.

Role nameTechnical role nameAdministrator (HCM)SAP_NBPR_ADMIN_HCM-MAccounts Payable ManagerSAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-MAccounts Payable AccountantSAP_NBPR_AP_CLERK-SAccounts Receivable ManagerSAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-MAccounts Receivable AccountantSAP_NBPR_AR_CLERK-SAccounts Recievable Account - FI OnlySAP_NBPR_AR_FI_ONLY-SAsset AccountantSAP_NBPR_ASSET-SBank AccountantSAP_NBPR_BANKACC-SBenefits Administrator (HCM)SAP_NBPR_BENADMIN_HCM-MBilling AdministratorSAP_NBPR_BILLING-SCompliance ManagerSAP_NBPR_COMPLIANCE-SEnterprise ControllerSAP_NBPR_CONTROLLER-MCustoms AgentSAP_NBPR_CUSTOMSAGENT-SEH&S ClerkSAP_NBPR_EH&S_CLERK-SEmployee (Professional User)SAP_NBPR_EMPLOYEE-SEngineering SpecialistSAP_NBPR_ENGINEER-SFinance ManagerSAP_NBPR_FINACC-MGeneral Ledger AccountantSAP_NBPR_FINACC-SFMLA Processor (HCM)SAP_NBPR_FMLAPROCESSOR_HCM-SInvestment ManagerSAP_NBPR_INVESTMAN-MIT Administrator (Professional User)SAP_NBPR_IT_ADMIN-SMaintenance EmployeeSAP_NBPR_MAINTENANCE-SManager (HCM)SAP_NBPR_MANAGER_HCM-MProduct Cost ControllerSAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR-SProduction SupervisorSAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-MProduction PlannerSAP_NBPR_PRODPLANNER-SProject ManagerSAP_NBPR_PROJECTMANAGER-MPurchasing AdministratorSAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-KPurchasing ManagerSAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-MPurchaserSAP_NBPR_PURCHASER-SPayroll Administrator (HCM)SAP_NBPR_PYADMIN_HCM-MQuality SpecialistSAP_NBPR_QUALMGR-SResource PlannerSAP_NBPR_RESOURCEPLNR_SERV-SSales ManagerSAP_NBPR_SALESPERSON-MSales AdministratorSAP_NBPR_SALESPERSON-SService AgentSAP_NBPR_SERVAGENT-SService EmployeeSAP_NBPR_SERVEMPLOYEE-SShop Floor SpecialistSAP_NBPR_SHOPFLOOR-SStrategic PlannerSAP_NBPR_STRATPLANNER-STime Administrator (HCM)SAP_NBPR_TMADMIN_HCM-MTime Processor (HCM)SAP_NBPR_TMPROCESSOR_HCM-STravel AccountantSAP_NBPR_TRAVEL-STreasurerSAP_NBPR_TREASURER-SWarehouse ClerkSAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSECLERK-SWarehouse ManagerSAP_NBPR_WAREHOUSEMANAGER-MCustoms Agent (China)SAP_NBPR_CN_CUSTOMSAGENT-SAccounts Receivable Accountant (China)SAP_NBPR_CN_AR_CLERK-SGeneral Ledger Accountant (China)SAP_NBPR_CN_FINACC-S

New Enablement Kit for SAP NetWeaver Business Client New Enablement Kit for SAP NetWeaver Business Client V1.30: The versioning is conform with the standard SAP Best Practices versioning: V1.30 refers to the fact that this is the first version of the Enablement Kit for SAP NWBC 3.0. The enablement kit consists of: Instructions for using POWER Lists, Reports and Roles Development instructions for POWER Lists Overview of existing POWER Lists and Reports Guided Procedure for a quick and rapid prototyping (see Guided Tour in the menu) The new Enablement Kit is planned to be available by March 2010.

Content Upgrade Procedure

Provision of configuration upgrade guides which enable partners to upgrade already activated SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries content (based on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 3) to SAP Enhancement Package 4Specific Upgrade Quick Guide will be provided for the content upgrade procedure. Step by step description (for each building block) to get the required delta configuration settings into a client which was set up on SAP ERP Enhancement Package 3 and was upgraded to SAP Enhancement Package 4Required documents can be found on the SAP Service Marketplace under: http://service.sap.com/bestpractices SAP Best Practices packages Content Upgrade Procedure Easy SAP Best Practices for Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries content upgrade supportedConsumer Products and Wholesale Industries Package V1.603(based on SAP Enhancement Package 3) Consumer Products and Wholesale Industries Package V1.604(based on SAP Enhancement Package 4)Delta upgrade procedure for building blockDeployment only of deltaconfiguration settings based on SAP Best Practices Upgrade Procedures

Tool and Activitation Related EnhancementsReduced activation timeExtended personalization ability (cross company enterprise structure) in the Solution Builder

SAP Best Practices Solution Builder: Enhanced Graphical ScopingEnhanced Graphical ScopingDesign as known from the Solution Configurator for SAP Business All-in-OneEnhanced application area editor The scenarios of a solution are sized dynamically and ordered into a solution map-like viewThe application areas are defined in the application area editor.

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A tool that enables partners to select, personalize and activate SAP Best Practices scenarios in an SAP system, thereby reducing the time and cost of implementation. In addition partners can create own business content using this tool as an development and deployment platform. The implementation assistant includes documentation about configuration settings and installation steps as well as the instructions for automatically or manually implementing best-practice functionality.*