Transaction Configuration Examples
As part of the initial system setup, you must select those transactions that are necessary for your business needs. This is completed by your administrator with input and direction from SAP personnel.
| Transaction | Description |
|---|---|
| Farmer Registration |
Farmer Registration transactions enable Buying Station Managers to immediately register additional smallholder farmers through a simple process using the mobile Rural Sourcing Management application. |
| Individual Buying |
An Individual Buying transaction records the sale of agricultural products from a smallholder farmer to a Buying Station. |
| Payment |
A Payment transaction occurs when the smallholder farmer is paid for the agricultural product. |
| Advance |
An Advance transaction enables smallholder farmers to receive money for a future delivery of agricultural products. |
| Loan Application |
The Loan Application transaction allows a Buying Station Manager to register smallholder farmers who want to apply for a loan, for instance from a financial institution. |
| Survey |
The Survey transaction allows the Organizer to complete pre-designed questionnaires with the smallholder farmer on a variety of customer-defined topics. |
| Price |
A Price transaction allows an end user to set an online or offline price for agricultural products. Online prices are set on the back end through the Web interface and cannot be changed in the field through the mobile device, but offline prices can be changed from the mobile device by users with the proper authorizations. |
| Loading Type 1 |
A Loading Type 1 transaction records the loading of the agricultural product onto the delivery truck at a Buying Station. Loading Type 1 transactions are related to Offloading Type 1 transactions and are related to Individual Buying transactions. |
| Offloading Type 1 |
An Offloading Type 1 transaction records the receipt of the agricultural product at a warehouse or central warehouse. Offloading Type 1 transactions are related to Loading Type 1 transactions, which are also related to Individual Buying transactions. |
| Processing Start |
The Processing Start transaction records the beginning of the processing of the agricultural product. |
| Processing End |
The Processing End transaction records the completion of the processing of the agricultural product. |
| Loading Type 2 |
A Loading Type 2 transaction records the loading of the agricultural product onto the delivery truck either at a Buying Station or at a warehouse. Loading Type 2 transactions are related to Offloading Type 2 transactions but are not related to any Individual Buying transactions. |
| Offloading Type 2 |
An Offloading Type 2 transaction records the receipt of the agricultural product at a warehouse or central warehouse. Offloading Type 2 transactions are related to Loading Type 2 transactions but are not related to Individual Buying transactions. |