Determination of Stock and Sales Data (SAP Library

Determination of Stock and Sales Data

Use

This function is used by the system to determine which data has to be transferred to the recipient.

Integration

The data transferred originates as follows:

The sales figures are determined from an information structure in the Information System. In the standard system, information structures S130 and S083 are defined for this.
The stock data is determined from the article master data. You can check this using the stock overview function.
The system takes the information on open on-order quantities with the vendor from a list of open purchase orders for the article. You can display this list by choosing Purchasing ® Purchase order ® Purchase order ® List displays ® By vendor.

Prerequisites

You define the scope of the data to be transferred for an article in Customizing in the control profile valid for the article. The control profiles can be maintained in Customizing for Purchasing in the Message section under EDI.

Features

Data Defined

You can transfer the following data:

Current stock level in the relevant site

In Customizing, the stock types you want to be included in the stock figure transferred can be assigned to the control profile.

Current open quantity on-order at the vendor for the site.

Historical or forecast sales data for the site

The sales figures are taken from an information structure in the Retail Information System (RIS) and always refer to a period. By entering a time period on the selection screen of the report, you can determine the number of periods for which you want to transfer sales data.

You can transfer the following categories of sales data:

Historical sales data

Forecast sales data

Historical sales data for promotions

Forecast sales data for promotions

You have to maintain the access parameters for an RIS information structure in the control profile for each category of data to be transferred. The standard configuration of SAP Retail contains information structures S083 and S139 for historical and sales data not specific to any promotions.

The information structures contain at least one key figure as a comparison quantity. The updating of this key figure prevents the same sales data being transferred more than once (see Comparison Quantity). The comparison quantity is of internal relevance only and is not transferred to the vendor.

Historical or forecast sales data for promotions can be transferred via information structure S130. A second key figure exists as a comparison quantity for promotion data. You can also use self-defined information structures for transferring sales data.

Changing Data to Meet Your Own Requirements

You use user exit EXIT_SAPLWVMI_001 to change the data as required before it is transferred.