Basic Functions (SD-FT-PRO) (SAP Library - Basic Functions (SD-FT-PRO))

Basic Functions (SD-FT-PRO)

Purpose

The Basic Functions component of SAP's Foreign Trade/Customs application (FT) maintains data specific to foreign trade in the material master, vendor master, purchasing info record, customer master record and other default objects. The primary objective of this component is the preparation of current, process-related, accurate foreign trade data in materials management, sales and distribution and billing documents.

Implementation Considerations

This component is fundamental to Foreign Trade and should always be implemented.

Integration

This component is fully integrated with SD's Sales (SD-SLS), Delivery Processing (SD-SHP-DL), and Billing (SD-BIL) components. It is also integrated with Materials Management’s (MM) Purchasing (MM-PUR) and Goods Receipt (MM-IM-GR) components.

FT uses the data in the master records in import/receipt and export/dispatch processes both directly and indirectly in these components. It uses the data directly as default values in MM purchase orders, advanced shipping notifications (inbound deliveries), goods receipts and in SD outbound deliveries and billing documents. It uses the data indirectly when it automatically determines additional export-relevant data. This data is then included in deliveries and billing documents.

Features

This component includes transactions from two easy-access cockpits for general data processing and data service functions.

Foreign Trade Cockpit

Functions in the General Foreign Trade Processing Cockpit enable you to monitor foreign trade activities and permit immediate updating of foreign trade data.

Key features:

Direct access to foreign trade data

Alert reporting allows you to check whether foreign trade data is complete and accurate in master records.

Maintenance of foreign trade data in purchasing and sales documents

The incompletion worklist displays only records that need to be processed.

Journals - provide access to import and export data to create periodic activity statements.

Data Service Cockpit

The Data Service Cockpit functions enable you to

Upload customs data objects, select objects for addition to your database, and distribute them to other systems

Perform list, display, search and statitistics functions for IDocs

Maintain pricing conditions and condition types for customs duties

Perform import simulation

View IDocs pertaining to foreign trade in your system

Display commodity codes and import code numbers

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