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Procedure documentationCreating Value Schedules

 

You define value schedules as part of the discount premium quality schedules (DPQS) master data. Then when you create a commodity contract, you assign the appropriate DPQS value schedule to it.

Prerequisites

  • You have authorization to create value schedules.

  • You have maintained the calculation rules and derived rules in Customizing for Logistics - General under Start of the navigation path Global Trade Management Next navigation step Agricultural Contract Management Next navigation step Setup for Master Data Next navigation step DPQS Next navigation step Maintain DPQS Parameters End of the navigation path.

  • You have created volume schedules (see Creating Volume Schedules).

    Note Note

    It is mandatory to assign a volume schedule to a value schedule. Therefore, a volume schedule for the material must already exist.

    End of the note.

  • If required, you have created global derived characteristics (see Creating Global Derived Characteristics).

Procedure

Creating Value Schedules

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Agricultural Contract Management Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Discount Premium Quality Schedules Next navigation step Maintain Volume and Value Schedule End of the navigation path.

  2. Double-click the Maintain Value Schedule node.

  3. In the List of Schedules screen area, choose Create Schedule (Create Schedule).

  4. In the Header Information screen area, enter the required data and press Enter.

    The possible characteristics for the material are displayed on the Characteristic tab page in the DPQS Characteristic screen area.

  5. On the Characteristic tab page in the DPQS Characteristic screen area, select any unwanted characteristics and choose Delete Row (Delete Row).

  6. Enter the required data for the remaining characteristics, and press Enter.

  7. To enter the range values for a characteristic, double-click the relevant characteristic row.

    The DPQS Characteristic Range List screen area appears.

  8. On the Characteristic Range tab page in the DPQS Characteristic Range List screen area, choose Insert Row (Insert Row) .

  9. Enter the required data and press Enter.

    You can enter as many rows as you require to specify the necessary ranges. The ranges you enter should cover all possible values between 0% and 100%, and specify whether matching loads should be accepted or rejected.

  10. Save your entries.

Adjusting Valuation Sequences

Optionally, you can use this procedure to adjust the order in which the system evaluates each characteristic.

  1. In the DPQS Characteristic screen area, choose the Characteristic Sequence tab page.

  2. Select the characteristic you want to move.

  3. Choose one of the following options:

    • Sel. Field(s) Up (Sel. Field(s) Up): moves the selected characteristic up

    • Sel. Field(s) Down (Sel. Field(s) Down): moves the selected characteristic down

    • Sel. Fields to Start (Sel. Fields to Start): moves the selected characteristic to the top

    • Sel. Fields to End (Sel. Fields to End): moves the selected characteristic to the bottom

  4. Save your entries.

More Information

To create a copy of an existing schedule, in the List of Schedules screen area, select the schedule you want to copy and choose Copy Schedule (Copy Schedule).

You can test new value schedules using the simulation function. For more information, see Simulating Value Schedules.

Before you can assign a value schedule to a commodity contract, you must set its status to Released. For more information, see Setting the Status of Value Schedules.