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Function documentationAggregation in Task Processing

 

You would like to group and aggregate POS transaction data during task processing.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have assigned the required aggregation methods in the PIPE Customizing to the tasks to be processed in the Start of the navigation path Tasks Next navigation step One-Step Processing Next navigation step Tasks area. End of the navigation path You can check the settings for the aggregation methods under Start of the navigation path Tasks Next navigation step One-Step Processing Next navigation step Tasks End of the navigation path in Customizing and if you wish you can configure your own aggregation method.

Activities

The system automatically performs the aggregation of POS transaction data within task processing.

You can choose between the following aggregation methods:

  • Aggregate Loyalty Items According to Customer Card Number:

    The system aggregates loyalty data of POS transactions for each customer card number. The aggregation is also valid for loyalty data that is associated with the sales items.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task of creating and sending Loyalty Data to SAP CRM. For more information, see Sending Data to SAP CRM.

  • Grouping According to Posting Date:

    The system does not perform any specific aggregation for task processing, but simply groups the transactions to be processed according to their posting date. In this way they are always unique thanks to their posting date.

  • Aggregation According to Material:

    The system aggregates sales item data of POS transactions for each material number, unit of measure and currency and creates packages within task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUUMS. For more information, see Sending Sales Data via IDoc WPUUMS.

  • Aggregating Material with Conditions:

    The system aggregates sales item data of POS transactions for each material number, unit of measure and currency. The corresponding taxes and discounts are also aggregated for the aggregation of the sales item data. The system creates the corresponding packages within the task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUUMS.

  • Aggregation according to F&R Type and Material:

    The system aggregates sales item data of POS transactions for each material number, unit of measure and currency and creates packages within task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task of sending data to SAP F&R and is generally to be used for this. For more information, see Sending Data to SAP F&R.

  • Aggregation Means of Payment:

    The system aggregates the means of payment of POS transactions for each posting date, means of payment type and means of payment currency and creates packages within task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUTAB. For more information, see Sending Means of Payment Data via IDoc WPUTAB.

  • Aggregation Means of Payment Enhanced:

    The system aggregates the means of payment of POS transactions for each posting date, POS number and cashier and creates packages within task processing.

    This aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUTAB.

  • Aggregate Sales Items According to ItemID and Qualifier:

    The system aggregates sales item data of POS transactions for each itemID, qualifier, unit of measure, and currency, and creates packages within task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUUMS.

  • Aggregate Sales Items According to ItemID and Qualifier with Details:

    The system aggregates sales item data of POS transactions for each itemID, qualifier, unit of measure and currency. The corresponding taxes and discounts are also aggregated for the aggregation of the sales item data. The system creates the corresponding packages within the task processing.

    The aggregation method is intended for use in connection with the task for creating and sending the IDoc WPUUMS.

For each of the named aggregation methods you can set an additional time grouping criterion, the aggregation period. This enables you to use the system for even finer aggregation. Only POS transactions that are in the same aggregation period are aggregated together. You can choose from the following aggregation period options:

  • 10-minute schedule line for time stamp

  • Posting Date

  • Posting date/Transaction currency

  • Hour of time stamp

  • Day of time stamp

  • Week of posting date

  • Week of time stamp

  • Month of posting date

  • Month of time stamp

After aggregation the system sends the data aggregated within the task processing, for which the aggregation was performed, on to the corresponding follow-on system. For more information, see Task Processing.