Historical Inventory

With this feature you can have Demand Data Foundation (DDF) save historical inventory information. The Define Historical Inventory Information Customizing activity has been added for this purpose.

Historical inventory information is stored by taking a copy of the snapshot of inventory that is integrated from the SAP ERP system on a periodic basis.

Technical Details

Technical Name of Product Feature	HISTORICAL INVENTORY
Product Feature Is	New
Country Dependency	Valid for all countries
Software Component Version	RTLDDF 200
Application Component	CA-DDF-RT
Available as of	Demand Data Foundation 2.0

Effects on Existing Data

In the standard system, the historical inventory information is not saved.

Effects on Data Transfer

The system uses an inbound interface (function module /DMF/OPIF_INVENTORY_INBOUND) to receive the inventory information through a Remote Function Call (RFC). Note that the system saves historical information only for inventory of type code Unrestricted-use stock.

Effects on Customizing

The Define Historical Inventory Information Customizing activity has been added under Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Demand Data Foundation Data Maintenance Inventory Define Historical Inventory Information End of the navigation path .

If you want to save historical inventory information, select the Save Historical Inv option. For more information, see the Customizing activity documentation in your system (transaction SPRO).