Expected Event 
Definition
An expected event is an event that can be defined before the corresponding business process has begun and that describes the normal flow of the business process.
Example
Examples of expected events are the expected arrival time of a service provider or the expected time of an order confirmation or confirmation of a quality check.
Use
SAP Event Management needs expected events to be defined to monitor overdue or unreported events.
You can use expected events that have been defined and then fulfilled as quality criteria, for example, service provider punctuality or quality assurance.
In Customizing for SAP Event Management, you define an expected event profile. You define the list of expected events in this profile. You also use this to specify the database fields relevant to SAP Event Management.
The profiles allow SAP Event Management to automatically create expected events for an event handler .
Structure
An expected event contains the following:
Content of an Expected Event |
|---|
Location type |
Location ID |
Partner type |
Partner ID |
Data code set |
Data code ID |
Date |
Time |
You can define functions for the following checks, as required:
Check for location code set and location code ID
Check for partner code set and partner code ID
Check for data code set and data code ID
Check for transferring data for location data, partner data, or other corresponding data
You can also define the following:
The date and time with tolerances, if required
Additional dates and times for your own purposes, for example, for adhering to base plans, if required
Multiple expected events as a profile group within the expected event profile so that SAP Event Management creates recurring expected events multiple times
Integration
The following options are available for reporting data for the list of expected events to SAP Event Management:
You send the data for an expected event:
From the application system
Externally from an external system
SAP Event Management determines the data for an expected event itself.
ExampleYou specify in SAP Event Management that your partner is to report the shipment end. You also specify that the date for proof of delivery by the customer is to automatically be set for two days after shipment end has been reported. In this case, SAP Event Management automatically calculates the time for the expected event Proof of Delivery by Customer after the service provider has reported the shipment end.
End of the example.