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Definition

A classification of the event by defining a condition. You can define multiple event types for a business process type .

Use

You use the event type to determine the supply chain event management relevance (SCEM relevance) of events in the application system. You determine the SCEM relevance by using a condition that you define in the application system and that you assign to an event type. SAP Event Management only processes these events using the relevant event handlers.

You use the event type to determine the tracking IDs that allow you to identify event handlers in SAP Event Management. In this way, either you or a system can send internal or external messages to the application object and SAP Event Management can execute the SCEM process.

You can use the event type to determine the information that the application system gives to the event handler in SAP Event Management with the message. In this way, SAP Event Management can process the event correctly (see also Event Reporting ).

Example

Examples of event types include:

  • The completion of a delivery

  • A change to the delivery date of a delivery item

  • A change to the delivery date of a delivery item if this date differs by more than three days from the original delivery date

  • The change in the delivery status from Picked to Goods Issue Posted

  • A reported quantity for a delivery item in goods receipt that deviates from the tolerance limit for the requested quantity of the corresponding purchase order item