You use these interfaces to export movement data to SAP F&R, which requires movement data as a calculation basis for automatic replenishment.
You can use this central function to export the following movement data to SAP F&R.
· Stocks
· Consumption data (POS data, historical sales data)
· Open purchase orders
Define whether the consumption data is stock-relevant, and to which time series SAP F&R should update it.
To send movement data to SAP F&R, the master data underlying the movement data must be flagged as F&R-relevant.
For more information about movement data, see the Implementation Guide (IMG), under
· Integration with Other mySAP.com Components à Forecasting and Replenishment à Maintain Basic Settings for Data Transfer
· Integration with Other mySAP.com Components à Forecasting and Replenishment à Define Document Categories for Outbound Orders
· Integration with Other mySAP.com Components à Forecasting and Replenishment à Define Stock Types
You use the Movement Data interface to export open purchase orders (goods movements), consumption data, and stock information to SAP F&R. It requires movement data (purchase orders and consumption data and information) as a calculation basis for automatic replenishment - SAP F&R creates time series from consumption and stock information.
Transfer the consumption data with its status and information about goods receipts and partial deliveries to SAP F&R.
SAP F&R updates the movement data in the sequence in which it is transferred.
SAP F&R does not compare this data with the existing data. Unlike the master data, SAP F&R always expects a complete transfer.
Stocks
To export stocks, you must specify the following:
· Time of stock data export
· Which absolute or change values you wish to transfer
· Whether the stock values transferred contain information about goods movements (for example, goods receipt, goods issue, consumption value)
Consumption data
POS data forms the basis of the store forecast. You can also export updated historical sales data (for example, corrections or late postings).
Here you specify which open purchase orders are relevant for planning in SAP F&R.
To transfer stock and consumption data to SAP F&R, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose
· Logistics à Retailingà Distributed Retailing à F&R Integration à Main Data Transfer to F&R à Transfer of Time Series Data.
· Logistics à Retailingà Distributed Retailing à F&R Integration à Main Data Transfer to F&R à Transfer of Open Orders.
You can schedule the transfer as a background job.
See also:
For more information about SAP F&R interfaces, see the online help under
SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) à SAP Forecasting and Replenishment à Interfaces.