Use
You use this function to assign a unique key to a batch. This unique key is the batch number. The batch number uniquely identifies a batch in the SAP System. The
Batch Level you choose determines the area in which the batch number is unique.You can assign the batch number as different times, for example:
Features
You assign the batch number either:
or
You configure internal batch number assignment in the step Internal batch Number Assignment in Customizing for Batch Management.
Internal batch number assignment is activated for the complete client, unless you exempt individual plants or materials using a customer exit.
You define this in Customizing for Batch Management in the step Set Up Customer Exits for Internal Batch Number Assignment.
The SAP System informs you only once for each transaction that internal batch number assignment is active; for example, when you enter the first item on the multiple-entry screen.
Templates for Batch Numbers
If you want to configure how the batch numbers are set up by integrating the application data for a business transaction in the batch numbers, you define templates. Data in a template can be, for example:
You can find further information under Configure Customer Exits for Intern. Batch Number Assignment in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Batch Management.