Dynamic Date Determination (SAP Library - Batch Management (LO-BM))

Dynamic Date Determination

Use

In batch determination, you can use object dependencies to dynamically determine a date to be used as criteria for batch determination.

The shelf life expiration date (SLED)
The availability date
Any other date (user-defined characteristics with date character)

You use this option if you do not want to specify a certain date as selection criteria, but want the system to dynamically determine the date.

Example

A customer specifies that the sherry trifle he obtains from a supplier must feature a remaining shelf life of 14 days on the date of delivery. In this case, the supplier uses the dynamic determination of the SLED during batch determination so that he does not have to enter the selection criteria manually for each delivery.

It is not possible to supply all object dependencies in the standard system. Therefore you must create the dependencies between the required characteristics yourself by creating a function and an object dependency, and then changing or updating the affected characteristics.

Caution

If you want to work to a date for which there are standard characteristics, you must use these standard characteristics.

Features

Dynamic Determination of SLED

If the SLED is greater than (or equal to), less than (or equal to), or equal to the delivery date including a certain remaining shelf life (either in total days or in a percentage of the total shelf life), choose Batch Valuation ® Update Standard Characteristics in Customizing for Batch Management. The system automatically creates the required variant functions and dependencies, and assigns the object dependency to the standard characteristics.

Dynamic Determination of Availability Date

If you do not want the system to dynamically determine the SLED, but you do want it to determine the availability date, choose Batch Valuation ® Update Standard Characteristics in Customizing for Batch Management.

Dynamic Determination of a Different Date

The dynamic determination of a date can be used for both standard characteristics and user-defined characteristics. For example, you could use a user-defined characteristic to describe the remaining shelf life in months. The section Creating a Function to Dynamically Determine the Date describes which steps are required to work with dynamic date determination with a user-defined characteristic.

To create the function for dynamic determination, you must carry out the following steps:

Create a function

Create a dependency

Link the object dependencies with the (standard) characteristic

Note

You must include the respective characteristics in your batch search strategy in order to work with the functions for dynamic date determination within batch determination. Otherwise, the characteristics cannot be used for selection purposes.