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  Quantity Distribution in Cutting Stock Transfer (BAdI)

Use

This function enables you to create several receiving items in the delivery-related trading unit change (DTUC) and the cutting stock transfer. To meet industry-specific requirements, SAP for Mill Products has been enhanced in such a way that you can now:

These functions can greatly reduce the number of entries required when distributing quantities to several receiving items and when classifying the corresponding batches.

Integration

This function is available in the transactions Delivery-Related Trading Unit Change (MILL_CUT_LBA) and Cutting Stock Transfer (MILL_CUT).

Prerequisites

In Customizing for Logistics Execution , you must create and activate your own implementation for the BAdI /SAPMP/SPLIT_POPUP, by choosing Start of the navigation path Shipping Next navigation step Deliveries Next navigation step Delivery-Related Trading Unit Change (DTUC) Next navigation step Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) Next navigation step BAdI: Customer-Specific Screen for Split/Batch Distribution End of the navigation path .

Features

If you have to enter several receiving items for an issuing item, you can do so in the Distribute Quantity dialog box that appears when you choose Distribute Quantity .

If you have selected a characteristic display before you branch to this dialog box, fast entry of characteristics is also available. This means that you can classify the batch of a new item directly when you enter the item without having to branch to the characteristic value assignment screen.

If you have not selected a characteristic display or if fast entry of characteristics is not active for a material, the system branches to the standard dialog box for quantity distribution.

The Number field in the Distribute Quantity dialog box is a further entry aid. You can use it to copy an item that you have entered in the dialog box.

Note Note

If you are working with length-based materials, the system automatically generates a matching number of items in the Distribute Quantity dialog box.

End of the note.

Activities

If you want to copy a receiving item in the Distribute Quantity dialog box, proceed as follows:

  1. Select the item you want to copy.

  2. Enter the number of identical items you want in the Number field.

    Example Example

    If you enter 6 in the Number field, the system generates five new items.

    End of the example.

  3. Choose ENTER.

The system generates the required number of items. With the exception of the batch number, the item data is identical; in other words, the quantity, storage location, and characteristic value assignments are the same for all items.