Value-Added Services (LE-WM-VAS) SAP’s
Value-Added Services
enables you to manage and control the execution of
value-added services (VAS)
in your warehouse.
Using
Value-Added Services
, you can perform and manage the following types of VAS:
VAS with handling unit (HU) changes, such as gift wrapping two materials
VAS without HU changes, such as wrapping materials on the same pallet
If you intend to use
Value-Added Services
with
automatic packing
, you must implement SAP Note 679894.
Value-Added Services
is integrated with
Logistics Execution
through an interface (package LEINT).
Value-Added Services
is fully integrated into
Warehouse Management
.
Value-Added Services
can be integrated with
Handling Unit Management (HUM)
. It re-uses certain
HUM
entities, transactions and customizing tables, including the packing transaction, packing instructions and packing stations. If you have not implemented
HUM
, some of the transactions used by
VAS
will not be available.
Value-Added Services
is integrated with
Mobile Data Entry
.
VAS
screens have been added into the presentation flow for radio frequency (RF) transfer order execution, and the customizing table defining RF users is re-used.
Value-Added Services
can be integrated with
Task and Resource Management (TRM)
. For more information, see
Value-Added Services Integration with TRM
.
Value-Added Services
provides the following features:
Value-Added Services
supports VAS that do not require special equipment or space (supplementary VAS), as well as those that need to be executed in work centers. Simple VAS can be executed as part of transfer order (TO) execution, while special desktop and RF transactions are provided for executing VAS in work centers. For more information, see
VAS Execution
.
Value-Added Services
enables you to create templates that form the basis of VAS orders, enabling the re-use of standard instructions and other details for different document items. When reference documents or items meet predefined conditions, the system automatically creates VAS orders based on the predefined templates. For more information, see
VAS Template Determination
.
Value-Added Services
enables you to monitor VAS in the warehouse, including the status of all VAS and the workload of work centers. You can also use the monitor to invoke methods to respond to constantly changing circumstances in the warehouse. For more information, see
VAS Monitor
.
Value-Added Services
provides information on actual and arising problematic situations in the warehouse regarding VAS, and enables you to handle exceptions. For more information, see
VAS Alert Monitor
.
Value-Added Services
enables you to customize the presentation of data to workers, on a variety of presentation devices. For more information, see
Presentation Management
.
Value-Added Services
enables you to extend the visibility of stock to the staging areas, and manage the movements from the staging areas to the goods issue area. For more information, see
Staging Area Implementation Using VAS
.
Value-Added Services
does not support VAS involving material changes, such as kitting.