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For monitoring and analysis of outbound delivery items, you can use this function to create or delete proof-of-delivery data, which is imported from SAP ERP and enriched in SAP Extended Warehouse Management by warehouse activity data.

Integration

SAP ERP replicates outbound deliveries indicated as relevant for proof of delivery (PoD) to SAP EWM for further processing.

The BI system extracts the data sets on PoD relevant outbound deliveries for enabling KPI reporting in SAP EWM.

Prerequisites

  • You have limited the number of users who are allowed to process the data import by having assigned authorizations for the authorization object /SCWM/PIMP. For more information, see Reducing Authorization Checks in Applications.

  • You have implemented SAP Note 1625878 in SAP ERP for setting up PoD relevancy, which is also used to support the stock transfer order process.

  • You have not archived outbound deliveries in EWM, thus enabling import of PoD entries at item level.

  • Items in outbound deliveries are selected as relevant for proof of delivery in SAP EWM.

  • Confirmed PoD differences exist in ERP for the corresponding outbound deliveries in ERP.

Features

You can use this function in the background to regularly create proof-of-delivery (PoD) data.

PoD Data Creation
  • Selecting outbound delivery items

    The system selects PoD relevant outbound delivery items according to criteria set by the user.

  • Importing data

    The system imports PoD differences reported in SAP ERP.

    Before importing data from SAP ERP, you must define a specific RFC destination. In Customizing, see Assign RFC Destinations to Logical Systems under   Extended Warehouse Management   Interfaces   ERP Integration   General Settings   Assign RFC Destinations to Logical Systems.  .

    By implementing the BAdI /SCWM/EX_POD_SELECT, you can replace the standard PoD data import with your own PoD data import.

  • Enriching data

    The system determines warehouse activities and tasks performed on selected outbound delivery items and updates the PoD data.

    By implementing the BAdI /SCWM/EX_POD_ENRICH, you can replace the standard determination of relevant warehouse tasks with your own determination.

PoD Data Deletion

The system selects and deletes relevant PoD data according to criteria set by the user.

The deletion of PoD data is not linked to delivery archiving because an analysis should be possible even if the delivery is archived.

PoD Data Test

The system creates an application log but does not make any changes to the database.

To activate the application log, on the SAP Easy Access screen choose   SCM Extended Warehouse Management   Extended Warehouse Management   Settings   Activate Application Log.  .

PoD Data in BI

For transfer of PoD transaction data from EWM into BI, use data source 0WM_POD.

You can use the extracted PoD data with, for example, extracted data on outbound delivery items (data source 0WM_DLVI_OUT) to build key performance indicators, such as Ratio Outbound Delivery Errors and monitor them in the warehouse cockpit. To build the key performance indicator, you must make sure that the PoD data in BI corresponds to the outbound delivery.

See Data Sources for more information.

Activities

To maintain proof-of-delivery data for relevant outbound deliveries, on the SAP Easy Access screen choose   Extended Warehouse Management   Interfaces   ERP Integration   Maintain Proof-of-Delivery Data.  

The system processes creation or deletion of proof-of-delivery data based on the selection criteria of at least warehouse number and a goods issue date interval.

After execution, the system displays a message log, which you can use to analyze the changes made. Depending on the application log settings, the message log is also saved to the database. Using transaction code SLG1, you can display on the Analyze Application Log screen the message log for the object /SCWM/WME and sub-object PoD.

Example

If you want to use this function to create PoD data in the background on a regular basis, such as weekly, then create a variant with a selection variable for the goods issue data.

For example, give customers 7 days to report incorrect deliveries and if you confirm the PoD based delivery in the same timeframe, you can use the variable current date - xxx, current date + yyy. Enter 14 as xxx value and 7- as yyy value to import the confirmed PoD data from the previous week.

More Information

For more information, see: