Physical Inventory: Structure of Intermediate Documents (IDocs) 

Use

A special IDoc structure (WVINVE03) exists for sending data. The structure is similar to the physical inventory document used by the head office and all the EANs/UPCs for an article can be included in this.

The IDoc type includes a segment, the purpose of which you can define yourself. In the IDoc, you can add as many of these segments as you want for each item, and enter the data there. When count data is automatically processed in the head office, you can evaluate these segments in a user exit.

When intermediate documents are created, you can have the system arrange the items by layout areas and by their sequence in the layout areas.

Example

The following example shows the simplified structure of an IDoc that is being used to sort items according to layout areas and sequences within these layout areas.

You wish to transfer a physical inventory document that includes the following items for site R151 and storage location 0001:

Item	Article	Article text
1	500004711	Butter, 250g
2	500004712	Chocolate
3	500004713	Yogurt, 125g

 

The basic data for every article master record contains information on a layout module and a sort sequence. The sort sequence determines the sequence in which the article appears in the layout module.

Article	Article text	Layout module	Description	Sort sequence
500004711	Butter, 250g	R6004	Dairy produce	4
500004712	Chocolate	R6003	Confectionery	2
500004713	Yogurt, 125g	R6004	Dairy produce	2

 

Site R151 is a supermarket. The modules are used as follows in the layout for the site:

Layout area	Layout module	Description
1	R6001	Fruit and vegetables
2	R6004	Dairy produce
3	R6003	Confectionery

 

Based on the layout information, the IDoc is then structured as follows:

Segment cat.	Layout area	Sort sequence	Article	Article text
Header	2 (Dairy produce)
Item		2	500004713	Yogurt, 125g
Item		4	500004711	Butter, 250g
Header	3 (Confectionery)
Item		2	500004712	Chocolate