Opening the VAS Monitor 

Use

Before you open the VAS monitor, you determine the following:

·        The actual warehouse to monitor

·        The objects and sub-object classes to be displayed when the monitor opens (optional).

 

Prerequisites

You have sufficient authorization to open the monitor for the selected warehouse.

 

Procedure

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       1.      From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Value-Added Services (VAS) → VAS Monitor.

The Value-Added Services: Selection screen appears.

       2.      In the Warehouse field, enter the number of the warehouse for which you want to monitor VAS.

You can set a default warehouse for which the monitor will open by doing the following:

·         From the menu, choosing System → User Profile → Own Data.

·         Entering the following parameter and value:

·         Parameter ID: LXVAS_LGNUM

·         Parameter value: warehouse number

If you have set a default warehouse, or have only defined one warehouse, the warehouse number automatically appears in the Warehouse field.

       3.      You can restrict the objects to be monitored by choosing one or more tab cards relating to object classes and entering selection criteria.

The selected objects will be displayed in the monitor when it opens.

If you want to add further selection criteria, choose .

If you want to display a previously saved variant of the selection criteria, choose .

If you want to clear any entered values from all of the search criteria fields, enter .  

       4.      If you also want sub-object classes for a particular object to be displayed when the monitor opens, select Expand objects in the object class’ tab card.

       5.      Execute.

 

Result

The VAS monitor opens.

The following is displayed in the hierarchy tree: 

·        All objects that meet the selection criteria, if entered.

·        The sub-object classes of these objects, if you elected to expand the objects pursuant to step 4 above.

Objects that meet the selection criteria are also displayed in the ALV.

·        If you entered selection criteria for more than one object class, the objects of the object class that appears furthest down the hierarchy tree are displayed.

·        If you elected to expand the objects pursuant to step 4 above, the objects of the sub-object class that appears furthest down the hierarchy tree are displayed.

If you did not enter any selection criteria, the warehouse object only is displayed in both the hierarchy tree and the ALV.