Task Processing

In this process, you process one or more of the tasks provided by the system for specific transaction data.

Operations on POS transactions are called tasks. The system provides the following task types for processing POS transactions:

Tasks for supplying follow-on systems with POS transaction data
Tasks that are to be carried out manually, where completion is retained in the PIPE as a reminder
Tasks for checking transaction data
Aggregation tasks that serve to form aggregates by summarizing POS transaction data

The following table provides an overview of the tasks that are provided for processing in the standard system:

Task Code	Task Description
0001	Supply BW Without Distribution
0002	Sales Audit Performed, Manual Task
0004	Supply BW with Distribution
0005	Supply of Old POS Content in BW
0009	Generate WPUBON IDoc (Non-Goods Items)
0010	Generate WPUBON IDoc
0011	Generate WPUWBW IDoc
0012	Generate WPUFIB IDoc
0013	Generate WPUTAB IDoc
0014	Generate WPUUMS IDoc
0015	Credit Card Settlement
0016	Confirmation of Credit Card Settlement
0017	Supply ERP Inventory Management
0018	Supply CRM Loyalty Interface
0020	Supply SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
0030	Check Balancing for Totals Transactions
0040	Perform Transaction Reversal
0050	Supply - DMF-Based Applications
0060	Calculation for Short/Over Balancing
0061	Send Short/Overs to ERP
0101	Oil & Gas SSR Payment Card Data Processing
1001	Check for Duplicate Transaction Numbers
1002	Check for Receipt Numbers Without Gaps
5001	LPA: Provision of Suspicious Transactions
8001	Aggregate Transaction Data for Analytics
8002	Supply Analytics Cont. with Distributed Transaction Data
8003	Determine Transaction Data Status

The specified aggregation tasks are listed under Aggregation Tasks.

Prerequisites

If you wish to carry out a certain task for a defined POS operation, and thus for a specific type of POS transaction, you ensure that the following settings are made in PIPE Customizing.

Ensure that you have set the type of tasks to be carried out under Tasks One-Step Processing Define Tasks or Tasks Two-Step Processing Define Aggregation Task depending on the requirements to one of the values Immediate Processing, Collective Processing or Manual Processing.
Under POS Transactions , check the task group that is assigned to the relevant POS transaction and assign a task group if required.
Under Tasks Define Task Group , ensure that the task group that is assigned to the transaction type of your POS transaction actually exists.
Ensure that the task to be carried out is assigned to the relevant task group under Tasks Assign Tasks to Task Group .

Check also, if necessary, if processing of a task for a defined POS transaction type makes sense.

Process

Depending on the setting in PIPE Customizing for the type of task to be processed, you have the following options for carrying out task processing:

Automatic task processing:
In the case of tasks with type Immediate Processing, the system carries out the processing immediately the POS transaction is created. The creation of POS transactions in the POS Workbench is an exception to this. In this case, no immediate processing takes place and you must carry out processing as described in the following section.
Task processing using POS Workbench or PIPE Dispatcher:
In the case of tasks with type Collective Processing, you must start processing of the task with an explicit call.

To do this, you have the following two options:
- You carry out the task processing using the POS Workbench.
  For more information, see Control of Task Processing.
- You carry out task processing with the PIPE Dispatcher (transaction /POSDW/PDIS).
  For more information, see Using the PIPE Dispatcher.
Manual task processing and conversion of task status
In the case of tasks with type Manual Processing, you must set the task to Completed by way of the user interface as soon as you have completed it. To do this, use the POS Workbench.

For more information, see Control of Task Processing.