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Function documentationInbound Interface for Reference Modules

 

You use this interface to import reference modules (and reference assignments) into SAP F&R.. The system uses reference modules to create a forecast for products without historical sales data.

Integration

  • Reference modules consist of header and item data. The item data represents the reference of the module. You can assign reference modules to several location products to reduce the amount of data. Reference modules contain all location products whose consumption values are to be used to compile an artificial time series. For more information, see Creating an Artificial History with References.

  • Using the Business Add-In (/FRE/IF_CON_BADI_023), you can enrich and change the imported reference module data. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Forecasting and Replenishment under Start of the navigation path Interfaces Next navigation step Enhancements Using Business Add-Ins Next navigation step BAdI: Reference Module Data Enrichment End of the navigation path.

Prerequisites

  • In the sending system, you have defined which reference modules you wish to export to SAP F&R.

  • The products and locations used in the imported reference modules must exist in the SAP F&R master data.

Features

You can import the following information to SAP F&R:

  • Location

  • Number of the reference module

  • Valid-to date of the reference module

  • Reference Determination Type

Activities

  1. The integrated sending system starts the transfer and calls appropriate function module for the interface in SAP F&R. For more information, see the Overview of the Interfaces in SAP F&R.

  2. You then post the data in SAP F&R.