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 Retail, Perishables Procurement

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

ISR_RET_PERISH_PROCUREMENT

Type of Business Function

Industry Business Function

Available as of

Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

Technical Usage

Central Applications

Application Component

MM-PUR

Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition

Not relevant

You can use this business function to oversee the complete range of activities involved in the perishables procurement process via a single point of entry to a user-friendly work center.

Prerequisites

Type of Component

Component

Is Needed Only for the Following Features

Software Component

EA-APPL, SAP_APPL

The following IMG activities must be processed to enable corresponding functionality:

  • Enable buffer reports by updating the Change Document header in the CDHDR table. Choose Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Purchasing Next navigation step Perishables Procurement Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Maintain Buffering Settings End of the navigation path.

  • Enable ERP rounding by maintaining the material master rounding profile. Choose Start of the navigation path Materials Management Next navigation step Purchasing Next navigation step Perishables Procurement Next navigation step Distribution List Next navigation step Maintain Rounding Strategy End of the navigation path.

All Customizing activities are contained in the RETAIL_PERISH_PROCURE_SFWS_UI switch.

Integration

This business function integrates with the Operational Buying business scenario.

Features

You can use this business function to manage the area of responsibility and material range for a perishables buyer. This results in a clear understanding of what materials a perishables buyer is responsible for, along with the associated supplying plants, vendors and recipients for that material. In addition, this business function enables the perishables buyer to efficiently manage their current and future purchasing activities.

The functionality provides a perishables buyer with procurement lists to create purchase orders, and distribution lists to allocate quantities to recipients (both stores and individual customers).

Finally, this business function equips you with a work center for perishables procurement. The work center is a single point of entry to all perishables-related activities. The perishables buyer can start the process of perishables procurement and distribution by accessing the following areas:

  • A work overview containing high-level information for the perishables buyer

  • Monitors for goods receipt and demands

  • Search capabilities for master data and documents

  • Maintenance of the area of responsibility and the product range

This business function provides you with:

  • Relevant business and statistical data to make time-critical decisions during the perishables procurement process

  • A flexible and easy-to-use work center accessible from a single point of entry that addresses multiple usage scenarios

  • A well-organized workflow provides you with pre-filled data fields whenever possible to increase your productivity

  • Monitoring capabilities

  • A user-friendly interface