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 Item Unique Identification (Enhanced Functions)

 

Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

ERP_UID_02

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available as of

SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

Technical Usage

Central Applications

Application component

Unique Identification (LO-MD-UID)

Dependent business function(s) you must also activate

Item Unique Identification (ERP_UID_01)

You can use this Business Function to improve the management of IUID-relevant items.

Status management facilitates processing IUID-relevant items because you can use the status to track the previous activities for this item and the possible follow-on activities are also clearly defined via the status. In addition, communication with the registration authorities has been improved. You can use Enterprise Services to exchange data with the registration authorities, make the scope of data dependent on processes, and communicate configuration changes.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following components, as of the above-mentioned version:

Type of Component

Component

Software Component

SAP_APPL 604

EA-APPL 604

SAP Enterprise Services

As of software component version SAP_APPL 604, namespace http://sap.com/xi/APPL/Global2

As of software component version ESA ECC-SE 604, namespace http://sap.com/xi/APPL/SE/Global

You have activated the Item Unique Identification (ERP_UID_01) Business Function.

Features

If you activate the Business Function Item Unique Identification (Enhanced Functions) (ERP_UID_02), the following functions and enhancements are available for processing IUID-relevant items:

Enhanced Use of Unique Item IDs

  • Changes in IDoc-Based Communication

    The message types ORDCHG and ORDRSP of the IDoc type ORDERS05 have been enhanced so that the UID-relevant indicator is not only sent to the vendor during the initial purchase order transmission, but is also flagged and able to be sent via IDoc when there are subsequent purchase order changes. In addition, the vendor can send this indicator in the shipping notification via EDI.

    This Business Function also provides the IDoc type IUID_MESSAGE_COM01, which you can use to transmit unique item ID data.

  • Unique Item IDs in Inventory

    You can identify IUID-relevant items during the entire inventory process by their unique item IDs. The unique item ID (unique item identifier, UII) is also displayed in the material documents created in inventory.

  • Unique Item IDs in Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders

    You can enter unique item IDs in purchase requisitions (transactions ME51N and ME52N) and purchase orders (transactions ME21N and ME22N).

Managing IUID-Relevant Items

  • Status Management for IUID-Relevant Items

    Each IUID-relevant item receives a status that reflects the activites that have already been carried out and also defines the possible follow-on activities. An IUID-relevant item can receive a status automatically based on an activity (such as creating a unique item ID) or by a manual procedure in the IUID status board.

    The IUID status board (transaction IUID_STATUS_BOARD) enables you to process IUID-relevant items based on their status. You can change the status of individual items and trigger follow-on acitivites (such as communicate new items to the registration authorities).

  • Origin Determination for Unique Item IDs

    The system uses the IUID status to determine if a unique item ID has been generated internally (in your SAP system) or externally (by the vendor, for example). The system identifies a unique item ID as external if the corresponding item has the status UII Attached and not the status UII Generated.

Communication with Registration Authorities

  • Process Types for Communicating with Registration Authorities

    When posting goods movements, the system determines the process type (such as consumption, dismantling, or responsibility change) based on the movement type and the special stock indicator. This process type defines which data is transmitted to the registration authorities.

  • Reporting Master Data Changes to Registration Authorities

    If the master data for an IUID-relevant piece of equipment is changed (such as the material number), these changes are communicated to the registration authorities.

  • Reporting Configuration Changes to Registration Authorities

    If, for example, an IUID-relevant item was a part used in an engine and has been replaced by another part during maintenance, you can communicate this configuration change to the registration authorities.

Enterprise Services

There are Enterprise Services available that serve as an interface to the registration authorities' system and other external systems.

You can use the following new Enterprise Services for communicating with the registration authorities:

  • Process Component Product Data Maintenance, Business Object Individual Material Registration, Service Interface Individual Material Registration Out:

    • Operation Request Individual Material Registration

    • Operation Query Individual Material Registration

    • Operation Query Individual Material Registration

  • Process Component Product Data Maintenance, Business Object Individual Material Registration, Service Interface Individual Material Registration In:

    • Operation Change Individual Material Registration based on Registration Confirmation

You can use the following enhanced Enterprise Services for processing IUID-relevant items:

  • Process Component Product Data Maintenance, Business Object Individual Material, Service Interface Individual Manage Individual Material In:

    • Operation Create Individual Material_V1

    • Operation Change Individual Material_V1

    • Operation Read Individual Material_V1

  • Process Component Product Data Maintenance, Business Object Individual Material, Service Interface Individual Manage Query Individual Material In:

    • Operation Find Individual Material by Elements_V2

  • Process Component Purchase Order Processing, Business Object Purchase Order, Service Interface Purchasing Out::

    • Operation Request Purchase Order Creation

    • Operation Request Purchase Order Change

  • Process Component Outbound Delivery Processing, Business Object Outbound Delivery, Service Interface Delivery Notifying Out::

    • Operation Notify of Outbound Delivery_V1

  • Process Component Inbound Delivery Processing, Business Object Inbound Delivery, Service Interface Delivery Notifying In1::

    • Operation Maintain Inbound Delivery based on Dispatched Delivery Notification_V1