Batch Determination in Sap
Batch Determination in Sap
Batch Determination in Sap
Batch determination access sequences have multiple condition tables (key combinations)
assigned in a sequence of priority. This facility allows you to create data for many key
combinations so that even if the search of batches fails on the first key combination
condition the rest in the priority would help in search. The Access Sequences are created
separately for IM, Production, WM and Sales.
Third Step – Create Batch Strategy Types
Batch Search Strategy holds multiple access sequences, though not assigned in any
sequential priority. The assignment of the strategy types is separately for IM, Production,
WM and Sales.
The strategy types or condition types are assigned in priority in the next step called
“Batch Search Procedure Definition”.
The strategy type’s configuration holds the selection criteria and the sort rules used in
batch determination techniques.
Strategy types are used ultimately to create the batch search master data or batch search
condition record so that the system would know the exact level at which search for
batches is to be carried out along with the selection/sort rules of these batches.
It is obvious that batch search strategy is used to search batches on certain rules, because
you want to automate the process and do not want it to do it manually for each and every
batch. Thus you have to aid the system in putting in a decision such as - search all the
batches of a given plant or search all the batches of a given set of material at a plant or
search batches for a given component or etc.
Fourth Step - Create a Batch Search procedure
A Batch Search procedure holds multiple strategy types assigned in sequential priority.
The Batch search procedure thus becomes the final configuration which holds the total
search configuration together. The Batch Search Procedures are created separately for IM,
Production, WM and Sales.
Fifth Step - Batch Search Procedure Allocation and Check Activation
In this step you allocate the batch search procedure to the respective modules. In the case
of inventory management, the Batch search procedures are assigned to the Movement
types. In the case of production or process order, the batch search procedures are assigned
to the production plants and order types. In the case of Sales and Distribution the Batch
Search Procedures are assigned to the Sales Areas and Sales document type. In the case
of Warehouse Management, the Batch Search procedures are assigned to the Warehouse
number and they can be also assigned to the warehouse number + Movement type
combination.