Scm Event Management

mySAP SCM Visibility -SAP Event Management 5.0 Delta

Solution Management SCM,SAP AG, Walldorf

Overview

User Interface EnhancementsIntegration with Document FlowNew Business Content

Additional DataAlert EnhancementsSystem Administration and Setup

SAP AG 2005, SAP Event Management 3ManufacturingManufacturing

Historical Data

Short term planning

Short term planning

Mid term planning

Mid term planning

Long term planning

Long term planning

The Scope of Supply Chain Has Increased

Shorter Product Life

Cycles

Faster Order to Delivery

Cycles

HighAvailability

as Needed

Higher ServiceLevels

Faster Product

Development Cycles

Suppliers Distribution Centers Stores

Sense and Respondto Demand Customers

and Consumers

Linear View

Warehouse ManagementWarehouse

Management

Transportation Management

Transportation Management

ReplenishmentReplenishment

Trading Partners

SAP AG 2005, SAP Event Management 4

The Importance of Real-World Awareness

Time Delay

Data Accuracyand Volume

Ability to Sense Time to Respond

Real-world awareness is the capability to sense information in real-time from people, IT sources, and physical objects using

technologies such as RFID, sensors, etc. and respond to certain business situations accordingly.

Overview




RFID-Enabled Outbound and Inbound Visibility

Scenario Details in SAP SCM 5.0Intra- and Inter-company event input, status and alert monitoringExtensible to trigger customizable resolution workflow upon alertTracking and TracingEvent NotificationStatus management to reflect status changes

Business Value Increased internal and collaborative supply chain visibility

Stock reduction through greater supply chain transparency

Collaborate with new trading partners - Exchange of EPC referenced tracking and tracing information

Real-time awareness and increased business visibility lead to increased revenue


RFID-Enabled Outbound/Inbound Visibility Process

Provides visibility across Outbound and the related Inbound Delivery processing at a glance

Provides visibility throughout the complete delivery processing, based on deliveries and their handling units Covers events from warehouse activities to POD by the customerRole-based access for customer, sales executive and warehouse managersOptionally, the packing, loading and unloading events can be posted with the help of SAP AIIContent for SAP ERP, SAP EM, and SAP AII -optional

DP SNP GATP PP/DS TP/VS SCC ICH EM MM SD PP LES

EventManagement

FCSAP SCM SAP ERP

SAP NetWeaver

Sales and Distribution

TransportationAII AutoID Infrastructure (optional)


SAP ERP

Outbound/Inbound Delivery Process - Example

Customer

Purchase Order

Adv. ShipNotificationCust.

Order

Post Goods Issue

Create HU

Pack / Load

SAP EM

AII

AssociateItems / Pallet /

Tags

Scan IDs

Supplier Pick orProduce

Issue Goods(Loading)Build HU

Event Handler for•Delivery•Handling Units

Pick / GI / ASN

SAP ERP

Receive Goods(Unloading)

Purch.Order

HUHUInb.

Deliv.Outb. Deliv.

AII

Scan IDs

Unload Post Goods Receipt

GR / POD


RFID-Enabled Outbound/Inbound Visibility – Det. Overview

SAP EM

SAP ERP Supplier

Create Outbound Delivery1 1 Create EH for Dlv

Confirm picking completion 2 Event message ‘Picking completed’ for Dlv

2

Pack HUs3

Create HUs4Create EH for HUs4

Event message ‘Packing’ for HU3

Confirm GI6

Event message ‘Loading’ for HU5

Post ASN7

Event message ‘GI’for Dlv, HU

6

Load HUs5

7

SAPAIISupplier

Event message ‘ASN’ for Dlv

Event message ‘GR’for Dlv, HU

SAPAIICustomer

SAP ERP Customer

Confirm GR9

Unload HUs8

Confirm POD10

Event message ‘Unloading’ for HU

8

Event message ‘POD’ for Dlv

9

10

Dlv = DeliveryHU = Handling Unit


Monitoring the Delivery Process

HU StatusPackedLoadedGood IssuedUnloadedGoods Received

Delivery StatusNot StartedPicking CompleteGoods IssuedGoods ReceivedProof of Delivery

Shipment StatusOn TimeDelayed


RFID-Enabled Returnable Transport Item Visibility

Scenario Details in SAP SCM 5.0Intra- and Inter-company event input, status and alert monitoringTracking and TracingEvent NotificationStatus management to reflect status changes

Business Value Increased internal and collaborative supply chain visibility

Stock reduction through greater supply chain transparency

Collaborate with new trading partners - Exchange of EPC referenced tracking and tracing information

Reduce shrinkage of Returnable Transport Item Stock

Real-time awareness and increased business visibility lead to increased revenue


RFID-Enabled Returnable Transport Items Visibility Process

Provides visibility across aclosed loop returnable transport item (RTI) process covering the outbound, inbound and return processVisibility throughout the complete returnable transport item process

Track &Trace RTIsMonitor RTIs (internal + business partners)

Current and historic cyclesRTI Status (full, empty)Process Status (Outbound, Inbound,Return)

GRAI encoding supportedContent for SAP AII, SAP EM, and SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NW BI)

DP SNP GATP PP/DS TP/VS SCC ICH EM

EventManagement

FCSAP SCM SAP ERP

SAP NetWeaverAII AutoID Infrastructure


Returnable Transport Items Process – Overview

In Transit

If damaged

If ok

Initial Commissioningof new empty returnable

containerEmpty Returnable

Containers are beingcollected for filling/ packing

1Containers arebeing filled/ packed

and loaded for shipmentto the business partner

2Packed/ FilledContainers are being

unloadedby receiving entity

3Returnable Containersare being

unpacked/ emptied and moved to an empties

location

4

Empties are being packed and loaded

for return

5 Empties are being received back and

inspected

6

Filling/ packing of Container

2Loading of Filled

Container

2

Available Empty

Container Pool

Inbound of Filled

3

UnpackingOf Returnable

Containers

4

Return Of Empties

Return Receipt and Inspection of

Empties

6

1

5

Restricted Stock


RFID-Enabled RTI Process – Det. Overview


Seasonal Procurement Visibility Process

Provides visibility throughout procurement processing, from the time a seasonal purchase order is created until the articles are available in the distribution center

Tight integration into procurement controlling workbenchRole-based access for supplierPart of the Retail Seasonal Procurement Add-OnContent for SAP Enterprise Core Component and SAP EM

For further information, please refer to http://service.sap.com/okp →SAP for Retail Learning Maps.


Overview: Seasonal Procurement Visibility Process

Example: Procurement Process Tracking

Vendor

China

Buyer

Shanghai

POfor Seasonal Procurement

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Vendor sends messageAcknowledgementMaterial Staging DateGoods Issue/ASN

Carrier sends messageArrival Port of Departure

Ship sends messagesArrival Port of Destination

Scenario:e.g. A fashion retailer orders merchandise in Hong Kong. The merchandise is carried first via truck to the harbor and then via sea (sea route) to the retailer.

Shandong

RF Terminal in WHGoods ReceiptQuality CheckAvailability

PO for Seasonal Procurement sendsexpected Events andreports toSAP EM System

Distribution Center

Overview




Motivation

In some industries, the processes to be tracked get very complex, spreading over a lot of business objects as well as system boundaries.

Example

Sales Order

Purchase Order

Sales Order

Purchase Order

Prod. Order Invoice Delivery

Trans-portation

Invoice Payment

Integration with document flow provides a graphical display of the network of business objects that is related to the monitoredobject/process.

Regional Sales Subsidiary

Manufacturing Subsidiary


Document Flow in Procurement + Transportation

As an example, we show how procurement and transportation visibility are combined. (Follow the instructions in the configuration guides under http://service.sap.com/scm Supply Chain Event Management Visibility Processes to activate this.)


Integration with Document Flow - Details

Relationships can be defined between different event handlers (EHs), but also to event messages that implicitly represent another business object.

Specific Customizing is available. Each EH needs to instantiate its document flow network with the help of an update activity. For updating the network, you need to include the activity DF_UPDATE in your rule set.

To make the document flow display available in the Web front end (EH list and EH detail screen), a switch is available in the user profile. An active accessibility flag means that a table display is shown instead.

EHEVM

EHEH

EVMEVM

EH-SetSAP EM

EH

DF

Overview




Monitoring – User Interface

Process overview with status icon

Input of multiple parameters

Uppercase search and storage (Web front end)

Display of indexed parameters (Web front end)

Assignment of reason codes to event code

Default display sequence of expected events

Single Sign-On language (Web front end)

Virus Check for Attachment Upload


Process Overview with Status Icon

You can now use an icon schema to display EH set statuses so that it is possible to identify critical processes at first glance. This is especially interesting for more complex processes such as in plant engineering and construction.


Process Overview with Status Icon - Details

Maintain a status icon schema for the EH set statusAssign the respective status icon schema to your EH set profileCreate the respective configured field (e.g. SET_STATUS_ICON:PARCEL) and use it in your EH set display profile

Alternatively, you can also assign an icon directly to the respective status attribute values. This applies also to EHs.


Multiple Parameters Input (Web Front End)

Allows sending of multiple objects (parameters, attachments, and so on) when sending an event message for one or more EHs.


Multiple Parameters Input (Web Front End) - Details

The number of possible input values is fixed in Customizing for the Web front end.You need to provide the respective index in the ‘Row Number’ field.


Uppercase Search and Storage (Web Front End)

When you use a parameter in a selection profile, the search field used to be case sensitive. We now provide a mechanism so that users are not forced to fill in the value exactly as it is stored in the database.


Uppercase Search and Storage (Web Front End) -Details

There is a new indicator in Customizing for configured fields.The indicator for uppercase search applies to both the search and the event sending page.


Display of Indexed Parameters (Web Front End)

Multiple values can be stored as indexed parameters. In process manufacturing, for example, you may have material ‘A’ as the primary product and ‘B’ as a co-product, and store both values in a parameter material.

Now there is a mechanism in place that enables a more user-friendly and flexibledisplay of indexed parameters.


Display of Indexed Parameters (Web Front End) - Details

In Customizing for configured fields, you provide the number of values that are to be shown directly on the screens. Further values are shown in a popup when you click the “more” link.If nothing is entered or the number entered is greater than the number of entries, every value is displayed and no link appears.If no index number is entered, the given data field length is checked and the field may be cut off.


Assignment of Reason Codes to Event Code

Usually, reason codes occur together with specific event codes. An input help is now available for reason codes when sending event messages.


Assignment of Reason Codes to Event Code - Details

Assign all relevant reason codes to your internal event codes to be able to make use of the input helpIf no reason codes are specified for an event code, a free text field is available instead.


Default Display Sequence of Expected Events

The sorting sequence has been changed so that an entry with no specified planned date and no actual date appears at the end of the list. A BAdI is available with which to change the default sequence.


Virus Check for Attachment Upload (Web Front End)

For further information, please refer to http://help.sap.com/nw04 →SAP NetWeaver → Security → System Security → Virus Scan Interface.

When uploading an attachment to SAP EM, a virus scan is performed. If problems occur, a warning message is sent to the user.

PrerequisitesA virus scan provider must have been set up in the J2EE Engine Visual AdministratorThe Visual Scan Execution indicator in the global manager settings of the SAP EM Web front end administration must be active.


Single Sign-On Language (Web Front End)

The SAP EM Web front end automatically enables the Single Sign-On (SSO) function if an SSO cookie is found in the browser session. When logging on to the Web front end with SSO, you can now set the user language with an optional parameter.

DetailsThe language can be provided with the help of a portal variable.If not provided with the URL, the language is determined by the first supported locales in the SAP EM Web front end settings.

Example:http://emserver.wdf.sap.corp:50000/scem/q1p001/login?LoginLanguage=en

Overview




Monitoring - Additional Data

Additional time categories for expected events

Change documents


Additional Time Categories for Expected Events

Besides the concept of defining and monitoring regular milestones, a set of user-defined time stamps related to an expected event is introduced. This is of special interest for industries with complex and lengthy manufacturing processes, forexample, in order-based manufacturing.


Additional Time Categories for Expected Events -Details

The expected event has five additional date/time/time zone fields.These can be set by

The application system (via the SAP EM application interface)Manual input in SAP EM (SAPGUI transaction)Sending an event message

Display of these fields is also possible within the Web front end.

ExampleSomeone orders a car at a dealer. The car is planned to be built on a certain date (based on expected resource capacity). However, another date is communicated to the customer (to have more buffer time). An additional expected date needs to be visible reflecting the internal maximum time to build and deliver the car. If you reschedule the first calculated date, this would be a fourth category of time since you cannot simply overwrite the first value because you need it for performance analysis at a later point in time.


Change Documents

Change documents can be activated forInfo and control parametersTracking and query identifiersExpected events

so that it is now possible to trace which information was changed when and by whom.


Change Documents - Details

A new indicator for change document activation is available in the Customizing for event handler types.

Overview




Alerting

Pass language to the alert framework

Dynamic assignment of URL for alerting


Pass Language to the Alert Framework

At the moment, the logon language determines the language of the alert message text. In international companies though, the language needs to be determined from case to case.

DetailsIn the ALERT_CREATE activity, the optional parameter <language> passes the language that is to be chosen for the alert text.


Dynamic Assignment of URL for Alerting

To allow customers to run SAP EM in their usual system environment (development, test and productive systems), they need more flexibility in providing the SAP EM Web front end URL.

DetailsIf the optional parameter <page> is given in the ALERT_CREATE activity, the URL is built dynamically and appended to the alert text.The URL can also still be provided with a fixed value in the alert category.

Alert Framework

Development System

Test System

Production System

Overview




System Administration and Setup

Enhancements in archiving

Authorization with indexed parameters

Identify EH recreation

Application log switch

Internal processing of event messages


Enhancements to Archiving I

Some enhancements were made to round off the existing archiving capabilities:

Separate archiving object for EH setsArchiving process of SAP EM objects can be interruptedEvent message archiving:

New plug-in for check as to whether to archive or notAdditional residence time: per tracking ID code set


Enhancements to Archiving II

Additional selection criteria for write programEH: timeEvent message: external event code set, code ID, internal event code

EH set: new selection

EH


Authorization with Indexed Parameters

SAP EM has an indexing concept that allows the storage of multiple values for one parameter. A new configuration option isavailable to define whether at least one or all authorization restrictions must be fulfilled in the case of multiple parametervalues.

DetailsBoolean operator in authorization profile


Identify EH Recreation

If the expected events of an EH are changed (milestone added, and so on), the original EH is technically deleted and recreated. All event messages that have been posted to this EH are then processed again. This behavior can now be suppressed.

DetailsStandard activity method CHECK_REPROCESS_FLAG identifies if you are in reprocessing mode or not. You then can skip some activities that have already been performed during the creation of the original EH and are not to be performed again.


Application Log Switch

Allows you to selectively enable/disable the application log for an application object type as well as event type to reduce the necessary disc space in the application system’s database.


Application Log Switch - Details

Writing the application log is active by default.

Example


Internal Processing of Event Messages

To speed up processing, it is now possible to use a pre-defined number of work processes at a time. A new function module is available providing:

Name of RFC server groupNumber of messages processed in a separate work processMaximum number of work processes used per call of the BAPI

700 event messages

100 event messages /3 work processes


Further Information Sources

http://service.sap.com/scm Supply Chain Event Management

http://service.sap.com/scm mySAP SCM Technology

http://service.sap.com/smart keyword ‘SAP EM’ or ‘SCEM’

http://help.sap.com Documentation mySAP Business Suite SAP Supply Chain Management SAP Event Management

Scm Event Management

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