Foreign Trade VX99 functionality

Question

Hi all,
I am in desperate need to understand the standard Foreign Trade section in a 4.7 system (main t-code VX99).  Would like to use this to help us comply with ITAR requirements but I am totally unfamilar with this area in SAP.
Does anyone have any advice how I could learn more about this or where I could go to have someone do a WebEx demo of it's functionality??
Thank you in advance for any consideration.
Paul

Answer 1

Dear Paul,
The SAP Foreign Trade/Customs component will enable you to successfully expand your international competitive position and prepare yourself for future developments in foreign trade.
SAP Foreign Trade offers you the following core functions:
Use of all import and export processes and efficient integration in the logistics chain
Automatic checking of export licenses on the basis of current regulations
Simplified reporting with automatic procedures for creating, printing, and submitting messages
Identification of the products for preference processing
Efficient handling of business processes using EDI communications
For further information, see also the R/3 online documentation. Accessibility of foreign trade data from all relevant SAP components
VX99:
On the Foreign Trade: Cockpit screen, choose Gen. Processing (Ctrl + Shift + F1).
On the Foreign Trade: General Foreign Trade Processing screen, choose: Environment -> Maintain User Data (or Shift + F6). From here, you can call up Customizing for Transaction FTUS ("Foreign Trade: Control table: User-dependent settings").
Choose New entries (F5).
Choose Default data on the New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen. The system then proposes an object name.
Set the radio button on the initial screen to Enjoy.
Choose Save.
The following activities must be completed by the foreign trade expert each day:
The foreign trade expert must check whether the goods may be exported to the country or customer in question.
The foreign trade expert must use the export invoices to determine which foreign trade data is required for customs (for example, customs office, mode of transport, procedure, commodity code (rating of materials), calculation of the statistical value etc.).
The foreign trade expert may have to check whether the materials listed in the export invoice are preference authorized (create a EUR1 document).
The foreign trade expert may have to adjust the export invoice for customs, in other words, add the foreign trade data to the existing invoices.
The foreign trade specialist must print the required export documents. Export declaration, EUR1, T papers etc.
General Foreign Trade Processing:
Day-to-day documents are checked here for completeness.
After calling up transaction vx99, enter the required data on the Foreign Trade: Cockpit screen. Choose General Foreign Trade Processing (transaction en99).
Potential errors with regard to the "Incompletion log":
Description of errors: "The statistical value of the document item is zero."
This error occurs when a price does not exist for this item (PR00). This is the case, for example, with free goods or higher-level items for a batch split. Since the statistical value in the item cannot be zero for the periodic declaration to the authorities, you have to enter this value here. The statistical value is subsequently entered when the periodic declarations are processed (see SAPcolor – Foreign Trade – Periodic Declarations for details).
To call up general information on the foreign trade functionality, choose Show/suppress information (or Shift + F1).
On the Foreign Trade: General Foreign Trade Processing screen, go to the Export field on the tab Operative Cockpit.
Hope this will help.
Regards,
Naveen.