Are Business Orders Processed Differently?

I placed orders for two iPhone 6+ 64 GB Space Gray phones between 3:00 AM and 3:30 AM EDT on 9/12 at b2b.verizonwireless.com. Both had estimated ship dates of 9/19. I received emails on both later in the afternoon from [email protected] confirming the orders and saying the ship dates were now 10/28.
Is there some different process that business orders follow vs. consumer orders? Does this process cause you to lose your place in line, so to speak? I'm getting conflicting information from reps. Some are saying that nobody is going to get a 6+ on launch day who pre-ordered because Apple didn't have them ready. Others are saying that the phones will ship on time after all. Some people are saying that their orders are confirmed for the 19th (who ordered identical models to mine, and in some cases, ordered after I did), and still other people are saying they are in the same boat as me.
I have this sinking feeling that business orders require a certain amount of manual processing, or at least mine did, and that this is somehow bumping us to the back of the line! I didn't get up at 2:50 in the morning to have my orders thrown to the side for manual processing and delays!
Maybe a Verizon rep who understanding the business customer ordering process can explain?

Hi JeffreyManwell,
Welcome to the Best Buy forum, and thank you for posting!
We do accept orders on the Saturday and Sunday; however, we allow a specific number of business days for an order to be processed and shipped. With that being said, an order placed on Saturday may not be processed until Monday. As far as Facebook, we do actively monitor Facebook daily and respond to emails within 1 to 2 business days. Let us know if you have any other questions.
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Best Wishes,
Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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CALL TRANSACTION
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1. Internal table for the data (structure similar to your local file)
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SESSION METHOD CALL TRANSACTION
1. Data is not updated in database table unless Session is processed. Immediate updation in database table.
2. No sy-subrc is returned. Sy-subrc is returned.
3. Error log is created for error records. Errors need to be handled explicitly
4. Updation in database table is always synchronous Updation in database table can be synchronous Or Asynchronous.
Error Handling in CALL TRANSACTION
When Session Method updates the records in database table, error records are stored in the log file. In Call transaction there is no such log file available and error record is lost unless handled. Usually you need to give report of all the error records i.e., records which are not inserted or updated in the database table. This can be done by the following method:
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You can either use SHDB transaction for recording or
SYSTEM ? SERVICES ? BATCH INPUT ? EDIT
And from here click recording.
Enter name for the recording.
(Dates are optional)
Click recording.
Enter transaction code.
Enter.
Click Save button.
You finally come to a screen where, you have all the information for each screen including BDC_OKCODE.
Click Get Transaction.
Return to BI.
Click overview.
Position the cursor on the just recorded entry and click generate program.
Enter program name.
Click enter
The program is generated for the particular transaction.
BACKGROUND PROCESSING
Need for Background processing
When a large volume of data is involved, usually all batch inputs are done in background.
The R/3 system includes functions that allow users to work non-interactively or offline. The background processing systems handle these functions.
Non-interactively means that instead of executing the ABAP/4 programs and waiting for an answer, user can submit those programs for execution at a more convenient planned time.
There are several reasons to submit programs for background execution.
The maximum time allowed for online execution should not exceed 300 seconds. User gets TIMEOUT error and an aborted transaction, if time for execution exceeds 300 seconds. To avoid these types of error, you can submit jobs for background processing.
You can use the system while your program is executing.
This does not mean that interactive or online work is not useful. Both type of processing have their own purposes. Online work is the most common one entering business data, displaying information, printing small reports, managing the system and so on. Background jobs are mainly used for the following tasks; to process large amount of data, to execute periodic jobs without human intervention, to run program at a more convenient, planned time other than during normal working hours i.e., Nights or weekends.
The transaction for background processing is SM36.
Or
Tools ? Administration ? Jobs ? Define jobs
Or
System ? services ? Jobs
Components of the background jobs
A job in Background processing is a series of steps that can be scheduled and step is a program for background processing.
Job name. Define the name of assigned to the job. It identifies the job. You can specify up to 32 characters for the name.
Job class. Indicates the type of background processing priority assigned to the job.
The job class determines the priority of a job. The background system admits three types of job classes: A B & C, which correspond to job priority.
Job steps. Parameters to be passed for this screen are as follows:
Program name.
Variant if it is report program
Start criteria for the job: Option available for this are as follows:
Immediate - allows you to start a job immediately.
Date/Time - allows you to start a job at a specific name.
After job - you can start a job after a particular job.
After event - allows you to start a job after a particular event.
At operation mode - allows you to start a job when the system switches to a particular operation mode.
Defining Background jobs
It is two step process: Firstly, you define the job and then release it.
When users define a job and save it, they are actually scheduling the report i.e., specifying the job components, the steps, the start time.
When users schedule program for background processing, they are instructing the system to execute an ABAP/4 report or an external program in the background. Scheduled jobs are not executed until they are released. When jobs are released, they are sent for execution to the background processing system at the specified start time. Both scheduling and releasing of jobs require authorizations.
HANDLING OF POP UP SCREEN IN BDC
Many times in transaction pop up screen appears and for this screen you dont pass any record but some indication to system telling it to proceed further. For example: The following screen
To handle such screen, system has provided a variable called BDC_CURSOR. You pass this variable to BDCDATA and process the screen.
Usually such screen appears in many transactions, in this case you are just passing information, that YES you want to save the information, that means YES should be clicked. So you are transferring this information to BDCDATA i.e., field name of YES which is usually SPOT_OPTION. Instead of BDC_OKCODE, you are passing BDC_CURSOR.
BDC_CURSOR is also used to place cursor on particular field.
A simple transaction where you are entering customer number on first screen and on next screen data is displayed for the particular customer number. Field, which we are changing here, are name and city. When you click on save, the changed record gets saved.
Prerequisite to write this BDC interface as indicated earlier is:
1. To find screen number
2. To find screen field names, type of the field and length of the field.
3. To find BDC_OKCODE for each screen
4. Create flat file.
generally Batch Input usually are used to transfer large amount of data. For example you are implementing a new SAP project, and of course you will need some data transfer from legacy system to SAP system.
CALL TRANSACTION is used especially for integration actions between two SAP systems or between different modules. Users sometimes wish to do something like that click a button or an item then SAP would inserts or changes data automatically. Here CALL TRANSACTION should be considered.
2. Transfer data for multiple transactions usually the Batch Input method is used.
check these sites for step by step process:
For BDC:
http://myweb.dal.ca/hchinni/sap/bdc_home.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/bdc&
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdchome.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/69/c250684ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/BDC_tutorial.html
Check these link:
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm
http://www.itcserver.com/blog/2006/06/30/batch-input-vs-call-transaction/
http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm
call Transaction or session method ?
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Make-to-Order with Different Plant

Hi Experts,
I'd like to know how to implement business scenario of make-to-order but delivering plant (in Sales Order) is different with manufacturing plant (in Process Order). My client has material locking problem (huge batch records) so that my client wants to create new plant for delivering plant in order to minimize material locking problem. Is this scenario possible?
I have set parameter 'Share Lock' but it does not work to solve material locking problem. Batch level is set in material level.
Hope anyone can give me tricks or experience.
Best regards,
Heydarul Humam

Hi,
In OID2 -> In Application area O , For same order type assign different shop papers ..,
After doing config in OID2 , In Application area O , these shop papers wil be be avaialble for assigning to planning plant, planner group in OID3 .. , here assign each of these shop papers to different planning plant ..,
Now in IW32 system checks combination of order type to planning plant and defaults shop papers while printing ..
Note :- Here , If a particular shop paper is not assigned to an order type in OID2 , then u cannot default in printing via IW32 .for that order type and any planning plant ..
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BE 6000 25 users bundles and ordering process

To simplify BE 6000 ordering process for Disti and direct orders, we are introducing the new ordering structure.
The following are some highlights. Ordering guide will be published on Feb 4th 2013.
Cisco Business Edition 6000 Version 9.1 now offers one simple process for both direct order and order through distribution: Server Bundle + Software Starter Bundle for 25 users + Additonal licenses. This change reduces cost for small BE6000 deployments and also helps reduce lead time.
You can order the Server Bundle BE6K-ST-BDL-K9= directly or through distribution. A price reduction for the Server Bundle is effective on February 9, 2013.
Cisco Business Edition 6000 9.1 now offers Software Starter Bundles for 25 users. The Software Starter Bundles do not include Business Edition 6000 server, and they are e-delivery only. Each new BE6000 system order requires one and only one Software Starter. Please refer to section 3.2 for more details about Starter Bundles.
The Cisco Business Edition 6000 User Connect License Starter Bundle includes 25 Enhanced User licenses and 25 Unity Connection licenses with reduced cost. This bundle is different from Starter Bundles in BE6000 8.0 and existing Starter Bundles that have Basic User licenses.
Customers can install only one Software Starter Bundle per BE6000 deployment (single cluster). Stacking Software Starter Bundles is against Cisco policy, and will be rejected when you register the license on the Cisco license website.
New System ordering work flow:
Step 1. Order a BE6000 Server Bundle : BE6K-ST-BDL-K9=
Note: For deployments that require high availability, order two server bundles for redundancy.
If you need a secondary power supply, order UCSC-PSU-650W= as spare part
Step 2. Select the top-level SKU R-CBE6K-K9, and choose a Software Starter Bundle
   BE6K-START-UCL25   - includes 25 ENHANCED user license and 25 advanced voice mail licenses
   BE6K-START-UWL25 - include 25 Cisco UWL standard licenses
Note: Choose only one Software Starter Bundle per BE6000 deployment. If you purchased more than one server for redundancy, you should purchase only one Software Starter Bundle. Registering more than one Software Starter Bundle on one BE6000 cluster will be rejected.
Step 3. Add additional user licenses. To enable more users beyond the users included in the starter bundle, you can select the appropriate quantities of the license depending on your user profiles (Table 7). One BE6000 deployment can have both UCL licenses and UWL licenses.
Step 4. Select a software version.
Step 5. Select IM and presence deployment options
Step 6. Order optional soft clients
Step 7. Select a software subscription

THe new ordering guide ( February 2013 version) for 25 user bundles and new BE 6000 ordering process is posted at following:
http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/partner/WWChannels/technology/ipc/downloads/be_6000.pdf
To order redundancy server, ordering two BE6K-ST-BDL-K9= and one software starter bundle, choose one from : BE6K-START-UCL25 or BE6K-START-UWL25.
Please note: BE6K-STBDL2UWL100 is unders EOS, we encourage you to order using the new process.
Please also note, some price reduction will happen this weekend.
•EOS notification for BE 6000 SKUs
   A lot of SKUs are under EOS to simplify the ordering process. Please check the following link for details. Those SKUs will stay orderable for till the specified termination time in the notification.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11369/prod_eol_notices_list.html
•Price Change Announcement
https://www.ciscodistributioncentral.com/news-and-events/news/2082
Please click learn more for more details
•Ordering Guide for New Ordering Process. Please look for 9.1 version
http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/sell/technology/ipc/uc_tech_readiness.html

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