Franchise scenarios financial postings in SAP Retail

Have anybody implemented SAP R45 franchise scenario / a separate company code per Franchise scenario without a dummy company code?
If a dummy company code where did the Franchises perform full financial accounting e.g. in a separate system (integrated with SAP or not?)
If multiple company codes (per Franchise) how did you manage the Retail elements such as pricing, promotions, assortments, POS integration etc from a distribution chain perspective.
If there is anything else you think is relevant either from a Retail or Financial perspective I would be happy to hear it.

Hello Adi,
we are about to have exactly the same questions. Did you get any answer and that specific point. Essentially on the impact of the master data management.
We would like to implement Franchise sites with real company code (1 franchise per company code) but we are looking for answers on what may be the impact on :
- article management (do we have to create a company view per company code of a franchise site?)
- purchase organisation and distribution channel (do we have to create a purchase organisation / distribution channel per company code of a franchise site?)
- assortment
- stock management (stock valuation)
Did you identifie some limits on the use of franchise site? (complexity of maintenance, limit number on company code and franchise site...)
Thanks in advance for your feedback
Lawrence

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SAP Retail Store

Can you please confirm for me the following:
In the Master Guide SAP for Retail Business Suite 2009 Document Version 1.2 u2013 October 2009, there are two scenarios for SAP Retail Store:
Scenario1: In-Store Merchandise and Inventory Management (ITS) .................................................. 32
Scenario2: In-Store Merchandise and Inventory Management (Web Dynpro)..................................... 36
1) Is it true that the technical system landscape as depicted on page 32 requires an ITS 640 (i.e. the older version of NetWeaver04) to front end the Retail Server based on ERP6.0 EhP3 (i.e. NW7.0)? Or is this an error (may be a carryover from NW04 documentation) and that the Integrated ITS 7.0 which is part of the NW7.0 Web AS of the Retail Server ERP6.0 EhP3 can be used instead?
2) While the two different scenarios are using two different technologies (i.e. ITS vs WebDynpro), they are also providing different functionallies as well, do you agree? If so, both can be used in parallel and scenario 2 doesn't replace scenario1. Is this a valid statement?
e.g. Scenarion 1 (ITS) covers: procurement, goods movement, and sales postings, as well as processes for vendor, assortment, and price management. There are also processes for physical inventory, product
lookup, promotions, and food services and catering.
whereas Scenario 2 (WedDynpro) covers: sales, service, and operations business functions stores require to run effectively on a daily basis
3) In Scenarion 2, it is mentioned that BI 7.0 and BI Content add-on 7.03 are mandatory component, is this true and if so why? Or can I use Scenario 2 without having to upgrade my BW3.5 to BI 7.0?
Please respond as much as possible after each question while providing supporting notes or links to your answers.
Thanks,
Tobi

Hi,
Pl check the following link which will provide relevant details:
http://help.sap.com/bp_bblibrary/500/html/R34_EN_UK.htm
Regards,
S.V.ManiKumaar

How can I generate IDOC(WPUUMS) from XML file in POSDM or in SAP Retail

Hallo Retail expert,
I have following scenario,
I have Retail Store who send me their daily sales report through Wincor Nixdorf Point of sale. There i am using standard POSLOG2 to SEEBURGER(its a middleware which act as Converter) xml format and then i post that data first in POSDM and then with BAPI i transfer or book that data to SAP Retail.
Above is the one scenario which is working.
This is the Second scenario.......
I have some external Retail store, they dont have Wincor Nixdorf POS, so they send me their Sales Report through SEEBURGER(its a middle Hardware which act as Converter) and SEEBURGER Convert that Sales data to XML format. My question is....
How can i upload or Convert a XML File into IDOC (WPUUMS)in SAP or in POSDM?
any new suggestion are welcome.
Thank you all in advance.
regards,
Niel

Hi,
1. To get the required XML Schema, use transaction code WE60 to go to the IDoc documentation -> enter the IDoc type you want to use (WPUUMS01). Flag control and data record. Then display the XSD by choosing Documentation -> XML Schema from the menue bar. Now you can donwload the XSD for usage in Seeburger.
2. Create your mapping from the POS format into the IDoc XML format in Seeburger.
3. Create an XML File Port in ERP or POS DM using transaction code WE21.
3. To inbound the XML file from Seeburger into POS DM or SAP Retail Seeburger should trigger the function module EDI_DATA_INCOMING. Parameters for this FM are the Pathname to the XML file and the Portname you just created. Based on the port name the FM can derive the port type xml and the data will be handled as XML data.
Regards Carsten

Product Costing in SAP Retail Solution

Hi experts
I have a question about product costing in SAP Retail (SAP ECC 6.0).
In material master data (Tr. MM43 - Tr. MM42) Product Costing view for Logistics:CD sheet is activated.
Although, for Logistics:Store sheet is not activated.
In customizing, we have tried to activate the Product Costing view for Logistics:Store sheet, but there no standard dynpro to use it. So, we have some doubts:
- Do we have to create customer (Z) dynpros in order to activate Product Costing view for Logistics:Store sheet?
- Does SAP allows Product Costing functionality in SAP Retail solution?
If both answers are YES, i have another doubt:
- In our business scenario, the store is supplied by the Distribution Center. So, does it make sense to run product costing for
a articles in a Store?
We think it makes sense to apply product costing functionality in Distribution center. In order to analyze deviations from
Standard costs to real costs. But we are not sure about Stores.
Does anyone have experience in customizing product costing functionality for a SAP retail in a Logistics:Store?
Thank you for your time
Regards

hi
Product hierarchy in R3 is termed as Merchandise category hierarchy in SAP IS retail
But in R3 Product hierarchy is not used much but Merchandise category hierarchy that is termed as MCH is a basic thing reqd for defining master data that is article master data which is nothing but material master in R3
As i said Product hierarchy levels are available in R3 also but not much used
Merchandise category hierarchy levels is most commonly used in SAP IS retail
What we call material group in R3 is same as Merchandise category in SAP IS retail and material in R3 is article in Retail
Merchandise category hierarchy levels
Say a Retail mall has merchandise items
Under merchandise there are 2 divisions Food and non food
Under nonfood say there are 2 divisions say hardware and apparel
Under apparel there 2 divisions say Mens wear and ladies wear
Under mens wear you have t shirts,shirts and pants etc
Here t shirts,shirts and pants etc are individual articles
Menswear and ladies wear are material groups
Hardware and apparel are merchandise hierarchy level 1
Food and non food merchandise hierarchy level 2
Retail mall is merchandise hierarchy level 3
like that hierarchy levels are commonly defined and used as a must to have efficient master data in SAP retail and the maximum no of hierarchy to have ideally is 6 apart from Merchandise category
In our example we have defined three levels
The same functionality can be used as product hierarchy in R3 also but doesnt been put in to use much
In Retail the no of articles a store is going to manage to be will be huge hence this sort of seggregation is needed there must
For more clarity try to post this in retail forum(Trading industries)
Regards
Raja

"Manual Planning in SAP Retail w/o MAP

Hi
Can we create "Planning Scenario in SAP Retail w/o MAP " ?
Can we do manual plannings in SAP Retail w/o BI , MAP? if so whats the limitation?
Which are possible for the following scenrios in SAP Retail w/o MAP /BI
1. Planning Scenario ( Budget Plan )
2. OAPC
3.OTB Plan
Simply, Whats the limitations of SAP Retail in Planning?
Can anyone explain me clearly and if any documents for the above will be greatful
Regards
Anis

Hi Anis,
Sorry it is not possible to do manual plannings in SAP Retail w/o BI , MAP.
It need integration with BI.
Regards
jiten

Configurable article in sap retail?

Hello Experts,
Can we have configurable articles in sap retail?
Please tell me your opinions..
Thanks

Take an example of computer where we have different model of computer lets say
xyz 7000 black
xyz 7000 blue
xyz 7000 white (three variants of xyz 7000 series laptop)
customer can build his laptop from the list of components by having picking different options of hardware such as processor, ram, cds hard drive etc.
Once customer selected the desired components and production order will get generated and the delivery happen to the customer..
the above scenario we want to do it thru article master..(mm41) not thru standard material master.
thanks
MG

Hi, what's the impact of creating sites through configuration in Sap retail System?

Hi Experts,
Business requirement is to have a production plant created through config in retail system and then ship the finished product to DC using STO's and Dc will be created as master data in retail system. please share your experience on business impact on this integartion of production plant and site in Retail?
Thanks in Advance !

Hi Govind,
In SAP Retail system, the options for creating plant from configuration is disabled. Means in SPRO screen, the execute button is not there for these options. So you will not be able to create plant through configuration in SAP Retail system where the retail switch is activated.
All the Retail related features will not support that plants.
To the best of my knowledge, Site created in Retail system using WB01 transactions can be used for production cycle to implement manufacturing scenario. Using article to article stock transfer you can transfer the stock of Finished Goods articles to trading articles and so on.
Various processes are available for this.
Let me know if you need any more information.
Regards,
Amit

How ERMA is implemented in SAP Retail

Hi
I want to understand the concepts and process behing EMRA(Extended Retail method of Accounting).
I have gone through the SAP standard keys, characterstics, Infosources and other features related to ERMA but i want ot understand how EMRA is actually implemented and how can we understand the whole concept.
regards
mohammed

Hi,
Valuation at retail in SAP Retail corresponds to all aspects of the retail inventory method as used in the trade. Valuation at Retail is transparent and easy to follow. When you use this method, inventory is updated in the article master at retail and at the same time in the Retail Information System (RIS), allowing you to carry out a number of powerful analyses.
Stock margins and inventory valuation in Financial Accounting are always up to date. And thanks to the integration of valuation at retail with Inventory Management and the integration of Inventory Management with Financial Accounting, Controlling and Profitability Analysis, the valuation data is consistent in all areas.
Valuation at retail can be used for both quantity and value-based Inventory Management and Inventory Management on a value-only basis. The following explains how you can best use valuation at retail for your requirements:
In SAP Retail, the valuation area must always correspond to a site.
In retailing it is common practice to record the retail price of inventory (retail method). Since it is extremely time-consuming to determine all the costs associated with the procurement of an article without the use of modern IT systems, it is all the more difficult to determine the delivered cost of merchandise. In view of this, the delivered cost of an article is usually taken as an average price calculated on the basis of the retail value.
(a) Valuating inventory at delivered prices (cost inventory method)
You can only apply this method if you can ensure that all changes involving an article can be accurately recorded. What is known in the trade as the u201Ccost inventory methodu201D or the u201Ccost methodu201D involves valuating stocks at delivered prices and assigning costs to individual articles.
(b) Valuating inventory at retail (retail inventory method)
What is known in the trade as the u201Cretail inventory methodu201D or the u201Cretail methodu201D involves valuating stocks at retail, often aggregated at merchandise category or departmental level. Stock is updated at retail for every merchandise category and department. For balance sheet valuation purposes on the balance sheet key date, the delivered cost of the stock is worked out based on a gross margin between cost and retail.
Both the cost method and the retail method can be used in SAP Retail.
Bye and all the best,
Muralidhara

How to configure bulk breaking articles in SAP retail

hi frnds...
This is my client needs...
How to configure bulk breaking articles in SAP retail for hyper market..
Scenario is like this... Ex: for MEAT
There should be a Parent article & child articles process.
i.e Chicken X - 100 corcoss is divide into child articles (A,B,C,D,E,F) like
Brest bone - 5kg     - A
leg pieces - 2.5kg   - B
wings - 2.5kg         - C
P - 7.5kg                 - D
Q - 10kg                 - E
R - wastage - 50kg - F
these child articles wont consider for inventory
So how to configure this scenario in SAP Article master & to run this process.
Pl help me out with scenario

Please have alook at
[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/en/2b/b03889df3611d1953b00a0c930e0da/content.htm]
Material type WERT is correct.
In Material type maintenance you can control at all if a store will be value only inventroy managmenet or both.
Further in the Site master WB02, you can control it on MC level.
regards
B

SAP Retail Project - Assembly Order configuration

Dear all,
We are into SAP Retail Project, as per the process we have to generate an assembly order to our internal workshop to assemble the product.
this assembly order has to generate from sales order. Articles required to assembly will be maintained in workshop only.
we are not implementing Production module, we are trying to create a purchase requisition from sales order. but the BOM main items purchase requisition is not getting generated and there is no communication between sales order and workshop regarding Assembly process.
I am expecting an expert advice, with config steps to map this process into sap. Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thank you
Raghu ram.

Hi Mohan,
Thanks for the useful link you shared.
But I am looking for specific configuration and master data set up required for store order creation scenario where " Warehouse stock is created if stock exists else third party order is created"
This option is activated in POS interface inbound profile for store order control by selecting document categorydefault as "A - Warehouse order if stock exists, otherwise third-party order"
Just wanted to understand how this option works by requiring what kind of configuration and master data settings.
Any further suggestions will be really helpful.
Regards,
Debraj

SAP Retail budget structure

Good day Gurus
Someone can tell me what is the structure of the budget information and where I can look at SAP Retail?
Greetings and thanks !!
Aramirez

Hi,
This business function uses the following BC sets:
The business fn names and their description are given below:
EA-RETAIL-AKH
Extends the application component hierarchy to include entries for SAP Retail
EA-RETAIL-IMG
Extends the implementation guide (IMG) to include entries for SAP Retail
EA-RETAIL-MENU
Extends the SAP menu to include entries for SAP Retail
The listed BC sets are activated automatically if your system is run as SAP Retail.
Also regarding the changing of scenario, once you create the scenario you can go to customization and change it.
regards,
Siddharth.
Edited by: SD on Jan 12, 2008 7:42 AM

Product hierarcy in SAP Retail?

Hi,
I have heard that there is a possibility to have more then one product hierarcy in SAP Retail.
The std hierarcy (created in OVSV) is used for financial follow up but we need the possibility to have another hierercy for presenting the products to the customers in a structured way. I have herad that there are such possibilities in SAP Retail, but I cant find them.
Pls tell me if it is possible and also how I go about.
Thanks,
Emma

Hi Emma,
In SAP IS Retail, if you wish to use hierarchy for presenting the products to the customers in a structured way. Then you can use either Article Hierarchy or Merchandise Category Hierarchy.
The Article Hierarchy in SAP ERP enables customers to structure goods based on customer-individual criteria. It is used in Planning, Operations and Reporting on different levels of aggregation.
Path:
Logistics --> Retailing --> Master Data > Article Hierarchy Data> Create           (WMATGRP01)
Whereas merchandise categories mostly observe physical attributes of the goods the article hierarchy groups articles from a sales perspective.
Path:
Logistics --> Retailing --> Master Data --> Material Group Data --> Merchandise Category   (WG21)
Logistics --> Retailing --> Master Data --> Material Group Data --> Merchandise Category Hierarchy Level    (CLWM)
Hope it helps.
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Anirban Roy

SAP retail store order configuration

Hi,
Could anyone please suggest SAP retail store configuration and master data setting in IS retail system for store order follow on documents creation scenario where "Ware house order is created only if stock exists in DC else third party order".
Thanks in advance for your valuable inputs.
Regards,
Debraj

Hi Mohan,
Thanks for the useful link you shared.
But I am looking for specific configuration and master data set up required for store order creation scenario where " Warehouse stock is created if stock exists else third party order is created"
This option is activated in POS interface inbound profile for store order control by selecting document categorydefault as "A - Warehouse order if stock exists, otherwise third-party order"
Just wanted to understand how this option works by requiring what kind of configuration and master data settings.
Any further suggestions will be really helpful.
Regards,
Debraj

SAP Retail Store - Store Order - Assortment List

G'day,
In the SAP Retail Store (SRS) when selecting the "Store Order" "Assortment List" option I've got a request to add columns to the assortment list ( I've done this via Badi IF_EX_WSAO_DISP_EXPAND ).
The challenge now is to make fields within the added columns available for user input. (Currently the fields is only displayed).
Example: I've added columns X, Y and Z in the assortment list.
There are twenty lines in the assortment list and for each line the field in column Y must except input from the user. When the Post Order button is pushed a ME22 transaction must be submitted for each item in the assortment list.
I've copied the internet service for WSTA to ZWSTA but don't have sufficient HTML knowledge to change the HTML page to achieve the above.
Can you please help with a solution.
Thanks, points will be awarded.

Hi Mohan,
Thanks for the useful link you shared.
But I am looking for specific configuration and master data set up required for store order creation scenario where " Warehouse stock is created if stock exists else third party order is created"
This option is activated in POS interface inbound profile for store order control by selecting document categorydefault as "A - Warehouse order if stock exists, otherwise third-party order"
Just wanted to understand how this option works by requiring what kind of configuration and master data settings.
Any further suggestions will be really helpful.
Regards,
Debraj

Handling of Hazardous Articles in SAP Retail

Hi SAP Retail Experts
Would like to know the porcess in SAP to configure the hazardous goods management in Article master whereby we can accomodate the dangerous goods data from and external system into Article Master.

Dear Pratim
I don't catch your question. Check e.g. SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management (SAP EHS Management)
1.) the term "Dangerous Goods" and Hazard substance" is not the same
2.) In EHS classic you can get external data for DG use using ALE; same is true for hazardous substance master
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Franchise scenarios financial postings in SAP Retail

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