SRM and QM

Hi,
I have been asked to look into a possible implementation of SRM with QM. Does anyone have any info on this.
How would this work?
Thanks,
AR

Hi,
There is no direct communication between SRM and QM.
Only possibility is to implement all your QM requirements in MM and then it is possible to for MM to work with SRM.
And again the possibility of working with MM depends on the SRM scenario you want to implement.

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Link SRM and back-end in a query

hi experts,
i'm doing a query in SRM 4.0 with a back-end ECC 6.0.
This query includes some TABLES/VIEWS of SRM and others of ECC 6.0 (MM module). Pay attention: i know how is possible to link the views between them, i need to know how to connect two system (SRM and ECC6.0 - MM module) in the same query.
thanks a lot
ab

Hi,
thank you for your response. This query is developed with tool SQ01, and his scope is to get data from R/3 tables (Eban,Ekko,Ekpo,Lfa1) and SRM tables (BBP_PDView_IAP,BBP_PDView_ACC,...), for view shopping cart state on SRM, and its relative Purchase Order on MM.
Can you make me an example for RFC-enabled function modules (Business APIs) ?
thanks a lot
ab

PO with status "Deleted" in SRM and status "Awaiting Approval" in BW

Hi,
Report Purchase Order status ( 0BBP_PO_Q007) on ODS 0BBP_PO shows status "Awaiting Approval" for Purchase Orders that have status "Deleted" in the SRM source system.
Any idea about an appropriate OSS note or other work around solution?
Thanks in advance for your replies.

1) The PO data can be extracted from SRM or R/3 . But the advantage of extracting data from R/3 is that you have lot many other data while compared to SRM system . In case u are having SRM and Sap R/3 or ECC as your backend system , it is always better to extract PO data from R/3 or ECC. In case your backend system is going to be other than SAP system , probably we can think of extracting data from SRM.
2) GR and invoice data always have to be pulled from R/3 system
3) Shopping cat details exist only in SRM and the details has to be extracted only from SRM .
Suggest to extract 1) shopping cart from SRM 2) PO,GR and Invoice from SAP R/3 or ECC.
Hope above clarifies your questions
Regards
Mani
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Business Partner from SRM and CRM in BW

Gurus,
We are implementing both CRM and SRM this summer. Both make extensive use of Business Partner (0BPARTNER) which is causing headaches. CRM sends "customers" to BW via Business Partner and SRM sends vendors, purchasers and other stuff to BW via Business Partner. Unfortunately, the values of the keys of vendors clash with the value of the keys of customers. For example, Acme Suppliers could be numbered vendor 100 in SRM and Charles Customer could be numbered customer 100 in CRM. Last one loaded to Business Partner in BW wins.
I have three solutions so far:
1. Compund 0BPARTNER with source system in BW and lfow downstream to all infoproviders.
2. Create a separate object such as ZBPARTNER and load all SRM entities to this characteristic.
3. Force each subsystem to change their number ranges. I suspect that is what SAP's Master Data Maintenance does, but I have no experience with this tool.
Has anyone faced this dilemma before? Am I missing something?
Thanks for your help.

Hi,
Customer and Vendor are two seperate business entities and deliver seperate business function.
Both of them should be staged seperately. You may have seperate objects for Customer and Vendor. (0CUSTOMER & 0VENDOR).
I agree that both are business partners but functions are different so should be treated as seperate antity.
I hope it will help.
Thanks,
S

PO Vendor not matching between SRM and R/3

Hi Gurus.. I'm facing a problem with a PO.. as the Subject says, what is happening is that when I look in SRM/SRM Portal for the PO it has a vendor and in R/3 has another...
In bbp_pd i found this about partner:
the first line, fixed vendor, which is in blue, corresponds to the CORRECT vendor..
the second line, preferred vendor, which is in red, corresponds to the incorrect vendor (the one in R/3)
think that the problem might be related to something with this config.. but not sure or how to solve the problem...
any idea?? thanks!
Partner:
Partner_Fct    Description                    Partner_No                                Excluded
HEADER       00000019       Vendor                         42471053DD910020000000009E344F8B
HEADER       00000039       Preferred Vendor               467F831055820040000000009E344F8B
HEADER       00000020       Goods Recipient                4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
HEADER       00000016       Requester                      4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
HEADER       00000027       Ship-To Address                4990DEBBD237007BE10080009E344F8B
HEADER       00000075       Location                       423B86FC44950044020000009E344F8B
0000000001 00000020       Goods Recipient                4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000001 00000075       Location                       423B86FC44950044020000009E344F8B
0000000001 00000016       Requester                      4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000001 00000027       Ship-To Address                4990DEBBD237007BE10080009E344F8B
0000000002 00000020       Goods Recipient                4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000002 00000075       Location                       423B86FC44950044020000009E344F8B
0000000002 00000016       Requester                      4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000002 00000027       Ship-To Address                4990DEBBD237007BE10080009E344F8B
0000000003 00000020       Goods Recipient                4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000003 00000075       Location                       423B86FC44950044020000009E344F8B
0000000003 00000016       Requester                      4A401257BD85004CE10080009E344F8B
0000000003 00000027       Ship-To Address                4990DEBBD237007BE10080009E344F8B

Hi
Do you have different settings for Fixed and Preferred vendors in ECC and SRM......
It seems your preferred vendor is a Fixed Vendor in ECC and thats the reason the vendor is changed in ECC.
I will recommend this analysis option to you:
1. Activate the Test data recording for the BAPI which is creating the PO in ECC. You can follow the procedure defined in OSS Note 539978 - Automatic generation of BAPI test data directory.
2. Create your document(Same data with fixed and preferred vendor) in SRM and approve the same so that system sends the data to ECC for creation of PO there.
3. The activation in Step 1 will result in creation of a data record in Test data directory of the BAPI in ECC (instead of creating the PO there).
4. Check the data in the test directory, to see which vendor has been sent by SRM. If the directory has correct vendor(on lines of SRM), then execute the data in debug mode and see why it is being changed in ECC while PO is created there
5. If the test directory has incorrect Vendor then check your SRM driver FMs or BADIs which could be changing the data before sending it to the ECC System
Regards
Virender Singh

Best Practice for Use of ABAP in Customizing SRM and/or CRM

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Hi, Johnson
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SRM and Inventory with a Contract

Using ECC 6, SRM 7(Extended Classic)
Contracts maintained in backend and replicated into SRM.
Inventory Contract created in a 'bulk' fashion - e.g. - without a specific Material.
Contract is setup in ECC with an Item Category of 'M' (Material Unknown) and an Account Assignment Category of blank.
If using ECC we then raise a Purchase Order - this works fine.
When replicating the Contract into SRM it fails error is 'BL001' - Item type error.
General Scenario - We have a contract for numerous goods (Clothing) , so we enter one (1) line in the Contract. We can't define a specific material on the Contract as the goods required vary ecah Shoppnig Cart - e.g. - Shirt Blue Size 10 on 1 SC, then next day may be Trousers Grey Long - whatever. All of the various types of clothing are covered under one (1) Contract.
We can;t specify a particular Material on the Contract because the SC (and subsequent PO) will validate against the Contract Material. This all works fine in SRM and it seems that our problem is the inability to replicate teh contract into SRM since it does not recognise the 'M' Item Type category.
Any guidance appreciated.
Thanks.
Gerry Steer

Hello Gerry
I dont know the answer but i am telling the fact of SRM
SRM has three Item types
Material
Product category
Services
but i understand you use this report BBP_CONTRACT_INITIAL_UPLOAD program to transfer all ECC contract to SRM as a repository upon your business rule,
SAP SRM dont have idea how material unknown M item category mapped in SRM
as of i know there is no option in SRM for this MATERIAL UNKNOWN item type .
SERVICE - AVAILABLE IN SRM
MATERIAL - KNOWN MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN SRM
MATERIAL GROUP - Available in SRM
Please kindly report to SAP via OSS message , i think this unknown material mapping must be done as equivalent to ECC or some alternative like product category contract.
Muthuraman

SRM and MDM for material master in SRM contracts for multiple R/3

Dear all,
my question is:
We are implementing SRM 4.0 in classic scenario with multiple R/3 back-end and we want to set-up Global Outline Agreements in SRM in a multi-backend environment where the Material Master are not harmonized.
We heard that MDM and COntent Integraton can be a solution.
Then detailled question is:
Can we have 2 material numbers (e.g. ABC and XYZ) in 2 different R/3 systems refering the same product.
Have the mapping done in MDM (Content Integrator?) to a third material number:123
Replicating the material master 123 to SRM from MDM(?)
Create global Outline Agreements in SRM for Material Master 123.
Distribute the GOA as Outline Agreement to R/3 system 1 with the translation to ABC and to R/3 system 2 with the translation XYZ, all of that during the distribution step (or another).
Have the call-offs quantities correct on 123 in SRM and BW?
IF yes, how is it working, do you have some documentation discribing the scenario and the config steps to do?
Thanks in avance

Hello RD,
That's a good question.
You are on the right way. MDM is the tool for you.
But..
Content Integrator (CI) was first developped for Shell, to address the need of cross-referencing of material/supplier/category IDs, for:
- reporting purpose (actual Spend Analysis)
- mapping purpose (send of XML PO)
CI was later "fusionned" into the new MDM (1.0) solution.
So now, you can not order CI without MDM (even if some SRM slides still present CI).
But mapping API where developped for all inboud/outbound interfaces in SRM, for materials only (good luck for you).
You will find everywhere this piece of code:
Call ECI
    CALL FUNCTION 'BBP_PRODUCT_MAP'
      TABLES
        it_input          = lt_mapping_in
        et_output         = lt_mapping_out
      EXCEPTIONS
        logsys_not_found = 1
        driver_not_found = 2
        product_not_found = 3
        internal_error    = 4
        OTHERS            = 5.
So it is ok, you have the mapping call, but I don't know if all the rest of the process was really "finalized" (call of API mapping in CI, via XI). I personnaly never used it, but I assume it should work.
I my opinion your process is supported by SAP:
- Extract materials from both R/3 and consolidate them as a single product in MDM.
- Distribute this product into SRM.
- Maintain contracts on those products.
- Distribute them to R/3 (The ECI call is also used during contract distribution).
- Call offs corrects in SRM and BW
For MDM documentation, look at netweaver area of service.sap.com.
For MDM/SRM integration, look at SRM 4.0 spend analysis:
https://websmp206.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700004424262004E/GlobalSpendOverview.ppt
For SRM contract distribution, call-offs, BW, look at SRM in details in service.sap.com/srm/SRM4.0:
https://websmp206.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700001966382004E/contracten.ppt
For SRM5.0, see online help on help.sap.com.
Rgds
Christophe

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Thanks.

Hi, Johnson
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XI content for SRM and CCM scenario - mapping

Hi All,
We are using the standard business content for integrating SRM with CCM to update contract information from SRM to CCM. Both SRM and CCM are on the same system.
The configuration scenario used is MasterDataInclusionInCatalogOnWAS700 which is in the name space SAP CATALOG CONT.MGMT. 2.0_700 , http://sap.com/xi/CCM/CAT.
There are 2 interfaces being referred by this scenario: CatalogUpdateNotification_Out and this CatalogUpdateNotification_In and both the interfaces are pointing to the same meesage type CatalogTransmission but they are in different name spaces.
Once the scenario was configured there was no interface mapping available in the standard business content to map the above 2 interfaces.
SAP SRM SERVER 5.5
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CatalogTransmission
http://sap.com/xi/EBP
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CatalogUpdateNotification_In
CatalogTransmission
http://sap.com/xi/CCM/CAT
Is this the normal case and we need to develop our own mapping or is the standard content not imported correctly?
The service pack details are as follows:
PI 7.0 SP level 14
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u2022 SAP BASIS 7.00 - SP 14
u2022 SAP CATALOG CONT.MGMT. 2.0_700 - SP 12
u2022 SAP SRM SERVER 5.5 - SP 11
u2022 SAP ABA 7.00 - SP 14
Thanks,
Shravan

ditto, anybody received a response from SAP with regards to this problem?
As suggested above, we could build our own mapping in XI but this would obviously be a modification to SAP standard which we would prefer to avoid.
Regards, Kyle.
OK Received a response from SAP dated Oct. 9, 2008
I assume that you have installed NW 7.00 SP14 (or higher).
Within earlier versions the mapping from XML to ABAP was to lax.
The XML message was processed witout regarding the name of the root
element. This was fixed with SP14.
When you call an interface the XML message must match with the type
defined in the WSDL used for proxy generation.
Either the message or the WSDL used to generate the proxy seems to be
wrong here.
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I will do it internally to our development team but I am sorry that i can not tell now when the note will be ready.
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Tax calculation in SRM and passing onto R/3 PO

Hi,
We are on SRM_SERVER 550, SP07 and R/3 4.7 backend.
1. We have a requirement wherein we want the tax determination to happen in SRM. Basically there is no logic for determining the tax codes, but the user himself selects it per line item when creating the cart.
2. We want this to be transferred to the backend PO line item. The tax codes in SRM and R/3 are identical.
Can this be achieved by standard configuration?
I checked that there are 4 choices for tax calculation in SRM
No tax calculation
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Customer specific implementation'
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tax calc occurs via TTE
I am not sure which one we should be selecting (currently its no tax calc). I am also not sure if the tax code which is selected in SRM will be passed onto R/3 Or should this be mapped in the BBP_CREATE_BE_PO_NEW Badi?
The option thro development is to provide a custom field where users can enter the tax code/choose from a list and then map it to the tax code(TAX_CODE - MWSKZ) field in badi BBP_CREATE_BE_PO_NEW. But we would prefer to stick to the standard options if they are feasible.
Any pointers to this would be very helpful.
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Srivatsan

Hi,
If you have a classic scenario where the PO is created in the backend only the standard configurations will work for this.
1) Determine System for Tax Calculation--- R/3 Tax calculation occurs in backend.
Tax calculation occurs in the Backend System
Tax calculation occurs via RFC in the backend system in Financial Accounting. If an external system is connected to the backend system (Vertex or Taxware, for example), this is automatically called from the backend system.
2) Enter tax code :
As you mentioned use the same key and also the description here. Make the zero tax as No tax and make it as default also ( which is safer for all users).
With these two config steps you will get an F4 help in the for all the tax codes defined whereas the system will suggest the zero tax as the default.
The other config steps are optional where you can have tax codes for you product category. Please do configurations in these steps only if required.
This SC tax code will be there in the PO created from SRM provided if you have entry for this in FTXP in the R3 system.
As far as we have configured you dont need BADI for this standard Tax calculations.
If the invoice is made in R3 with reference to this PO then this tax code can be changed.
Best regards,
Sridhar.

Integrating SRM and Oracle using XI as middle layer

Hi,
In our current scenario we are implementing stratagic sourcing,operational procurement in SRM 5.0 with backend as Oracle E-business suite using XI as integration layer.
As i have seen SAP config guides in all acenario's are there between SRM and SAP system as backend.But in our scenarion we have Oracle as backend system.
If i follow the config guides EBP part in SPRO defining backend systems i need to give RFC destination of the backend SAP system.Suppose if it is Oracle then how can i define my backend systems with RFC destination.
How can i define RFC destination,logical system name for my backned Oracle.
Is there any specific SAP documentation and config guide which says about configuration if my backend is non-sap system(Oracle).
I went through all the messages in this forum .All are talking about backend as R/3.
We are implementating SRM 5.0 with Oracle as backend.
Can you send me any documenation and config guides if any one did this type implementation.
<b>Note: I have all config guides if R/3 is backend</b>
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Usman

Hi Usman,
to integrate non R/3 backend, you have to define your OA system as a backend in SRM, with the backend type NON SAP SYSTEM 1 to 3, and an RFC destination.
Between SRM and OA, you will need a gateway, an EAI, that will handle your interfaces. In your case this is XI.
You can use the XI RFC adapter, with a TCPIP RFC destination, targeting XI via a registered program ID.
Then depending on your scenario (classic, extended, standalone), you will be more or less integrated with this non SAP backend.
To communicate with a backend, SRM uses the concept of META BAPIs: each backend call is backend type dependant.
You will have to work on each META call from SRM (have a look a table BBP_FUNCTION_MAP, with backend type = Non SAP system).
Each backend RFC call will have to be evaluated and designed (ex: do you enable backend accounting check).
The more integrated scenario you select, the more integration work you will have.
Usually, for OA integration, we use a standalone scenario with some specific replication of PO, GR.
You could use the extended classic scenario, but this will require more integration points.
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Christophe
PS: please reward points for helpfull answers

PO in SRM and R/3- How to distinguish

Hi all:
we have SRM and R/3 and we do reporting in BW.
i know lot of BW and i am trying to catch with up with EBP now.
aswe know a SC is created in SRM, it gets (may/maynot) approved.
in our case once it gets approved although a PO is created in SRM we replicate that PO in R/3 and GR and Invoice are generated in R/3. i am clear till this part.
Q 1. instead of extracting R/3 PO's to BW can i use SRM PO's directly(my source system is defined already)
Q 2. But my Invoices are created in R/3. so, can i only pull invoices data from R/3 and the rest from SRM.
Thanks
Kavi.
i will assign points for useful answers

1) The PO data can be extracted from SRM or R/3 . But the advantage of extracting data from R/3 is that you have lot many other data while compared to SRM system . In case u are having SRM and Sap R/3 or ECC as your backend system , it is always better to extract PO data from R/3 or ECC. In case your backend system is going to be other than SAP system , probably we can think of extracting data from SRM.
2) GR and invoice data always have to be pulled from R/3 system
3) Shopping cat details exist only in SRM and the details has to be extracted only from SRM .
Suggest to extract 1) shopping cart from SRM 2) PO,GR and Invoice from SAP R/3 or ECC.
Hope above clarifies your questions
Regards
Mani
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We are using SRM extended classic scenario and using PR transfer but I got an error which time zone Turkey is not valid.
When I check SRM and R/3 , SRM does not have turkey.
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Implementation of BADI BBP_ECS_PO_OUT_BADI in SRM. and BBP_PO_INBOUND_BADI

Hi All,
Facing a problem in BADI can u please help me out...
I am implementing sourcing dashboard.
I am facing problem while implementing the badi BBP_ECS_PO_OUT_BADI in SRM. and BBP_PO_INBOUND_BADI in R3.
i have written following code in BBP_ECS_PO_OUT_BADI in SRM
method IF_EX_BBP_ECS_PO_OUT_BADI~BBP_B46B_PO_OUTBOUND.
data : ls_item type BBP_PDS_PO_ITEM_D.
data : w_customer_fields type BBPS_IF_CUSTOMER_FIELDS_PI.
move 'POITEM' to w_customer_fields-refobject.
move 'CATALOGID' to w_customer_fields-fieldname.
move ls_item-catalogid to w_customer_fields-container.
append w_customer_fields to ct_bapi_customer_fields.
endmethod.
i have created field zsrmcatalogid field in R3 in EKPO table.and i am now implementing the Badi in R3 for BBP_PO_INBOUND_BADI .....in extended classic scenario.
i have written following code in R3 BADI
method IF_EX_BBP_PO_INBOUND_BADI~BBP_MAP_BEFORE_BAPI.
data : wa_customer_fields type bbps_if_customer_fields,
wa_bapi_te_mepoitem type bapi_te_mepoitem,
wa_bapi_te_mepoitemx type bapi_te_mepoitemx,
wa_extensionin type bapiparex.
data : txt_960(960) type c.
read table bbp_customer_fields into wa_customer_fields with key
refobject = 'POITEM' fieldname = 'CATALOGID'.
if sy-subrc eq 0.
move wa_customer_fields-container TO
wa_bapi_te_mepoitem-zsrmcatalogid.
wa_bapi_te_mepoitemx-zsrmcatalogid = 'X'.
endif.
clear txt_960.
clear wa_extensionin.
write wa_bapi_te_mepoitem to txt_960 left-justified.
wa_extensionin-structure = 'BAPI_TE_MEPOITEM'.
wa_extensionin-valuepart1 = txt_960(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart2 = txt_960+240(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart3 = txt_960+480(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart4 = txt_960+720(240).
append wa_extensionin to bapi_extensionin.
clear txt_960.
clear wa_extensionin.
write wa_bapi_te_mepoitemx to txt_960 left-justified.
wa_extensionin-structure = 'BAPI_TE_MEPOITEMX'.
wa_extensionin-valuepart1 = txt_960(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart2 = txt_960+240(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart3 = txt_960+480(240).
wa_extensionin-valuepart4 = txt_960+720(240).
append wa_extensionin to bapi_extensionin.
endmethod.
But its not working...
The PO details are not passed from SRM to R3.......
Can anybody help me regarding how to debug the BADI in R3.
Thanks in Advance...

Hi Ravi,
I never tried those BADIs to pass CUF fields.
But here an attempt to understand it.
First, have you maintained the mandatory R/3 CUF mapping table BBP_CUFMAP ?
Your SRM BADI is not correct, because you don't populate enough data.
There is a particular logic for ct_bapi_customer_fields (look at R/3 mapping in LBBP_BAPI_POF04, called before the R/3 BADI).
Following fields must be populated:
- REFOBJECT: ok with POITEM
- FIELDNAME: dummy name (CATALOGID) or real R/3 field (zsrmcatalogid)? --> used in mapping table BBP_CUFMAP to get the R/3 field
- REFFIELD1: missing: put PO_ITEM ?
- REFVAL1 : missing: put the PO item number (numc 5)
- CONTAINER: ok with final value we want to pass
I think that if SRM BADI and the R/3 mapping table are populated correctly, the fields are transfered to R/3 PO item without additionnal coding on R/3 BADI side.
The R/3 BADI goal is not to create BAPI_EXTENSIONIN. This is done by the Form MAPPING_CUSTOMER_FIELDS of include LBBP_BAPI_POF04.
Later on, the custom fields of BAPI_EXTENSIONIN are transfered automatically to EKPO fields via a move-corresponding.
In the way you coded R/3 BADI, you by-pass the Form MAPPING_CUSTOMER_FIELDS, to populate the BAPI_EXTENSIONIN by yourself.
This could work like this, but you missed one info: the PO item number (missing in SRM BADI) !!!
For debugging, what additional details do yo need ?
Rgds
Christophe

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