SAP Upgrade Delta Document SD Module

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SAP Upgrade Delta Document SDModule

Appl ies to:

SAP Upgrade 4.7E to ECC6.0, Sales and Distribution Module

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Summary:

The differences in 4.7E and ECC6.0 pertaining to SD module, especially the look and feel changes of certainScreens and Redesigned transactions were covered here. This document is useful for Users andConsultants in SAP Upgrade.

Author : Shesagiri Gedila

Company Intelligroup Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Created on: 18 May 2009

Author Bio:

Around 7+ years of Work experience, includes 5 years of Domestic and International assignments in end toend implementations, Roll out, Production Support, Upgrade projects in Sales and Distribution, SAP ISRetail, Logistics Execution Modules.

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Table of Contents

Overview.............................................................................................................................................................3 Delta SD Module.................................................................................................................................................3

IMG Activities for the Assignment of Organizational Units .............................................................................3Enterprise Structure Consistency Check (Check Report for Customizing) ....................................................5Sales Order Processing (Document Flow)......................................................................................................6Sales order Changes in Tab Name.................................................................................................................9Sales Order Item Conditions.........................................................................................................................10Delivery Processing ......................................................................................................................................12Quotation list .................................................................................................................................................13Sales Order List ............................................................................................................................................15Contracts List ................................................................................................................................................16Billing Documents List...................................................................................................................................18Maintain Billing Due List................................................................................................................................19Condition Details ...........................................................................................................................................21

Delta Training - New Opportunities ..................................................................................................................25New Functionality..........................................................................................................................................25Credit Management ...................................................................................................................................................25Rebates Processing...................................................................................................................................................25Condition Master Data ...............................................................................................................................................25Billing .........................................................................................................................................................................25Billing Revenue Recognition ......................................................................................................................................26

Functional Enhancements ............................................................................................................................26User Interfaces...........................................................................................................................................................26E - Commerce............................................................................................................................................................27

Summary...........................................................................................................................................................29 Related Content................................................................................................................................................29Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................30



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Overview

ECC 6 is a NetWeaver Product enabled with WASJAVA+ABAP

SAP NetWeaver is an integrated technology platform and is the technical foundation for all SAPapplications.

SAP NetWeaver provides the development and runtime environment for SAP applications and canbe used for custom development and integration with other applications and systems.

SAP NetWeaver is built using open standards and industry de facto standards and can be extendedwith, and interoperate with, technologies such as Microsoft, .NET, Sun JAVA EE & IBM Web sphere

Overview of Screen Look and Feel changes between 4.6c to ECC 6.0

Redesigned Transaction codes

New Functionality

In ECC6SAP moved a lot of reports to the ALV format

Delta SD Module

This section talks about the delta in the organizational unit assignment redesigned by SAP between versions

4.7 to ECC 6.0 pertaining to SD Module.

IMG Activities for the Assignment of Organizational Units

The following activities in the Implementation Guide have been changed.

Assign sales Organization to Company code

Assign distribution channel to sales Organization.

Set up Sales Area.

Assign sales office to sales area.

Assign sales group to sales office

Assign sales organization distribution channel-plant

Accessing Transaction

Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, there has not been any change in the menu but thetransaction code is changed

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Enterprise Structure -> Assignment -> Sales and Distribution

Via Transaction Code OVX3: Assign sales organization to company code

OVXK: Assign distribution channel to sales organization

OVXA :Assign division to sales organization

OVXG: Set up sales area

OVXM :Assign sales office to sales area

OVXJ :Assign sales group to sales office

OVX6 :Assign sales organization - distribution channel - plant



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New Version ECC 6

Via Menus Enterprise Structure -> Assignment -> Sales and Distribution

Via Transaction Code OVX3N: Assign sales organization to company code

OVXKN: Assign distribution channel to sales organization

OVXAN Assign division to sales organization

OVXGN: Set up sales area

OVXMN :Assign sales office to sales area

OVXJN: Assign sales group to sales office

OVX6N : Assign sales organization - distribution channel - plant

Look & Feel Changes

The following activities in the Implementation Guide have been changed.

Enterprise Structure Assignment Sales and Distribution

Analysis of Organizational structure is simple in ECC 6.0.

Search procedure is easy in ECC 6.0

SAP Enterprise 4.7 SAP ECC 6.0



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Enterprise Structure Consistency Check (Check Report for Customizing)

You check the definition and allocation of Organizational Units


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, there has not been any change in the menu but thetransaction code is changed

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Enterprise Structure -> Consistency Check -> Check enterprisestructure for Sales and Distribution

Via Transaction Code OVX8

New Version ECC 6

Via Menus Enterprise Structure -> Consistency Check -> Check enterprisestructure for Sales and Distribution

Via Transaction Code OVX8N

Look & Feel Changes

Check Report for Organizational structure is simple in ECC 6.0.




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Sales Order Processing (Document Flow)

This section talks about the delta in the Document flow, which are redesigned by SAP between versions 4.7to ECC 6.0

As of SAP ECC 6.0, the system uses the ALV Tree Control to display the document flow for salesDocuments. You can still access individual documents from document flow and use other functions indocument flow, as was previously the case.


Display Document Flow for Sales Documents

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Sales and Distribution (SD) ->Reports and Analyses (SD-IS-REP) -> Document Flow.

Via Transaction Code VA03

New Version ECC 6.0

There are no changes either in the Menu path or Transaction Code



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Look & Feel Change

The screen display has changed due to inclusion of some fields in ECC 6 when compared to 4.7 which canbe seen in the comparison screen shots.

New, modified layout for the Document Flow screen,

Displayed in an interactive format.

An additional lower window appears with complete document details.

Layout can be customized.

Can be downloaded as a report.



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SAP Enterprise 4.7

SAP ECC 6.0



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Sales order Changes in Tab Name

The Purchase order data tab in 4.7 at the header level of the sales order has been renamed as Order Datain ECC 6


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, there has not been any change in the menu ortransaction code. The transactions & menu path comparison is as below:

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics--> Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->Order

Via Transaction Code VA01/VA02/VA03

New Version ECC 6.0


Look & Feel Changes

The screen display Tab name as Purchase Order Data tab in 4.7 is changed to Order Data tab in ECC 6which can be seen in the comparison screen shots.

SAP Enterprise 4.7



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SAP ECC 6.0

Sales Order Item Conditions

Sales Order Item Conditions Status Indicators have been introduced in ECC 6.0


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, there has not been any change in the menu ortransaction code. The transactions & menu path comparison is as below:

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics--> Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->Order

Via Transaction Code VA01/VA02/VA03

New Version ECC 6.0




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Look & Feel Changes

Status indicators have been introduced in ECC 6.0 (earlier only used in output types) for all condition typesduring sales order processing, indicating whether the condition has been successfully processed or not.

Green Indicator suggests Condition Processed successfully.

Red Indicator suggests Condition failed.




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Delivery Processing

Additional icons are there in ECC6.0 for Reverse Goods Movement not in 4.7


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, the transactions & menu path comparison is as below:

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics--> Sales and Distribution--> Shipping andTransportation--> Post Goods Issue--> Cancellation/Reversal

Via Transaction Code VL09

New Version ECC 6.0


Look & Feel Changes

The screen display has changed; new icons are added in ECC 6

SAP Enterprise 4.7

SAP ECC 6.0



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Following new Icons added in ECC6.0 to bring in more user friendliness

Quotation list

Use this procedure to generate a list of quotations using search criteria for editing or report analysis


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, there has not been any change in the menu but thetransaction code changed in ECC6. The transactions & menu path comparison is as below:

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->Information

System--> Quotations-->Quotations ListVia Transaction Code VA25

New Version ECC 6.0

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->InformationSystem--> Quotations-->Quotations List

Via Transaction Code VA25N



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Look & Feel Changes

Here you can see the changes in ECC 6




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Sales Order List

You use this function to list sales and distribution documents (sales orders) within a certain time period.


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, the transactions & menu path comparison is as below:The new transaction code is as below in ECC6. Use this procedure to view all Sales Order Documentscreated in SAP

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->InformationSystem--> Orders-->List of Sales orders


New Version ECC 6.0

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->InformationSystem--> Orders-->List of Sales orders


Look & Feel Changes

The screen changes comparison in 4.7 and ECC 6 is as below




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Contracts List

You use this function to list sales and distribution documents (Contracts) within a certain time period.


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, the transactions & menu path comparison is as below:The new transaction code is as below in ECC6

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->InformationSystem--> Contracts-->List of Contracts


New Version ECC 6.0

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Sales-->InformationSystem--> Contracts-->List of Contracts


Look & Feel Changes


SAP Enterpri se 4.7 SAP ECC 6.0



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Billing Documents List

You use this function to list sales and distribution documents (billing documents) within a certain time period.


Between enterprise edition 4.7 & new ECC 6 version, the transactions & menu path comparison is as below:The new transaction code is as below in ECC6

Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Billing-->Informationsystem-->Billing Documents--> List Billing Documents

Via Transaction Code VF05

New Version ECC 6.0

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution--> Billing-->Informationsystem-->Billing Documents--> List Billing Documents

Via Transaction Code VF05N

Look & Feel Changes





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Maintain Billing Due List

You can use the billing due list to put together the documents to be billed, based on the selection criteria.The system selects the documents that have to be billed according to the selection criteria. In that way,several deliveries can be put together in one billing document.

You use this function to list sales and distribution documents (billing documents) within a certain time period.



Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics-->Sales and Distribution-->Billing-->BillingDocument-->Process Billing Due List

Via Transaction Code VF04

New Version ECC 6.0


Look & Feel Changes

The Field is designed to tab format in ECC 6

Selection

Organizational Data

Customer Data

Documents to be selected

Default Data

Additional Tab Default Data is included

Batch Updates

Output Data for Batch Processing

Updates



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Condition Details

Pricing Condition Overview



Earlier Version 4.7

Via Menus Logistics -->Sales and Distribution -->Master Data -->Conditions -->Select Using Condition Type -->Display

Via Transaction Code VK13

New Version ECC 6.0


Look & Feel Changes

Variable Data Partis addition in ECC 6 which has the field processing status for conditions

The processing status can be freely assigned for condition records.

There is a maintenance view in Customizing, which contains the permitted processing status. Here a releasestatus is assigned to every processing status. This determines under what conditions a condition record isretrieved (Call mode).

SAP Enterprise 4.7



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SAP ECC 6.0

SAP 4.7



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SAP ECC6



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Delta Training - New Opportunities

This section talks about the capabilities that exist in the new release or which the client may want to explorein coming future.

New Functionality

Credit Management

Integrating SD Credit Management with SAP Credit Management: We can also use SAP CreditManagement in SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (FIN-FSCM-CR) to perform all credit checks andcommitment updates for all areas of sales (SD-BF-CM). You make the necessary settings for negative creditcheck results in Customizing.

In SAP Credit Management you can update the data from multiple systems.This enables you to executecredit checks with consistent data in distributed systems, too.

Furthermore, you can also program your own credit checks to meet your requirements, also by usingexternal interfaces.

Rebates Processing

Rebate Condition Records using Scales: In ECC 6.0 we can set up rebate agreements so that the scalebase value and the rebate scale level is derived from the total sales volume of multiple condition records.Wecan do this by grouping condition records in the rebate agreement.

This feature also supports the following:

Different grouping of condition records for each rebate agreement

Multiple scale groups within a single rebate agreements.

Grouping records of different condition types, provided they have the same scale base unit ofmeasure

Condition Master Data

New Components added to Condition Master Data (ECC 6.0)

Menu Path:SAP MenuLogisticsS&DMaster dataConditions

Commodity Pricing

This function is provided for customers from the Oil & Gas and the Mining industries for the releasecombinations CRM 5.0 with IS-Oil 4.72 or IS-Mine 4.72.

Billing

New Components added to Logistics S&D Billing (ECC6.0)

Menu Path: SAP Menu

Logistics

S&D

Billing Complaints Processing

Complaint Processing

Processes customer complaints referring to products, sales, and services. To fully utilize thisfunctionality, Customer Relationship management needs to be implemented.



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Billing Revenue Recognition

New Components added to Billing Revenue Recognition (ECC6.0)

Menu Path:SAP MenuLogisticsS&DBillingRevenue Recognition

Compare Report:

Used to analyze the balance of deferred revenue or unbilled receivables accounts used in revenuerecognition. You can display the postings that contributed to the account balance, and determine which

orders, contracts, and corresponding invoices are involved.

Functional Enhancements

User Interfaces

Internal Sales Representative Role (User Interface)

Usage

Fast entry screens for inquiries, quotations, and sales orders

Single point of access to all work lists such as incomplete orders, expiring quotations, delivery-blocked orders, backorders, and so on

Sales analyses based on the Information Consumer Pattern

Business Benefits

Improves efficiency and effectiveness through the personalization of the information

Speeds-up sales order entry

Accelerates access to current workload

Accelerates sales analyses

Description

The role for Internal Sales Representatives is enhanced with a new user interface that integratessales order management flexibly and seamlessly into SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP).

Occasional users in particular, benefit from the new UI, which speeds up sales processes andenhances data accuracy.

The new user interface for sales order management is customizable and can be adapted to thecompanies business needs. It is based on a new API which provides real time access to thebusiness processes in ERP.

This new API ensures a high performance of the application, even if a high sales order volume ishandled.

Work Overview

This work center gives you an overview of your daily work and gives you easy access to yourmost important tasks.

Sales Documents

This work center allows you to work on all your sales documents. You can create and maintaininquiries, quotations, sales orders, sales contracts, scheduling agreements, and billingdocuments.



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Order Fulfillment

This work center allows you to monitor order fulfillment. You can display deliveries,backorders and shipments, and can check product availability.

Master Data

This work center allows you to work on all your master data. You can create and maintain

business partners, customer agreements, prices and conditions, and products.

Additionally, Internal Sales Representatives can also better monitor their daily workload. ThePersonal Object Work List (POWL) pushes critical business processes directly to the desktop ofthe Internal Sales Representative.

Examples for critical processes are incomplete sales orders, expiring quotations, incomingorders via EDI which are blocked for delivery, and so on.

By monitoring these critical sales processes, the order fulfillment rates and therefore thecustomer service can be improved. Finally, this portal role provides better analytical insight.

The Internal Sales Representative can easily prepare and distribute analyses such as incomingorders per customer or delivery delays per month to the Sales Manager.

E - Commerce

E-Commerce - Quotation & Order Management

Functionality Description

Lock of sales documents to avoid concurrent access during the order change process.

Order creation with reference to a contract that has been displayed.

Business Benefits

Reduces errors and offers better data consistency

Faster order creation process

Encourages use of profitable sales interaction channel

Reduces administrative tasks by automating quotations and orders management

Improves customer satisfaction and retention by delivering accurate information to customers

E-Commerce: Selling Over eBay


Creation and management of product listings on eBay leverages the e-commerce ordermanagement and fulfillment capabilities of mySAP ERP by easily tying existing tax, pricing,shipping, and payment configurations to post-auction processing

Business Benefits

E-Commerce Selling over eBay offers organizations integration of their existing mySAP ERPenvironments with the worlds largest online marketplace to create and manage listings on eBay.



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The new feature helps:- Increase e-commerce revenues- Streamline and leverage existing order management and fulfillment capabilities

E-Commerce: Web Crawler


Registration of products in Web crawler product catalogs, such as Google, to enable users todirectly order the product they have searched for from the page they have been forwarded to bythe Web crawlers product catalog.

Business Benefits

E-Commerce Web Crawler enhances visibility and integration with web shop offerings. Thisintroduction offers new opportunities which can generate additional traffic to the Web shopand increase web shop revenues.

E-Commerce: Order Entry


New user interface for inquiries, quotations, and sales orders that is easy to learn, easy to use, andeasy to adjust.

Entering or updating of relevant sales order information by employees with direct or indirectcustomer contact

New productivity features

Order cockpit for quick access

Flexible and reusable search

Adaptable layouts

This set of enhancements in sales order management improves user productivity by offering betterusability, adaptability, and integration into the Internal Sales Representative role.



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Summary

There are no major changes that we noted except for the few new redesigned transaction Codes, and feeland Look changes. SAP moved a lot of reports to the ALV format in ECC6.

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