This document provides an overview of Advanced Batch Management in 3 sentences: It allows users to track complete batch history data across SAP and external systems to see where a batch was used. Key features include a batch information cockpit to view a batch's where-used list and links to related material documents and inspection lots. The process involves maintaining batch master records and using the batch information cockpit for batch history and transactional data.

1. Advanced Batch Management (229)
SAP Best Practices

2. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps
Purpose
• You get the complete batch history data including the evolution of a batch, by considering
all relevant batch-related object types (BRO types) maintained in different SAP and
external systems.
Benefits
• To track the transactional data related to batches
• To find out where a batch was used, e.g. to perform a batch recall or for evaluation
purposes
• To find out where a batch is used, e.g. in which stocks or inspection lots or material
documents
• To have a single point of batch maintenance
Key Process Steps
• Batch information cockpit with Batch History
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3. Required SAP Applications and Company Roles
Required
• SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0
Company Roles
• Warehouse Manager
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4. Detailed Process Description
Batch Information Cockpit
• Top-down batch where-used list from selected batch, i.e. where did the batch come from
• Bottom-up batch where-used list from selected batch, i.e. where did the batch go
• Material documents linked to selected batch
• Inspection lots linked to selected batch
• Batch History
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Process Flow Diagram
Advanced Batch Management (229)
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6. Process
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