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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6. Process
Rolerence
Symbol Oescrlpuon UsageComments
sn
Totiext/ FrOOIWI Oiag!'am: Leads
10 the ne1t1/ previouspageof the
Oia,gram
Flow ct1ar1c0t1Unues on the next/
previous page
Hardcopy,
Document
Ha<dt;'r. IOocum&flt:Identifies a
print document, repon. or torm
Doesnot c:orrespond to a u1&11
stepIn adocument:Instead,It l9
usedto retteet a document
generated by a task step; this
shape don not h.tvtany outgoing
flowlinH
Financial
Actuals
-
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linanc;ial po,.ting d<Kl.lmll(lt
Does not correspond lo a1ask
$-ICp in adocumtnt; il'$-ICad, it i$
uMd torettec:t a documenl
generated by a taskstep; U'lls
shapedoesnot haveany outgoing
now line-.s
Bud el
Plann ng
BudgetP l a n : Indicatesa
bodgetplaMlng document
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stepIna document: instead,It is
usedto reflecta document
generatedby a taskstep; this
shapedon not fl.tv•any outgoing
f!owlinH
Manual
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PrOC6SS
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that1:9 manually done
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a task stepIn adocument:
Instead.It Is used to r e n atask
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warehou . whic:hattec.ts the
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<::0mlngtrom sn externalsouree:
thisstepdoes not haveany
incoming ffowline.s
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dedsh>n madeby the software
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lhllt ismade after as ephas beef
executed.
Legend
Symbol OescripOOn UsageCommenls
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Band: ldentifi&&a userroie,suchas Mcounts
PayableCler1tor Sales Representative. Thisband
canalso Identity an o,ganluUOn unit or grol4),
ra1her lhan a specifi.erole.
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intotheM row$.Youh.av•H m;i_ny rowsas
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the scetna.rio, or inllutnte 1hecours,cof e 1 - s in
the sce-nario,
FIOwllne(solid)! Line indicates the normal sequence
of stepsanddirection of flowin thescenario.
Aowline(dashed):Une indicate& flow to
Infrequently.used or condltlona1tam In a
SOM&rio.Line can alsolead to doeurnen1s involved
in thl!p,ocess flow.
connects two tasks11'1
a scenariop-oussor
.anon-s1cp 0111Jnt
B us l n e "
Activity I Evenl
Business ActM1y/Event Identities an actionthat
either le-adsInto or01.11ol the scenario, or an
outsideProce,is11131happens durfng ihe scena,io
Doesnot c0trespond
10a taSlc stepIn lhe
document
Unit Process
I
UnitPl"ocess:ktecillflesa task Utatis eovete<tIn a
step•by-.s1epmanne-r in the sce,n:uio
Cottttponds to a task
stepin thedocun'W!nt
Process Aeterence: It the scenario references
another s.cenarloIn total.put the scenariOnumbet
and n:une here.
Corresponds to a tssk
stepIn thedoeumen.1
Sub•
Process
Reference
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ProoessRefe<ence.If the scenario references
ano1her scenario inpar1b.put the soen:uio nurnbff,
name, and $18p nt.tm rs fromthat $ctnario
Cottttponds to aI.ask
stepIn thedocurMnt
Proces-.s
Decision
Prooe,;soeosion:ldenUlles a decision, brst1Cfling
point, signilying a choice to be madeby the end
U$1,l;r.L i nnr e p r n c difftrcnt choices effl41rging
fromdifferentpartsol thediamond,
Does not usually
correspond to a tuk·
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:K;tt: •:
beINldealter step
execuuoo
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