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    SAP BlogSAP is the worlds leading ERP system. This is the meeting place for all the SAP consultants, specially

    for SAP AFS consultants

    Using Regular Vendor Functionality in SAP

    This was such a a small thing and I only found it very recently. Basically, when you tick an inforecord

    as regular vendor, even if you have multiple inforecord for the same material code, in ME57, you will

    not get a list of inforecords to select from. Purchasing requisitions are automatically allocated to the

    inforecord with the “Regular Vendor” tick. This can save signi㽷cant amount of time for the person

    who is handling purchasing. This also will increase accuracy of the assigning process signi㽷cantly.

    In case if you want to assign a particular purchasing requisition to a vendor other than the regular

    vendor, you can use the “manual assignment” functionality in ME57.

    You have to enable this functionality by plant in the con㽷g. Below is the process.

     Con㽷g settings

     

    Select Plant for the Regular Vendor Setting

     

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    Before Selecting Regular Vendor A List Will be displayed with all the possible options. User will have

    to select by double clicking on the desired vendor

     Selecting Regular Vendor In Info Record

     

    After Selecting One InfoRecord as “Regular Vendor”, user no longer gets the list, although they have

    multiple inforecords. Purchase Requisitions are automatically allocated when “Assign Automatically”

    is selected.

     

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    This entry was posted in SAP Con㽷gs on March 20, 2013 [http://www.sapafs.net/2013/03/using-

    regular-vendor-functionality-in-sap.html] by admin.

    HOW TO Maintain the grid conversions

    HOW TO Maintain the grid conversions

    (A post i promised to put up long long ago, 㽷nally is here. You can 㽷nd original post on Grid

    Conversions here)

    -> Select the path below

    SPRO -> Logistic General -> AFS Material Grids -> Conversion

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    Here you have to do two things.

    -> De㽷ne the conversion type. If you want to say maintain conversions based on the diɰerent

    languages, you will have to maintain one conversion type per language.

    -> De㽷ne which conversion type is called in which scenario. You can basically use the conversion

    based on the material, Customer/Vendor and user or any of those combinations.

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    Now you have to 㽷nd the characteristic(s) you have used in your grid.

     

    -> GoTo CT04

    -> Click on the conversion button

    -> Click New Entries Button and Maintainthe line and the grid entry against your base value. Line

    enrty is how the value is displayed when the value is displayed in a line entry. Grid entry determines

    how the converted value is displayed in the grid display.

     

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    -> Now you may use your conversations in the depending documents like PO, SO and materials. Just

    select the Doc. Conv. Type button to change the conversion type to which you prefer.

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    Note, the base value is set at “S”, but the size shows as “X”. This is the line entry value we assigned in

    the characteristic for this conversion type.

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    If you click the grid entry and go in it will show “Z” as the size mapped for base size “S”. This is

    because we maintained the grid entry size as “Z” in characteristic. Do not get confused. This is a 3D

    Grid. I have only converted one of these characteristics.

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    Now you can maintain the values in converted grid value. In the case of below, you maintain the “XRED1” and “X GRE1” instead of “S RED1” and “S GRE1”.

     

    How to maintain grid conversion defaults in vendor master

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    Go to XK02 -> Environment -> AFS Additional Data

    Maintain the default value under vendor ID

     

    How to maintain the grid conversion in customer master

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    Maintain AFS Additional Data

     

    SPECIAL NOTE:

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    In the newer releases of AFS the conversion at material level is not made active(this 㽷eld is grayed

    out). I found the note 1322001 in this regard, which explains the steps to get the functionality back

    only in AFS environment if you need it. Please refer SAP NOTE 1322001 for more details.

    If you 㽷nd this post helpful, please let me know by Liking this post.

    This entry was posted in SAP Con㽷gs and tagged AFS Grid, AFS Grid Conversion, sap afs mto on

    August 13, 2012 [http://www.sapafs.net/2012/08/how-to-maintain-the-grid-conversions.html] by

    admin.

    If your MRP is not working, this is the last check

    If your MRP is not working how would you troubleshoot it? It is very simple than you think. Check

    each source of demand and sources of supply. Check whether there is anything wrong. If you are

    running AFS in MTO (Made To Order) model, then this means, checking your SO for any problems,

    Checking your BOM for any issues, checking for the planning horizons and checking for planned

    orders and so on. But if you have checked all these but you can 㽷nd nothing, when it seems like you

    have checked every possible options, you have one more check to be done. This check is really

    important if the MRP is not running for any of your SO (or other sources of demands) or for any of 

    your materials. The check is the number range check.

    Yes, one of the MRP issues, I found few times in my consulting carrier happens due to

    the exhaustion of numbers allocated. For an example, if you run out of numbers in allocated planed

    order number series, MRP will not be able to create a planned order. Same logic applies for the

    Purchase requisitions too. Check this and if the numbers are exhausted or nearing the upper limit of 

    the allocated number series, you have to extend your number series or allocate a new number

    series for the document type in question.You can check these settings using transaction OMI2. I

    hope you found this piece of advice interesting. If you like to contribute to the AFS knowledge pool,

    please write to me at [email protected]

    If you 㽷nd this tip helpful, please click the “Like” button below.

    This entry was posted in System Maintenance and tagged AFS MRP, MRP Isssues, sap afs mto, sap

    afs mts on October 21, 2011 [http://www.sapafs.net/2011/10/if-your-mrp-is-not-working-this-is-the-

    last-check.html] by admin.

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    SAP AFS 6.0 CT04 – Missing Relevance and

    Conversion buttonsI though this quick tip might help you.

    We upgraded one of our instances from AFS version 3.0b to 6.0 some time back. We had few issues

    with migrating categories. But after migrating, we never had a need to create a new category in

    6.0 environment. But when we had to we faced few issues.

    To con㽷gure a category you have to 㽷rst create a “Characteristic”. Then in SPRO, you have to create acategory structure and then create a coverage strategy and assign the coverage strategy to the

    category structure. Con㽷guration node can be found following the path SPRO -> Logistics – General –

    >AFS Categories.

     

    We followed the process but the results did not work as we intended. With the help of AFS support

    team, we found Relevance and Conversion buttons were missing on the CT04 screen and as a result

    con㽷guration could not be completed properly. So they recommended the SAP NOTE 1041015 and it

    solved the issue for us. It put the buttons on the CT04 screen and enabled us to complete the

    con㽷guration.

    Caution: Please read through SAP documentation before implementing notes. If required seek the

    SAP support. These steps might not work, or even might do harm in your case.

    This entry was posted in SAP Con㽷gs and tagged AFS 6.0, CT04 on October 19, 2011

    [http://www.sapafs.net/2011/10/sap-afs-6-0-ct04-missing-relevance-and-conversion-buttons.html]

    by admin.

    Google’s Chrome Book will be out 15th Of June(What this means to SAP)

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    I am following the Google chrome with lots of enthusiasm for the past few months. I really love the

    concept of “100% Internet”. For most of the countries however, even the mere internet connection is

    luxury to have. So I have a fundamental question with the concept too. But nevertheless, I 㽷rmly

    believe the world will move towards this idea, sooner than later. The world is moving towards the

    clouds. What does this means to SAP?

    SAP, traditionally based on client based UI (or fat clients) did show some move towards the thin webbased technology. In fact some of them were very interesting developments. But still I believe SAP

    has some catching up to do.

    One diɰerence I see between SAP and companies like Google, is that, SAP tries to do more or less

    the same thing they do with their fat clients, on the web with their thin clients too. This for me has

    two problems. First it will require larger band widths (meaning slower to the users); second it doesn’t

    use the power of online technology brings. For an example, while Spread sheet solutions on Google

    Docs have traditional functions which MS Excel used to has, they also have very interesting functions

    to get the real-time 㽷nancial report using the power of online technology. Forms in Google docs is

    another great example for using the power of being online.

    Again, a system like SAP requires the reliability and security levels which may be compromised in the

    online world. So it is correct to say, SAP is best used with the fat client technology today. But very

    soon, I am sure; SAP will come up with a real web solution making users to work online, just like any

    other online application.

    BTW, if you are wondering what chrome book is, it is a kind of a notebook computer, which doesn’t

    contain any installed applications. But it is always connected to the web, making available to the user

    web based programs like Google Docs, Gmail and other tons of stuɰ. Chrome Books will not install

    software in their hard drives. So there is no need to upgrade and maintain anything. It is secured

    from the source, so even a virus guard is not required. Obviously this makes the system faster, and

    smarter. Cost for maintaining the system is much less compared to a traditional network. All the 㽷les

    will be saved in the “Cloud” not in your hard drive. So what you do is independent of the device you

    use. You might lose the device, not the work. And when it comes to the price, it is based on

    subscription just like using a mobile phone. Interesting isn’t it?

    For more information follow the link below

    http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers

    This entry was posted in SAP and tagged Chrome Book, Chrome Book Vs SAP, Google Chrome Book

    on May 14, 2011 [http://www.sapafs.net/2011/05/google%e2%80%99s-chrome-book-will-be-out-

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