Hello Guru's

Can anyone pls let me known all the tcodes used in MM Module of SAP IS Retail.

Thanks & regards

(Vishal Mongia)

Hi,

For doing consignment stock transfer, what are the settings required. I didn't find the field "consignemnt control" at logistics data of article master even after activating the consignment process at customizing.

At the time of creation of consignment STO, where to give this process is relevent to consignemnt process...?

How this process works...

if any body help on this, definitely rewarded..

Thanks in Advance...

Regards,

Ravi

I am very new to SAP F&R and working in a project. As per a requirement, We have to upload Forecast data in SAP F&R system for fashion articles we have to build the forecast outside the system and need to load it in F&R and run the replenishment.

Can anyone please tell me whether it is possible to upload forecast data in SAP F&R. If possible how we can upload from BI/Excel sheet.

Have you ever wondered how retail web sites like amazon.com suggests and recommends other products, when you are looking at any item on the site. Before I share how it is done, let me lay out some background.

Every Business and specially retail business is always looking to answer questions around their customers such as How should their products be bundled? Which customers are most likely to leave? What are their customers talking about? Who are their most valuable customers? and How can we improve marketing campaign response? etc.

To respond to these questions, business collect huge amounts of data on customers, products with objectives of customer acquisition, customer retention, up sell or cross sell etc.  Then Data mining and analysis on this data can potentially answer these questions.

These answers are achieved using predictive analysis by spotting patterns in data and by mining data, using various clustering, classification and association analysis techniques for the unexpected insights or facts.

The traditional data warehouse implementations and data mining and that with predictive analysis have been employed typically by large size business only i.e. only those which could support a fairly complex information management infrastructure.

Now with the availability of SAP HANA Technology platform, such analytics are in the easy reach of any information worker. It even becomes easier for the business user, since these analytics can be provided as a HANA Cloud Platform solution as well.

I have been able to successfully build such applications on HANA Cloud Platform, which only requires data file from business user and all customer analysis can be performed real time and results shared instantaneously using a secure single sign on functionality.

Typical customer analytics include

1. Customer segmentation allowing analysts to understand the landscape of the market in terms of customer characteristics and whether they naturally can be grouped into segments that have something in common and unique marketing campaign be done for each customer segment.
2. Product Segmentation allowing the optimization of using product affinity; in most cases using Market Basket Analysis.
3. Voice of customer and sentiment analysis on customer feedback and social media.You may see my earlier blog on this topic here at Voice of Customer , Sentiment analysis & Feedback service
4. Customer Churn analysis, allowing to predict if business is going to loose any segment of their existing customers. Read about employee churn or turnovers in my blog here at Will your Employees leave in (say) next 2 years ?as an adaption of customer churn example.
5. Upsell and Cross sell whichaim to provide existing customers with additional or more valued products. This falls in the category  of what  sites like Amazon.com uses.

To implement it I chose to use Association analysis predictive algorithm which uncovers the hidden patterns, correlations among a set of items or objects. It helps to understand what products and services customers tend to purchase at the same time and thus by analyzing the purchasing trends of your customers with association analysis, you can predict their future behavior.

In order to perform association analysis, transaction history or list of Sales orders items is needed and  real time analysis can be performed in HANA in memory database . Analysis is done on products bought together or bought over a period of time i.e. not necessarily on the same date & time and rules are identified. Rules such as for example 98% of customers that purchase tires also get automotive services done or customers who buy mustard & ketchup also buy burgers.

Such analysis become basis of rules or past behavior and proposals such as frequently bought items together or customers also buy a product when they purchase a product can be made from these rules.So a rule is classified as if a customer buys a specific product(s) then customer also buys another product(s).

Such proposals can be helpful in retail not only for providing recommendations  or cross selling to customers  but also can further help in store layout, planning for buying patterns and add-on sales .

The key to use these rules or patterns is to understand how useful they are . Statistical terms for the usefulness is Support , Confidence & Lift indicators.

Support is indicator on how frequently the buying pattern is happening i.e. higher the percentage the frequent is the purchasing pattern. For example of all the sales transactions how many times transactions did have mustard, ketchup and burgers ?
Confidence is indicator how certain is this rule ? i.e. Of all the transactions that have mustard and ketchup how many did also have burgers ? because there can be transactions where customers bought mustard and ketchup but did not buy burgers.

Higher Support and Confidence values are good indicator of a useful rule. However it may not be always true. For example in lots of transactions customers could have bought the so called another product anyways, irrespective of the specific product bought in first place or not. i.e. they might be purchasing burgers a lot of times, without buying mustard and ketchup , so it weakens the confidence of rule that if mustard & ketchup are bought then so is burger . So we need to compare the confidence with another indicator  which is number of transactions that will have specific product (in our example burger) out of total transactions.

The ratio of confidence and this new indicator is called Lift . Lift value of more than 1  makes the rule useful.

Running association analysis on several thousands of transactions often results in multiple rules. It is advised to break the rules that have minimum support called large itemsets and the use these large itemsets to find rules with atleast minimum confidence.

For example see image below in which first row is an example of rule that whenever a customer purchases product 15686 then customer also purchases 15692 . This rule has over 46% (i.e. it occurs quite often) support value and 95% confidence value.

In the attached video here, for my test application I am sharing the results in a table display. To keep data private, I am using SAP Product numbers on display though Product description will make more sense to the business user.

The rules are available in both JSON and Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML).

A REST web service can  be easily made available on HANA for any web site application to read these rules.

My testing's done on roughly 50,000 transactions or sales line items of test data records, which was extracted from SAP ECC system for a chosen time period. Chosing different time period allowed me to do comparative trend analysis of this predictive behavior analysis, and it could be basis of a further what if investigative analysis for planning of sales in future time periods for different regions or sales areas and/or customer groups. i.e. see purchasing behavior of your customers in Alaska versus customers in Florida in the month of may for past few years , can you spot a pattern ?

Dear Experts,

I am trying to setup the master data for SAP AFS. I have created category structure YF01 with 2 characteristics QUALITY_STOCK and COUNTRY_ORIGIN.The structure was unlocked. While testing the category structure, it does not show any values as in Fig 2.

Fig1.

Fig.2

Fig 3

When I tried to create a Coverage strategy, system prompts an error as 'No input permitted as long as structure is not locked.

So, i tried locking the category and tried to create new entries for category combinations in Coverage strategy, the field was open but, it does not show the categories which we created as THE FIELD IS GREYED OUT as below

Where do we create values for Stock quality and country of origin ???

I need to enter the new category values as

1IN      1st quality/India

1EG     1st quality/Tokyo

1TR      1st quality/US

Kindly guide experts/

Regards

Dhinesh

Hello Experts,

could you please help me understand if there are any external certifications for Retail that hold value over and above the SAP Certifications.

I have just started building my career as a technical consultant in the realm of SAP IS Retail and wanted to know the acceptance of SAP Certification in the real world before I go for it.

Also, it would be great if you could point me to some must-go resources (website links, blogs etc.) for gaining a deeper understanding of the the retail industry.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Shakul.

Hi experts

I am facing some problem when do configuration in order to send the price condition to POS through message type WBBDLD.

Client is using ZP01 tag price instead of VKP0 as the condition

Below are the config that I have performed but the price is not sending out.

1. (Sales and distribution --> POS interface --> outbound --> maintain POS condition type group) A new condition type group is created that replace VKP0 compared to the original SAP standard one.

2. (Sales and distribution --> POS interface --> outbound --> maintain profile for POS outbound) A new POS outbound profile using the above new condition type group

3. Site maintenance WB03, assign above new POS outbound profile to the specific store

4. (Logistics-general --> assortment --> assortment list --> controlling condition change analyses --> direct entry for creating the worklist --> activation of the direct entry for creating the worklist) tick "direct entry indicator" for 50 assortment list

5.  (Logistics-general --> assortment --> assortment list --> controlling condition change analyses --> maintain filter setting for condition types) Add a new row for ZP01 for table no. 901

Really appreciate your advice.

BR

Dom

Dear Gurus,

I have an issue concerning where to put in MM41 the bar-code number of a certain goods.

Our SAP system was configured only to automatically generate article numbers (serial) it does not accept external numbers of 13 digits.

My company is venturing into a new business which is a Grocery store and we need to create a material master record and at the same time enter the barcode number of the goods. We will use this bar-code number in the POS.

I am checking the GTIN/EAN field in the material master record but i need guidance if this is correct.

I also found the Old Article number field in the basic data 1 but if i enter the same bar-code number for another item it will not stop me in creating the master record.

Hope anyone have a recommendation that i can try.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ber

Dear Experts,

Im trying to post a sales transaction via POS (Point of Sales) thru IDoc under the vendor consignment scenario and encountered an error stating "Purchasing info record not found in purchasing organization xxxx". IS retail is activated in our client's system. I tried searching the net and found some related discussions however it didnt solve my issue. The GI date of the transaction is well within the validity period of the info record maintained in ME11 but still it didnt detect it. Config in "Assign purchasing organization to site" is also properly maintained.

Thanks in advance for your guidance.

Kind regards,

Mark

Dear Gurus,

I am very much familiar with creating, adding group and removing number range in SAP ERP.

I am however bugged about how the number range of SAP for Retail works.

External number range is available for assignment

but on the "Maintain Intervals" i select on the drop down menu "Existing" and choose the external number (02), it does not have any activity.

am i missing something here?

Hope anyone can help me on this. Thanks.

Regards,

Ber

I’ve just re-read a recent Bloomberg Businessweek survey on supply chain innovation. It did put into context just how much the supply chain needs to transform. Supply chains have not only become increasingly complex and globalised, but suppliers are being squeezed to deliver maximum value for the minimum cost, and control is rapidly moving into the hands of consumers, who expect what they want, when and where they want it. In fact, today’s hyper-connected customer expects just about everything to be faster and instantly available. So the need to transform has by now become a reality for all Retailers.

Retailers in particular must reinvent their supply chains into flexible infrastructures with both inventory visibility and intelligence to accommodate consumer expectations who want to shop seamlessly across store and online presences and want to be able to choose on where and how to receive the goods. According to the Bloomberg Businessweek survey, a whopping 73% of companies say supply chain tools are important in meeting their company goals, yet the painful reality is that many are falling short in delivering the type of detailed information fast enough to compete in the brave new world. Left unchecked, this huge functionality gap could put entire businesses at risk.

One of the biggest problems is analytics. Seventy one per cent of respondents claim their current analytics tools only provide insights about prior performance. You can’t predict requirements just by looking in the rear view mirror.  To make matters worse, 59 per cent claim their existing supply chain analytics tools are too slow and that it simply takes too long to get an answer.

How is anyone supposed to make decisions rapidly and accurately using outdated, traditional systems? The short answer is you can’t. Clearly, it’s time for a rethink. Traditional supply chain tools cannot keep pace with the digital modern commercial landscape. And they certainly can’t keep you competitive.

Commerce engines such as customer relationship management and content management are bringing knowledge from the digital space and offering information on customer interactions such as online research and purchasing. Put it all together, and you’re able to leverage insights that will enable you to better personalise and contextualise end-to-end experiences to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Rethinking the supply chain isn’t just about harnessing data. Retailers are also expected to accommodate both physical and digital multi-channel experiences. Like it or not, the omni-channel environment is upon us, making the need for supply chain agility and innovation greater than ever.  Obsolete supply chains designed for a single channel world have no place in today’s market.

Retail leaders have taken this one step further already and talk about Omnicommerce which means a seamless experience across all channels with consistent experiences, flexible delivery, inventory visibility and availability across channels.

If your supply chain systems cannot master the flow of relevant data, chances are you will not be competitive. Success  - and in many cases, basic business survival - depends on having real-time information that enables you to make decisions quicker while giving you visibility, predictive capabilities and most of all, control of your commercial destiny.

I will be continuing to blog about this topic as it evolves. Looking forward to hearing from you. You can leave a comment in the comments section below, email me at : joerg.koesters@sap.com or send me a tweet at @joergkoesters

Regards, Joerg

Hi Retail Guru's

I am facing issue in local assortment

When I create Store in in WB01, SAP in background creates local assortment which I can view in tcode WRF_WSOA3 (Display Assortment) and in table WRS1.

for e.g. if my store is S1234, local assortment is created is stored with same name S1234 and can be displayed in WRF_WSOA3 and can view in table WRS1-ASORT field.

For few of the stores local assortment is not created properly i.e in WRS1 entry is there for S1234, but all other fields like Sales org (VKORG), distri channel (VTWEG) , Listing procedure(LSFTL), Layout (LAYUR) and even assortment category SOTYP is blank.

My Question is

1) How do I correct it? I tried by changing the data in WB02 for the store and also searched many SAP Notes, but was not able to find any helpful pointer.

2) Have anyone of you faced such kind of issue, how do you resolve it?

Regards

Jitesh

Hello All,

Can someone help me in giving some information on SAP POSDM functional as in what are the certification books to read. I tried searching in the SAP certification website but could not get any information

Thank you

Regards

Haradev

Nowadays, shoppers are more knowledgeable, empowered, and connected to each other than ever before. They rely heavily on the Internet to conduct pre-purchase research, regardless of what channel they ultimately use to buy.

Shoppers also demand sophisticated products and consistent experiences that are different from the rest and as unique as their personality, across both physical and digital worlds.

While meeting and surpassing customer’s expectations, retailers have to control costs and improve operating efficiencies. This requires real-time, enterprise-wide insight into inventory as well as a revamped supply chain serving multiple fulfillment channels.

Why SAP solutions?

To address these challenges, SAP has responded with a broad range of innovations that help retailers simplify and standardize. Retailers can now seize the opportunities and innovate faster to:

• Understand customers better
• Engage whenever and wherever customers prefer
• And deliver what their customers want, when and where they want it

What is the technology behind SAP for retail that helps meet the industry’s challenges?

• One of the innovations is our SAP HANA in-memory database technology. SAP HANA, coupled with a retail data foundation, delivers real-time information across the enterprise and helps responding to customer’s needs and to the business demands.

• On the other hand, SAP and hybris are powering the future of commerce and customer engagement, while mobile solutions mobilize your shopper experience, your stores, and your entire value chain.

• Furthermore, our new SAP Fiori interfaces engage and empower employees and store associates like never before.

• Retail-specific content and preconfigured business processes simplify and standardize implementations.

• And last, but not least, the Cloud solutions simplify deployment and scale rapidly for quick ROI.

Retail innovations in action

1.  An international retailer with many stores and multiple web sites was struggling to ensure the right stock coverage. This led to loss of sales, negative press and disappointed customers.  With SAP HANA and SAP Customer Activity Repository acting as one single inventory hub for real-time visibility across all locations, the company targets to improve service levels to98% and synchronize marketing and merchandising activities for successful product launches.

2.  The driver for a home improvements retailer was to improve customer service and increase purchase value. With the implementation of Sybase Unwired Platform, sales staff with mobile devices offer one-to-one attention by capturing customer requests in real time and checking product availability. The project went live in only eight weeks, and the benefits include 50% improvement in customer service.

3.  A European department store chain needed to improve efficiencies in the supply chain, driven by higher production cost and rising raw-material prices.  After implementing SAP HANA, the company can now generate a slow-seller report for the entire product line in 17 seconds. Employees obtain information 98% faster, decisions can be made on up-to-the-minute data, leading to better inventory decisions, a stronger bottom line—and happier customers .

We have many, many more stories from our unmatched customer base. In retail, 208 of the top 250 global retailers run SAP, and more than 12,200 other customers run better with SAP solutions.

Come find out more at sap.com/retail and please follow us on Twitter - @SAP_Retail, for the latest news in the industry.

You can watch the detailed video here.

Hi All,

I'm new to this community and greeeting to all.Can any boy help me in sending the Requirement gathering document and benifits of using SAP IS retail to customers.

Thanks in advance....

Regards,

Nag

Hi all,

I have a subtotal in my sales pricing scheme used when calculating prices through VKP5 transaction that I would like to save in a ZVK1 condition record.

Is there a particular user exit or BADI that is called when saving price calculation that could be implemented to generate this ZVK1 condition record?

Thanks for your help

Christophe

Hi All,

I have completed my BTEC about two years ago, currently working as a Junior System Support Specialist and the system is SAP IS Retail.

My question is there any short courses you would recommend me doing?

• Master Data Management?

And reporting courses?

My company has sent me on the SAP IS retail course but have not written the exams.

Thanks in advance

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Hi SAP's gurus

I want to know, if there is a way to edit values of standard table TWICSKEYT?

Is posible edit with SPRO transacction?

I need delete some values.

Thank you so much.

Hi,

An additional warehouse had been configured to store Chinese books.

The current warehouse and the new warehouse are holding the same title.

How can I configure the system such that

a.     when the STOCK TRANSPORT order is being raise, it would default to the new warehouse and not the existing warehouse.

        This is to prevent human error on keying in the wrong warehouse to supply out.

b.     during store replenishment, how to let system to replenish from the new warehouse?

Please guide me.

Thanks

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