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10 important points to consider while working with inventory management

1. There are 3 SAP delivered transactional data sources for stock management. 2LIS_03_ ! " Al#a$s needed to carr$ the initiali%ation of the stocks. 2LIS_03_ & " Initiali%e this in source if $ou need historical data else an em't$ init can (e done for this to load onl$ future delta records. If the Source s$stem is ne# then no need to do an initiali%ation. 2LIS_03_)* " +nl$ needed if revaluations are carried out in Source. This data source is hel'ful if ad,ustment in material 'rices is done time to time other#ise it #on-t e.tract an$ data. 2. /heck list for source s$stem. 0eeds to (e carried out (efore initiali%ation of the a(ove 3 data sources . A. Ta(le T 111 " *aintain 1ntr$ 203I- #ith te.t 20e# 3imension Integration- and activate the flag40ote 3156607 . Ta(le TPS01 " 1ntr$ should (e as (elo#40ote 3156607 P8+/S 9 01010001 I0T18&A/1 : SA*PL1_P8+/1SS_01010001 T1!T1 9 03I 1.its Active /. Ta(le TPS31 " 1ntr$ should (e as (elo#40ote 3156607 P8+/S 9 01010001 APPL; : 03I &)0/T 9 03I_S1T_1!ISTS_A/TI<1 3. Tcode 9 */ _ In most cases $ou need to set the industr$ sector as 2standard-. &or more info 'lease see 0ote 3530=2 1. Tcode 9 &11 Set the indicator to active for the usiness #arehouse a''lication entr$. This entr$ ma$ needs to (e trans'orted to the 'roduction s$stem. 40ote 3156607 3. After running the setu' data> check the data for the fields ?<+8@> ?APPL0*> *10@1. If no data availa(le in these fields then some setting mentioned in the a(ove checklist are missing in 8A3. /orrect the issue and rerun the setu' data. =. 3ata staging #ith 3S+ for ! e.tractor is not allo#ed. 3ata should directl$ load from e.tractor to /u(e onl$ once. /hoose the e.traction mode as 2Initial 0on:cumulative for 0on:cumulative values- in the 3TP. 5. 3S+ is 'ossi(le for &. If $ou are creating a standard 3S+ then choose the fields *BAC8> ?/+)0T18>* L08>D1IL1 as ke$ fields. Some of these fields #on-t (e

availa(le in the standard data source (ut the data source can (e enhanced using L+ /ock'it 4L ?17 to add these fields. In addition to these other fields de'ending u'on the 3S+ structure is also 'ossi(le. 0ote =1EE03 gives more info on this. F. Point:5 is valid for )* also. The ;e$ fields could (e a com(ination of *BAC8>* L08>D1IL1> );8S fields. 0ote 561EE6 E. 3ata load to the cu(e should follo# the (elo# 'rocess A. Load the ! data. /om'ress the reGuest #ith stock marker4uncheck the marker o'tion7. . Load the & and )* init data #ithout *arker )'date> as all the hitorical data of the & and )* are alread$ u'dated to the *arker #hile loading !. /om'ress the loads #ithout the stock maker4/heck the marker o'tion7. /. The future delta loads from & and )* should (e com'ressed #ith Stock marker4uncheck the marker o'tion7. 6. If in future the cu(e needs to (e deleted due to some issues then the load 'rocess should also (e carried out as a(ove. 4onl$ init of & and )* should (e loaded first and then the deltas should (e 'rocessed7 H. To check the data consistenc$ of a 0on cumulative cu(e the standard 'rogram SAP_81&P+I0T_/+*PL1T1 can (e used. To check the com'ression status of the cu(e the ta(le 8S3/) 1 can (e refered. efore the com'ression of ! reGuest> the 281&)P3AT1- field should (e (lank and after the com'ression the value should (ecome 2!-. /heck 0ote F=3F6E for more info. 10. After ! data load to cu(e the data #on-t (e visi(le ($ LIST/) 1. +nl$ after com'ression the data can (e seen ($ running a Guer$ on the 0on cumulative cu(e.