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RICEFW'sinSAPprojectsandroleof
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createdbyKKumaronMay20,20145:07AM,lastmodifiedbyKKumaronJan6,201512:21PM

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MostofthefunctionalconsultantsduringtheirSAPprojectsexecution,workonRICEFW's.Thisdocumentexplains
whatareRICEFW'sinSAPprojectsandtheroleofFunctionalConsultantsinexecutingthemwithsomerealtime
examples.

WhatareRICEFW's:

RICEFWmeansReports(R),Interface(I),Conversion(C),Enhancements(E),Forms(F)andWorkflow(W).

wewillseewhataretheyandwhatroleFunctionalConsultantsperforminthemwithrealtimeexamples...

Reports:ASAPreportisanexecutableprogramthatreadsdatafromthedatabaseandgeneratesoutputbasedon
thefiltercriteriaselectedbytheenduser.Itislikedisplayofdatabasedonsomeselection.ExecutionofaSAPreport
almostneverleadstoanupdateofthedatabase.

Thevariouscategoriesofreportsare

1. StandardSAPreportsex.COOIS,MD04etc.
2. Customreportsdevelopedbyyourorganization
3. Adhocqueries

WhenthestandardSAPreportsdoesnotmeettheclientorbusinessrequirementwehavetodevelopcustomreports
withthehelpofABAPteam.Forthisweneedtounderstandwhatistheselectionscreen,whatoutputtheywantlike
whatdatatheywanttodisplayonthescreenoncethereportisexecuted...

Selectionscreen:Itistheprovisiontoentertheselectioncriteria..hereistheselectionscreenforareportforMRP
resultsvalidationtocheckwhethersufficientprocurementelementsgeneratedornotaftertheMRPruntomeetthe
currentrequirements.

Onceafterthereportisexecutedoutputwillbelikebelow...

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ForthisweneedtogivethefunctionalspecificationtotheABAPteamwiththedetailslikewhatistheselectionscreen,
whatistheoutputformatandwhatarethetablesandfieldsfromwhichdataneedstofetched..basedonthisthey
developthecustomreport...

SometimeswecangenerateownreportswithouttakingthehelpofABAPbygeneratingthequeriesbycombining
varioustablesandgeneratingreports...

Interfaces:InsomeorganizationssomeofthebusinessprocesseslikePlanning,QualityManagement
functionsareexecutedormaintainedinexternalsystems(NonSAPsystems).ForexampleforPlanningthey
usethirdpartysystemslikeM2,ADSandforQualitytheyuseLIMS..WeneedtosendthedatafromSAPto
thoseNonSAPsystemsandreceivethedatafromthembacktoSAPsystem..normallyIDocsareusedfor
thisdatatransfers..

Ex:IntheplanningfunctionentireplanningisdoneinnonSAPsystemslikeM2orADSthentheplanning
resultsaretransferredtoSAPR/3systemintheformofPlannedIndependentrequirements(PIR's)through
IDocs.IntheQualityfunctionsInspectionlotdetailsfromR/3aretransferredtoLIMSwhereuserentersthe
resultsnowtheseresultscomeandupdatedinSAPR/3systeminresultsrecordingforthecorresponding
inspectionlot...
Functionalconsultantneedtogivethedetailswhatdataneedstobetransferredorwhatdatatobereceived,
whatarefieldsetctotheABAPteam...

Conversion:AConversionmeansdatathatisconvertedfromoneformattoanotherformatandfromone
systemtoanother.
SowhenyoufirstimplementSAP,youareactuallyreplacingsomeofyourlegacysystems,butyouarenotcompletely
trashingthedata.Youstillneedsomeofthatdatafromthesystemsthatarebeingreplaced.Soyoupullthedataoutof
yourlegacysystemsandputthemonsomefiles.YouthenwanttoloadthatdataintoyournewSAPsystem.Thatis
whenyouwritesomeprogramswhichwillreadthatdataandloaditintoSAP.
Soduringgolive,youwanttotransfertheProductionordersfromfromyourlegacysystemtoSAP.NowaProduction
orderinyourlegacysystemmaynothavethesamefieldsasaProductionOrderinSAP.Soyouconvertthedata.
Ex:BDC,LSMW

FunctionalconsultantneedstocoordinatebetweenbusinessteamandABAPteamforthis..hehastoprepare
uploadfileformatforthis,basedonthetoolorprogramdevelopedbytheABAPteamthentheyhaveto
collectthedatafrombusinessteamwhichisfilledintothefilesthenlateronuploadthedataintoSAP
system...atypicalBOMuploadfileslooksasbelow....

atypicalmasterrecipeuploadfilelooksasbelow.
javascript:

Enhancements:Enhancementsarethemeansbywhichweaddourown/modifyexistingfunctionalityto
SAP'sstandardbusinessapplications.SomerequirementsfromtheclientcannotbemetwithStandardSAP.
Thattimeweneedtogoforenhancements.Normallyenhancementsaredonethroughuserexits,customer
exits,BADI'sandenhancementframeworks....
oneexamplewecantakehereisduringproductionorderexecutionifdonotcompletegoodsissuefora
productionorderstillsystemallowtodogoodsreceiptforthatparticularproductionorder..nowbusinessasks
torestrictthisortheywantcontrolforthis.NowweneedtogivethelogictotheABAPteamtoputcontrolfor
thissothatgoodsreceiptoftheorderisonlyallowedafterthecompletionofgoodsissueofthatproduction
order..ABAPteamfinallyimplementtheseenhancementsbasedonthelogicprovidedbythefunctional
consultant...

Forms:FormsarenothingbutprintoutstakenfromSAP.likeProcessorderprint,InspectionlotCertificate
ofanalysis(COA).StandardSAPcomeswithpreconfiguredlayoutanddesignoftheforms.butthese
standardformswillnotmeetcustomerrequirements.duringthistimeweneedtodevelopcustomformsin
coordinationwithABAPteam...
Typicalcustomformofprocessorderislikebelow...

Onemoreformofmaterialissueslipprintedduringgoodsissue

ForthisweneedtogivethefunctionalspecificationtotheABAPteamwiththedetailslikewhatistheform
layout,whatdataneedstobeprinted,fromwhichtablesandfieldsdataneedstobefetchedforprintingthe
data...basedonthisABAPteamdevelopthecustomforms...

Workflow:Workflow,asthenamesuggests,meansofflowofwork,maybefromonepersontoanother
person..Itisinfactasequenceofconnectedactivitiesresultinginexchangeofinformation...
exampleslikewhentheproductionorderisreleasedmailtobetriggeredtoproductionmanagerorwhenUDis
rejectforparticularinspectionlotthenmailhastobetriggeredtoqualitymanager....Forthisfunctional
consultantcoordinatewithABAPteamandwillprovidethedetailslikewhatdatahastobesent,underwhich
conditionthisworkflowtobetriggered....
Thanks
Kumar

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SAPPP_QMMay20,201410:28AM

NiceDocumentMr.Kumar
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LaieqHashmiJun16,201410:03PM

excellentworkextremlyhelpfulldocumenttounderstandRICEW
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zafarkarnalkarJun16,20142:07PM

Nicedocument.
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anurudhrathoreJun16,20145:17PM

Nicedocumentkumar...
thanksforsharing...
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PREETIKASHYAPSep16,20148:49AM

InformativeDoc.

ThanksforSharing.
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kumarspSep16,20149:23AM

HiKumar,

Nice,thankyouforsharingthisdocument.
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KamalDawarSep24,20148:30AM

NiceDocuments
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VictorNwaduNov5,20142:05PM

Verysuccinctandyetinformative,thanksKumar
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AgamRewatkarNov21,201410:23AM

VeryusefulasRICEFWisfundamentalconceptsofdevelopmentinSAP.
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MuhammadASHFAQJan6,20159:39AM

Thanks,nicedocument
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SanjayNMar3,201510:50AM

Veryusefulinfokumar
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sriharimonavarthiMar18,201512:19PM

VeryUsefuldocument
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KiranKumarKanukuntlaApr10,20156:15PM

VerygoodanddetailedexplanationonRICEFW's.Thanksforsharing.
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HemasagarKosuruApr11,201510:58AM

Usefuldocument..
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HimavanthNarigeApr23,201512:04PM(inresponsetoHemasagarKosuru)

Thankyousomuch.................
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VINAYREDDYApr23,201512:28PM

nicedocumentkumar,

veryhelpful...
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HimavanthNarigeApr24,20152:54PM(inresponsetoVINAYREDDY)

HiVinay,

It'sveryhelpfuldocumenttome......
Thankyousomuch....
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MohsinAbbasiApr29,20152:54PM

AwesomeBrother,Niceexplanation.

BestRegards
MohsinAbbasi
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GauravTibrewalMay4,201510:33PM

veryhelpful
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UmeirHussyBoodhooMay4,201511:14PM

nicelysummerized
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RajendrakumarPatelMay19,20155:26PM

Excellent
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sriharimonavarthiMay29,20157:56AM

Veyhelpful
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SureshSaiMay29,20158:13AM

Kumar,

Thankyousomuch.Greatdoc.


Regards,
SS
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RajeshKumarDJul10,20151:21PM

Nicedocumentwithpreciseinformation.
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IrshadAliJul10,20158:34PM

veryhelpfulandaccuratewayofdefineRICEFW'

GOODJOBMrKumar!!!

Irshad
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ravindermNov7,201510:14AM

HiKumar,

It'sveryhelpfuldocumenttoremembereasy.

regards,
Ravindhar
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MuhammadKhanNov7,20155:49PM

HiKumar,
Verygoodandusefuldocument.

Thanks

M.Khan
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madhukarpoulDec15,20157:20AM

HiKumar,

ThanksforSharing

Rgds,
Madhukar
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WinfriedWintersteinJan11,20166:07PM

HiKumar,
SomehowIwonderifRICEFWshouldbeextendedby"Batch(Jobs)"sincethiscategoryisalso
importantandnotreallycoveredbyReports.Whatdoyouthink?
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chandbashaFeb11,20168:01AM

DearKumar,

ExcellentDocument...........NiceExplanation.

Regards,
Chand
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