 What are RICEFW’s :

 RICEFW means Reports (R), Interface (I),

Conversion (C), Enhancements (E), Forms (F)
and Workflow (W).
 Reports: A SAP report is an executable
program that reads data from the database
and generates output based on the filter
criteria selected by the end user. It is like
display of data based on some selection.
Execution of a SAP report almost never leads
to an update of the database.
 Standard SAP reports — ex. COOIS,MD04 etc.
 Custom reports – Z developments
 Sap query
 Interfaces : In some organizations some of
the business processes like Planning , Quality
Management functions are executed or
maintained in external systems (Non SAP
systems). For example for Planning they use
third party systems like M2, ADS and for
Quality they use LIMS..We need to send the
data from SAP to those Non SAP systems and
receive the data from them back to SAP
system..normally IDocs are used for this data
transfers..
 Conversion: A Conversion means data that is
converted from one format to another format and
from one system to another.
 So when you first implement SAP, you are
actually replacing some of your legacy systems,
You still need some of that data from the
systems that are being replaced. So you pull the
data out of your legacy systems and put them on
some files. You then want to load that data into
your new SAP system.That is when you write
some programs which will read that data and
load it into SAP.
Ex: BDC, LSMW
 Enhancements: Enhancements are the means
by which we add our own/ modify existing
functionality to SAP’s standard business
applications. Some requirements from the
client cannot be met with Standard SAP. That
time we need to go for enhancements.
Normally enhancements are done through
user exits, customer exits, BADI’s and
enhancement frameworks
 Forms: Forms are nothing but printouts taken
from SAP. like Process order print, Inspection
lot Certificate of analysis (COA). Standard SAP
comes with pre configured layout and design
of the forms. but these standard forms will
not meet customer requirements. during this
time we need to develop custom forms in
coordination with ABAP team.
 Workflow: Workflow, as the name suggests,
means of flow of work, may be from one person
to another person..It is in fact a sequence of
connected activities resulting in exchange of
information…
 examples like when the production order is
released mail to be triggered to production
manager or when UD is reject for particular
inspection lot then mail has to be triggered to
quality manager….For this functional consultant
coordinate with ABAP team and will provide the
details like what data has to be sent, under which
condition this workflow to be triggered….
 examples like when the production order is
released mail to be triggered to production
manager or when UD is reject for particular
inspection lot then mail has to be triggered to
quality manager….For this functional
consultant coordinate with ABAP team and
will provide the details like what data has to
be sent, under which condition this workflow
to be triggered….
Thank you