Replication of SC to PR in Backend System

[Former Member]

Hi all,

we are implementing SRM 7.02 with Portal 7.03 and ECC 6.06. We activated PPS (because of integration with Funds Management) and Extended Classic Scenario, becaue it is a prerequisite for PPS. However, the client wants only SC to be created in SRM, and then replicated as PR in ECC. So, practically it's a Classic Scenario.

In Customizing (Cross-Application Basic Settings->Define Objects in Backend System) it's defined that im Backend System for all Prod. Categories ALWAYS PURREQ are generated.

The Jobs for Updating Status are created and they run regularly:

CLEAN_REQREQ_UP

BBP_GET_STATUS_2

Even if these Customizing settings should be enough IMO for creation of PR as follow on documents in Backend System, no follow on documents are created.

So, we activated some BADI's and tried to fix it:

BBP_EXTLOCALPO_BADI -> we deactivated Extended Classic Scenario for all Product Categories

BBP_DETERMINE_LOGSYS -> we determined our Backend System once again, even if it's correctly defined in Customizing under Technical settings

BBP_TARGET_OBJTYPE -> we determined the Object Type and the Backend Logical System in all cases, even if it's defined correctly in Customizing

However, the Shopping Carts, both for Direct material as with Account Assignment, are still not replicated in ECC.

In Shopping Cart Monitor in Portal there are no error messages and neither in BBP_PD. The logical System for Backend sytem in the field BE_LOG_SYSTEM is allright now (firstly it showed the SRM system, but now we managed to correct through BADI).

In the Transaction BP_BW_SC2 again the Logical System in Backend System is correct, but no Transmission message and no Follow on document in Backend System. However, the status shown is HELD. On the Portal is the status SAVED. In BBP_PD there are three statuses shown:

HEADER I1009     HELD

HEADER i1021     CREATED

HEADER I1038     COMPLETE

No status is inactive.

I"m rather new in SRM, and I don"t understand why these different statuses. Can someone explain to me if this SC is now Completed, or only HELD until something is completed. There are no messages in SC that something is missing or incomplete.

We would appricate any hint and suggestion, why  SC is not replicated as PR to ECC.

Best regards,

AJ

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Antun,

are these all the statuses? Can you please include "Inactive" flag? The statuses as you sent them are correct only for saved Shopping Cart - means you clicked on "Save" button insead of  "Order" button?

Tomas

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Tomas,

thank you for your helpfull reply. As a matter of fact, wenn I click on ORDER button, HELD is set to INACTIVE, and new status appears: Awaiting approval.

However, this puzzles me again. I activated BC set for NO-Approval Strategy, and in SC itself it says on the Tab Approval Process Overview under Process step AUTOMATIC APPROVAL. But on the same tab under Status it says OPEN (NO DECISION MADE).

What kind of decision has to be made? By whom? The Manager who might be potentially the Approver, even if the Approval Strategy is not activated, has no notification about Awaiting Approval.

Am I missing something again?

I'd apprecaite for any hint.

Thank you in advance,

AJ

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately the approval of my messages takes very long time. In the meantime here are the new statuses after the automatic approval:

           Status         Description                              Inactive

HEADER     I1009          Held                                     X

HEADER     I1015          Awaiting Approval                  X

HEADER     I1021          Created

HEADER     I1038          Complete

HEADER     I1106          Shopping cart ordered

HEADER     I1129          Approved

0000000001 I1111          Item in Transfer Process       X

0000000001 I1112          Error in transmission

So, now we don't have an issue with status any more, but with "Error in transmission''  message.  The Shopping Cart is created in SRM, but not transferred to ECC.

We would appreciate any hint.

Best regards,

AJ

[ricardo_cavedini]

Hello,

Shopping cart is in held status. It means that has been saved instead of ordered.

Try to order your cart.

Anyway, since you are using "direct material" flag, a local PO will be created in SRM.

Direct material scenario in SRM is similar to extended classic, therefore system will not create a backend PR in this case, even if BBP_EXTLOCALPO_BADI is deactivating extended classic scenario.

As testing purpose, try to create a cart without this flag and order it.

If there is any error message, you won't be able to order the cart.

Regards,

Ricardo

[Former Member]

Hi Ricardo,

thank you for your very helpful answer. Unfortunately the approval of my discussions takes too much time, so our discussions overlapped.

In the meantime we ordered SC and the statuses are different now (see my previous answer). However we get now 'Error in transmission' and SC is not replicated to ECC, regardless if it is Direct Material or with Account Assignment (Unknown).

Your comment about Direct Material Scenario not beeing able to create backend PR, even if BBP_EXTLOCALPO_BADI is deactivating extended classic scenario, makes us headache, but it seems to be correct, because we tried it but without success.

Any second opinion about this issue? Anyone having similar sceario/experience?

We would appreciate any hint.

Best regards,

AJ

[Former Member]

hi i cant created follow on document to

and when i approved Sc i have this status in bbp_pd

Stats:

           Status         Description                    Inactiv

HEADER     I1015          Awaiting Approval              X

HEADER     I1021          Created

HEADER     I1038          Complete

HEADER     I1106          Shopping cart ordered

HEADER     I1129          Approved

but in SC status is approved

and when i execute FM :BBP_PD_SC_TRANSFER i have this status in bbp_pd

Stats:

           Status         Description                    Inactiv

HEADER     I1015          Awaiting Approval              X

HEADER     I1021          Created

HEADER     I1038          Complete

HEADER     I1106          Shopping cart ordered

HEADER     I1129          Approved

0000000002 I1111          Item in Transfer Process       X

0000000002 I1113         Follow-on Document Created

can anyone let me know whether we can created follow on document without execute BBP_PD_SC_TRANSFER manually?

The Jobs for Updating Status are created and they run regularly:

CLEAN_REQREQ_UP

BBP_GET_STATUS_2

Regards

Elham

[Former Member]

Additional explanation: BC set for NO-Approval of SC is activated.

Regards,

AJ