DBM order block

[Former Member]

Dear All,

We have to block DBM vehicle sales order for billing and post goods issue.

Can we block DBM vehicle sales order?

Thanks and Regards,

Makarand

[former_member585451 · Accepted solution]

Hi Makarand,

Inorder to answer your question, I would first like to know these inputs:

1. The business case as to why you would like to block the order.

2. What is it that you would achive by doing so?

3. Is it like a temporary blockage that you are looking at, I mean, block it for a while and unblock it after a while?

To answer your actual question, there are different ways of achieving the desired result of blocking an order.

The easiest is that: You can create 2 new Events, actions & statuses called Block and Unblock, insert them into the order matrix to be appearing before Goods issue and Billing of vehicle sales orders. Based on your business needs you can use these events accordingly.

Another alternative is that, you can go in for a screen development and add new field (dropdown field) on the screen with different values. Create authorizations on this field and use if for further processing.

Like wise, based on your business need, there could be many solutions, so pl reply back on my queries and I should be able to help you with the way of achieving it.

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Hi Harsha,

My requirement is

While create DBM vehicle sales order it should be blocked.

Accounts department will check all things like pricing, manual approvals etc and then only accounts department will remove billing and post goods issue block. Remove block authorization will give to accounts department only.

Makarand

[former_member585451]

Hi Makarand,

The solution I proposed would be very cost effective for you guys if all you need to do is manual verification.

Create 2 events, actions and statuses for PGI Block and PGI Unblock

and another 2 events, actions & Statuses for Billing Block and Billing unblock.

The PGI Block event should be placed such a way that, no other events are executed before this. Check the status, only when it is completed, let the PGI Unblock should be executed. Based on the completion status of PGI unblock, let the Post Goods Issue event be executable.

The same would apply to the Billing block and unblock and Billing creation.

As these are custom based events, new authorization objects have to be created and those be assigned to Finance or Distribution team users, there by based on the authorizations, the events could be executed.

The above mentioned solutions can also be simplified in another way, (Creation of events would remain the same and also the statuses) but by assigning the PGI Blocking event as a subsequent event to Ord_Create and the one in the distribution can unblock the PGI Block, there by would be able to execute the PGI event. Likewise, assigning billing_Block event as subsequent event to PGI Create and unblocking billing can be done manually.

These solutions are development free (there are many other ways of achieving the same, but that would require lot of developments), only based on config. If you want to add additional checks, then you might have to create BAdi implementations of the mentioned actions.

I hope this is helpful.

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Dear Harsha,

Could you please provide me the documentation regarding Events create, config?

Still I haven't created Events, New action in DBM. I have created VMS actions and configured actions matrix.

I want one more document about DBM order / DBM action configuration.

Thanks and Regards

Makarand

[former_member585451]

HI Makarand,

I am not quite sure if there is a detailed documentation on the config, but here are some links to documents which could definitely help you.

In addition to that you can also look into this link, which gives a glimpse of the best practice scenarios and its relevent config and masterdata: http://help.sap.com/bp_dbmv1600/DBM_DE/html/index.htm. Browse through different sections, those are really helpful for new DBM'ers

In your Test system, try to customize those events using this path: SPRO -> Logistics Execution -> Dealer Business Management (DBM) -> Order -> Order Control. Working on system is the only best way to learn DBM.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Hi Harsha...

Just trying to dig into some info when i got this thread....

It is asking for some login details to get this documents..

Any idea how to achieve those ?

Regards,

Ashutosh

[former_member585451]

HI Ashutosh,

These are links from the Service market place. All released to customers, so you shoule be able to access them without any authorizations.

In case if system is insisting on authorizations, you need to have a registered user with Service market place. Use this link http://service.sap.com/ to get yourself a user id and you should be able to use them.

Best regards,

Harsha

[former_member585451]

HI Makarand,

You can find some more info regarding order engine in the note 1105899.

This note is released for customers, so you should be able to access this.

IF thats ok, would you be able to tell me which project you are currently working on?

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Dear Harsha,

I am working at Abu Dhabi - Ali and Sons project.

I got one docuemnt on order engine.

Makarand