Assortment and Listing

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

As I am new to SAP Retail, this question might look like one of the basic question but I am not able to find the satisfactory solution to this in the already discussed threads, so I am posting it again.

When we create article is SAP Retail, we list it by executing listing. Could you please tell me how the listing is done, how the assortments are identified and listing is done for certain site and DCs. I am very confused regarding this.

Thanks,

Harsh

[paul_gendreau]

This sounds like you are executing listing in MM41 by clicking the Execute button on the Listing tab. What is the listing procedure you are using for stores and DC (also visible on that tab). The listing procedure you use will determine the listing process.

[Former Member]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the reply..I have given the procedure as B1. Actually, I want to know how the system determines where all it has to list...basically the connection points.

Thanks,

Harsh

[paul_gendreau]

The connection points, and how the system determines, is based on the listing procedure that you choose.

B1 = Merchandise Category and Assortment Grade.

There is a great deal of business process in play when using this listing strategy. You might review documentation such as http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/ad/24e6276a5111d2b41b006094b9301e/content.htm

which speaks to the concept for this listing procedure.

This listing procedure requires configuration for assortment grade levels and creation of general assortment module(s).

Among the factors that the listing procedure considers or can consider are:

-- Configuration of Assortment Grade levels

-- Assortment grade designation of the article, as displayed on the Listing tab of the article

-- Merchandise Category / Assortment Grade levels assigned to general assortment module(s)

-- Effective dates of general assortment module(s)

-- Which Sites assigned to which general assortment modules

-- Merchandise categories assigned to sites

My experience is that this listing process requires little effort by users (if the concept and usiness process is well understood) but requires much thought to plan and control. That is to say that the process can be very difficult to manage for exceptions (large numbers of exceptions across sites, which is an indication that this listing procedure and business process may not have been a good choice).

[Former Member]

Hi,

in a short

there are 2 types of assortments

local assortment - every site is created as a assortment and when the article is extended using the the site the listing is automated.

General assortment - grouping of sites and creating a assortment and to the assortment the articles/merchandise categories are assigned, which is listing.

In system it will create entry in for the tables WLK1, MARC and MVKE.

Normally in R/3 system we will extend the materials to the site, but in Retail we have many stores and articles. So listing is the procedure to solve this problem.

Hope this help you in short

[Former Member]

Hi,

While creating Article Master of that particular article you would a have chosen a Merchandise Category, the same Merchandise Category should have been given in the Merchandise Cat. tab, also in  Assortment User tab (Site's or DC's) should have been maintened in an Assortment. This is how its all interconnected.

Premkumar S

[Former Member]

Hi Harsh,

When you actually do listing following is what happens in the system.

1. First the system identifies the Merchandise category to which it is associated.
2. Then it identifies which are all the assortment has the mentioned merchandise category.
3. Finally it checks the Listing procedure to identify how the listing needs to be done. Based on the listing procedure the listing is done.
4. As a result of your listing process system creates entries in WLK1, MARC and MVKE tables.

Hope this solves your query.

Regards,

Madhan Raj. C

[Former Member]

Hi,

While creating Article Master of that particular article you would a have chosen a Merchandise Category, the same Merchandise Category should have been given in the Merchandise Cat. tab, also in  Assortment User tab (Site's or DC's) should have been maintened in an Assortment. This is how its all interconnected.

Premkumar S