SAP Use Case Scenarios
• SAP Integration with External WMS (WM9)
using IDX4
– Case 1 – Master Data Replication
– Case 2 – Inbound Delivery Processing
– Case 3 – Outbound Delivery Processing
– Case 4 – Goods Movement Processing for Stock
Category Transfers
Use Case 1: Master Data Replication
Customer Data
Vendor Data
Item Data
DEBMAS STORER.CUSTOMER
Request M
aste
r D
ata
Replic
ation
SKU
PACK
STORER.VENDOR CREMAS
MATMAS
Use Case 2: Inbound Delivery Processing
Requ
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eliv
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Requ
est In
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und D
eliv
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Cha
nge
Requ
est In
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Can
ce
llatio
n
Inbound
Delivery
SHP_IBDLV_
SAVE_
REPLICA01
RECEIPT
RECEIPTDETAIL
Physical Goods Receipt
Receiving
Putaway
SHP_IBDLV_
CONFIRM_
DECENTRAL01
Event: ASN Line Received
Event: Move
Event: Verify Closed
Use Case 3: Outbound Delivery Processing
Requ
est O
utb
ou
nd D
eliv
ery
Outbound
Delivery
SHP_OBDLV_
SAVE_
REPLICA01
ORDERS
ORDERDETAIL
Order Processing
Allocated
Picked SHP_OBDLV_
CONFIRM_
DECENTRAL01
Co
nfirm
Ou
tbo
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De
live
ry
Packed
Shipped WM
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SAP_INVOICE
ICS Client
Remote / Local Print
INVOIC01
Use Case 4: Goods Movement Processing
Post Goods
Movement
Warehouse Inventory
Activities
Adjustments
Moves
MBR_CREATE_
GOODS_
MOVEMENT
Cre
ate
Go
od
s M
ove
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nt
Can
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ove
me
nt
InventoryHold
for Stock Category Transfers
Event: Adjustment
Event: Move
Event: Holds
•HoldByLot
•RemoveHoldbyLot
•HoldReceivedToHoldLoc
•HoldbyId, etc
SAP integration – IDOC approach
• This solution is by far the most common and simplest
method for interfacing SAP
–Use IDX Adaptor to define IDOCS and WMS mapping
–Define interface rules (i.e. Lookups, resolutions, etc)
• SAP R3 to Infor WM 4000/9
• Infor WM 4000/9 to SAP R3
IDO
C
XML SAP
R3 Doc Transmit
IDO
C
SAP
R3 XML
Doc Transmit
IDX4 Support for SAP
• RFC Adaptor
• IDOCS
– Automated metadata connection and mapping
– Brings down each IDOC level properties (e.g.
description, release version, etc)
– Control Segments and Data Segments can be
automatically created
IDX4 Support for SAP – Example Process
Connect to SAP R3 System Extract Available IDOCS
Display IDOCS
segment and hierarchy
SAP integration – RFC approach
• This solution is used when companies…
–Want real time movement of data
• Want to reduce latency
• Have systems more closely synchronised
• IDX SAP adaptor mechanism, connects to internal SAP
API’s and BAPI’s
• SAP R3 to Infor WM 4000/9
• Infor WM 4000/9 to SAP R3
BA
PI/
AP
I SAP
R3 IDX RFC
SAP
R3 BA
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IDX RFC