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Master Guide SAP® Agricultural Contract Management 1.0

Target Audience Consultants Administrators Others

Public Document version 1.2 – 5/16/2013

Master Guide SAP Agricultural Contract Management

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History of Changes The Master Guide is regularly updated in SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides.

Make sure you have the latest version of the Master Guide by checking SAP Service Marketplace immediately before starting the installation.

The following table provides an overview of the most important changes that were made in the latest versions.

Master Guide Version Important Changes

1.00 (November 7, 2012) First Document Release

1.1 (February 11, 2013) Updated for SP01 Release

1.2 (May 16, 2013) Updated for Sizing Information

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Master Guide for SAP Agricultural Contract Management

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Contents History of Changes ........................................................................... 2

1 Getting Started ................................................................................ 4

1.1 About this Document .................................................................. 4 1.2 Related Information .................................................................... 6

1.2.1 Planning Information .............................................................................. 6 1.2.2 Further Useful Links ............................................................................... 6 1.2.3 Related Master Guides ........................................................................... 7 1.2.4 Related Operations Information............................................................ 7

1.3 Important SAP Notes .................................................................. 7

2 SAP Agricultural Contract Management Overview ..................... 8

2.1 Software Units of Agricultural Contract Management ................ 8 2.2 Software Component Matrix ....................................................... 8 2.3 System Landscape...................................................................... 9 2.4. Overall Implementation Sequence ............................................10

3 Business Scenarios of SAP Agricultural Contract Management...................................................................................... 12

3.1 Third Party Purchase .................................................................12 3.2 Third Party Sale..........................................................................12 3.3 Intercompany or Intracompany Trade .......................................13 3.4 Back-to-Back Trade ...................................................................13 3.5 Spot Purchase............................................................................14 3.6 Commingled Stock Management ...............................................14 3.7 Processing Washouts and Circles.............................................15

4 Solution-Wide Topics ................................................................... 16

4.1 Prerequisites for Using this Solution ........................................16 4.2 Support Component...................................................................16 4.3 Customizing ...............................................................................16

5 Security Considerations ............................................................... 17

5.1 Fundamental Security Guides ...................................................17 5.2 Authorization Objects ................................................................17

6 References ..................................................................................... 22

7 Media List ....................................................................................... 23

8 Release Availability Information ................................................. 24

9 The Main SAP Documentation Types ......................................... 25

1 Getting Started

1.1 About this Document

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1 Getting Started 1.1 About this Document Purpose This Master Guide is the central starting point for the technical implementation of SAP Agricultural Contract Management. You can find cross-scenario implementation information as well as scenario-specific information in this guide.

The central starting point for the technical upgrade of your SAP application/solution is the Upgrade Master Guide, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides.

Use the Master Guide to get an overview of SAP Agricultural Contract Management, its software units, and its scenarios from a technical perspective. The Master Guide is a planning tool that helps you to design your system landscape. It refers you to the required detailed documentation, mainly:

Installation guides for single software units

SAP Notes

Configuration documentation

SAP Library documentation

For a general overview of the available SAP documentation, see The Main SAP Documentation Types.

The Master Guide consists of the following main sections:

Section 1. Getting Started explains how to use this document and provides related information (documentation and SAP notes) that is crucial for installation and upgrade.

Section 2. SAP Agricultural Contract Management Overview introduces the SAP Agricultural Contract Management and its installable components. It also presents the solution component matrix and the system landscape, and provides the overall implementation sequence.

Section 3. Business Scenarios of SAP Agricultural Contracts Management contains information about the supported business scenario and business processes. This section also provides links to the relevant configuration documentation, which is provided in SAP Solution Manager.

Section 4. Solution-Wide Topics provides the prerequisites for using the application along with the support components.

Section 5. Security Considerations provides security related information for SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

Section 6. References provides the list of documents and notes relevant for the smooth running of the application.

Section 7. Media List provides information about the data carriers along with the software components contained within.

Section 8. Release Availability Information provides information about the available software releases and the required software for SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

Section 9. The Main SAP Documentation Types provides information about the overall documentation concept for SAP systems.

1 Getting Started

1.1 About this Document

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You can find the most current information about the technical implementation of SAP Agricultural Contract Management and the latest installation and configuration guides on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides. We strongly recommend that you use the documents available here. The guides are regularly updated.

Constraints The business scenarios that are presented here serve as examples of how you can use

SAP software in your company. The business scenarios are only intended as models and do not necessarily run the way they are described here in your customer-specific system landscape. Ensure to check your requirements and systems to determine whether these scenarios can be used productively at your site. Furthermore, we recommend that you test these scenarios thoroughly in your test systems to ensure they are complete and free of errors before going live.

This Master Guide primarily discusses the overall technical implementation of SAP Agricultural Contract Management, rather than its subordinate components. This means that additional software dependencies might exist without being mentioned explicitly in this document. You can find more information on component-specific software dependencies in the corresponding installation guides.


1 Getting Started

1.2 Related Information

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1.2 Related Information 1.2.1 Planning Information For more information about planning topics not covered in this guide, see the following content on SAP Service Marketplace:

Content Location on SAP Service Marketplace

Latest versions of installation and upgrade guides

http://service.sap.com/instguides Focused Business Solutions SAP Agricultural Contract Management

Application information and the collection of function- and process-related information about SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

http://help.sap.com SAP Business Suite SAP ERP Add-Ons SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

SAP Business Maps - information about applications and business scenarios

http://service.sap.com/businessmaps

Sizing, calculation of hardware requirements - such as CPU, disk and memory resource - with the Quick Sizer tool.

This application is an enhancement to standard EA-GLTRADE 606 (SAP Global Trade Management).

The hardware sizing depends on the number of contracts processed in the GTM standard plus an additional factor due to background document generation and SAP Agricultural Contract Management documents.

Sizing should be based on the foundation defined for GTM multiplied by a factor of 1.3.

http://service.sap.com/quicksizer -> Sizing Guidelines -> SAP ERP -> SAP Global Trade Management.

Released platforms and technology-related topics such as maintenance strategies and language support

http://service.sap.com/platforms

To access the Platform Availability Matrix directly, enter http://service.sap.com/pam.

Network security http://service.sap.com/securityguide

High Availability http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/ha

Performance http://service.sap.com/performance

Information about Support Package Stacks, latest software versions and patch level requirements

http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks

Information about Unicode technology http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/i18n

1.2.2 Further Useful Links The following table lists further useful links on SAP Service Marketplace:


http://help.sap.com/

http://service.sap.com/businessmaps

http://service.sap.com/quicksizer


http://service.sap.com/pam

http://service.sap.com/securityguide

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/ha

http://service.sap.com/performance


http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/i18n

1 Getting Started

1.3 Important SAP Notes

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Content Location on SAP Service Marketplace

Information about creating error messages http://service.sap.com/message

SAP Notes search http://service.sap.com/notes

SAP Software Distribution Center (software download and ordering of software)

http://service.sap.com/swdc

SAP Online Knowledge Products (OKPs) – role-specific Learning Maps

http://service.sap.com/rkt

1.2.3 Related Master Guides This Master Guide is based on Master Guides for cross-industry applications. You can find more information about the relevant applications in the following documents:

Title Location

SAP ERP 6.0 Master Guide

http://service.sap.com/instguides SAP Business Suite Applications SAP

ERP SAP ERP 6.0 Planning

1.2.4 Related Operations Information The operations information for SAP Agricultural Contract Management is included in the Operations Information section of the Application Help. For more information, see the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com SAP Business Suite SAP ERP Add-Ons SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

1.3 Important SAP Notes You must read the following SAP Notes before you start the installation. These SAP Notes contain the most recent information on the installation, as well as corrections to the installation documentation.

Make sure that you have the up-to-date version of each SAP Note, which you can find on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/notes.

SAP Note Number Title Description

1773636 Release Strategy for ABAP Add-On ACCGO

See this note for information about planning the installation and upgrade of the SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

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http://service.sap.com/notes

http://service.sap.com/swdc

http://service.sap.com/rkt



http://service.sap.com/~form/handler?_APP=01100107900000000342&_EVENT=DISPL_TXT&_NNUM=1773636&

2 SAP Agricultural Contract Management Overview

2.1 Software Units of Agricultural Contract Management

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2 SAP Agricultural Contract Management Overview SAP Agricultural Contract Management enables commodity traders to capture and manage these complex commodity contracts and related processes. It is an end-to-end solution that supports the full contract life-cycle, including the capture of the contract terms, the logistical processing, and the final settlement and closure.

To use this solution, the corporate customers must install SAP Agricultural Contract Management as an add-on to their SAP ERP system. Additionally, SAP Global Trade Management and SAP Trader's and Scheduler's Workbench must be active.

SAP Agricultural Contract Management is also fully integrated with SAP Financial Accounting.

2.1 Software Units of Agricultural Contract Management SAP Agricultural Contract Management consists of the following software units:

SAP ERP 6.0 SAP Agricultural Contract Management is an add-on on SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 6.

SAP PI SAP PI system is an optional system. It can be used to integrate SAP ERP system with a Third Party trading system.

Third Party Trading System This is an optional system and can be integrated to SAP ERP system through SAP PI system.

2.2 Software Component Matrix This section provides an overview of which business scenario of SAP Agricultural Contract Management uses which software unit.

For the latest component version and patch level requirements, see SAP Note 1773636.

This Master Guide provides just one way to implement each business scenario. For other ways to implement business scenarios, see the Scenario & Process Component List in SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/scl. The Scenario & Process Component List helps you to find realization alternatives for SAP solutions, business scenarios and processes. It shows you which application components are needed to realize a business scenario or process.


http://service.sap.com/scl


2.3 System Landscape

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Business Scenario

Software Units

Key: X = mandatory (O) = optional

SAP ERP 6.0

SAP PI Third Party Integration

Third Party Purchase

X (O) (O)

Third Party Sale X (O) (O)

Intercompany or Intracompany Trade

X (O) (O)

Back-to-back Trade

X (O) (O)

Spot Purchase X (O) (O)

Commingled Stock Management

X (O) (O)

Processing Washouts and Circles

X (O) (O)

Inventory True-up X X X

2.3 System Landscape The following technical architecture model illustrates the landscape of SAP Agricultural Contract Management:


2.4. Overall Implementation Sequence

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ContractCapture

SAP ERP

Revenuerecognition

Thi rdparty

tradingsystem

Quality schedules

Tolerance schedules

Value tables

SAP PI

Commodity contract CAS

Expense management

Inventory update framework

Contract capture UI

Pricing TC Logistic TC and Order

Application

Data capture forloads (LDC)

Standard doc generation (OF)

Material determination

Appl ication doc generation

Manual or rules-based application

Spot contractrequest

Applicationmessage

Standard order creation

Price component

Quality requirements

Contract options

Tolerance data

Planned and unplanned expenses

Call offprocess

Contract settlement

Configuration/master data

Pricing distribution usingpricing rules

Standard bil ling/invoicing

Immediate updates/periodic

updates

Inventory update rules\configuration

Repository for provisional prices

Planned and unplanned expenses

Declared contract options

Vendor billing document

Agency business document

R RR

R

R

R

R

R

R

R R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Figure 1: Technical Architecture Model for SAP Agricultural Contract Management

SAP Agricultural Contract Management is an add-on to SAP ERP 6.0. Enhancement Package 6 or higher with business function GTM and iTSW activated.

SAP PI and Third Party trading system are optional systems. Therefore, the integration between these systems is needed only if some trading functionalities are carried out in the Third Party trading system.

We strongly recommend that you use a minimal system landscape for test and demo purposes only. For performance, scalability, high availability, and security reasons, do not use a minimal system landscape as your production landscape.




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SAP Agricultural Contract Management requires the following to be active in the customer system along with a minimum level of support packs:

ERP 6.0 with EhP 6

GTM

iTSW

In addition, other external integration for pricing, position management, and analytics can be integrated to effectively use features supported by this solution. These can include Third Party systems or other SAP products, such as BI, PI, and so on.

Use of SAP Agricultural Contract Management with a Third Party trading system requires custom development for the Third Party trading application and potentially for the integration messages and to and from SAP and their evaluation in SAP. The integration delivered with the FBS is generic and not specific to a particular Third Party trading application.

Purpose The following table describes the overall installation sequence for SAP Agricultural Contract Management. This table contains all available software units.

For the latest component version and patch level requirements, see http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks.

Process Implementation Sequence

Step Action [Required Documentation]

Remarks/Subsequent Steps

1 Complete the implementation of your ECC system in accordance with your business requirement.

2 Installation of SAP Agricultural Contract Management Add-on

For installation details, see SAP Note 1773636 - Release Strategy for ABAP Add-On ACCGO.

3 Complete the customizing of SAP Agricultural Contract Management

For more information, see Customizing (transaction code SPRO) under SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Logistics-General Global Trade Management Agricultural Contract Management.

4 Integration with SAP PI and Third Party Trading system

This is an optional step and depends upon the usage of Third Party system.

Integration can be implemented only after detailed evaluation of the Third Party application and further custom development.



3 Business Scenarios of SAP Agricultural Contract Management

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3.1 Third Party Purchase Overview You use this business scenario for commodity contract involving the SAP Agricultural Contract Management implementer (the firm) and counterparty, such as a farmer, in a situation where the firm purchases a commodity from the farmer.

Technical System Landscape For more information, see the section System Landscape.

Software Units For more information, see the section Software Component Matrix.

Implementation Sequence For more information, see the section Overall Implementation Sequence.

Further Information The following documents provide more information about Third Party Purchase:

Content Location

Scenario Description See the documentation in SAP Solution Manager.

Configuration Documentation See the documentation in SAP Solution Manager.

3.2 Third Party Sale Overview You use this business scenario for a commodity contract involving the firm and counterparty, such as a food processor, in which the firm sells a commodity to the food processor.




Further Information The following documents provide more information about Third Party Sale:


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Content Location



3.3 Intercompany or Intracompany Trade Overview You use the business scenario intercompany trade when entities within the firm purchase and sell commodities to one another.

You use the business scenario intracompany trade when entities within in the same organizational structure purchase and sell commodities to one another with the requirement that their commodity positions are managed and valued separately.




Further Information The following documents provide more information about Intercompany or Intracompany Trade:

Content Location



3.4 Back-to-Back Trade Overview You use this business scenario when the firm sells a commodity that is not yet in its physical possession. This scenario requires the ability to relate the movements of the purchase portion of the transaction to the sale portion of the transaction.





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Further Information The following documents provide more information about Back-to-Back Trade:

Content Location



3.5 Spot Purchase Overview You use this business scenario when the firm receives a commodity from counterparty, but does not have a relevant existing purchase contract with the counterparty to which to apply the receipt. This scenario requires a commodity contract to be generated that matches the conditions of the received goods.




Further Information The following documents provide more information about Spot Purchase:

Content Location



3.6 Commingled Stock Management Overview You use this business scenario when the firm receives a commodity from counterparty for storage at the firm’s location for a fee. This obligated quantity is stored in the same location as the firm’s own inventory, where it gets commingled with the firm’s commodities. Therefore, counterparty’s quantity‘s grade and quality characteristics can become indistinguishable.

To ensure that the obligated quantity can be restored to the counterparty in the same or better condition, or be valued for purchase, its quality characteristics must be measured prior to being stored.


Software Units


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For more information, see the section Software Component Matrix.


Further Information The following documents provide more information about Commingled Stock Management:

Content Location



3.7 Processing Washouts and Circles Overview You use this business scenario when the firm is engaged in both purchase and sale contract with the same counterparty for the same commodity. Therefore, the firm can settle a portion of the contracted quantity financially, without moving goods.

The scenario also enables you to handle variations, such as, circles and strings.




Further Information The following documents provide more information about Processing Washouts and Circles:

Content Location



4 Solution-Wide Topics

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4 Solution-Wide Topics

4.1 Prerequisites for Using this Solution For more information about prerequisites, see the installation note, the operations information, and the solution manager documentation. You can find the required links in the section References.

4.2 Support Component To get support for SAP Agricultural Contract Management, create a CSS ticket in one of the following components.

Component Description

LO-AGR SAP Agricultural Contract Management

LO-AGR-CC Commodity Contracts, Expenses, Basic Functions

LO-AGR-STL Agency Business Document, Settlement, Revenue Recognition

LO-AGR-3PT 3rd Party Integration

LO-AGR-APP Application and Call Off

LO-AGR-LDC Load Data Capture and Orchestration Framework

LO-AGR-LOC-BR Brazil Localization

4.3 Customizing For more information, see Customizing for Agricultural Contract Management under SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Logistics – General Global Trade Management Agricultural Contract Management.

5 Security Considerations

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5 Security Considerations This section provides an overview of the security considerations that are specific to SAP Agricultural Contract Management. SAP Agricultural Contract Management is built on a SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Pack 6 system. Therefore, the corresponding security settings also apply to SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

5.1 Fundamental Security Guides For a complete list of the available SAP security guides, see SAP Security Guides on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/securityguide.

Additional Information For more information about specific security topics, see the following locations on SAP Service Marketplace as shown in the table below: Content Location

Security http://service.sap.com/security

Security Guides http://service.sap.com/securityguide

Released Platforms http://service.sap.com/platforms

Network Security http://service.sap.com/securityguide

Infrastructure Security http://service.sap.com/securityguide

SAP Solution Manager http://service.sap.com/solutionmanager

5.2 Authorization Objects Authorization Object

Field Name(Heading) Value Description

/ACCGO/APS ACTVT (Activity)

01 - Create or generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

06 - Delete

Application Archiving

/ACCGO/ASQ ACTVT (Activity)

/ACCGO/RID (Rule ID)


02 - Change

03 - Display

04 - Print, edit messages

06 - Delete

Application Rules - Access Sequence Data

/ACCGO/ACR ACTVT (Activity)

/ACCGO/RID (Rule ID)


02 - Change

03 - Display

Application Rules - Condition Records


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04 - Print, edit messages

06 - Delete

/ACCGO/UI /ACCGO/NOD (Tree Control: Node Key)

/ACCGO/LEF (Tree Control: Leaf Key)

User Common UI Node Access

/ACCGO/SPM /ACCGO/APL (Application Activites)

/ACCGO/DTY (ApplicationDocument Type)

WERKS (Plant)

User Contract Application Spot Monitor

/ACCGO/STL BUKRS (Company Code)

TCTYP (Trading Contract: Trading Contract Type)

WERKS (Plant)

PRCTR (Profit Center)

VKORG (Sales Organization)

VTWEG (Distribution Channel)

SPART (Division)

EKORG (Purchasing Organization)

/ACCGO/SID (Side)

/ACCGO/STL (Settlement Activities for Authorization Check)

01 - Create/Generate Settlement

02 - Change / Adjust Settlement

03 - Display Settlement

04 - Release Settlement

05 - Approve Settlement

06 - Reverse Settlement

07 - Reject Settlement

08 - Cancel Settlement

09 - Price Override

10 - Release Settlement (Non-Self Billed Invoice)

11 - Negotiate DPQS in DPQS

12 -.Payment Split in Settlement

13 -.Add/Refresh Lien

14.- Deactivate Lien in Settlement

Contract Settlement


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/ACCGO/GDC ACTVT (Activity) 01 - Create or generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

Global Derived Characteristics

/ACCGO/LIN

ACTVT (Activity) 01 - Create or generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

06 - Delete

Lien

/ACCGO/UIS WERKS (Plant)

/ACCGO/UIS (LDC Activity)

01 - Maintain Event Details

02 - Maintain Weights

03 - Maintain Analysis

04 - Release UIS

05 - Display Event Details

06 - Display Weights

07 - Display Analysis

08 - Display Release UIS

Load Data Capture

/ACCGO/NEY EKORG (Purchasing Organization)


WERKS (Plant)



SPART (Division)

BUKRS (Company Code)

/ACCGO/DTY (Application Document Type)

/ACCGO/APL (Application Activites)

/ACCGO/SID (Side)

Application Document Type

Application Activites

Side

Manual Application Workcenter - Common Fields

/ACCGO/NEG /ACCGO/NKY (Tree Control: Node Key)

ACTVT (Activity)


02 - Change

03 - Display

Manual Application Workcenter - Node Key

/ACCGO/NSS WERKS (Plant)


01 - Create Washout

Non-Standard Settlement


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/ACCGO/SID (Side)

/ACCGO/NSA (Non-Standard Settlement Activities)

02 - Create Circle

03 - Create Cancellation

04 - Display Washout/Circle

05 - Create Underfill

/ACCGO/DIS ACTVT (Activity) 16 - Execute

Online Pricing Distributions

/ACCGO/OE ACTVT (Activity) 02 - Change

03 - Display

Orchestration Framework and Back-to-Back

/ACCGO/P2S ACTVT (Activity) 01 - Create or generate

16 - Execute

Purchase to Storage

/ACCGO/RRP BUKRS (Company Code)



EKORG (Purchasing Organization)

ACTVT (Activity)

SPART (Division)


EKGRP (Purchasing Group)

03 - Display

10 - Post

Revenue Recognition and Purchase Realization

/ACCGO/UIC ACTVT (Activity) 01- W2 Set Up Load Data Capture

/ACCGO/SC WERKS (Plant)


/ACCGO/SCT (Settlement Activity Type - String/Circle)

/ACCGO/SCA (Activity for String or Circle in Settlement)

/ACCGO/SID (Side)

Activity

01 - Create

02 - Change

03 - Display

Settlement Type

01 - String

02 - Circle

String/Circle Authorization for Standard Settlement

/ACCGO/TOL ACTVT (Activity) 01 - Create or generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

Tolerance Schedule

/ACCGO/TSD /ACCGO/MAT (Material Number) 01 - Create or Trader's and


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WERKS (Plant)

ACTVT (Activity)

generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

06 - Delete

Seller's Database

/ACCGO/VAL ACTVT (Activity) 01 - Create or generate

02 - Change

03 - Display

Value Schedule

/ACCGO/ASG

ACTVT (Activity)

/ACCGO/LOC (TSW Location)


02 - Change

03 - Display

Value Schedule Assignment to TSW Location

/ACCGO/VOL ACTVT (Activity)


02 - Change

03 - Display

Volume Schedule

6 References

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6 References List of Documents The following table lists all the documents mentioned in this Master Guide:

Title Where to Find

Application Help See the SAP Help portal at the following location:

http://help.sap.com SAP Business Suite SAP ERP Add-Ons SAP Agricultural Contract Management.

Scenario Documentation See the documentation in SAP Solution Manager.

For more information about SAP Solution Manager, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/solutionmanager.

Customizing Guide See Customizing for SAP Agricultural Contract Management under SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Logistics – General Global Trade Management

Agricultural Contract Management

List of SAP Notes For more information, see the section Important SAP Notes.


http://service.sap.com/solutionmanager

7 Media List

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7 Media List All deliverables for SAP Agricultural Contract Management are shipped electronically and no shipment is made using DVDs (or any similar data carrier medium).

8 Release Availability Information

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8 Release Availability Information For more information about currently available releases for SAP Agricultural Contract Management, and for each release, the SAP standard software required to install and use the solution, see http://www.service.sap.com/fbs/availability.

http://www.service.sap.com/fbs/availability

9 The Main SAP Documentation Types

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9 The Main SAP Documentation Types The following is an overview of the most important documentation types that you need in the various phases in the life cycle of an SAP solution.

Documentation types in the software life cycle

ImplementationImplementation

Master Guide

ConfigurationDocumentation Release Notes

ComponentInstallation Guide

ComponentUpgrade Guide

Upgrade Master Guide

OperationOperation UpgradeUpgrade

Solution ManagementGuide

Implementation Guide (IMG) Delta and Upgrade IMG

Security Guide

SAP Library

SAPterm

Cross-Phase Documentation SAPterm

SAPterm is SAP’s terminology database. It contains SAP-specific vocabulary in over 30 languages, as well as many definitions and glossary entries in English and German.

Target group:

Relevant for all target groups

Current version:

Located in the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com Additional Information Glossary (direct Access) or Terminology (available as terminology CD)

In the SAP-System in transaction STERM SAP Library

The SAP Library is a collection of function- and process-oriented documentation for SAP components. The SAP Library also contains the Business Scenario Descriptions.

Target group:

o Consultants

o System administrators


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o Project teams for implementations or upgrades

Current version:

o Located in the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com

o Also located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/ibc (only the Business Scenario Descriptions)

Implementation Guide (IMG)

The Implementation Guide is a tool for configuring the SAP system to meet customer requirements. Its structure and documentation are component-oriented.

Target group:

o Solution consultants


Current version:

o In the SAP menu of the SAP system under Tools Customizing IMG

Security Guide

The Security Guide describes the settings for a medium security level and offers suggestions for raising security levels. A collective security guide is available for the SAP NetWeaver technologies like SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS). This document contains general guidelines and suggestions about system security. Other technologies and individual applications have a Security Guide of their own.

Target group:

o Technology consultants



Current version: o Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/securityguide

Implementation Master Guide

The Master Guide is the starting point for implementing an SAP solution. It lists the required SAP components and third party applications that are required for each Business Scenario. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-up of an implementation. It also offers references to other documents, such as Component Installation Guides and SAP Notes.

Target group:



o Project teams for implementations

Current version:

o Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides

Component Installation Guide


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The Component Installation Guide describes the technical implementation of an SAP component, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does not describe any business-related configuration.

Target group:



Current version: o Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides

Configuration Documentation in SAP Solution Manager

SAP Solution Manager is a tool with various functions, one of its main functions being the configuration of SAP solutions and Business Scenarios. It contains IMG activities, transactions, and so on, as well as documentation. Instead of the configuration documentation in SAP Solution Manager, there may be separate Business Scenario Configuration Guides in the SAP Service Marketplace for earlier shipments of the Business Scenarios.

Target group:



Current version:

o In SAP Solution Manager

o Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/ibc

Production Operation Solution Operation Guide

The Solution Operation Guide is the starting point for operating an SAP solution. The guide refers users to the tools and documentation that are needed to carry out various tasks, such as monitoring, backup/restore, master data maintenance, transports, and tests. It also refers users to other documents, for example the SAP Library, the Master Guide, and the Component Management Guides.

Target group:





Current version:


Upgrade Upgrade Master Guide

The Upgrade Master Guide is the starting point for upgrading the Business Scenarios of an SAP solution. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-


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up of an upgrade. It also refers to other documents, such as the Component Upgrade Guides and SAP Notes. Instead of an Upgrade Master Guide, there may be several Business Scenario Upgrade Guides or a Solution Upgrade Guide for earlier shipments of the Business Scenarios of an SAP solution.

Target group:


o Project teams for upgrades

Current version:


Component Upgrade Guide

The Component Upgrade Guide describes the technical upgrade of an SAP component, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does not describe any business-related configuration.

Target group:



Current version:


Release Notes

Release notes are documents that contain short descriptions of new features or changes in an SAP component since the previous release. Release notes about ABAP developments enable the SAP system to generate delta and upgrade IMGs.

Target group:

o Consultants


Current version:

o Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/releasenotes

o In the SAP menu of the SAP system under Help Release information

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