rf mobile enabling

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SAP - RF Mobile Enabling

SAPConsole Frontend


SAPConsole - RF Mobile Frontend

SAPConsole extends the reach of the SAP product suite for native RF

mobile connection

It is now available for all supported R/3 releases


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SAPConsole - Character-Cell Frontend

LES - RF Business Processes

RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects


Background

The SAP Complementary Software Program (CSP) provides an easy integration via IDocs and BAPIs to the main system.

This enables any SAP module to be supported by external system driving RF equipment or any other type of equipment

LES 4.5B includes native RF GUI support for the main WM transactions (i.e. TO execution, Inventory counting).

LES 4.6B includes native RF GUI and nonGUI support for main WM transactions, and the loading control functionality.

The nonGUI functionality is achieved by the use of the new character-cell front-end called SAPConsole.


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Character-Cell Frontend - SAPConsole

The backbone for interfacing to external devices, with NO third-party middleware

SAPConsole is released on the presentation-CD with Rel. 4.6b

Supports Character-Cell RF terminals, and other character-cell terminals e.g. VT220

Possible support for Voice recognition terminals

Supports standard ABAP/SAPGui application, which enables

Standard Development - Development for RF and other control devices could be performed by ABAP/4 programmers

Efficient testing and maintenance - Application testing could be done locally in a standard SAPGui environment

Increase the reusability level of the ABAP/4 development


Character-Cell Frontend - SAPConsole

COM technology to enable integration with different I/O engines, including RF optimized communication protocols

Independent of vendor specific devices and communication protocols

Comprehensive administration environment

Initial installation by two clients


SAPConsole - Hardware Vendors

Tested with all the leading RF vendors, including:

Symbol (own I/O-engine and telnet)

Intermec (Telnet)

Teklogix (Telnet)

Telxon (Telnet)

LXE (Telnet)

Server Requirements

Windows-NT platform

Telnet

Currently has to be acquired by the end customer (~ 500-600 US $)


SAPConsole - Conceptual Architecture

Application Server

RF front end (Windows NT)

RFTerminal

RFTerminal

RFTerminal

RFController

I/O

Interface

Engine

Translation Data

Connection


SAPConsole - I/O Engines

SAPVtio - SAP’s Default I/O engine

Supplies plug and play capabilities

Based on Telnet protocol

Flexible and configurable

Tested with most prominent Telnet servers available

Vendor specific I/O engine

Also plug and play, when offered by vendors (optional)

based on UDP protocol

COM-technology allows vendors to offer their best technology together with SAP’s SAPConsole


SAPConsole Administrator’s Environment


SAPConsole Administration - Profile Definition


SAPConsole - Screen Controls

Supported controls:

Output field, Input field

Text fields

Checkbox, Radio buttons

Push button (leave one space before and after button text)

Step loop

Not in 4.6B

Table control

Tab strip control

Not implemented

Frames

Interactive list

Graphical controls (tree, splitt screen, ...)


SAP R/3 - Standard Screen


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Typical Mobile Scenario


Business Processes Coverage

The entire warehouse operation is covered by the RF functionality

TO execution

Putaway activities

Selection by TO, by SU, clustered and system guided

Picking & Replenishment activity

Selection by TO, by delivery, by SU and system guided

Inventory counting

Bin count and system guided by bin

SU count and system guided by SU

Posting changes


Business Processes Coverage - Continued

Load control

Load by shipment

Load by delivery

System guided load control

Inquiries

Stock overview inquiry

Load control inquiry by shipment

Load control inquiry by delivery

Load control inquiry by shipping unit


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SAPConsole - Character-Cell Fronten






RF Logon

Context sensitive screen display

Customizable menu system

RF display standard for warning and error messages

Recovery support

Integration with the RF monitor functionality

Customizable support for the various bar-coding standards (EAN128, AIAG etc)

User dependent screen display (user exit)

User exit support

Verification field (e.g. batch verification)

TO header sorting sequence


Logon Screen

The RF logon screen is used to capture information that is required to support the RF activities

Working queue - Type of activity and area in warehouse

Presentation format - Device screen type (e.g. 8x40, 16x20)

Presentation variant - Used to support specific user display requirements

Main menu - Initial menu used (customized)


Warning And Error Messages

Messages should be displayed on a special message screen, limited for the required screen size


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RF Screens - Presentation Aspects

Single transaction - Multiple displays

RF Menu convention

Presentation highlights

Function keys control for ease-of-use

Standard template structures

Page Up - Down

Minimize quantity field and material description

Verification field (Bin, Material, SU, Quantity, User exit)

Dynamic hiding of unused fields

Mininum instructions for rapid learning period

Difference between GUI and non-GUI


Single Transaction - Multiple Displays

GUI 8X40

NonGUI 16X20

GUI 16X20

NonGUI 8X40

Four display types


RF Operations Menu Convention

Menu system allows for an easy selection of the required option


Screen Layout

Push buttons are standardized & function keys are employed

Standard template structures are employed

Page “up”& “down” are specified.

Validation (one character)is placed after the relevant field

Quantity& Description fields are reduced in number of visible characters


Difference Between GUI and non-GUI

Frame

Empty line

Touch screen - support


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