Introducing Inbound Storage Tank Management – Process Manufacturing (3UK)

1. Navigate to SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition for Enterprise Management.
2. Select a country localization from the Version dropdown list.
3. If necessary, select the Login icon in the upper left corner to log in.
4. Go to the Accelerators section and, under General Documents, choose the link SAP Best Practices content library.
5. Select the relevant scope option checkboxes to filter information and locate scope item test scripts and process flows.

Note

Ignore the BPMN2 version of process flows.

This scope item enables the storage tank management process, which supports the procurement of a new batch into the day tank and then mixing of this new batch with an existing batch in the main tank with a special mixing process order type. Quality inspection, results recording, and usage decision are performed both on the externally procured batch and the batch after mixing.

The characteristics of storage tank management are:

Separate storage locations are created for day tank and main tank. An existing batch is already available on the main tank. Only one batch can normally be managed on these storage tanks. Batch determination is carried out at order level.

• Initialize stock of Batch #1

• Create purchase order to procure Batch #2

• Receive goods from Batch #2 into day tank from vendor

• Get a stock overview of batches

• Monitor inspection lots

• Record inspection results

• Record usage decisions

• Display batch characteristic values of Batch #2

• Create process order for mixing

• Create process order confirmation

• Record inspection results

• Get a controlled process for mixing two batches of a material

• Get availability of a dedicated process order type to manage inbound storage tank mixing process