SAP Batch Release Hub Cockpit
Select the app My Release Decisions.
You can use the filter setting for Batch ID to see only the release decisions for a specific batch.
As soon as the process order for the finished product is confirmed, two release decision items are created automatically:
- Technical Release
- Market Release
For the above mentioned batch, the technical release was already performed (see Chapter 3.2). In customizing, a release flow can be created.
The system is currently setup, that the market release needs to follow the technical release. If a user tries to change the status of the market release decision item before the technical release is confirmed, the system will show an error message. Select the respective market release decision item.
Go to the tab Release Check Summary to review the release checks.
Select the first check with status Pending.
Review the selected release check and select the button Change Status. In the Pop-Up window choose the appropriate Status (Compliant; Error; Not Compliant) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.
After confirmation of the status change the message "The release change status was successful." is shown.
Select the second check with status Pending.
Review the selected release check and select the button Change Status.
In the Pop-Up window choose the appropriate Status (Completed; Error; Not Completed) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.
After selecting Change the message "The release check status was changed." is shown.
Select the release check Quality Control Data Check.
The status is set to Compliant which means that results recording for the batch was performed with positive valuations.
Review the results of the characteristics and select the button Change Status.
In the Pop-Up window choose the appropriate Status (Completed; Compliant; Error; Not Compliant) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.
If something went wrong with the quality control (for example, no quality checks performed in SAP S/4HANA) the system will show the status Error indicated by a red traffic light.
After confirmation of the status change the message "The release change status was successful." is shown.
Select the last check with status Pending.
Review the selected release check and select the button Change Status.
In the Pop-Up window choose the appropriate Status (Compliant; Error; In Progress; No Valuation; Not Compliant; Not Relevant) from the drop-down menu and enter a Comment for the status change.
After selecting Change the message "The release check status was changed." is shown.
Market Release
If all the release checks are performed without any errors you can proceed with setting the release decision. The market release for the batch will be set by selecting the button Set Release Decision.
In the Pop-Up window choose the appropriate Release Decision (Approved for Market Release; Approved with Condition; Rejected) from the drop-down menu and enter your user password for confirmation.
In addition you need to enter a Comment for the release.
It is also possible to force the set release decision even though some release checks are still pending or with error. This is a customizing setting and will prompt the comment field to be mandatory.
The Release Decision must comply with the Usage Decision Code in S/4HANA to be able to set the usage decision for the inspection lot of the batch in S/4HANA.
After clicking on the Confirm button the message "The release decision was set." is displayed.
The market release of the batch is now completed and the system shows the following information:
- the traffic light of the release checks are all Green.
- the release decision is Approved.
- the processing status is set to Completed.
Signature Log
Signature logs can be evaluated after the release in SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences via the app View Signature Log.
Select the app View Signature Log in the tab Tracking of Changes.
The appropriate log can be found by using the Batch ID as a filter option.
