So Line item Changes & impact on Configuration Data

[former_member222667]

Dear Experts,

We have a recurring scenario :-

The user changes the line item within the sales order. All the FG in line items are configurable. However when he changes the line items  and saves the order, he fails to click on the configuration icon within the sales order .

This causes the data in the line item changed however , the Characteristic values not getting updated . This causes issues to the production department as they see a mismatch in data between VA03 and  Characteristic Values.

There is a need for a fool proof solution, so that this data inconsistency can be eliminated.

Proposed solution :-

The sales order can be enhanced with the user exits. When the user tries to save the changed the line item ( without clicking on the configuration screen) , The system will pop-up an error message , urging the user to save the order.

However a sales order can have 100s on line item and the system is already loaded with too many user exits . This couldseriously  affect the performance of the system .

Please guide us if there is any altternative foolproof solution , without impacting the system performance.

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards

Aman Khan

[Rachel_Tang]

For material variants, transaction CUUPDMV helps. But for customer orders with own configuration, there is no other way than to call the customer order, open the configuration view and save again in VA02, if you really want to update the configuration.

[Ritz]

Aman Khan ,

can you please explain ,

The user changes the line item within the sales order. All the FG in line items are configurable. However when he changes the line items  and saves the order, he fails to click on the configuration icon within the sales order .
This causes the data in the line item changed however , the Characteristic values not getting updated .

What changes he is making and how does it hamper the values of characterstic?

if thetre are referance characterstics which take data from line item details and perform certain calculation then its logical to update the configuration screen too.

below are few enhancements listed, please take help from ABAP and check out , one of it may have functionality to trigger configuration every time you save sales order.

Description	Enhancement	Function Modules	Include
Additional checks on configurations	CCUX0000	EXIT_SAPLCUKO_001	ZXCUCU02
Functions for loading configurations	CCUX0001	EXIT_SAPLCUD0_001 EXIT_SAPLCUXC_001	ZXCUCU01 ZXCUCU03
Postprocessing of configuration with object dependencies	CCUX0004	EXIT_SAPLCUKO_003	ZXCUCU07
Synchronization of initialization of variant configuration	CCUX0100	EXIT_SAPLCUD0_003	ZXCUIU01
Maintenance of additional data for instantiation	CCUXIACD	EXIT_SAPLCEB1_100	ZXCUC1U02

Reply back if you need further information.

Hope it will help you.

Thanks

Ritesh

[former_member222667]

Dear Ritesh

Thanks for the informative reply.

In this regard , the user changes the line item order quantity.

Based on the order quantities , there are 2 Characteristics derived from the oprder Quantity.

They are :-

Pieces per Order ( Derived by the formula )

Cut Length and Packing pattern.

Once the order Qyantity is changed and the configuration view is not clicked, these characteristic values are not getting automatically updated, thus causing inconsiistency.

Guidance needed.

Thanks and regards

Aman

[Lakshmipathi]

Moved from SAP ERP Sales and Distribution (SAP SD) to SAP ERP PLM - Classification and Variant Configuration

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