on 09-05-2007 6:19 PM
1) In the standard sap ecc 6.0 you can operate external catalogues without and add ons from the out of the box package?
1a) OCI can be managed without addons?
1b) Are EBP and CCM within the standard ecc 6.0 pacakge
2) When you connect to a supplier catalogue, is the material information then stored in ecc 6.0 as material master records?
3) Does the OCI pull information from the supplier catalogue and store the material data within the ecc 6.0?
4) Are there any requirements from the supplier side to enable this?
5) Is there extensive development needed to support the OCI that is specific to each supplier catalogue?
6) When the buyer looks to purchase products via the external catalogue, is he looking at an SAP screen with supplier material information or a screen that is on the supplier's network?
7) Do you have any screen shots of what the supplier catalogue looks like in SAP?
😎 How are the prices maintained, and is the purchase order created in SAP or the vendor's system?
Any help someone could provide on any of these questions would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Joshua,
1. yes - via the OCI interface catalogs can be directly integrated into ECC
a. yes
b. depends on the contract; SRM is usually part of the licencies, but not CCM.
For new implementations MDM needs to be used
2. no - that's the beauty of the concept: for all catalog materials the catalog is the
area of the record and there is no master record needed in ECC - reduces maintenance:)
3. no - via OCI Shopping Cart / Requisition Information is transfered and used to
create a SC or REQ. Technically just text information.
4. yes - suppliers need to support the OCI interface when their catalog is
integrated. Product classification needs to be mapped to the classification used, PO needs to be receivable, etc.
5. no
6. depends on the catalog software used - these screens the buyer will see; some software provides use a similar look and feel like SAP to match, some want to be
different; generally it looks different as it is a different piece of software.
8. every catalog software has a component for catalog management. Via that module products can be uploaded, calogs created, catalogs approved and
released for usage.
Cheers,
Claudia
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1b. We are not using any SRM. So would EBP and CMM be requried to enable the use of supplier catalogs? Are they within the standard R/3 package ECC 6.0?
4) Are you saying that the PO is created in SAP and then sent to the vendor, or is the PO created in the vendor system?
In answers 6/8 it sounds as if the customer company would need to purchase catalog software to enable this...or is the catalog software you are referring to belonging to the vendor?
Hi Joshua,
1b. EBP is the core component of SRM, why I am referring to SRM. The latest version is called SRM 2007 containing SRM Server 6.0 which enables EBP.
Everyone needs a catalog management software, when they want to manage catalogs.
If you want to manage inhouse catalogs for your suppliers, then you need
a software. The SAP products are CCM - Catalog Content Management - earlier version,
and MDM - Master Data Management. For new implemenations you have to use MDM now.
Both are not part of the standard R/3 package. They need to licensed extra.
For costing purpose most company outsource the catalog management to their
suppliers or a third part provider. They then need a catalog management software.
It can be SAP or other products, like Poet. These external solutions are the integrated into your environment (R/3 or SRM) using the standard OCI interface.
4. You can directly connect supplier catalogs into MM, PS, PM using the OCI
interface. It depends on your processes, whether it makes sense to use SRM
for all the purchasing activities. Within SRM, supplier catalogs are also connected
via the OCI interface.
The creation of the PO depends on the process. When you integrate into an
external catalog, which houses the products, the products are transferred into your
system (R/3 or SRM) and the PO is created in your environment.
When you integrate into a shopping system, like Dell or HP are using, the process
is a bit more complicates, but leads to the same.
Cheers,
Claudia
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