Definition of a Batch Search Strategy

Use

You use this function to define rules for batch determination in particular business transactions.

You specify

• The conditions under which batch determination is to be triggered

• The search criteria that are to be used

Batch determination is to be triggered if customer A orders material B, as this

customer only accepts batches with particular specifications. You use your batch

search strategy to look for these particular specifications.

Integration

Each individual batch search strategy is based on a strategy type. Several strategy types can be

grouped together in a search procedure. Each search procedure is assigned to a business

transaction.

Prerequisites

The following must be defined in Customizing for Batch Management:

• Condition tables

• Access sequences

• Strategy types

• Batch search procedures

• Assignment of batch search procedure to business transactions

• Selection classes

• Sort rules

You can either use the predefined objects or define your own objects. See the Implementation

Guide (IMG) for Batch Management, under Batch Determination and Batch Check.

Features

You specify the following information:

• Key combinations

You are given different key combinations to choose from, depending on the strategy

type. For example, customer/material/plant and customer/material.

• సెలక్షన్ criteria

You store the selection criteria as characteristics in a selection class. They must be

characteristics that you have used for the

classification of the batch. Exceptions: You can only use LOBM_RLZ and LOBM_LFDAT

for selection

You cannot change the default value for the selection class. If you want to choose a

different selection class in the search strategy, you must use a strategy type with no

default value.

You will find further information under Define selection classes in the Implementation

Guide (IMG) for Batch Management.

• Sort sequence

In sort rules, you specify the characteristics according to which the system sorts the

batches it finds. You can specify an ascending or descending sort sequence for each

field.

The sort rule characteristics must be characteristics that you have used for the classification of the batch. Exceptions: You can only use

LOBM_LGORT and LOBM_MENGE for sorting.

 

You can change the default value for the sort rule.

You will find further information under Define sort rules in the Implementation Guide

(IMG) for Batch Management.

• Number of batch splits

If you allow batch splits, the system puts together the required quantity using several

batches.

• Proposed quantity

You use the proposed quantity to control how the required quantity is put together from

the batches the system finds when carrying out a batch split.

• Unit of measure

You can display the batches that the system finds either in stockkeeping units, or in units

of measure from the document, for example, in units of active ingredient.

• Batch determination online

You can run batch determination either online or in the background If you run batch

determination online, you can edit the results.

Activities

1. You choose a strategy type and a key combination.

2. The system automatically transfers the default values from the strategy type

to your search strategy.

3. You change or transfer the default values. If you do not specify the selection

class and the sort rule when you create the strategy type, you must choose the selection

class and sort rule in your search strategy.