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Resolved! BATCH DETERMINATION IS FAILED

Dear Experts,We have a problem with Batch Determination. It's not working. For some production orders, when making the entry in CO15, the batch is not automatically selected as it should be. What settings/scenarios should I check to solve this issue?...

Request for Support: Vote for 3 Key Improvement Requests (IRs) for Manufacturing Processes

Hello everyone,I’m reaching out to ask for your support in voting for the following three Improvement Requests (IRs). Your votes will help prioritize these enhancements (related to Manufacturing Processes), which could boost sap team’s efficiency and...

Planning Excellence is being discontinued, but IBP Community persists

Hi everyone,Unfortunately we're going to archive this community - I want to thank you all for joining and engaging in the Planning Excellence events we've had so far. Fortunately, there are many great communities - and if you wish to follow the lates...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About InnerSource Adoption in Your Organization*

How widely is InnerSource really adopted in your organization - and what’s holding teams back? In this post, we explore how a well-designed, representative survey can cut through assumptions, reveal the true state of InnerSource adoption, and uncover...

Request for Support: Vote for 7 Key Improvement Requests (IRs) for Procure-to-Pay Process

Hello everyone,I’m reaching out to ask for your support in voting for the following four Improvement Requests (IRs). Your votes will help prioritize these enhancements (related to Procure-to-Pay Process), which could boost sap team’s efficiency and p...

Script history

Good morning!I have a question about SAP PP:I need to create a feature to view the change history of Routes created in CA21, modified in CA22, and viewed in CA23.This was the status before my attempt. I created a new status with the new configuration...

Resolved! Field AFVC-APLZL available in S/4?

Hello experts,We currently use SAP ECC but want to switch to S/4 in the foreseeable future.Over the years, we have accumulated several subsystems in our production to which we forward our production orders. We use the AFVC-APLZL field to uniquely ide...

The ABAP Detective and the CSV Kraken

Beginning at the end:OCR version of a paper document, shown in EmacsI was surprised at the good OCR work here, except for the made-up words that are just dots. I'm a detective, ABAP Squad, now working in the non-profit ways and by-ways around town. O...

Customer SAP COE : KPI & Measures

Hello Members,Can you please share the KPI's set for the Customer COE & Measures?Expected Maturity quadrants and achievement criteria's?Thanks,Rutuja

Enhancing Safety and Efficiency – How SAP S/4HANA Transforms Dangerous Goods Management

Managing dangerous goods in today’s global supply chains is not only about meeting regulations, it plays a key role in keeping people safe and protecting the environment while also making sure business operations keep running smoothly. Manual process...

Simplifying Global Compliance – How SAP S/4HANA Transforms Compliance Document Management

In today’s global business landscape, companies face increasing pressure to maintain compliance with ever-changing regulations. Managing critical documentation such as Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) or product labels manually can be time-consuming and err...

🚀Exclusive eBook Available Now! A Guide to License, Consumption and Adoption Services & Tools

We’re pleased to share that our Global Adoption & Experience (GA&X) Webinar Series has been a resounding success. Over the past several weeks, the series has provided deep insights into SAP for Me, covering its consumption, functional, and experience...

SAP Cloud ERP as fundamental part of SAP Business Suite for Industrial Manufacturing (2508 Release)

IntroductionIndustrial manufacturing is at a crossroads. The industry faces mounting pressures from global market shifts, technological advancements, and the imperative to operate more sustainably. At the same time, new opportunities are emerging for...

Resolved! Failure in Hana integration with SAP DM in Classification Assignment Download messages.

Dear Colleagues,I hope you are all well.I am facing a problem integrating Material Master Data from our SAP system (S/4HANA) to SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM), and I would like to know if anyone in the community has encountered or has knowledge about...

Managing Compliance Register in SAP EHS: Boosting Transparency and Control

In today’s sustainability driven business environment, organizations are continuously adapting to new regulatory frameworks from environmental permits to occupational health and safety obligations.With the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2508 releas...

External Serial Number DM x EWM integration

Dear colleagues/community members,We hope you are well.We are working on a crucial improvement for those who use the integration between SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and SAP Digital Manufacturing (DM): the need to support External Serial N...

Engineer to Order on S4 HANA

Any European implementation of Engineer to Order on S4 HANA? I'm looking for reference/contacts, which could demonstrate that S4 HANA works for Ship Building and/or Metal construction industry or any other industry who manage customer order as a proj...

Resolved! Extracting data from SAP BW/4HANA, is HANA Runtime DB sufficient?

Hi, To perform Hana data extraction through SAP BW/4HANA, I understand the HANA Runtime edition is sufficient, correct?Thanks in advance for your help.BR

Carbon Management: Mastering GHG Scope 3.1 Emissions with SAP Sustainability Solutions

Disclaimer: Information in this blog post is targeted for users with a license of SAP Sustainability Footprint Management & SAP Sustainability Control Tower. It reflects the state of SAP Sustainability Footprint Management & SAP Sustainability Contro...

Super task list for production routing

Business contextIn production planning, depending on the business complexity, the amount of master data can increase and be difficult to manage. Sometimes we face very similar products that double the quantity of master data due to one specific diffe...

Thanks for a great Planning Excellence event 2025! We've got a new exciting Customer Conversation:

Dear Community, Join us for an insightful Customer Conversation with ORKLA on their SAP IBP journey! This session is exclusively intended for SAP customers. SAP IBP @ ORKLA Date: Thursday, November 06, 2025 Time: 16:00 (CET) I 10:00 (EDT) I 20:3...

Tracking scope3 emissions using SAP SDX

Sustainability has become one of the defining leadership challenges of our time. It is no longer a reporting obligation but a factor that shapes competitiveness, investor confidence, and the trust of customers and communities. Many companies have alr...

Rethinking Product Compliance – How SAP S/4HANA Helps Companies Stay Globally Marketable

In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory environment, companies are increasingly challenged to ensure that their products are not just safe, but also legally marketable in all target regions. With complex and varying regulations like REACH in the EU or...

Pin drop in Philly

Since @StephanieMarley asked if we had a good time in Philadelphia after the Inside Track get-together at Newtown Square, I decided to share images and data manipulation related to Center City.Openstreetmap.org allows user edits of geotagged data, si...

Last chance to sign up for 8th of October event - 3rd annual physical event

Hi everyone,Just wanted to bring attention to the physical event in Copenhagen coming up in 2 weeks time.Please see agenda and register on the link:https://events.sap.com/dk-sap-planning-for-excellence-with-scm-copenhagen/en_us/home.htmlQuestions are...

SAP Sustainability Control Tower(SCT) - Climate Action : Corporate Carbon Footprint Calculation(CCF)

This blog outlines the steps involved in tracking and managing emissions from various business activities within different locations to get insights on environmental analysis using "Climate Action" application in SAP Sustainability Control Tower(SCT)...

Request for Support: Vote for 4 Key Improvement Requests (IRs) in Time Tracking & Reporting

Hello everyone,I’m reaching out to ask for your support in voting for the following four Improvement Requests (IRs). Your votes will help prioritize these enhancements (related to Time Tracking and Reporting), which could boost sap team’s efficiency ...

Introducing Reporting Scope and Data Collection in SAP Sustainability Control Tower

Disclaimer: This blog post reflects the state of the SAP Sustainability Control Tower as of September 1st, 2025.Why SAP Developed Reporting Scope and Data CollectionSAP introduced the Reporting Scope and Data Collection feature in Sustainability Cont...

Need SAP Mentor

Dear SAP Community,I have 12 years of experience in SAP Basis Profile, I am based out of India.At this point in my career I desperately need a Guide or Mentor who can help me navigate towards my passion and help with upgrading myself. I am active on ...

In SAP WM how to schedule Lt42 in background for group ?

Hi Team ,Please help on this , i am currently creating group for multiple STO delivery documents and by using LT42 creating the TO . But here i dont have the option to run it in background . can anyone please help is there anyway to run it in backgr...

What is the best course of action for customers on IM and those in WM?

For customers currently using Inventory Management (IM) and those still operating with Warehouse Management (WM), the best course of action depends on their specific warehouse complexity and business needs, aligned with the SAP roadmap and support de...

Future-Proofing Your Inventory and Warehouse Management: The SAP S/4HANA Transition Explained

As digital transformation accelerates, many organizations relying on SAP for their supply chain operations are facing a pivotal moment: the transition from SAP Warehouse Management (WM) to Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and Stock Room Management...

SAP EHS Environment Management - environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance

To assure environmental responsibility, regulatory compliance, and sustainable operations, SAP offers a comprehensive suite of solutions within SAP Environment, Health, and Safety – Environment Management, tailored to the needs of environmental manag...

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In pricing procedure Statical is not marked as active but still while creating po the indicator

Hi Team ,Please help on this bit urgent In pricing procedure Statical is not marked as active but still while creating po the indicator is getting activated and net value doesn't change , please find the attached screen shot for more details .(just ...

Cloud ERP & Primavera

Hi everyoneI'm struggling to find customer-facing material/content on the approach to integrating Primavera P6 with S/4 Public Cloud ERP.Can the group advise:- is there any material/decks which we can use to explain the usual integration flows to a ...

Resolved! sap wm storage type 999 difference posting

In sap wm when STO order is created and the respective Transfer order if any of the item is short pick or nill pick the system parks the difference in 999 storage type , how to change this so that when ever short pick or nill pick it should be in the...

SAP Sustainability Infoday Northeast - September 4 in NSQ

We are hosting a one-day event for the Northeast Market Unit in the US at our Newtown Square headquarters that will put focus on the SAP Sustainability solutions and key ecosystem partners that implement and drive customer success. If you have any cu...

Seeking advice for career roadmap

Hello Experts, I'm seeking your guidance on the next steps in my SAP career.I have over 6 years of hands-on experience in SAP MM, including multiple end-to-end implementation projects. Currently, I'm working in India, but I'm now aiming to gain globa...

Connecting Excel to SAP Sustainability Control Tower's API via Power Query

Introduction Connecting Excel to the SAP Sustainability Control Tower (SCT) allows for real-time data retrieval, enabling efficient ESG report creation and deep analysis. Given the effort involved in compiling data into SCT, having seamless access wi...

SAP Sustainability Control Tower (SCT) - Generate ESG Reports With AI Application

SAP Sustainability Control Tower (SCT) has introduced an out-of-the-box functionality, Generate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reports with AI application. With the Generate ESG Reports with AI app, the ESG reporting process is automated...

Insurance Manual Task Creation - Activity Management

Hi SAP Experts,We’re currently configuring manual task creation within the SAP Insurance Claims Management module in ECC, and I’d appreciate your help!We would like to define a fixed list of manual tasks for claim handlers to select from via the drop...

Carry forward commitment with Value type 80

Hi everyone, We want to carry forward Commitment with Value type 80 Funds block with the budget but we can’t select this kind of commitment in tx FMJ2.We use update profile 0359 for Spanish customers and we add this Value type in Override Update Prof...

Build Errors

I have not tried to build for the past 2 months but am now getting only to 24% to 95% build. I am consistentlygetting this error, any help would be great. Thanks.AB version: 3.28.0 COMMAND: USER_METERING_ENABLED=true SHOW_SUBSCRIPTION_VERIFICATION...

SAP Builds Apps error for logo, app file name, app name and opening page screen image

Dear All,@agpekka @timokapanen Since one week, the test builds of my two apps display an appgyver blue logo instead of the normal app logo.Also the name of the app '意大利的酒窝 Vini d'ltalia' is replaced in the dowloaded app file by 'SAP Build Apps.app' i...

A new way to respond to tariffs...

Tariffs can hit all kinds of Mill Products businesses, but exporting steel and aluminum to the US are probably the most prominent examples.An interesting approach to coping better with tariffs was thought by Sujeet Acharya from SAP: Use SAP Supply an...

Clarifications Regarding Choosing SAP Modules for the future path

Hi @cienxu @joshuamargo, Hi Everyone,Good morning! I hope you're all having a great day.I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. I’m completely new to SAP, with no prior experience except for some self-research. Though I’m starting a bit later (35...

1GA Scope item activation - Clarification

Hi Experts,We are migrating to S4 Hana Public Cloud, our industry type is Automotive.We are currently operating in EU, we have requirement where we currently want to activate the local GAAP and later we are planning to have IFRS GAAP to be implemente...

SAP Community Meetup Riga - May 29, 2025

Hi folks,It has been a while since our last event, and we are excited to invite you to join the SAP Community Meetup in Riga on May 29, 2025.Event Details:Offline event Language: EnglishDate: May 29, 2025Time: 17:00 - 21:00Location: 16th floor, EPAM...

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Disable/Block/Closed Plants disable from MM Procurement flows

Dear All,We would like your advice regarding the following requirement:In a SAP S4HANA IS Retail System with 700 plants (Stores & DCs) and 200.000 materials extended to those, how can we disable closed Plants from MM purchasing flows (PO, Migo, Miro)...

The SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Consortium in NYC – Insights, Innovations, and a Warm Invitation!

Last week, SAP hosted another exciting edition of the SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration (CGTO) Consortium in vibrant New York City. I vividly remember how the first such event, just two years ago, featured just my colleague Mandar Paralkar, me,...