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This blog shares highlights on Sales in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502.
- Managing Price Agreements In Sales Contracts
- Creating Debit Memo Requests Through Spreadsheet Upload
- Advanced Intercompany Sales: Basic Make-to-Order Process with Variant Configuration
- Customer Returns for Material With Variant Configuration - Single Material
- Customer Returns Product Valuation With Reference to Sales
- SAP Fiori App “Manage Customer Returns (Version 2)”- Account Assignment, Returns Overview Log And Restart, And More
- Enabling additional filters for partner roles and products in the SAP Fiori app “Manage Sales Orders – Version 2”
- Sales Order Without Charge OData V4 API – Initial Scope
- Ability To Read And Create Sales Orders With Variant Configuration Entities Supported In The OData V4 API
- Sales Billing: OData V4 APIs
- Sales order OData version 4 simulation API – initial scope
Watch my video to get a glimpse of the new features:
Managing Price Agreements In Sales Contracts
You can maintain condition records related to contracts, including scales, in a straightforward manner. Furthermore, you can perform partner authorization checks for release orders, based on customer hierarchy.
It enables you to create contract-specific condition records, allowing special prices for particular products to your end customers.
In the SAP Fiori App Manage Sales Contract, you can manage the price agreements for the sold-to party. You can maintain all the contract-related condition records of price agreements, including scales. Moreover, when dealing with quantity and value contracts, the released sales orders can effectively use the referenced price agreements.
By automating the application of predefined price agreements during order creation, the need for manual input of special conditions is eliminated, reducing errors and improving efficiency in sales processing. Businesses gain customization and flexibility, as they can configure special price conditions such as discounts based on percentages, absolute values, or scalable amounts determined by purchase quantities, allowing for tailored pricing strategies that attract different customer segments and enhance competitiveness. This automation ensures consistent pricing across transactions, maintaining trust and satisfaction with customers. Additionally, the feature supports volume-based discounts, encouraging bulk purchases and potentially increasing sales volumes. With integration for hierarchical customer structures, there are authorization checks to ensure sales contracts and price agreements are applied only to intended partners according to company policy. The reduction in administrative overhead and the system managing price application frees up resources for other tasks. Configuration flexibility allows companies to adapt quickly to market changes by adjusting pricing strategies as needed, and access to detailed pricing scenarios enables better strategic decision-making. Overall, these benefits lead to improved operational efficiency, enhanced customer satisfaction, and potential increases in sales and profitability.
Watch this demo to have a complete view of the feature.
Creating Debit Memo Requests Through Spreadsheet Upload
With our SAP Fiori app called "Import Debit Memo Requests," you can upload spreadsheets containing the required data to create debit memo requests.
You can view all imports regarding their overall processing status, import time, and the number of successful and failed creations.
This feature lets you create debit memo requests more efficiently through mass-upload capabilities. No more manual entries – simply upload your spreadsheet, and you're all set!
This feature aims to save you time and streamline the process. The introduction of a streamlined, bulk processing solution reduces the time and resources required for managing financial discrepancies or service modifications that necessitate debit memo requests. Organizations can now handle a high volume of transactions swiftly and error-free, ensuring better financial governance and responsiveness. This bolsters the company’s ability to address issues in billing quickly, maintaining robust cash flow management and client satisfaction.
Look at the following blog to have a detailed view on how to use the feature:
Import Credit Memo Requests – Introduction
Watch this demo to have a quick view of the feature.
Advanced Intercompany Sales: Basic Make-to-Order Process with Variant Configuration
The advanced intercompany sales processing has been enhanced fo basic make-to-order (MTO) processing and advanced variant configuration (AVC).
In-scope features:
- Enabling basic make-to-order (MTO) processing and advanced variant configuration (AVC) in advanced intercompany sales
(new scope item 7DM based on scope item 5D2) - Enabling non-configurable item categories TAN and CBXN (free of charge) for MTO
- Enabling configurable item categories
- CBTC - Configuration at Material Level (fka TAC)
- CBTN - Configuration at Material Level - Free of charge (100% Discount)
- Support for the following requirement types:
- BB6 - Costing permitted, but not required
- S40 - Costing required, no consumption of PIR
- S45 - Costing required, consume PIR w/o planning
- S60 - Costing required, consume PIR planning material
- KEK - Costing required, no consumption of PIR / Configuration mandatory
- KEL - Costing required, no consumption of PIR / Configuration allowed
- Valuated sales order stock without sales order controlling (no creation of CO object)
- The variant configuration of the sales order of the selling company is referenced in all follow-up documents (e.g. for intercompany variant pricing)
In this document, you will see detailed steps on the complete use case.
For more information, see Advanced Intercompany Sales: Basic Make-to-Order Process with Variant Configuration
Customer Returns for Material With Variant Configuration - Single Material
This feature enables you to process the return of configurable materials that use advanced variant configuration (AVC) ordered by a customer.
You have enhanced process in customer returns with new scope item for material with variant configuration:
- Returns order creation for configurable material with reference or without reference
- Transfer of variant configuration from sales order to returns order and credit memo request further
- Ability to get pricing and print-out document with variant configuration
These slides offer you detailed steps on the feature.
Presentation: EKT_Returns_for_Material_with_Variant_Configuration
Watch this demo to have a quick view of the feature.
For more information, see Customer Returns for Material with Variant Configuration
Customer Returns Product Valuation With Reference to Sales
This feature is elaborated in the following blog.
BKP - Customer Returns Product Valuation with Reference to Sales
This feature enables you to valuate returned products by referencing the preceding sales process. Valuation takes place when the system posts a goods receipt into valuated stock or posts a goods movement for valuation. By default, the system uses the valuation price from the product master record to valuate products in customer returns. However, this default setting does not fit all returns scenarios. Sometimes, the valuation of the returned products must refer to the price used in the preceding sales process. This ensures that the resulting journal entries reflect the actual product value and cost reversal. To meet this requirement, you can now indicate in a returns order item that the valuation of the returned product in a customer return should refer to the preceding sales process. The system then uses the price from the preceding sales process to valuate the returned product, instead of the valuation price determined from the product master record at the time of the return. Valuating returned products based on the preceding sales process is a legal requirement in some countries and regions.
Now you have new option to valuate returns product and reverse sales cost with new process variant “Valuate with Reference” in customer returns:
- Configuration to activate customer returns product valuation with reference to sales
- Process variant “Valuate with Reference” in application for selection
- Returned product valuation and sales cost reversal with reference to sales during post goods receipt
- Returned product valuation and sales cost reversal with reference to sales during material inspection confirmation
These slides offer you detailed steps on the feature.
Presentation: EKT_Product_Valuation_with_reference_to_Sales
Figure: Customer Returns Product Valuation With Reference to Sales
Watch this demo to have a quick view of the feature.
For more information, see Help Document: Valuation with Reference to Sales
SAP Fiori App “Manage Customer Returns (Version 2)”- Account Assignment, Returns Overview Log And Restart, And More
The SAP Fiori app Manage Customer Returns Version 2 introduces several enhancements aimed at streamlining the customer returns process. One notable addition is the ability to manage account assignments directly within the item details of a customer return. This feature allows users to select a new field labeled 'Account Assignment' to facilitate precise tracking and allocation. Furthermore, the app enhances visibility by showcasing the application log, which details each phase of the returns process: from the acceptance of a returns order to the request for a credit memo and the initiation of a return delivery. This comprehensive log enables users to closely monitor the entire cycle, providing peace of mind that the process proceeds smoothly. In the event of an error, a convenient restart button is available, allowing users to regenerate documents and resume the process seamlessly. The enhanced returns overview offers improved processing status indicators, such as 'Not Started' and 'Completed Without Problem,' enabling users to quickly assess the status of their documents. If any errors are encountered, a simple click on the restart button ensures that the process continues to its conclusion without issues. Additionally, advanced data management features such as Profit Center, WBS Element, and Group Material are included for robust account assignments. These improvements exemplify small yet impactful enhancements to the customer returns experience.
By offering improved tracking and control throughout the return process, these enhancements empower businesses to handle returns with greater transparency and precision. The ability to monitor and restart processes ensures that any issues can be resolved quickly without significant customer dissatisfaction. Consequently, these enhancements lead to a streamlined returns management process that not only reduces operational headaches but also improves the overall customer experience, fostering loyalty and possibly recovering lost revenue through efficient service.
Watch this demo to have a complete view of the feature.
Enabling additional filters for partner roles and products in the SAP Fiori app “Manage Sales Orders – Version 2”
You can now filter the list of all sales orders by product. If at least one item contains the respective product, the sales order is shown in the list. You can now filter the list of all sales orders by the following partners: ship-to party, bill-to party, payer, employee responsible, and sales employee. You can also show these partners as columns in the table.
- Ship to party
- Bill to party
- Payer
- Responsible employee
- Sales employee
Figure: Enabling additional filters for partner roles and products
Sales Order Without Charge OData V4 API – Initial Scope
A newly released API facilitates basic operations such as creating, updating, reading, and deleting sales orders without incurring charges, providing organizations with a simple yet essential tool for managing such orders.
API is now available for sales order without charge.
- Improve holistic sales document management by enabling the integration of sales order without charge with external systems
- Manage sales order without charge by using the sales order without charge OData V4 APIs in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
- Require no additional effort to set up a communication arrangement for sales order without charge OData V4 APIs, as the sales order without charge OData V4 API is included directly in the existing communication arrangement
- Provide the initial version of sales order without charge OData V4 API to create, update, read, and delete the sales order without charge and its entities, including:
- Sales order without charge header
- Sales order without charge item
- Partner (sales order without charge header and item)
- Text (sales order without charge header and item)
- Schedule line
- Use the sales order without charge OData V4 API together with existing sales order without charge APIs to fulfill different integration use cases to operate sales order without charge in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Ability To Read And Create Sales Orders With Variant Configuration Entities Supported In The OData V4 API
Enhanced API capabilities now enable the handling of sales orders involving variant configurations, addressing a frequent need for tailored solutions amongst customers seeking products with specific configurations.
You can use API to read and create sales orders with variant configuration entities.
- Improve holistic sales order management by enabling the integration of sales orders including variant configuration with external systems
- Leverage the new features offered in the ABAP RESTful application programming model framework
- Assure a future-ready and stable architecture that is consistent across objects with ABAP RESTful application programming model
- Set up a communication arrangement for Sales Order OData v4 API without additional effort since it is directly included in the existing communication arrangement
- In the modern A2X OData v4 Sales Order API, support for the creation of sales order items with variant configuration
For more information, see Sales Order (A2X)
Sales billing: OData v4 APIs
An expanded functional scope in the billing API includes capabilities for managing billing documents, requests, and even supports the addition of custom fields, enhancing document management flexibility.
Now we have more capabilities in APIs for sales billing.
- Increase flexibility by managing billing documents, billing document requests, and preliminary billing documents using OData v4 APIs
- Leverage the new features offered in ABAP RESTful application programming model
- Use the latest features defined in the OData v4 protocol
- Increased functional scope for OData v4 APIs in sales billing for managing billing documents, billing document requests, and preliminary billing documents:
- Ability to add manual items to preliminary billing documents, as well as add, delete, and update texts in billing documents
- Entities of header texts and item texts in billing documents
- Custom field extensibility for billing document requests
For more information, see Billing Document, Billing Document Request, Preliminary Billing Document
Sales order OData version 4 simulation API – initial scope
With this API for sales orders, you can simulate the creation of sales orders in external systems. This API is based on the Open Data Protocol (OData) version 4 (V4) protocol. Compared to the Sales Order - Simulate (A2X, OData V2) API that has been available for several years, this API offers improved processing times and new features.
In comparison with the Sales Order - Simulate (A2X, OData V2) API, this API offers, for example, the following benefits:
- You can choose whether you want to process your requests in a synchronous or asynchronous mode. For more information, see Asynchronous Processing.
- It is based on the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (in short RAP). This ensures a future-proof and stable architecture that is consistent across objects. You will find, for example, the same logic in the business object interface I_SALESORDERTP or in the Manage Sales Orders - Version 2 app.
- It supports features that the Sales Order - Simulate (A2X, OData V2) cannot support for technical reasons. You can, for example, return the complete pricing details (including subtotals).
The API provides the initial version of the sales order OData v4 simulation API to simulate the sales orders, including the following:
- Sales order header
- Sales order item
- Schedule line
- Pricing elements (header and item)
- Partner entities (header and item)
Note: The sales order OData version4 simulation API works together with existing sales order OData version 2 simulation API to fulfill different integration use cases to operate sales order simulation in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud. In addition, if you've implemented the SD_SLS_CHECK_BEFORE_SAVE business add-in (BAdI) to check sales orders before you can save them, it is also called when you use this API.
- Improve holistic sales order management by enabling the integration of sales orders with external systems for simulation use cases
- Simulate sales orders by using the sales order OData version 4 simulation APIs in SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
- Leverage new features offered in the ABAP RESTful application programming model framework, for example:
- Choose whether you want to process your requests in a synchronous or asynchronous mode
- Gain support for features that the sales order – simulate (A2X, OData version 2) API cannot support for technical reasons, for example, returning complete price details (including subtotals)
- Help ensure a future-proof and stable architecture that is consistent across objects
For more information, see Sales Order - Simulate (A2X), Help Document: Sales Order - Simulate (A2X, OData V4)
The enriched API functionality extends far beyond mere process facilitation. By providing powerful tools for application customization and integration, these APIs support faster adaptation to specific business needs and seamless integration with existing systems. This increased agility fosters innovation and competitive advantage, enabling companies to deliver differentiated offerings and integrate easily into broader IT ecosystems, thus maintaining business agility and competitiveness.
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