no assign to specification

[holger_hartung]

HI *,

I just to print out an Label via GLM+ which I created in WWI which contain GLM symbols. In material master is generic variant assigned and if i add no assing to material to a specification there is now print out, if I did it it works fine.

I assume that I need a assingment material to specification only in the case when I use symbol type 01 but it issn't so...? Could somebody explain more detailed the logic behind...???

[satya11719]

Hello holger.hartung

1. You need material assignment to the specification for the material you want to create a label. If is not a 01 Specification symbol as well.
2. Where you can see the label preview in CG50 or CG54.
3. If you don't want to create a report and you want to use a WWI template body directly. Then you need to do some configuration change. To achieve this. (only for Generic Scenario)

• Report body

Only released report bodies are used for label determination. If no released report bodies exist, label determination is not possible.

• Report body, layout (enhanced)

• If a released report body exists, it is used for label determination.

• If no released report body exists, the report template is used for label determination.

• If a report body exists but has not yet been released, label determination is not possible.

• Report body, layout

• If a released report body exists, it is used for label determination.

• If no released report body exists, the report template is used for label determination. It makes no difference whether a report body exists that has not been released.

• Layout

The released report template is used for label determination.

• Label Check

This setting is used exclusively for the

Label Check (VERIFICATION_PROCESS) labeling scenario.

• [Blank]

If no value is specified, the released report template assigned to the label is used for label determination or the same behavior as with Layout.

GLM+ is a stand alone solution now, but it always depends upon which scenario you want to use for label printing. Still you use can with specification assignment with a limited purposes.

Regards

Satya

[christoph_bergemann]

Dear Holger

only small add on to the hint of Mark which you should read carefully as it will reduce clearly the steps to consider until you get a "label report"; there is in this case: there is no raw report !! which can significantly reduce the maintenance time.

Any how: you must maintain the "LabelView" for the effected material numbers.. this can be as well "time consuming" etc. Especially if you would like to use the labels as you have described. So you need on top some process for "mass maintenance" of the relevant material master to populate the LabelView or the "label determination process" can not work properly.

C.B.

PS: e.g. check https://archive.sap.com/discussions/message/15045633?tstart=0#15045633

[Mark-Pfister]

Hello Holger,

As Christoph pointed out, you need a Specification for GLM to work. See link to the official SAP GLM Documentation:https://help.sap.com/saphelp_sfin200/helpdata/en/98/2179512a5cdd0de10000000a441470/frameset.htm

You can make GLM work with report from template. That would relive you from the burden to create RAW Reports for the labels that only contain material data (and maybe process data like delivery numbers / HUs etc.).

If you use GLM for all labels in your shipping process the WWI Server(s) becomes your single point of failure --> make sure you handle any updates (Windows, office, WWI etc...) accordingly (turning automatic updates off, ensure rigorous testing after updates have been applied etc..)!

Best

Mark

[christoph_bergemann]

Dear Holger

not sure what your problem is.. but i try to answer as best.

If you would like to use "WWI" as a tool: sorry you need:

1.) a generation variant (and you need assignment to some "application object" like MATMASTER etc.)

2.) a WWI template

3:) and a "specification"

I am not aware of any option to use WWI without a "specification". But i know that there are "work arounds" to avoid the use of a "specification". I am not allowed to share the solution options

I hope that this might help a little bit

C.B.

[holger_hartung]

Thanks a lot to all of you...

We will use a "dummy" specification where we assign all material numbers...

[christoph_bergemann]

Dear Holger

keep in mind this (regarding your solution proposal):

1.) if you use your approach: take care regarding "SDS" distribution (now one material number is assigned twice which is not allowed by SAP standard (but there is a solution option but you need to do programming)!)

2.) if you use your approach: consider the "same issue" for DG filling process (same issue as with 1)

3:) the same issue for "SVT" processes (same issue as with 1.))

3.) and GLM standard processes could be impacted potentially (with less risk))

4.) take care (if needed) for EHS IH processes (i fyou create SOPs using SAP EHS IH)

5.) for any interface SAP to Non SAP system

6.) imagine this: depending on number of materials as effected: you will generate more than > 1000 assignments of material numbers to this one spec. This can partially (to a certain extent) destabilize some CG02 processes (e.g. it is nearly not possible to check the material assignment screen for this one specification (Table ESTMJ) and it is very tricky to generate new material <=> spec assignments (and there is a very good chance that the number of materials in focus increase by year at least by may be 5 %)

7.) any clearly: you need tomaintain any how the "LabelView" of the effected material numbers; this can be a time consuming process if you have no business rules in place and you could think of an "ABAP" based approach to "autofill" the LavelView (based on the rules)

etc.

C.B.

[holger_hartung]

Hello Christoph,

point 1-2 is clear but 3.) that was my question if a specifiction assign to a material number is always needed.

The story behind my question is: We want to use WWI Labels with GLM+ functions in a huge amount for many shipping produkts. The labels are contain "only" logistic information, no dangerous goods, GHS or something else. So we thought we dont need specification workbench...

Thanks a lot as in the past...

[christoph_bergemann]

Dear Holger

may be check.. https://answers.sap.com/questions/11145150/bar-code-output-issue.html

Here a similar discussion happened. So you need a specification,

I am sorry. I am not allowed to share our solution approach. But it solved more or less same challenge like yours.

C.B.