Find materials with the status of "with replacement" but none set up in VB11

[JpLeet]

Hey all, newbie here. From time to time I get requests from my CSRs to identify the replacement material for an item that has been set to "with replacement" by an automated process and no substitution has been established. Is there a way to craft a report that would show me all materials flagged as having a replacement but that do not have one determined?

[Enda]

Adding tag SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Sales

[DequanXu]

Hello,

In SAP S/4HANA, you might find it beneficial to use specific reporting tools or create custom reports using the available tools provided by SAP. Since you want to identify materials flagged for replacement but without a determined substitute, here’s a general approach you might take:

1. **Use the Material Master:**
- The material master in SAP contains the data for materials, including substitution information. You could begin by extracting data from the material master where the substitution indicator is set.

2. **Create a Custom Report:**
- You could use SAP's reporting tools, such as SAP Query or, if more complex logic is required, ABAP programming to create a custom report. The report should pull from the material master table for entries where the indicator for replacement is set but the field for the substitute material is blank.

3. **Utilize SAP Analytics Cloud:**
- If available, SAP Analytics Cloud can be used to set up custom dashboards and reports that integrate data from different sources, potentially highlighting gaps in data, such as missing substitutions.

Best regards,

Dequan Xu