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Value-Added Services (LE-WM-VAS)

Purpose
SAP’s Value-Added Services enables you to manage and control the execution of value-added services (VAS) in your warehouse.

Using Value-Added Services , you can perform and manage the following types of VAS:

VAS with handling unit (HU) changes, such as gift wrapping two materials

VAS without HU changes, such as wrapping materials on the same pallet

Implementation Considerations
If you intend to use Value-Added Services with automatic packing , you must implement SAP Note 679894.

Integration
Logistics Execution(LE)

Value-Added Services is integrated with Logistics Execution through an interface (package LEINT).

Warehouse Management (LE-WM)

Value-Added Services is fully integrated into Warehouse Management .

Handling Unit Management (LO-HU)

Value-Added Services can be integrated with Handling Unit Management (HUM) . It re-uses certain HUM entities, transactions
and customizing tables, including the packing transaction, packing instructions and packing stations. If you have not implemented
HUM , some of the transactions used by VAS will not be available.

Mobile Data Entry (LE-MOB)

Value-Added Services is integrated with Mobile Data Entry . VAS screens have been added into the presentation ow for radio
frequency (RF) transfer order execution, and the customizing table de ning RF users is re-used.

Task and Resource Management (LE-TRM)

Value-Added Services can be integrated with Task and Resource Management (TRM) . For more information, see Value-Added
Services Integration with TRM .

Features
Value-Added Services provides the following features:

Support of Simple and Complex VAS

Value-Added Services supports VAS that do not require special equipment or space (supplementary VAS), as well as those that
need to be executed in work centers. Simple VAS can be executed as part of transfer order (TO) execution, while special desktop
and RF transactions are provided for executing VAS in work centers. For more information, see VAS Execution .

VAS Templates

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Value-Added Services enables you to create templates that form the basis of VAS orders, enabling the re-use of standard
instructions and other details for different document items. When reference documents or items meet prede ned conditions, the
system automatically creates VAS orders based on the prede ned templates. For more information, see VAS Template
Determination .

Monitoring and Response Tools

Value-Added Services enables you to monitor VAS in the warehouse, including the status of all VAS and the workload of work
centers. You can also use the monitor to invoke methods to respond to constantly changing circumstances in the warehouse. For
more information, see VAS Monitor .

Alert and Troubleshooting Tools

Value-Added Services provides information on actual and arising problematic situations in the warehouse regarding VAS, and
enables you to handle exceptions. For more information, see VAS Alert Monitor .

Mobile Presentation

Value-Added Services enables you to customize the presentation of data to workers, on a variety of presentation devices. For
more information, see Presentation Management .

Extended Stock Visibility

Value-Added Services enables you to extend the visibility of stock to the staging areas, and manage the movements from the
staging areas to the goods issue area. For more information, see Staging Area Implementation Using VAS .

Constraints
Value-Added Services does not support VAS involving material changes, such as kitting.

Value-Added Service (VAS)

De nition
A value-added service (VAS) is an operation performed on materials, which enhances their value, worth, functionality or
usefulness.

Use
Warehouse workers perform VAS in one of two ways:

In work centers , where the VAS require special equipment or space

During standard TO execution, where the VAS are simple activities

Example
Value-added services include the following:

Repacking

Tagging

Price marking

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Labeling

Shrink wrapping

VAS Order

De nition
A VAS order is an instruction to perform a VAS on one or more materials or items, either based on a reference document or
without reference to a document.

Use
A VAS order results from the relationship between a reference document/item and VAS template .

The system creates VAS orders with reference to documents, based on the creation of picking or putaway transfer orders.

For more information, see VAS Order Creation .

In addition, you can create VAS orders without reference to a document.

For more information, see Creating a VAS Order Without Reference .

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Workers execute the VAS orders, either in work centers , or as supplementary VAS during transfer order (TO) execution. Execution
may be performed via desktop or RF device transactions. For more information, see VAS Execution .

Structure
A VAS order contains details from the relevant VAS template, including work instructions, additional texts and attachments.

VAS Order Processing and Life Cycle

Purpose
The status of each VAS order is updated according to their processing state, as well as the processing state of transfer orders
(TOs) to and from work centers .

Process Flow

Process ow involving VAS orders in two work centers

Process VAS Order Statuses

A reference document, for which one or A - VAS order created

more items require VAS, is created. This (all VAS orders)
results in the creation of one or more VAS
orders.

For more information, see VAS Order

Creation .

A picking or putaway TO is created for the B – TO created; stock on way to

reference document, the destination of work center
which is the rst work center in which VAS is (VAS orders to be performed in
to be performed. first work center only)

A - VAS order created

(other VAS orders)

A worker moves the stock to the rst work C – TO confirmed; stock in work
center and con rms the TO. center
(VAS orders to be performed in
first work center only)

A - VAS order created

(other VAS orders)

A worker in the work center executes the D - Order confirmed; stock still
VAS and con rms the relevant VAS order(s). in work center
(VAS orders to be performed in
For more information, see: first work center only)

Executing VAS in a Work Center:

A - VAS order created
Desktop Transaction
(other VAS orders)
Executing VAS in a Work Center: RF
Transaction

Executing VAS in a Work Center

Using TRM

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Process VAS Order Statuses

A TO is created out of the work center in one E - Order confirmed; TO created

of the following ways: to take stock from work center
(VAS orders to be performed in
Automatically, if the AutVASExit first work center only)
indicator is set in Customizing for
Logistics Execution Warehouse B – TO created; stock on way to
Management Value-Added work center
Services General VAS (VAS order to be performed in
Settings De ne VAS for second work center only)
Warehouse

Manually via the Create TO from

work center VAS monitor method.
For more information, see VAS
Monitor Methods .

A worker moves the stock to the next work E - Order confirmed; TO created
center and con rms the TO. to take stock from work center
(VAS orders to be performed in
first work center only)

C – TO confirmed; stock in work

center
(VAS order to be performed in
second work center only)

A worker in the work center executes the E - Order confirmed; TO created

VAS and con rms the relevant VAS order(s). to take stock from work center
(VAS orders to be performed in
first work center only)

D - Order confirmed; stock still

in work center
(VAS order to be performed in
second work center only)

A TO is created out of the work center to the E - Order confirmed; TO created

nal destination (goods issue area or to take stock from work center
storage bin) (all VAS orders)

Example

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VAS Template

De nition
A VAS template is a template that de nes the following:

Work instructions

Process control data, such as:

Execution method for VAS (work center or during transfer order execution)

Template sequence

Instruction control

Work centers in which the VAS can be performed

Business partner data, including:

Purchasing information record

Agreement

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Service material

Billing control

Subordinate work items (which are themselves VAS templates)

Use
VAS templates enable the same instructions and other details to be re-used for different documents/items complying with the
same conditions.

When a reference document or item complies with prede ned conditions, the system creates one or more VAS orders, based on
the relevant VAS template (and subordinate templates) that you have assigned to these conditions.

If no reference document exists, you can manually choose a template on which to base a VAS order.

Structure
A VAS template comprises of the following parts:

Work/packing instructions – includes materials, documents and short texts, dimensions, weight and volume.

For more information, see Packing Instruction in the SAP Library for Handling Unit Management (LO-HU) .

Template data – comprises of the Template , Business and Sub Work Items tabs.

For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

Integration
The VAS template incorporates the existing packing instructions transaction in Handling Unit Management .

Creating a VAS Template

Use
You can create VAS templates from the beginning, or based on existing templates.

You can also create VAS templates as either header templates or subordinate templates.

Subordinate templates are templates that are assigned to other templates as subordinate work items.

Header templates are templates that are directly linked to conditions in a determination record. A header template may or may
not have subordinate templates.

When conditions are met, a VAS order is created from the appropriate template. If this template has subordinate templates, VAS
orders may also be created for each of these templates. For more information, see VAS Order Creation .

When creating a header template with subordinate templates, you must create each subordinate template before creating the
header template.

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Prerequisites
You have de ned work centers in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services →
General VAS Settings → De ne VAS Work Centers.

Procedure
Creating a Template From the Beginning

From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Value-Added Services
(VAS) → VAS Template → Create.

The Create VAS Template screen appears.

Enter a name for the template and choose Enter .

The Packing Instruction: Components screen appears.

In the Short text eld, enter a description of the template.

Follow steps 4-6 described in Create a Packing Instruction in the SAP Library for Handling Unit Management (LO-HU). Note the
following:

a. You must enter packaging material (item categoryP) as the rst item. If the VAS template does not involve packing, you can
subsequently hide this item in step 9 below.

b. Enter the material (item categoryM) that is the subject of VAS as the second item.

c. Enter a text item (item categoryT) and then enter a textual description for the VAS.

Save. The Change VAS Template: (Name of Template) screen appears, displaying the Template tab.

In the External name eld, you can enter the description for the template as used by the business partner.

In the Execution Method eld, choose the execution method for the template to determine whether any VAS orders based on the
template will be executed in a work center or as supplementary VAS during TO execution.

In the Template Sequence eld, you enter a number to determine the sequence in which the VAS orders, based on the templates,
will be displayed to a worker executing VAS.

Enter a number in this eld even if there is not more than one applicable VAS template for the same work center.

In the Instruction Control eld, choose the desired level of instruction control:

a. If you want all items entered pursuant to step 4 above to be displayed in the resultant VAS order, and the packing transaction to
be called from the order, chooseA (Full packing instruction).

b. If you do not want to display the previously entered packaging material in the resultant VAS order, and there is no need to call
the packing transaction from the order, chooseB (Display material and text only).

c. If you only want text instructions to be displayed in the resultant VAS order, chooseC (Display text only).

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If the template is a header template with subordinate templates:

a. If you want all VAS orders created as a result of this template to be created for the header template’s work center, select Header
Template Work Center .

b. If you want con rmation to be required for each subordinate template, select Sep.Conf.for Subord.Templates .

If you set both of these indicators, VAS orderswill be created for the header and subordinate templates, with each order being
created to the header template's work center.

If you set the Header Template Work Center only, one VAS order will be created for the header template, and this VAS order will be
created to the header template's work center.

If you set neither indicator, VAS orders will be created for the header and subordinate templates, with each order being created to
the work center of its originating template.

If you want to limit the applicability of the template to a speci c warehouse, enter the warehouse number in the Warehouse eld.

In the Template Rating eld, you can enter a number to represent the rating of the VAS template vis-à-vis other VAS templates
that may apply in the same set of circumstances.

If an inbound delivery with material A arrives from vendor X, two VAS templates may apply: one involving palletizing by hand and
one involving palletizing by machine. The VAS order will be based on the template with the higher rating (with1being the highest).

In the Standard Duration eld, you can enter a standard duration for the template. This duration may have the following uses:

In uence the nal rating of the VAS template, if you factor it in to VAS template determination using Business Add-InBADI_LXVAS.
For more information, see Business Add-Ins .

Reporting. The standard duration can be used for developing reports for management that deal with actual versus planned
durations.

If you want to assign one or more work centers to the VAS template:

a. Choose .

b. In the Warehouse eld, enter the number of the warehouse in which the work center is located.

c. In the Work Center eld, select a work center.

d. If the same VAS will be able to be performed in more than one work center, enter a priority (with1being the highest) for the work
center, representing a preference for performing the VAS in this work center relative to the other possible work centers.

e. If you want to enable the work center, select Enable .

f. Repeat steps a-e for each work center that you want to assign to the VAS template.

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If you entered a warehouse number pursuant to step 11 above, the system automatically disables any work centers that do not
belong to the speci c warehouse.

Choose the Business tab. Here you can enter details regarding VAS business partners (third party VAS providers or customers
requiring VAS).

Choose the Sub Work Items tab.

If you want to assign templates as subordinate work items of the template:

a. Choose .

b. In the Packing instruction eld, choose a previously de ned template.

c. Repeat steps a-b for each template that you want to add as a subordinate work item.

d. To view or change a subordinate template, select its corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

Save.

Creating a Template Based on an Existing Template

From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Value-Added Services
(VAS) → VAS Template → Create.

The Create VAS Template screen appears.

In the VAS Template eld, enter a name for the template.

In the VAS Template eld located in the Copy from section, choose the name of the template on which to base the new template.

Choose Enter

All the details of the existing template are copied to the new template.

Change any of the details, if necessary.

Save.

Result
The VAS template is created and can be assigned to conditions in a determination record. For more information, see Creating
Determination Records .

You can also change and display existing VAS templates in one of the following ways:

From the SAP Easy Access menu ( Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Value-Added Services (VAS)
→ VAS Template → Change/Display )

From the monitor. For more information, see VAS Monitor Methods .

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To delete a template, go into change template mode and choose Template → Flag for Deletion from the menu.

VAS Template Determination

Use
Value-Added Services uses the conditions technique to determine which VAS template corresponds to particular delivery or TR
data. For instance, if you have de ned a VAS template for a certain material and ship-to party, when a reference document item
containing the material and ship-to party is checked, the system automatically creates one or more VAS orders based on the
template.

Prerequisites
You have done the following:

1. Created VAS templates. For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

2. De ned conditions for VAS template determination in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse
Management Value-Added Services VAS Template Determination . This involves de ning the following:

A key or combination of elds on which VAS templates will be determined

Access sequences

Determination types and determination type-access sequence assignments

Determination procedures

Number ranges for VAS template determination records

For more information, see De ning Conditions for VAS Template Determination .

3. Created determination records, which establishes links between conditions and VAS templates. For more information, see
Creating Determination Records .

Activities
1. The system takes one document item and runs it through the determination conditions.

2. The system selects one of the following, based on the determination records:

The VAS template, when only one template is speci ed

The highest-rated VAS template, when more than one template is speci ed

3. The system repeats steps 1-2 for every document item.

 Note
For more information on the condition technique, see the SAP Library for Logistics Sales and Distribution (SD) Basic
Functions and Master Data in SD Processing (SD-BF) Pricing and Conditions (SD-BF-PR).

De ning Conditions for VAS Template Determination

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Use
You de ne determination condition tables in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added
Services VAS Template Determination . After subsequently entering values in these tables, you determine which VAS templates
apply in which circumstances. When the conditions are met, the system creates a VAS order based on the applicable template.

Procedure
1. In Customizing, use existing condition tables, or create a new one, to de ne a combination of elds on which VAS
templates will be determined.

For more information, see the IMG for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services VAS
Template Determination De ne Key for VAS Template Determination.

If you want to create a VAS template for speci c materials being delivered by a speci c vendor, use table 400, which
has Material and Vendor as the selected elds.

2. In Customizing, de ne access sequences, which are search strategies employed by the system to retrieve determination
records (as de ned in 1 above) for a VAS template determination type.

For more information, see the IMG for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services VAS
Template Determination De ne Access Sequence for VAS Template Determination

You may de ne an access sequence whereby the system searches for VAS templates:

a. i. Firstly by material and customer;

b. ii. Subsequently, only via the customer

3. In Customizing, de ne speci c determination types and assign to them access sequences.

For more information, see the IMG for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services VAS
Template Determination De ne Determination Type for VAS Template.

You may de ne determination types for inbound VAS processing (processing inbound materials) and internal VAS
processing (processing existing stock, such as re-palletizing to standard pallets). Each of these determination types may
have different access sequences.

4. In Customizing, de ne procedures for VAS template determination. Each procedure may comprise of one or more
determination types in a speci ed order.

For more information, see the IMG for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services VAS
Template Determination De ne Procedure for VAS Template Determination.

5. In Customizing, de ne number ranges for VAS template determination records as de ned previously.

For more information, see the IMG for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services VAS
Template Determination De ne Number Ranges for VAS Template Determination Records.

Result
You have de ned determination conditions. You can now enter values for these conditions and assign to them VAS templates.

For more information, see Creating Determination Records .

Creating Determination Records

Use
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After having de ned determination condition tables in Customizing , you enter values in these tables in order to determine which
VAS templates apply in which circumstances.

Prerequisites
You have performed the following activities in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added
Services :

De ne Key for VAS Template Determination

De ne Access Sequence for VAS Template Determination

De ne Determination Type for VAS Template

De ne Procedure for VAS Template Determination

De ne Number Ranges for VAS Template Determination Records

Procedure
1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Value-Added Services
(VAS) Master Data Determination Conditions Create.

2. Enter a determination type and choose Enter .

The Key Combination dialog box appears.

3. Select one of the proposed key combinations, for which you want to create a condition record and choose Enter .

The Create VAS Processing (VASP): Fast Entry screen appears.

4. Enter values in the key elds.

5. In the Packing instruction eld, enter the name of a VAS template. You can also enter the names of other VAS templates in
the Altern. pack. instr . elds.

 Note
If you enter more than one VAS template, they will be rated according to the VAS template rating. The ratings determine
the VAS template on which the resultant VAS order is based.

For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

6. If you want to display a VAS template, select its corresponding eld and choose Packing instruction .

7. Save the record.

Result
A linkage between a set of conditions and one or more VAS templates is established.

 Note
You can also change and display existing determination records by choosing Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse
Processes Value-Added Services (VAS) Master Data Determination Conditions Change/Display from the SAP Easy
Access menu.

Work Center
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De nition
A work center is a suitably equipped physical location in the warehouse, in which VAS are performed.

Use
You de ne your work centers in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services General
VAS Settings De ne VAS Work Centers.

When creating a VAS template , you can assign one or more work centers to the template and prioritize them. Any VAS orders
based on the template can be executed in the highest priority work center assigned to the template.

When VAS orders to be performed in more than one work center are created for a reference document, the VAS orders of the work
center whose work center sequence number (as de ned in customizing) is lowest are performed rst. After the last VAS order of
the work center is con rmed, a transfer order to move the materials to the next work center in the sequence is automatically or
manually created.

See Also:

Creating a VAS Template

Executing VAS in a Work Center: Desktop Transaction

Executing VAS in a Work Center: RF Transaction

Executing VAS in a Work Center Using TRM

VAS Order Creation

Purpose
VAS orders with reference to an inbound or outbound document are created when you create a delivery or transfer requirement
(TR) that ful ls conditions in a previously created determination record.

You can also create VAS orders without reference. For more information, see Creating a VAS Order Without Reference .

Prerequisites
You have done the following:

Created VAS templates . For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

De ned conditions for VAS template determination in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-
Added Services → VAS Template Determination . For more information, see De ning Conditions for VAS Template Determination
.

Created determination records, which establishes links between conditions and VAS templates. For more information, see
Creating Determination Records .

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Process Flow
You create a delivery or TR.

If the document has already been checked for VAS, the system updates all of the document’s VAS orders, if necessary, provided
that the VAS orders are of statusA

If the document has not already been checked for VAS, the system creates VAS orders based on the appropriate templates, with
the work center of each order being based on the work center priorities speci ed in the corresponding VAS template (except in the
case of supplementary VAS orders, where no work center is determined).

a. If each document /item corresponds to a different header VAS template, the system creates per document item one of the
following, depending on whether you set one or both of the Header Template Work Center and Sep.Conf.for Subordinate Items
indicators when creating the header VAS template:

One VAS order to be performed in the header template’s work center

VAS orders for the header, as well as subordinate templates, to be executed in the header template’s work center

VAS orders for the header, as well as subordinate templates, to be executed in the templates’ respective work centers

For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

b. If the same header template applies to more than one document item, the system creates one header VAS order for all of these
document items. Subordinate templates may also be created, as described in a. above.

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Creating a VAS Order Without Reference

Use
You can create VAS orders without reference to a document.

 Example
New stock handling standards lead to the need to re-palletize stock in the warehouse. Since this need is not connected to any
delivery or transfer requirement, you would create VAS orders without reference to handle it.

Prerequisites
You have already created the following:

VAS work centers in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services General VAS
Settings De ne VAS Work Centers.

VAS templates. For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

Procedure
1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Value-Added Services
(VAS) Processing VAS Orders Create Without Reference.

The Create VAS Order w/o Reference screen appears.

2. In the Warehouse eld, enter the warehouse number.

3. In the Work Center eld, enter the name of the work center in which you want the created VAS order to be executed.

4. In the VAS Template eld, enter the name of the VAS template on which you want to base the created VAS order.

5. You can also enter a material number and/or handling unit number in the relevant elds.

6. If you want to create the VAS order and have it executed later, choose VAS Order Save from the menu.

The VAS order is created.

7. If you want to create the VAS order and execute it immediately, choose Save and Execute VAS.

The Value-Added Services (VAS) – Work Center screen appears. You can now execute the VAS order. For more
information, see Executing VAS in a Work Center: Desktop Transaction

Example: Packing and Labeling

You want to create templates for VAS orders involving the packing of one bike into a box and then the box being labeled. The bikes
are to be packed into the boxes in work center PACK01, while the labeling is to be performed in work center LABEL01.

In order to accomplish this, you could do the following:

De ne work centers PACK01 and LABEL01 in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added
Services → General VAS Settings → De ne VAS Work Centers . Ensure that PACK01 has a lower WCSequence number than
LABEL01.

Create subordinate template Pack bike in box

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a. Enter the following values in the Component tab of the Packing Instruction screen:

Item Item category Component Target quantity

10 P BOX 1

20 M BIKE 1

30 T

b. Enter text „ Pack bike into box and make sure box is rmly taped.“

c. Save the changes.

d. Fill the elds in the Template tab of the Change VAS Template screen as follows:

Field Value

Execution Method WCNTR

Template Sequence 1

Instruction Control A

Header Template Work Center

Sep.Conf.for Subordinate Items

e. Assign work center PACK01 to the template.

Create header templateLabel box

a. Enter the following values in the Component tab of the Packing Instruction screen:

Item Item category Component Target quantity

10 P BOX 1

20 M BIKE 1

30 T

b. Enter text „ Label the box as follows:

Part no: ________“

c. Save the changes.

d. Fill the elds in the Template tab of the Change VAS Template screen as follows:

Field Value

Execution Method WCNTR

Template Sequence 1

Instruction Control B

Header Template Work Center

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Field Value

Sep.Conf.for Subordinate Items

e. Assign work center LABEL01 to the template.

Assign templatePack bike in boxas a subordinate work item of templateLabel box

Create a determination record in which you link the templateLabel boxto a condition record (in which material = BIKE).

Upon creation of a document that meets the conditions, the following VAS orders are created:

a. VAS order based on the templatePack bike in box, to be performed in work center PACK01

b. VAS order based on the templateLabel box, to be performed in work center LABEL01

After the VAS order involving the packing of bikes into boxes is executed and con rmed by a worker in work center PACK01, the
boxes must be moved to work center LABEL01, where the VAS order involving labeling is executed and con rmed by a worker.

VAS Monitor

Purpose
The VAS monitor is a tool for keeping warehouse managers constantly up-to-date as to the current situation regarding VAS and to
enable them to initiate appropriate responses in light of this situation.

Features
Provision of Information on LES and VAS Objects

The VAS monitor displays current information on LES and VAS objects, including deliveries, TRs, VAS orders and work centers .

Provision of Methods

The VAS monitor provides methods with which you can initiate managerial actions appropriate to the situation in the warehouse.
For more information, see VAS Monitor Methods .

Opening the VAS Monitor

Use
Before you open the VAS monitor, you determine the following:

The actual warehouse to monitor

The objects and sub-object classes to be displayed when the monitor opens (optional).

Prerequisites
You have sufficient authorization to open the monitor for the selected warehouse.

Procedure

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1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Value-Added Services
(VAS) VAS Monitor.

The Value-Added Services: Selection screen appears.

2. In the Warehouse eld, enter the number of the warehouse for which you want to monitor VAS .

 Note
You can set a default warehouse for which the monitor will open by doing the following:

From the menu, choosing System User Pro le Own Data.

Entering the following parameter and value:

Parameter ID: LXVAS_LGNUM

Parameter value: warehouse number

If you have set a default warehouse, or have only de ned one warehouse, the warehouse number automatically appears
in the Warehouse eld.

3. You can restrict the objects to be monitored by choosing one or more tab cards relating to object classes and entering
selection criteria.

The selected objects will be displayed in the monitor when it opens.

 Note
If you want to add further selection criteria, choose .

If you want to display a previously saved variant of the selection criteria, choose .

If you want to clear any entered values from all of the search criteria elds, enter .

4. If you also want sub-object classes for a particular object to be displayed when the monitor opens, select Expand objects
in the object class’ tab card.

5. Execute.

Result
The VAS monitor opens.

The following is displayed in the hierarchy tree :

All objects that meet the selection criteria, if entered.

The sub-object classes of these objects, if you elected to expand the objects pursuant to step 4 above.

Objects that meet the selection criteria are also displayed in the ALV .

If you entered selection criteria for more than one object class, the objects of the object class that appears furthest down
the hierarchy tree are displayed.

If you elected to expand the objects pursuant to step 4 above, the objects of the sub-object class that appears furthest
down the hierarchy tree are displayed.

If you did not enter any selection criteria, the warehouse object only is displayed in both the hierarchy tree and the ALV.

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VAS Monitor User Interface

The VAS monitor has a user-friendly interface which utilizes Drag&Drop functionality. The interface comprises of the following two
areas:

Hierarchy tree

ALV (SAP List Viewer)

Hierarchy Tree
The object hierarchy tree, located on the left side of the monitor, is a navigation area consisting of the various object classes,
associated objects and their attributes. Using the tree, you can display the object classes and objects, as well as perform methods
on them.

ALV
The ALV, located on the right side of the monitor, contains all elds of the object records and can display records of all retrieved
objects simultaneously. This area is synchronized with the object hierarchy tree. You can also perform methods from the ALV tool
bar.

 Note
For more information on the ALV, see the SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver Components SAP Web Application Server Basis
Services/Communication Interfaces (BC-SRV) SAP List Viewer (BC-SRV-ALV) .

See Also:

Using Basic VAS Monitor Functions

VAS Monitor Methods

Using Basic VAS Monitor Functions

Function Result

Set monitor view parameters Your settings are saved and implemented.

Displaying objects in the hierarchy tree and ALV The node containing the target class expands, revealing its objects
and child object classes.

All objects and details for the target object class are displayed in the
ALV.

 Example
If you want to display the VAS orders of inbound delivery
180000254 , drag the Inbound Delivery 180000254 object on
to the VAS Orders sub-object class.

Selecting objects in hierarchy tree The selected objects are highlighted.

Scrolling through objects You scroll up and down a page at a time, or to the extreme top or
bottom, depending on which icon you choose.

Invoking monitor methods Refer to VAS Monitor Methods .

Displaying object summary details The Details dialog box appears, displaying summary object details.

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Function Result

Opening the alert monitor The VAS alert monitor appears, displaying alerts for the warehouse
chosen for the VAS monitor.

Refreshing the display for an object class The display of the object class in the monitor is updated.

Refreshing the display for whole site The display of all object classes in the monitor is updated.

Refreshing the display for an object The display of the selected object in the monitor is updated.

 Note
For information on using the ALV, see the SAP Library for ALV Grid Control.

VAS Monitor Methods

Use
The VAS monitor methods allow you to perform actions on a selected object or object class. Each method belongs to one of two
groups:

1. Display methods

Display information for the selected object

2. Maintenance methods

Enable you to perform actions that in uence object eld values

Prerequisites
You have de ned methods and object classes in Customizing for Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added
Services Monitoring De neObject Class Methods.

Features
You can invoke the methods either via the monitor hierarchy tree or the ALV tool bar.

Invoking Methods Via the Hierarchy Tree

1. Display the relevant objects. For information on how this is done, see Using Basic VAS Monitor Functions.

2. From the hierarchy tree, right-click one or more objects or an object class. A pop-up menu appears.

3. Choose an option from the pop-up menu.

Invoking Methods Via the ALV

1. Display the relevant objects.

2. From the ALV, select the row or rows corresponding to the objects on which you want to apply the method.

3. For some methods, you choose the relevant icon from the ALV tool bar.

4. For other methods, you choose or from the ALV tool bar and then an option from the pop-up menu.

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Activities
Display Methods

Method Name Allowed Objects Description What You Should Know

Display details All Displays the Details dialog box

Refresh objects All Updates the display of selected

objects

Select tree objects All Selects in the hierarchy tree This method is available from
objects that have been selected the ALV tool bar only.
in the ALV

Hide selected objects All Hides one or more selected

objects in both the hierarchy
tree and ALV

Hide unselected objects All Hides one or more unselected

objects in both the hierarchy
tree and ALV

Set as selection criteria All containing sub-object classes Sets one or more object nodes This method can be used
as the selection criteria for instead of Drag & Drop.
expanding sub-object classes

Clear selection criteria All containing sub-object classes Discontinues the use of object
nodes as selection criteria

Maintain Methods

Method Name Allowed Objects Description What You Should Know

Cancel VAS order VAS Orders Cancels the selected VAS orders Cancelled VAS orders are given
the status V.

You can only cancel VAS orders

that have the status A.

Create TO from work center Inbound Deliveries Creates a transfer order from You can only invoke this method
the work center to the next for:
Outbound Deliveries destination (another work
center or nal destination). VAS orders with the
Inbound TRs
status D; or
Outbound TRs
Documents related to
Internal TRs VAS orders with this
status
VAS Orders Without Reference
After this method is
VAS Orders invoked, the statuses of
the VAS orders change
to E .

De ne RF users Warehouse Enables you to de ne users who Refer to De ning RF Device

can log on to the system and Users.
perform the RF transactions

Display VAS template VAS Orders Displays the relevant VAS For more information, see
template Creating a VAS Template.
Work Centers

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Method Name Allowed Objects Description What You Should Know

Display work center VAS Orders Displays the Value-Added You can only invoke this method
Services (VAS) – Work Center for VAS orders with the status C
Work Centers (only as a sub- screen for the relevant work or D .
object class of a reference center and VAS order
document) For more information on the
Value-Added Services (VAS) –
Work Center screen, see
Executing VAS in a Work Center:
Desktop Transaction

Maintain monitor variants Warehouse Enables you to create and Refer to Maintaining Monitor
display customized versions of Variants.
the monitor hierarchy tree

Maintain presentation devices Warehouse Enables you to maintain Refer to Maintaining

presentation devices Presentation Devices.

Modify VAS order VAS Orders Enables you to modify details of Refer to Modifying a VAS Order.
a VAS order

Re-create TO from work center VAS Orders Re-creates a TO between work Refer to Re-Creating Transfer
centers, which has been Orders from Work Centers.
cancelled

De ning RF Device Users

Use
In order to enable workers to log on via RF presentation devices and execute transactions ( including Mobile Data Entry
transactions ), you must de ne each worker as an RF presentation device user.

Prerequisites
You have de ned the following:

Personalization pro les in Customizing for Logistics Execution WarehouseManagement Value-Added

Services Presentation Management Personalize User Data

Presentation devices via the monitor. For more information, see Maintaining Presentation Devices

Procedure

ALV Hierarchy Tree

Display the Warehouse object.

From the ALV, select the row corresponding From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon
to the Warehouse object. to the left of the Warehouse object.

From the ALV tool bar, choose and Choose De ne RF users from the pop-up
then De ne RF users from the pop-up menu.
menu.
The De ne RF Users view appears.
The De ne RF Users view appears.

Choose New Entries .

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ALV Hierarchy Tree

In the Whse no . eld, enter the warehouse number.

In the User eld, enter the user’s SAP username.

To activate the RF user, select Status .

In the Screen format eld, choose the format of the user’s presentation device screen.

 Note
The standard screens are based on a size of 8x40 (large format). If you want to adjust
the screens to a presentation device that is not based on the standard size, use the
screen conversion tool. For more information, see Screen Conversion Tool .

If you want to display a screen version that you have de ned in the form of screen exits,
enter the name of the screen variant in the Var eld.

In the Pres. device eld, enter the name of a previously de ned presentation device that you
wish to be the default device for the user.

In the Personal. eld, enter the two-digit identi er for the personalization pro le that you
want to apply to the user.

Save your changes and go back twice.

You return to the VAS monitor. The user is de ned and is able to perform RF transactions
via their presentation device.

Maintaining Monitor Variants

Use
For any warehouse/yard and user, you can change the structure of the object classes in the monitor hierarchy tree, according to
prede ned variants.

Prerequisites
You must de ne an object class hierarchy for the monitor in Customizing. For more information, see the IMG for:

Logistics Execution WarehouseManagement Value-Added Services Monitoring De ne Unique Object Class Identi ers,
Permitted Movements and Hierarchy Object Class Hierarchy for Monitor

Logistics Execution WarehouseManagement Cross-Docking Monitoring De ne Unique Object Class Identi ers,
Permitted Movements and Hierarchy Object Class Hierarchy for Monitor

Logistics Execution Yard Management Monitoring De ne Unique Object Class Identi ers, Permitted Movements and
Hierarchy Object Class Hierarchy for Monitor

Procedure

ALV Hierarchy Tree

Display the warehouse (VAS/Cross-Docking) or yard objects (YM).

From the ALV, select the row corresponding From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon
to the warehouse/yard. to the left of the warehouse or yard object.

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ALV Hierarchy Tree

From the ALV tool bar, choose and Choose Maintain monitor variants from the
then Maintain monitor variants from the pop-up menu.
pop-up menu.
The Maintain variants dialog box appears.
The Maintain variants dialog box appears.

Choose . A new row appears in the dialog box.

In the User eld, enter your user name.

Choose the previously de ned variant identi er, representing the object class hierarchy that
you want to apply to the monitor for the selected warehouse/yard.

If you want the standard hierarchy tree to be included in the variant, select Complete tree.

If you want the variant to be the active variant for the selected warehouse/yard, select
Chosen variant .

Save your settings.

Whenever you select the warehouse/yard to which you have applied the variant, the monitor
hierarchy tree is structured according to the variant.

Maintaining Presentation Devices

Use
You must de ne at least one presentation device from the monitor. Any of the de ned presentation devices can then be chosen as
the default presentation device for a user when de ning RF users. For more information, see De ning RF Device Users .

Each presentation device has a display pro le that determines the screen layout, including screen size and pushbuttons displayed.

When a user tries to log on to the system, its default presentation device is displayed. The worker can either retain the displayed
presentation device or select another one.

Prerequisites
You have de ned display pro les in Customizing. For more information, see the IMG for:

Logistics Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services Presentation Management De ne Display

Pro les and Physical Screens

Logistics Execution Yard Management Presentation Management De ne Display Pro les and Physical Screens

Procedure

ALV Hierarchy Tree

Display the Warehouse (VAS) or Yard (YM) object.

From the ALV, select the row corresponding From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon
to the warehouse/yard. to the left of the Warehouse or Yard object.

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ALV Hierarchy Tree

From the ALV tool bar, choose and Choose Maintain presentation devices from
then Maintain presentation devices from the pop-up menu.
the pop-up menu.
The Maintain presentation devices dialog
The Maintain presentation devices dialog box appears.
box appears.

Choose . A new row appears in the dialog box.

In the Pres. device eld, enter a name for the presentation device you are de ning.

In the Description eld, enter a description for the presentation device.

Choose a previously-de ned display pro le for the presentation device.

Choose a presentation device type. The options are graphical user interface (GUI) and non-
graphical user interface (character-based). For more information on these presentation
device types, see Presentation Device Data Entry .

Save your settings.

The device is de ned.

Modifying a VAS Order

Use
You can modify details of a VAS order from the monitor.

Procedure

ALV Hierarchy Tree

Display the VAS Orders objects.

From the ALV, select the row corresponding From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon
to the VAS order that you wish to modify. to the left of the VAS order that you wish to
modify.

From the ALV tool bar, choose . Choose Modify VAS order from the pop-up
menu.
The VAS Order Update dialog box appears.
The VAS Order Update dialog box appears.

You can modify any of the following details, depending on the status of the VAS order:

Work center (status A )

VAS template (status A )

Work center sequence (status A )

VAS template sequence (status A )

Business partner (statuses A,C,D,E )

Save your settings.

The VAS order’s details are adjusted accordingly, and are immediately updated in the ALV.

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Re-Creating Transfer Orders from Work Centers

Use
After all the VAS orders of a work center have been con rmed, a transfer order (TO) to move the goods from the work center is
created in one of the following ways:

Automatically, if the AutVASExit indicator is set in Customizing for LogisticsExecution Warehouse Management Value-
Added Services General VAS Settings De ne VAS for Warehouse

Manually via the Create TO from work center monitor method

In the case of a movement between work centers, if this TO is cancelled before the stock have been moved to the next work center,
the stock will be missing from the next work center even though the related VAS orders exist. In such a case, you can re-create the
cancelled TO. A worker can subsequently execute and con rm the TO, the result being that the goods will now be in the next work
center.

Prerequisites
A reference document contains VAS orders to be performed in more than one work center.

VAS orders of a work center have statuses of E .

VAS orders of the next work center have statuses of A (rather than B , as would be the case if a TO between the work
centers existed)

 Note
You can view the VAS orders that have no transfer order in the alert monitor ( VAS Orders w/o Transfer Orders alert
category). For more information, see VAS Alert Monitor .

Procedure

ALV Hierarchy Tree

Display the VAS Orders objects.

From the ALV, select the row corresponding From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon
to the VAS order for which you want to re- to the left of the VAS order for which you
create the TO (the rst VAS order of the next want to re-create the TO (the rst VAS order
work center). of the next work center).

From the ALV tool bar, choose and Choose Re-create TO from work center
then Re-create TO from work center . from the pop-up menu.

Result
The TO is re-created and will appear when you drag&drop the VAS order object on to the Transfer Orders sub-object class.

The statuses of the VAS orders in the next work center change from A to B .

VAS Alert Monitor

Purpose
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The purpose of the VAS alert monitor is to highlight to warehouse managers actual and potential problematic situations regarding
VAS and to provide exception handling tools.

Integration
The VAS alert monitor can be accessed from the VAS monitor .

Features
Alerts Provision

The VAS alert monitor provides you with alerts when certain conditions are met. For more information, see Alerts Provision .

Exception Handling and Troubleshooting

The VAS alert monitor provides the tools with which you can handle the exceptions highlighted by the alerts. For more information,
see Alert Monitor Troubleshooting Tools.

Opening the VAS Alert Monitor

Use
You can open the VAS alert monitor either from the SAP Easy Access menu or from the VAS monitor

Prerequisites
You have sufficient authorization to open the alert monitor for the selected warehouse.

Procedure
Opening the Alert Monitor from the SAP Easy Access Menu

1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Value-Added Services
(VAS) Alert Monitor.

The Select an Object dialog box appears.

2. Enter the warehouse for which you want to monitor alerts.

3. Choose Enter .

The alert monitor opens, displaying alerts for the selected warehouse.

Opening the Alert Monitor from the VAS Monitor

From the monitor tool bar, choose .

The alert monitor opens, displaying alerts for the warehouse selected for the VAS monitor.

VAS Alert Monitor User Interface

The alert monitor’s user interface comprises of the following two areas:

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Hierarchy tree

ALV

Hierarchy Tree
The hierarchy tree, located on the left side of the VAS alert monitor, is a navigation area consisting of the various object classes
(alert categories). Using the tree, you can display and con gure the alerts.

ALV
The ALV, located on the right side of the VAS alert monitor, contains all elds of the object records, including the alerts’ statuses.
You can also perform methods from the ALV tool bar.

See Also:

Using Basic Alert Monitor Functions

Alert Monitor Troubleshooting Tools

Using Basic Alert Monitor Functions

Function Procedure Result

Displaying alerts From the hierarchy tree, double-click the Details for alerts in the category, including
icon next to an object class node. levels of alert and statuses, are displayed in
the ALV.

Display details for individual alert The Details dialog box appears.
1. From the ALV, selecting a row
corresponding to the alert for which
you want to display details.

2. Choose from the ALV tool bar.

Invoking alert monitor troubleshooting tools Refer to Alert Monitor Troubleshooting Tools .

Refreshing display for whole warehouse From the alert monitor tool bar, choose . The display of all object classes in the alert
monitor is updated.

Setting auto-refresh period The alert monitor display is periodically

1. Enter the number of minutes that
updated according to your settings.
must elapse before the alert
monitor display is automatically
updated.

2. If you want to display at the top of

the hierarchy tree a clock with the
time that has elapsed since the last
auto-refresh, select Display
AutoRefresh Clock .

3. Choose Enter .

See Also:
Con guring Alerts

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Con guring Alerts

Use
You must de ne the circumstances that trigger the different levels of alerts.

 Note
In Value-Added Services , although the standard alerts do not involve any such con guration, you may need to con gure any
new alerts that you de ne.

Procedure
Con guring Multiple Alert Categories

1. Fr o m thealert monitor tool bar, choose .

The Alerts Maintenance dialog box appears, displaying all object classes/alert categories.

2. For any alert category and presentation pro le, enter a value for one or more of the following:

Upper threshold value

Upper warning threshold value

Lower threshold value

Lower warning threshold value

3. Choose a unit of measure for the UOM eld.

4. If you want to exclude an alert category from the alert monitor, select Exclude.

5. To set an object class as the initially displayed object class, select Init. Exp .

6. Save your settings.

Con guring an Individual Alert Category

1. Display the object class/alert category.

2. From the hierarchy tree, right-click the icon to the left of the object class and choose Con gure from the pop-up menu.

The Alerts Maintenance dialog box appears, displaying the selected alert category.

3. Perform steps 2-6 in Con guring Multiple Alert Categories.

Result
The system saves your alert settings.

 Note
For an object class/alert category, if you de ne alerts for a speci c presentation pro le and those alerts also exist for
presentation pro le ****, the alerts for the speci c presentation pro le take precedence.

Alerts Provision

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Use
The VAS alert monitor provides customizable alerts upon the ful llment of certain conditions.

Prerequisites
In the case of non-standard alerts, you have done the following:

De ned the alerts in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services → Monitoring →
De ne Object Classes.

De ned object class identi ers and hierarchy in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-
Added Services → Monitoring → De ne Unique Object Class Identi ers, Permitted Movements and Hierarchy.

Mapped values to the de ned alerts in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services
→ Monitoring → Map Alert Values.

Con gured the alerts. For more information, see Con guring Alerts .

Features
Alerts are provided for the following categories:

Object Class/Alert Category Contains

Unprocessed VAS Orders VAS orders that have not been processed and have had the same
status for at least the allowed maximum number of days (as de ned
in Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management
→ Value-Added Services → General VAS Settings → De ne VAS
for Warehouse)

Alert statuses are as follows:

Red for VAS orders of statusA

Yellow for VAS orders of statusB

Green for VAS orders of statusC

Expected vs Actual Bin Stock Work centers for which there is a discrepancy between expected
stock (as determined by looking at VAS orders with statuses
ofCandD) and actual stock

Alert statuses are as follows:

Red if actual stock is less than expected stock (i.e. there is not
enough stock to ful ll VAS orders)

Yellow if actual stock is greater than expected stock (i.e. there is

more than enough stock to ful ll VAS orders)

VAS Orders w/o Transfer Orders VAS orders for which no transfer orders exist (i.e. the TO from the
previous work center to the work center in which these VAS orders
are to be performed was cancelled)

Activities

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Activities 1a., 1b. and 1c. below do not apply to the standard alerts provided.

When the value of a particular object, for which an alert has been con gured:

a. Exceeds the upper warning threshold value or falls below the lower warning threshold value, the yellow traffic light appears in
the Exception eld for the object

b. Exceeds the upper threshold value or falls below the lower threshold value, the red traffic light appears in the Exception eld for
the object

c. If the alert is not con gured to have upper or lower threshold values, the red traffic light automatically appears in the Exception
eld when the alert appears.

After you have dealt with a problem, the relevant object disappears.

Alert Monitor Troubleshooting Tools

Use
The alert monitor troubleshooting tools allow you to perform actions on selected objects in order to handle exception situations.

Prerequisites
You have de ned methods and object classes in Customizing for LogisticsExecution Warehouse Management Value-Added
Services Monitoring De ne Object Class Methods .

Features
You can invoke the troubleshooting tools by:

1. Displaying the relevant alerts. For more information on how this is done, see Using Basic Alert Monitor Functions .

2. From the ALV, selecting a row corresponding to the object on which you want to apply the method.

3. Choosing from the ALV tool bar and then choosing an option from the pop-up menu.

Activities

Method Name Description What You Should Know

Re-create TO from work center Re-creates the transfer order from the Refer to Re-Creating Transfer Orders from
previous work center to the work center in Work Centers .
which the selected VAS order is to be
performed

VAS Execution

Purpose
Warehouse workers can execute VAS orders using desktop and RF device transactions.

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Process Flow
VAS orders are created. For more information, see VAS Order Creation

Warehouse workers in work centers execute VAS via desktop or RF transactions.

For more information, see the following:

Executing VAS in a Work Center: Desktop Transaction

Executing VAS in a Work Center: RF Transaction

Executing VAS in a Work Center Using TRM

Warehouse workers executing picking and putaway transfer orders or tasks via RF devices also execute supplementary VAS.

For more information, see the following:

Executing Supplementary VAS

Executing Supplementary VAS Using TRM

Executing VAS in a Work Center: Desktop Transaction

Use
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You can execute and con rm VAS orders for a work center via a desktop transaction.

Prerequisites
VAS orders to be performed in the work center exist with status C .

 Note
You can display VAS orders that do not have the status C .

Procedure
1. From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics Logistics Execution Internal Whse Processes Value-Added Services
(VAS) Processing VAS Orders Work Center.

The Value-Added Services (VAS) – Work Center screen appears.

2. Enter the warehouse and work center in the relevant elds and choose Enter .

The Handling Unit, Material and Ref document elds become available for input.

3. Enter a handling unit number, material number or reference document type and number.

4. Choose Enter .

The Value-Added Services (VAS) – Work Center screen appears, with the following being displayed:

In the ALV at the top of the screen, the VAS orders and related information, such as statuses and associated VAS
templates . The VAS orders are displayed in the template sequence, which you have de ned when creating the
corresponding VAS templates. For more information, see Creating a VAS Template .

In the tab cards at the bottom of the screen, more speci c information on the rst VAS order in the sequence,
including the work instructions, document items, additional texts and attachments. This information is taken from
the corresponding VAS template.

The Work Instructions tab contains all or some of the following information:

Packing instruction name and description

Packaging material item and quantity (optional)

Material item and quantity (optional)

Text item

You can determine which information is to be included when creating the corresponding VAS template. For
more information, see Creating a VAS Template

The information from subordinate template packing instructions also will be displayed as work instructions
in one of the following instances:

You are executing a VAS order with reference to a document and the Header Template Work Center
indicator has been set in the order’s corresponding template

You are executing a VAS order without reference to a document

5. To print the work instructions of a VAS order, select the row corresponding to the VAS order in the top ALV and choose
.

6. To view the details for another VAS order, select the row corresponding to the VAS order and choose .

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The details displayed in the bottom tab cards are updated to those of the selected VAS order.

7. Process the rst VAS order:

a. a. If the VAS order requires packing:

i. i. Select the row corresponding to the VAS order in the top ALV and choose .

The Processing of Handling Units screen appears.

ii. ii. Choose .

The materials are packed into the packing materials as previously determined in the packing instruction of
the VAS template.

iii. iii. Save.

b. b. To con rm the VAS order, choose Con rm .

The status of the VAS order changes to D.

The Actual Duration eld is lled with the actual duration of time taken to complete the order.

8. Repeat step 6 for each VAS order.

9. If you con rm a VAS order and subsequently need to go back into it and make changes, choose Re-Open . The order’s
status reverts back to C .

 Note
You can only re-open those VAS orders with status D .

Result
Once all of a reference document’s VAS orders assigned to a work center have been con rmed, the goods can be moved from the
work center to the next destination.

Mobile Execution

Use
Warehouse workers can execute VAS and supplementary VAS using RF presentation devices. This includes executing VAS in a
Task and Resource Management (LE- TRM ) environment.

For more information, see:

Executing VAS in a Work Center: RF Transaction

Executing Supplementary VAS

Executing VAS in a Work Center Using TRM

Executing Supplementary VAS Using TRM

Prerequisites
1. The relevant presentation management customization has been completed.

For more information, see Presentation Management .

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2. Presentation devices have been de ned.

For more information, see Maintaining Presentation Devices .

3. You have been de ned as an RF presentation device user.

For more information, see De ning RF Device Users .

Presentation Management

Purpose
Presentation management customizing allows you to choose the way in which data is displayed on presentation devices. This is of
particular importance to mobile presentations, where exibility in displaying data on the screen and adjusting transactions to
changing requirements is indispensable.

The customizing options include the de nition of the following:

Personalized menus and menu tree, including the ability to include external transactions such as those used in Mobile Data
Entry (LE-MOB) .

Personalizing pro les to ensure that all data displayed on the screen is adjusted to meet the requirements of a particular
user or groups of users

Display pro les to re ect the physical properties of different presentation devices

Physical screens, including size properties, pushbutton quantities and sizes, and template and list screens to be used

Dynamic parameters

Function code and veri cation pro les

Personalized pushbutton texts

New logical transactions

Personalized step ow

In addition, you can use the screen conversion tool to effectively adjust the size and position of screen elements to t the physical
dimensions of any presentation device.

Process Flow

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Screen Conversion Tool

Use

The standard settings provided in the presentation management customizing are suitable for presentation devices with a screen
size of 8x40. The screen conversion tool allows you to effectively adjust the size and position of screen elements to t the physical
dimensions of any presentation device (such as those with a screen size of 16x20).

The screen conversion tool enables you to do the following:

Create new display pro les, including template screens, sub-screens and their respective environments.

Perform analyses regarding screen compression and overlapping of lines and columns before creating new screens

Delete elds from screens

Generate new screens and manually edit them

The tool signi cantly reduces the effort required for screen size adjustment since the relevant presentation management
customizing views are automatically updated.

Using the Screen Conversion Tool

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Use
Using the screen conversion tool, you can create new display pro les and edit existing ones.

Procedure
Creating Display Pro les

Open the screen conversion tool by choosing Presentation Management → Screen Conversion Tool in one of the following:

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Task and Resource Management

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Yard Management

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services

The Screen Conversion Tool screen appears, with the Copy display pro le tab being displayed.

Enter the details of the source display pro le, from which you wish to create a new display pro le:

a. If you want to base the new display pro le on the standard one, select Standard

b. If you have already created your own display pro le and want it to form the basis of the new display pro le, enter the following:

i. The site for which you have de ned the display pro le (TRM) or0xxx,(where xxx is the yard number or warehouse number) in the
Pro le/Site eld

ii. The display pro le in the Display Pro le eld

iii. The display size of the screen in the Width and Height elds

iv. The number and quantity of pushbuttons for the template screens in the Size and Quantity elds.

Choose to view an analysis of the screens proposed by the system, based on the display size and pushbutton size and
quantity.

The results appear in the ALV on the left, displaying a list of the proposed new screens, including the following details:

Status – The color of the traffic light indicates the following:

Red -Involves some overlapping of lines and columns

Yellow - Involves compression (reduction in the length of screen elements)

Green – Involves no compression

Screen number

Name of the screen’s program

Whether the screen has been edited (at this stage, the indicator is never set)

Description of the screen

Extent of compression

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Overlapping in screen width

De cit in the number of lines

If desired, you can also display the Status Description eld by changing the ALV layout.

After analyzing the results, you may decide that you need to edit some screens by deleting some of their elds:

a. From the ALV, select the line corresponding to the screen that you wish to edit.

b. Choose .

The Screen Conversion Tool dialog box appears, displaying each of the screen elements of the selected screen., including their
name, description and one of the following types:

- Label only

- Field only

- Field and label

- Veri cation eld

c. If you want to delete a screen element, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

The icon appears in the Deleted eld.

d. If you want to delete a label only for a screen element of type eld and label, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose
.

The icon appears in the Deleted eld.

e. To reverse the deletion of a screen element, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

The relevant icon disappears from the Deleted eld.

f. Choose Enter .

The dialog box closes and the analysis is updated, based on the deleted screen elements. The Edited indicator is now set for the
screen.

To create the display pro le and screens:

a. Enter the details of the destination display pro le, representing the display pro le that you wish to create, based on the source
display pro le:

i. In the Pro le/Site eld, enter a site number for the new display pro le (TRM) or0xxx(other applications) where xxx is the yard
number or warehouse number.

ii. In the Disp.Prof . eld, enter a two-digit identi er for the new display pro le.

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iii. Enter textual descriptions for the display pro le.

iv. In the Template and List Screens eld, enter a name for the function group of the template and list screens.

v. In the Subscreens eld, enter a name for the function group of the sub-screens.

b. Execute.

The new display pro le and associated template screens, sub-screens and their environments are created.

One of the following customizing activities is automatically updated accordingly (depending on the application):

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Task and Resource Management → Presentation Management → De ne Display Pro les
and Physical Screens

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Yard Management → Presentation Management → De ne Display Pro les and Physical
Screens

Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services → Presentation Management →
De ne Display Pro les and Physical Screens

Editing Display Pro les

Choose the Edit display pro le tab.

Enter the pro le/site and display pro le identi er for the display pro le that you wish to edit.

Choose .

A list of the display pro le’s screens appears in the ALV on the left.

To edit a screen, do the following:

a. From the corresponding line in the ALV, choose the screen number.

The Screen Painter: Change Layout of Screen screen appears.

Edit the screen.

Presentation Device Data Entry

Purpose
As is the case with Warehouse Management (LE-WM) , both character-based and GUI RF devices are supported. For more
information, see RF Device Support .

Process Flow
1. The worker logs on to the system.

2. The worker chooses the appropriate menu options by either physically touching the options (GUI devices), or by entering a
number or chain of numbers corresponding to the options (character-based devices).

3. The worker chooses pushbutton functions by either physically touching the pushbuttons (GUI devices), or by choosing the
corresponding function keys (character-based devices).

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4. Presentation Management receives the resource inputs and calls the appropriate services.

Presentation Device Basic Functions

Use
Due to the character mode of the RF devices, pushbuttons must be used for all available functions.

This section deals with the available pushbuttons and corresponding functions.

 Note
You can customize the pushbutton texts by choosing De ne Pushbutton Text in Customizing for Logistics
Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services Presentation Management De ne Control Screen Layout .

Features

Pushbutton Function

Scrolls up

Scrolls down

Back Returns you to previous screen

Brk Logs you off the device

Canc Cancels a particular step

Clr Clears the current or all input elds from screen

Cnfr Con rms a particular step in the transaction ow

Ent Checks all of a screen’s input elds and con rms message screens

Exit Exits the mobile execution transaction

List Displays a list of possible values for a selected eld. If you choose
one of the values, the eld is lled with it.

Next Navigates you to the next screen

Prev Navigates you to the previous screen

Save Con rms a logical step

Pushbutton Function

Log/Logon Logs you on. Refer to Executing VAS in a Work Center: RF

Transaction .

Pack Enables you to pack a handling unit. Refer to Executing VAS in a

Work Center: RF Transaction.

Upck / Un - Pack Enables you to un-pack a handling unit. Refer to Executing VAS in a
Work Center: RF Transaction.

Executing Supplementary VAS

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Use
You can execute and con rm VAS orders for supplementary VASvia a radio frequency (RF) device transaction.

Prerequisites
1. At least one VAS order, based on one or more VAS templates , is created for a transfer order (TO).

2. The VAS templates upon which the VAS orders are based have one of the following execution methods:

TOEXGP – During TO execution (for group of items)

TOEXIT – During TO execution (at item level)

Procedure
1. Commence execution of the TO.

For more information, see the following:

Performing a Putaway

Performing a Clustered Putaway

Picking from Bulk

Picking from a Non-Bulk Storage Type

Pick and Pack

2. If VAS orders have been created at item level, the rst VAS order for an item is displayed after you have saved the item at
the source screen.

If VAS orders have been created for a group of items, the rst VAS order for the items is displayed after you have saved all
of the items at the source screen.

The following information is displayed for a VAS order:

Document type

Reference document

VAS order

Packing instruction description

Material item and quantity

Text item

You can scroll up and down the VAS order text via the PgUp ( ) / PgDn ( ) buttons.

3. You can scroll between the VAS orders by choosing Prev and Nxt .

4. To con rm the VAS orders, choose Cnfr .

The status of the VAS orders changes to D . You return to the source screen.

5. Choose Nxt to proceed to the destination screen.

6. If you want to view all of the VAS orders that you just con rmed, choose VS and scroll if necessary.

Executing VAS in a Work Center Using TRM

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Use
If you are working in a warehouse that has implemented Task and Resource Management (LE-TRM) you can execute VAS in a
work center via the TRM RF transactions.

Prerequisites
Refer to Value-Added Services Integration With TRM .

Procedure
Execute and con rm the movement task(s) created from the transfer order to the work center. You execute a picking ( Stock
Transfer → Picking ) or putaway task ( Stock Transfer → Putaway ) depending on whether you are dealing with VAS for an
inbound or outbound delivery.

An operation task is created for the work center, either automatically (if the urgency indicator is set in Add-In
LTRM_TO_RQST_CHANGE) or manually (via the Create tasks monitor method ).

From the Menu screen, choose Operations → Value-Added Services → System-Guided Value-Added Services.

The Operation screen appears.

To view the VAS order, choose Detl.

The Display VAS Order screen appears, displaying the following information:

Document type

Reference document

VAS order and status

Packing instruction description

Material item and quantity

Text item

You can scroll up and down the VAS order text via the PgUp () / PgDn ()buttons.

Choose Back to return to the Operation screen.

If the VAS involves repacking, you can use the Mobile Data Entry (LE-MOB) packing and unpacking transactions. To access them,
return to the Menu screen and choose Operations → LM00. Then return to the Operation screen to continue processing the VAS
order.

Choose Save to con rm the operation task and VAS order.

The status of the VAS order changes toDorE, depending on whether or not it is the only VAS order for the work center, and
whether or not you have customized the system to automatically create a TO from the work center.

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Repeat steps 2-5 for each VAS order.

After the TO from the work center and the corresponding movement task is created, execute it to move the stock from the work
center.

Executing Supplementary VAS Using TRM

Use
If you are working in a warehouse that has implemented Task and Resource Management (LE-TRM), you can execute
supplementary VAS via the TRM RF transactions.

Prerequisites
Refer to Value-Added Services Integration with TRM

Procedure
From the Menu screen, choose to execute a picking (Stock Transfer → Picking ) or putaway (Stock Transfer → Putaway),
depending on whether you are dealing with VAS for an inbound or outbound delivery.

If there are any VAS orders based on the TOEXIT execution method:

The Display VAS Order screen appears, displaying the following information:

Packing instruction description

Material item and quantity

Text item

You can scroll up and down the VAS order text using the PgUp () / PgDn () buttons.

You can scroll between the VAS orders by choosing Prev and Nxt.

To proceed to the Source screen, choose Ent

The Source screen appears.

If there are no VAS orders based on the TOEXIT execution method, the Source screen appears.

Choose Save

If there are any VAS orders based on the TOEXGP execution method:

See steps 2a-b above.

To proceed to the Destination screen, choose Ent

The Destination screen appears.

If there are no VAS orders based on the TOEXGP execution method, the Destination screen appears.

Choose Save

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The movement task and the VAS orders are con rmed, with the VAS orders receiving the status D

Value-Added Services Integration With TRM

Use
Value-Added Services can be implemented alongside Task and Resource Management (TRM) . In such a case, VAS in work
centers and supplementary VASare supported.

Prerequisites
You have done the following:

1. De ned each of the work centers in your warehouse as a work center zone in Customizing for Logistics Execution Task
and Resource Management Master Data Site Map Management De ne Zones, Operations and Serving Zones

2. De ned entry and exit nodes for the work center zone in Customizing for Logistics Execution Task and Resource
Management Master Data Site Map Management De ne Nodes and Entries/Exits to/from Zones

3. De ned a working area for each work center, with the work center as both the source and destination zone of the working
area, in Customizing for Logistics Execution Task and Resource Management Master Data Site Map
Management De ne Working Areas

4. 4. De ned the work centers as VAS work centers in Customizing forLogistics Execution Warehouse
Management Value-Added Services General VAS Settings De ne VAS Work Centers

5. De ned for each work center’s storage bin (as de ned in step 4 above) coordinates and a zone inCustomizing for Logistics
Execution Task and Resource Management Master Data Site Map Management Enhance Warehouse Management
Objects Maintain Storage Bins by Selection.

In the Zone eld, enter the name of the corresponding work center zone

Enter the coordinates of the entry or exit node of the work center zone

6. Added VAS-related menus to the TRM presentation management menu tree. For more information, see the IMG for
Logistics Execution Task and Resource Management Presentation Management De ne Menus Menu Tree.

Activities
Refer to:

TRM and VAS in Work Centers

TRM and Supplementary VAS

TRM and VAS in Work Centers

Purpose
TRM supports movements to and from VAS work centers , as well as the execution of VAS orders in the work centers.

Process Flow
1. You create a delivery or transfer requirement, resulting in the creation of one or more VAS orders to be performed in a work
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2. You create a picking or putaway transfer order (TO) for the reference document, the destination of which is the rst work
center in which VAS is to be performed.

3. Depending on the routing strategy, TRM creates one of the following:

a. a. A movement task to the work center

b. b. A movement task to an intermediate destination (P&D) and then a movement task to the work center

4. After a resource con rms the task to the work center, the TO is con rmed and the statuses of the VAS orders change to C .
At this point, an operation task is created for each VAS order.

5. The resource executes and con rms the operation tasks via an RF presentation device. Con rmation of each operation
task results in con rmation of its corresponding VAS order.

For more information, see Executing VAS in a Work Center Using TRM .

6. After con rmation of the last operation task/VAS order, a transfer order to take the goods from the work center to the next
destination is created automatically or manually, depending on VAS customizing.

When this transfer order is created, TRM creates one of the following:

a. a. A movement task to the next destination

b. b. A movement task to an intermediate destination (P&D) and then a movement task to the next destination

Example

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TRM and Supplementary VAS

Purpose
TRM supports the execution of VAS orders during the execution of movement tasks .

Process Flow
1. You create a delivery or transfer requirement, resulting in the creation of one or more VAS orders involving supplementary
VAS.

Each VAS order is created from VAS templates based on one of the following VAS execution methods:

TOEXGP – During TO execution (for group of items)

TOEXIT – During TO execution (at item level)

2. You create a picking or putaway transfer order (TO) for the reference document.

3. Depending on the routing strategy, TRM creates one of the following:

a. a. A movement task to the TO nal destination

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b. b. A movement task to an intermediate destination ( P&D ) and then a movement task to the TO nal destination

4. During the execution of the movement task, the VAS order is displayed to the resource:

Before the Source screen in the case of VAS orders based on TOEXIT execution

Before the Destination screen in the case of VAS orders based on TOEXGP execution

For more information, see Executing Supplementary VAS Using TRM .

5. When the resource con rms the movement task, the VAS orders are also con rmed and receive the status C .

Example

Other Functions
This section contains information about the following functions:

Staging Area Implementation Using VAS

Business Add-Ins (Add-Ins)

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Authorization Checks

Archiving

Staging Area Implementation Using VAS

Use
Currently in Warehouse Management (WM) , stock that has been picked for an outbound document is moved to a dynamic bin,
identi ed by the delivery number, in storage type 916. The place where the stock is placed is referred to as the staging area . When
stock is located in the staging area, it is not visible in the system, since the staging area is not a real bin.

Value-Added Services addresses this problem. By de ning VAS work centers (each of which has a storage type and bin) to
represent the staging areas, the stock will be visible in the work center/staging area until just before it is moved to storage type
916 and goods issue is posted. Furthermore, Value-Added Services can manage the movements from the staging area to storage
type 916.

Activities
1. You de ne work centers to represent the staging areas.

2. You create one or more VAS templates .

If the relationship between doors and staging areas is 1:1, create one template (containing one work center) for each
staging area.

For more complex relationships between doors and staging areas, create one template with many work centers. Use
Add-In method WORK_CENTER_PRIORITY_CHANGE to determine the work center to be used for the template.

3. De ne conditions and create determination records for your VAS template(s).

4. When a delivery is created, the system analyzes the determination conditions and determines which template (with work
center) applies to which delivery.

5. The resulting transfer order (TO) is created to the work center.

6. In order to move stock from the work center to the door, call the con rm VAS order function module and create the TO to
storage type 916.

Example

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Business Add-Ins (Add-Ins)

Use
Value-Added Services contains the Add-In BADI_LXVAS for enhancing the processing of VAS. The Add-In enables you to tailor
Value-Added Service ’s existing functions to your own requirements by allowing you to take control of the application at critical
points.

 Note
Detailed information on the Add-In can be found in the Add-In’s documentation. See the IMG for Logistics
Execution Warehouse Management Value-Added Services Add-Ins VAS Processing Enhancements.

Features
The Add-In contains the interface IF_EX_BADI_LXVAS , which itself contains the following methods:

Method Description Purpose

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Method Description Purpose

VAS_TEMPLATE_ATERNATIVE_SELECT Select Alternative VAS Template in VAS Enables you to change the chosen template
Order Creation for a VAS order , using any kind of
determination, in a case where several
alternative templates t the same
conditions

REF_DOC_ITEMS_FILTER Filter Out Ref. Document Items Before Allows the ltering out of document items
Conditions Checks that are not to be considered during VAS
determination

CONDITION_CHECK_RESULT_FILTER Filter Condition Check Results Before VAS Enables you to determine the set of VAS
Order Creation templates for a reference document

WORK_CENTER_PRIORITY_CHANGE Change Work Center Priority Before VAS Enables you to change the highest priority
Order Creation work center to a different one (from the list
of relevant work centers), thus determining
the work center of a VAS order

VAS_ORDER_CREATION_COMPLETE Call Related Processes After VAS Order Enables you to call other processes that
Creation may be required as a result of the VAS
orders created for a reference document

VAS_ORDER_USE_VALIDATE Validate VAS Order Use and Reverse If Enables you to check the details of the
Required transfer order (whose destination is
changed to a work center by VAS ) and
reverse the VAS changes

VAS_ORDER_CONFIRM_COMPLETE Call Related Processes After VAS Order Enables you to call other processes that
Con rmation may be required as a result of VAS order
con rmation.

Authorization Checks

Use
The authorization checks control the ability of warehouse managers to use the monitor and alert monitor.

Integration
The authorization checks have to be implemented using the standard SAP authorization concept. For more information on the
standard SAP authorization concept, see the SAP Library for Users and Roles (BC-SEC-USR).

Features
You can assign the following authorization object to users:

L_MON_VAS

Determines the abilities of managers to use the monitor and alert monitor. Authorization object L_MON_VAS comprises of the
following authorization elds:

Authorization Field If Users Has Authorization for Field:

Location User is able to run the monitor or alert monitor for this warehouse.

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Authorization Field If Users Has Authorization for Field:

Method authorization group Methods of this type appear in the object pop-up menu. Possible
values are:

Display

Maintain

Methods These methods appear in the object pop-up menu.

Object class This object class appears in the monitor or alert monitor hierarchy
tree.

Archiving

Use
Batch programs have been provided to archive records in Value-Added Services and delete old data from log tables. These
programs can be used to free space in the database and to provide accessible records for future reference.

 Note
For more information on archiving, see the SAP Library for SAPNetWeaver Components Cross-Application
Functions Archiving Application Data (CA-ARC) .

Features
The following object can be archived:

Archiving Object Includes Pre-Archiving Write Program Delete Program Read Program
Checks

LXVAS_ARC VAS orders Include: RLXVASWT001 RLXVASDL001 RLXVASRD001

Links between VAS Status of the

orders and reference object is
documents Order
con rmed or
Order
cancelled.

The object
has reached
the
residence
time, as
determined
in the variant
by the user.

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