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createdbyKKumaronMay20,20145:07AM,lastmodifiedbyKKumaronJan6,201512:21PM

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Hi,
MostofthefunctionalconsultantsduringtheirSAPprojectsexecution,workonRICEFW's.Thisdocumentexplains
whatareRICEFW'sinSAPprojectsandtheroleofFunctionalConsultantsinexecutingthemwithsomerealtime
examples.

WhatareRICEFW's:

RICEFWmeansReports(R),Interface(I),Conversion(C),Enhancements(E),Forms(F)andWorkflow(W).

wewillseewhataretheyandwhatroleFunctionalConsultantsperforminthemwithrealtimeexamples...

Reports:ASAPreportisanexecutableprogramthatreadsdatafromthedatabaseandgeneratesoutputbasedon
thefiltercriteriaselectedbytheenduser.Itislikedisplayofdatabasedonsomeselection.ExecutionofaSAPreport
almostneverleadstoanupdateofthedatabase.

Thevariouscategoriesofreportsare

1. StandardSAPreportsex.COOIS,MD04etc.
2. Customreportsdevelopedbyyourorganization
3. Adhocqueries

WhenthestandardSAPreportsdoesnotmeettheclientorbusinessrequirementwehavetodevelopcustomreports
withthehelpofABAPteam.Forthisweneedtounderstandwhatistheselectionscreen,whatoutputtheywantlike

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whatdatatheywanttodisplayonthescreenoncethereportisexecuted...

Selectionscreen:Itistheprovisiontoentertheselectioncriteria..hereistheselectionscreenforareportforMRP
resultsvalidationtocheckwhethersufficientprocurementelementsgeneratedornotaftertheMRPruntomeetthe
currentrequirements.

Onceafterthereportisexecutedoutputwillbelikebelow...

ForthisweneedtogivethefunctionalspecificationtotheABAPteamwiththedetailslikewhatistheselectionscreen,
whatistheoutputformatandwhatarethetablesandfieldsfromwhichdataneedstofetched..basedonthisthey
developthecustomreport...

SometimeswecangenerateownreportswithouttakingthehelpofABAPbygeneratingthequeriesbycombining

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varioustablesandgeneratingreports...

Interfaces:InsomeorganizationssomeofthebusinessprocesseslikePlanning,QualityManagement
functionsareexecutedormaintainedinexternalsystems(NonSAPsystems).ForexampleforPlanningthey
usethirdpartysystemslikeM2,ADSandforQualitytheyuseLIMS..WeneedtosendthedatafromSAPto
thoseNonSAPsystemsandreceivethedatafromthembacktoSAPsystem..normallyIDocsareusedfor
thisdatatransfers..

Ex:IntheplanningfunctionentireplanningisdoneinnonSAPsystemslikeM2orADSthentheplanning
resultsaretransferredtoSAPR/3systemintheformofPlannedIndependentrequirements(PIR's)through
IDocs.IntheQualityfunctionsInspectionlotdetailsfromR/3aretransferredtoLIMSwhereuserentersthe
resultsnowtheseresultscomeandupdatedinSAPR/3systeminresultsrecordingforthecorresponding
inspectionlot...

Functionalconsultantneedtogivethedetailswhatdataneedstobetransferredorwhatdatatobereceived,
whatarefieldsetctotheABAPteam...

Conversion:AConversionmeansdatathatisconvertedfromoneformattoanotherformatandfromone
systemtoanother.

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SowhenyoufirstimplementSAP,youareactuallyreplacingsomeofyourlegacysystems,butyouarenotcompletely
trashingthedata.Youstillneedsomeofthatdatafromthesystemsthatarebeingreplaced.Soyoupullthedataoutof
yourlegacysystemsandputthemonsomefiles.YouthenwanttoloadthatdataintoyournewSAPsystem.Thatis
whenyouwritesomeprogramswhichwillreadthatdataandloaditintoSAP.
Soduringgolive,youwanttotransfertheProductionordersfromfromyourlegacysystemtoSAP.NowaProduction
orderinyourlegacysystemmaynothavethesamefieldsasaProductionOrderinSAP.Soyouconvertthedata.
Ex:BDC,LSMW

FunctionalconsultantneedstocoordinatebetweenbusinessteamandABAPteamforthis..hehastoprepare
uploadfileformatforthis,basedonthetoolorprogramdevelopedbytheABAPteamthentheyhaveto
collectthedatafrombusinessteamwhichisfilledintothefilesthenlateronuploadthedataintoSAP
system...atypicalBOMuploadfileslooksasbelow....

atypicalmasterrecipeuploadfilelooksasbelow.

javascript:

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Enhancements:Enhancementsarethemeansbywhichweaddourown/modifyexistingfunctionalityto
SAP'sstandardbusinessapplications.SomerequirementsfromtheclientcannotbemetwithStandardSAP.
Thattimeweneedtogoforenhancements.Normallyenhancementsaredonethroughuserexits,customer
exits,BADI'sandenhancementframeworks....

oneexamplewecantakehereisduringproductionorderexecutionifdonotcompletegoodsissuefora
productionorderstillsystemallowtodogoodsreceiptforthatparticularproductionorder..nowbusinessasks
torestrictthisortheywantcontrolforthis.NowweneedtogivethelogictotheABAPteamtoputcontrolfor
thissothatgoodsreceiptoftheorderisonlyallowedafterthecompletionofgoodsissueofthatproduction
order..ABAPteamfinallyimplementtheseenhancementsbasedonthelogicprovidedbythefunctional
consultant...

Forms:FormsarenothingbutprintoutstakenfromSAP.likeProcessorderprint,InspectionlotCertificate
ofanalysis(COA).StandardSAPcomeswithpreconfiguredlayoutanddesignoftheforms.butthese
standardformswillnotmeetcustomerrequirements.duringthistimeweneedtodevelopcustomformsin
coordinationwithABAPteam...
Typicalcustomformofprocessorderislikebelow...

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Onemoreformofmaterialissueslipprintedduringgoodsissue

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ForthisweneedtogivethefunctionalspecificationtotheABAPteamwiththedetailslikewhatistheform
layout,whatdataneedstobeprinted,fromwhichtablesandfieldsdataneedstobefetchedforprintingthe
data...basedonthisABAPteamdevelopthecustomforms...

Workflow:Workflow,asthenamesuggests,meansofflowofwork,maybefromonepersontoanother
person..Itisinfactasequenceofconnectedactivitiesresultinginexchangeofinformation...
exampleslikewhentheproductionorderisreleasedmailtobetriggeredtoproductionmanagerorwhenUDis
rejectforparticularinspectionlotthenmailhastobetriggeredtoqualitymanager....Forthisfunctional
consultantcoordinatewithABAPteamandwillprovidethedetailslikewhatdatahastobesent,underwhich
conditionthisworkflowtobetriggered....

Thanks
Kumar

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SAPPP_QMMay20,201410:28AM

NiceDocumentMr.Kumar

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LaieqHashmiJun16,201410:03PM

excellentworkextremlyhelpfulldocumenttounderstandRICEW

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zafarkarnalkarJun16,20142:07PM

Nicedocument.

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anurudhrathoreJun16,20145:17PM

Nicedocumentkumar...
thanksforsharing...

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PREETIKASHYAPSep16,20148:49AM

InformativeDoc.

ThanksforSharing.

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kumarspSep16,20149:23AM

HiKumar,

Nice,thankyouforsharingthisdocument.

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KamalDawarSep24,20148:30AM

NiceDocuments

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VictorNwaduNov5,20142:05PM

Verysuccinctandyetinformative,thanksKumar

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AgamRewatkarNov21,201410:23AM

VeryusefulasRICEFWisfundamentalconceptsofdevelopmentinSAP.

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MuhammadASHFAQJan6,20159:39AM

Thanks,nicedocument

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SanjayNMar3,201510:50AM

Veryusefulinfokumar

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sriharimonavarthiMar18,201512:19PM

VeryUsefuldocument

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KiranKumarKanukuntlaApr10,20156:15PM

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VerygoodanddetailedexplanationonRICEFW's.Thanksforsharing.

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HemasagarKosuruApr11,201510:58AM

Usefuldocument..

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HimavanthNarigeApr23,201512:04PM(inresponsetoHemasagarKosuru)

Thankyousomuch.................

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VINAYREDDYApr23,201512:28PM

nicedocumentkumar,

veryhelpful...

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HimavanthNarigeApr24,20152:54PM(inresponsetoVINAYREDDY)

HiVinay,

It'sveryhelpfuldocumenttome......
Thankyousomuch....

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MohsinAbbasiApr29,20152:54PM

AwesomeBrother,Niceexplanation.


BestRegards
MohsinAbbasi

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GauravTibrewalMay4,201510:33PM

veryhelpful

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UmeirHussyBoodhooMay4,201511:14PM

nicelysummerized

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RajendrakumarPatelMay19,20155:26PM

Excellent

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sriharimonavarthiMay29,20157:56AM

Veyhelpful

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SureshSaiMay29,20158:13AM

Kumar,

Thankyousomuch.Greatdoc.

Regards,
SS

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RajeshKumarDJul10,20151:21PM

Nicedocumentwithpreciseinformation.

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IrshadAliJul10,20158:34PM

veryhelpfulandaccuratewayofdefineRICEFW'

GOODJOBMrKumar!!!


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