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Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By : Chandrakant Agarwal
Book Image

Implementing Order to Cash Process in SAP

By: Chandrakant Agarwal

Overview of this book

Using different SAP systems in an integrated way to gain maximum benefits while running your business is made possible by this book, which covers how to effectively implement SAP Order to Cash Process with SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), SAP Transportation Management System (TMS), SAP Logistics Execution System (LES), and SAP Enterprise Central Component (ECC). You’ll understand the integration of different systems and how to optimize the complete Order to Cash Process with mySAP Business Suite. With the help of this book, you'll learn to implement mySAP Business Suite and understand the shortcomings in your existing SAP ECC environment. As you advance through the chapters, you'll get to grips with master data attributes in different SAP environments and then shift focus to the Order to Cash cycle, including order management in SAP CRM, order fulfillment in SAP APO, transportation planning in SAP TMS, logistics execution in SAP LES, and billing in SAP ECC. By the end of this SAP book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how different SAP systems work together with the Order to Cash process.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Chapter 5: Master Data in SAP LES

In the previous chapter, we learned how to set up master data in TMS while covering all the aspects of transportation. In this chapter, we will look at the SAP Logistics Execution System (SAP LES) and learn how to configure warehouse master data to achieve logistics execution. SAP LES is an integral component of the SAP ECC system and allows us to move goods both inbound and outbound. It also provides transportation functions, shipment functions, and warehouse management functions. The logistics execution within this book is achieved by SAP LES and not through SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM).

In this chapter, master data comprises how to set up the warehouse master data that is required during picking, if warehouse management is active for your warehouse. Having warehouse management active helps you track your inventory efficiently. To set up the warehouse, it is important to understand how to set up the warehouse master data in SAP LES...