SAP S/4 Implementation

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HFC Product Grouping

Date : 19-JAN-2018

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 Objective

• To see what SAP can grouping material

• To understand what we need
• To design the new group of product

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What Available Field in SAP

• Field Name Another Name Type

• Article Type Material Type Mandatory
• Merchandise Category Material Group Mandatory
• Product Hierarchy Product Hierarchy Mandatory
• External MDSE Catgry External MDSE Catgry Optional
• Merchandise Category 1-5 Material Group 1-5 Optional
• Product Attribute 1-10 Product Attribute 1-10 Optional
 Where is it in SAP
Material type Material Type Description Used by HF/HFC

ABF Waste
CBAU Compatible Unit
CH00 CH Contract Handling
CONT Kanban Container
COUP Coupons
DIEN Service x
EPA Equipment Package
ERSA Spare Parts x
FERT Finished Product x
FFFC Form-Fit-Function class
FGTR Beverages
FHMI Production Resource/Tool
FOOD Foods (excl. perishables) x
FRIP Perishables
GBRA ETM usable material
HALB Semifinished Product x
HAWA Trading Goods x
HERB Interchangeable part
HERS Manufacturer Part
HIBE Operating supplies
IBAU Maintenance assemblies
INTR Intra materials
KMAT Configurable materials
LEER Empties
LEIH Returnable packaging
LGUT Empties (retail)
MAT Material general
MODE Apparel (seasonal)
MPO Material Planning Object
NLAG Non-Stock Material x
NOF1 Nonfoods
PIPE Pipeline materials
PLAN Trading goods (planned) x
PROC Process materials x
PROD Product groups
ROH Raw materials x
SERV Services x
UNBW Nonvaluated materials x
VBRA ETM consumption material
VEHI Vehicle config.
VERP Packaging x
VKHM Additionals
VOLL Full products
VVGR Competitor Product
WERB Product catalogs

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WETT
Value-only materials
Competitor products
 Merchandise Category & Product Hierarchy

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 Merchandise Category 1-5 & Product Attribute

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What is GPC

• Gives buyers and sellers a common language for grouping (or

categorising) products in the same way, everywhere in the
world
• Rules-based, four-tier classification system for grouping
products: Segment, Family, Class, and Brick (with attributes
and attribute values).
• Improves the GDSN data accuracy and integrity,
speeds up the supply chain's ability to react to
consumer needs, and contributes to breaking
down language barriers.

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GPC Foundation and Hierarchy

Example Bricks Brick Attributes Brick Attribute Values

Animal Milk
If Animal Non Animal Milk
Unidentified

Full Fat
Level of Fat Low Fat
Claim Non Fat
Milk and Milk Unidentified
Substitutes
(Perishable) No
Organic Claim Yes
Unidentified

No
Probiotic
Yes
Claim Unidentified

Refrigeration Can be Refrigerated

Must be Refrigerated
Claim
Unidentified
Why GPC?

GTIN GPC
ITEM Reference Code Product CLASSIFICATION Code
WHICH product is it? WHAT product is it?

00910023712823 10005788

A codified key - provides a unique, Grouping GTINs into the same

international and non ambiguous category (GPC bricks) following
way to identify an item common rules in a specific goal

Each GTIN is electronically linked to a unique GPC brick code

The GPC brick code is a mandatory data in GDSN
 Sample GPC Code: Chicken Related Product

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SAP Product Hierarchy: 3 Levels (5:5:8)

Level 1 00001
Products A+B

Level 2
00001P0001 00001P0002
Products A Products B

Level 3
00001P000100000001 00001P000100000002 00001P000100000003 00001P000200000001 00001P000200000002
Products A.01 (MTO) Products A.02 (MTS) Parts A.03 Products B.01 Products B.02

All material master records assigned

NOT USED IN BL SCOPE SO FAR
to product hierarchy level 3

CO-PA
Product Hierarchy Product Group
Level 3 Level 2
SOP Interface
Big Challenge

• Can you find your product in GS1/GPC?

• Would you like to apply GS1/GPC?
• How can we adopt GS1/GPC to SAP Product Hierarchy?
– Brick Code (8)
– Core Attribute Code (8)
– Core Attribute Code Value (8)
 Thank you for
participation

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