Enable demand-driven, responsive supply networks, by preparing for variability at lowest cost, using automation. Real time responses to supply. Increase profits, shorten lead times, and provide visibility with intelligent response and supply orchestration.
The Supply Chain module of S/4HANA consists of the following components:
  • Advanced Order Promising
  • Inventory
  • Order Promising
  • Shipping and Transportation
  • Warehousing

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Articles in S/4 HANA Supply Chain Scope Items

Advanced Available-to-Promise Processing (1JW)
The scope item details the process for configuring and checking availability...
Advanced Warehouse Outbound Processing to Customer (1VD)
This warehouse process optimizes the process of picking products and sending...
Automated Purchase-to-Pay with SAP Ariba Commerce Automation (J82)
Automation of purchase order to invoice processing in the Ariba Network with SAP...
Basic Available-to-Promise Processing (2LN)
A product availability check can be executed for planned orders, production...
Basic Warehouse Inbound Processing from Supplier (1FS)
In this process, differently packed goods received from suppliers are put away...
Basic Warehouse Inbound Processing from Supplier with Quality Management (1V9)
This process allows you to inspect the products received from external suppliers...
Basic Warehouse Outbound Processing to Customer (1G2)
You can use this process to ship ordered goods to external customers. This...
Batch Management in Outbound Processing (1V7)
This scope item describes the usage of batch-managed products in a warehouse...
Complementary Procurement Functions (2TW)
The scope item covers the usage of complementary functions in sourcing and...
Consumable Purchasing (BNX)
This scope item contains the creation and approval of purchase orders for...
Core Inventory Management (BMC)
This scope item covers core inventory management processes, including the...
Decentralized EWM - Ad Hoc Goods Issue (4RQ)
This scope item can be used to post unplanned goods issues without reference to...
Decentralized EWM - Inbound Processing (4RO)
In this process, products that are delivered with the intent to be stored in the...
Decentralized EWM - Outbound Processing (4RP)
With this process, products are picked, packed, and sent from your warehouse....
Decentralized EWM - Physical Inventory (4RR)
In this scope item, you can plan, conduct, and confirm regular counts of actual...
Decentralized EWM - Replenishment (4RS)
With this process, you can plan the creation of replenishment warehouse tasks to...
Decentralized EWM - Technical Integration ERP (4UA)
With this technical scope item, you can activate the required settings to...
Direct Procurement with Inbound Delivery (2TX)
Starting with the creation of a purchase order, the actual supply situation can...
Handling Unit Management (4MM)
A handling unit is a physical unit consisting of packaging materials (load...
Initial Stock Upload for Warehouse (1FU)
You can use this process to initially provide stock to bins of the different...
Physical Inventory - Cycle Counting (4LU)
The cycle counting method is a special physical inventory procedure where...
Physical Inventory - Inventory Count and Adjustment (BML)
The process begins with the generation of the required inventory count sheets....
Physical Inventory in Warehouse (1FW)
In this process, you create physical inventory (PI) documents for a chosen...
Planning of External Transportation Requirements (4OZ)
This scope item supports your company´s transportation planning and...
Procurement of Direct Materials (J45)
This purchasing process uses purchase requisitions that are generated either by...
Production Integration - Component Consumption and Receipt in Warehouse (1VB)
With this process, you can tightly integrate warehouse execution with...
Quality Management for Complaints Against Suppliers (2F9)
This scope item describes the management of complaints against suppliers, for...
Quality Management for Complaints from Customers (2FA)
This scope item describes the management of customer complaints, for example,...
Quality Management in Procurement (1FM)
This scope item manages quality inspection in procurement: At goods receipt, a...
Quality Management in Sales (1MP)
This scope item manages quality inspection activities in outbound delivery...
Quality Management in Stock Handling (1MR)
This scope item manages quality inspection activities in stock handling...
Replenishment in Warehouse (1FY)
With this replenishment processes, you can plan or automate the creation of...
Return to Supplier (BMK)
The return process begins with the creation of a return purchase order and is...
SAP Fiori Analytical Apps for Inventory and Warehouse Management (BGG)
This scope item provides overview pages for the inventory manager and warehouse...
Scrapping in Warehouse (1G0)
In this process, you can decide to scrap goods that are currently stored in any...
Subcontracting (BMY)
A subcontract purchase requisition is either generated via the Material...
Supplier Consignment (2LG)
By using the consignment process for procurement, the supplier provides the...
Warehouse Inbound Processing from Supplier with Batch Management (1V5)
This scope item describes the usage of batch-managed products in a warehouse...