Customizing Settings for the Article Hierarchy
Exercise 9: Article Hierarchy
Exercise Objectives
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
• Describe the structure and the attributes of the article hierarchy
Business Example
You want to introduce a new department in your stores and would therefore like to tentatively enhance the article hierarchy. You do this in an article hierarchy with the status 'planned'. Once the decision for introducing the new department is final, the changes will be activated.
Task 1:
1. How many active article hierarchies can there be in the system?
Choose the correct answer(s).
□ A exactly one distribution-chain-dependent article hierarchy
□ B several distribution-chain-dependent article hierarchies
□ C exactly one distribution-chain-independent article hierarchy
□ D several distribution-chain-independent article hierarchies
□ E exactly one distribution-chain-independent article hierarchy and several distribution-chain-dependent article hierarchies.
2. The article hierarchy replaces the merchandise category hierarchy.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
3. The article hierarchy has the following attributes:
Choose the correct answer(s).
□ A It can be scheduled.
Task 2:
1. Create a new distribution-chain-independent article hierarchy ## with the description AH## as a copy of the active hierarchy “R3“. Copy the hierarchy with article assignments. The assignments should be scheduled and multiple assignment of articles should be enabled.
2. Now change the copied article hierarchy and add a new department and two new themes in this department. For one theme, you create two new areas that correspond to your brands. Assign the following IDs and descriptions:
Department:
R30## – Beauty ##
Theme:
R30##1 – Cosmetics ##
R30##2 – Perfume ##
Area (for the theme Cosmetics):
R30##11 – Loveal ##
R30##12 – Richy ##
The validity starts with the current date and runs indefinitely.
3. Assign the articles R1TA08## and R1TA09## to the lowest node R30##11 – Loveal.
4. Now compare the new planned hierarchy with the active hierarchy, and see where the differences are. To do this, simulate the copy of the new node you have created (R30##) under the highest node of the active article hierarchy.
Also compare the assigned articles.
Solution 9: Article Hierarchy
Task 1:
1. How many active article hierarchies can there be in the system?
Answer: B, C
In the system there can be several distribution-chain-dependent article hierarchies and exactly one distribution-chain-independent article hierarchy.
2. The article hierarchy replaces the merchandise category hierarchy.
Answer: False
3. The article hierarchy has the following attributes:
Answer: A, C
The article hierarchy can be scheduled and multiple assignments can be activated.
Task 2:
1. Create a new distribution-chain-independent article hierarchy ## with the description AH## as a copy of the active hierarchy “R3“. Copy the hierarchy with article assignments. The assignments should be scheduled and multiple assignment of articles should be enabled.
a) Logistics → Retailing → Master Data → Article Hierarchy Data
→ Create
b) Transaction WMATGRP01
c) Enter the hierarchy ID ## and leave the fields for the sales organization and the distribution channel empty. In the With Template subscreen, specify the ID of the active article hierarchy R3. Set the With Material Assignments indicator and the Multiple Material Assignment and Structure Scheduling indicators. The indicator for BW extraction
2. Now change the copied article hierarchy and add a new department and two new themes in this department. For one theme, you create two new areas that correspond to your brands. Assign the following IDs and descriptions:
Department:
R30## – Beauty ##
Theme:
R30##1 – Cosmetics ##
R30##2 – Perfume ##
Area (for the theme Cosmetics):
R30##11 – Loveal ##
R30##12 – Richy ##
The validity starts with the current date and runs indefinitely.
a) Menu path: Logistics -> Retailing -> Master Data -> Article Hierarchy Data -> Change
b) Transaction WMATGRP02
c) Enter the hierarchy ID ## and choose Execute. The highest node R3 – Enterprise is automatically selected. On the right-hand side, the nodes under the Node Assignments tab are maintained via the Create Node Assignment.
d) Enter the current date as the Valid From date and 31.12.9999 as the Valid To date. Choose Enter.
e) Then, on the left-hand side of the screen, select the node that has just been created, and create the two themes in the same way. Then, on the left-hand side of the screen, select the theme R30##1 and create the two areas.
3. Assign the articles R1TA08## and R1TA09## to the lowest node R30##11 – Loveal.
a) Choose Logistics -> Retailing -> Master Data -> Article Hierarchy Data -> Change
b) Transaction WMATGRP02
c) In the article hierarchy tree, select the node R30##11 and maintain the article assignment in the right-hand screen area under the Article Assignments tab. Choose Create Multiple Assignments to do this.
4. Now compare the new planned hierarchy with the active hierarchy, and see where the differences are. To do this, simulate the copy of the new node you have created (R30##) under the highest node of the active article hierarchy.
Also compare the assigned articles.
a) Menu path: Logistics -> Retailing -> Master Data -> Article Hierarchy Data -> Simulate
b) Transaction WMATGRP08
c) In this transaction, enter the source hierarchy AH-ID ## and the department node you have just created (R30##). The target hierarchy is the active hierarchy R3 and the target node is the highest node of this hierarchy, which is also called R3. In the case of a copy, the new node R30## was assigned as a child node under the node R3.
d) Set the With Material Assignments indicator and choose Enter.
e) In the Checks subscreen, set all flags for the target hierarchy. Choose Execute. The system then displays which nodes and which articles are missing in the active hierarchy.
Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Describe the objective of the article hierarchy
• Explain the difference to the merchandise category hierarchy
• Describe the structure and the attributes of the article hierarchy
• Create an article hierarchy and assign articles to this hierarchy on a time-dependent basis
Unit Summary
You should now be able to:
• Explain the basic terms of the classification
• Describe the class types used in SAP Retail
• Describe the structure and purpose of the merchandise category hierarchy
• Create merchandise categories with the associated merchandise category value-only and merchandise category reference articles
• Name the controls that are are linked with the merchandise category in the site
• Explain the inventory management on a value-only basis and make the necessary settings for it
• Describe the objective of the article hierarchy
• Explain the difference to the merchandise category hierarchy
• Describe the structure and the attributes of the article hierarchy
• Create an article hierarchy and assign articles to this hierarchy on a time-dependent basis