SAP - RF Mobile Enabling SAPConsole Frontend

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SAPConsole - RF Mobile Frontend

SAPConsole extends the reach of the SAP product suite for native RF mobile connection

It is now available for all supported R/3 releases

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Content

Background SAPConsole - Character-Cell Frontend LES - RF Business Processes RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects

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Background
The SAP Complementary Software Program (CSP) provides an easy integration via IDocs and BAPIs to the main system.

This enables any SAP module to be supported by external system driving RF equipment or any other type of equipment
LES 4.5B includes native RF GUI support for the main WM transactions (i.e. TO execution, Inventory counting). LES 4.6B includes native RF GUI and nonGUI support for main WM transactions, and the loading control functionality. The nonGUI functionality is achieved by the use of the new character-cell front-end called SAPConsole.

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Content

Background

SAPConsole - Character-Cell Frontend

LES - RF Business Processes RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects

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Character-Cell Frontend - SAPConsole

The backbone for interfacing to external devices, with NO thirdparty middleware SAPConsole is released on the presentation-CD with Rel. 4.6b

Supports Character-Cell RF terminals, and other character-cell terminals e.g. VT220

Possible support for Voice recognition terminals Supports standard ABAP/SAPGui application, which enables

Standard Development - Development for RF and other control devices could be performed by ABAP/4 programmers Efficient testing and maintenance - Application testing could be done locally in a standard SAPGui environment

Increase the reusability level of the ABAP/4 development

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Character-Cell Frontend - SAPConsole

COM technology to enable integration with different I/O engines, including RF optimized communication protocols Independent of vendor specific devices and communication protocols Comprehensive administration environment Initial installation by two clients

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SAPConsole - Hardware Vendors

Tested with all the leading RF vendors, including:

Symbol (own I/O-engine and telnet) Intermec (Telnet) Teklogix (Telnet) Telxon (Telnet) LXE (Telnet)

Server Requirements

Windows-NT platform

Telnet

Currently has to be acquired by the end customer (~ 500-600 US $)

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SAPConsole - Conceptual Architecture

RF front end (Windows NT)

RF Terminal RF Terminal RF Terminal RF Controller
I/O Interface Engine Translation Data Connection

Application Server

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SAPConsole - I/O Engines

SAPVtio - SAPs Default I/O engine

Supplies plug and play capabilities Based on Telnet protocol Flexible and configurable Tested with most prominent Telnet servers available

Vendor specific I/O engine

Also plug and play, when offered by vendors (optional)

based on UDP protocol COM-technology allows vendors to offer their best technology together with SAPs SAPConsole

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SAPConsole Administrators Environment

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SAPConsole Administration - Profile Definition

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SAPConsole - Screen Controls

Supported controls:

Output field, Input field Text fields Checkbox, Radio buttons Push button (leave one space before and after button text) Step loop

Not in 4.6B

Table control
Tab strip control

Not implemented

Frames Interactive list Graphical controls (tree, splitt screen, ...)

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SAP R/3 - Standard Screen

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Content

Background SAPConsole - Character-Cell Frontend LES - RF Business Processes RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects

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Typical Mobile Scenario

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Business Processes Coverage

The entire warehouse operation is covered by the RF functionality TO execution

Putaway activities

Selection by TO, by SU, clustered and system guided

Picking & Replenishment activity

Selection by TO, by delivery, by SU and system guided

Inventory counting

Bin count and system guided by bin SU count and system guided by SU

Posting changes

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Business Processes Coverage - Continued

Load control

Load by delivery System guided load control

Inquiries

Stock overview inquiry Load control inquiry by shipment

Load control inquiry by delivery

Load control inquiry by shipping unit

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SCANN

Load by shipment

Content

Background SAPConsole - Character-Cell Fronten LES - RF Business Processes RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects

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RF Functional Highlights
RF Logon Context sensitive screen display

Customizable menu system

RF display standard for warning and error messages Recovery support

Integration with the RF monitor functionality

Customizable support for the various bar-coding standards (EAN128, AIAG etc) User dependent screen display (user exit) User exit support

Verification field (e.g. batch verification) TO header sorting sequence

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Logon Screen
The RF logon screen is used to capture information that is required to support the RF activities

Working queue - Type of activity and area in warehouse Presentation format - Device screen type (e.g. 8x40, 16x20) Presentation variant - Used to support specific user display requirements Main menu - Initial menu used (customized)

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Warning And Error Messages

Messages should be displayed on a special message screen, limited for the required screen size

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Content

Background SAPConsole - Character-Cell Frontend LES - RF Business Processes RF Functional Highlights

RF Presentation Aspects

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RF Screens - Presentation Aspects

Single transaction - Multiple displays

RF Menu convention
Presentation highlights

Function keys control for ease-of-use Standard template structures Page Up - Down Minimize quantity field and material description Verification field (Bin, Material, SU, Quantity, User exit) Dynamic hiding of unused fields

Mininum instructions for rapid learning period Difference between GUI and non-GUI
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Single Transaction - Multiple Displays

GUI 8X40

NonGUI 8X40

Four display types

NonGUI 16X20 GUI 16X20

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RF Operations Menu Convention

Menu system allows for an easy selection of the required option

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Screen Layout

Push buttons are standardized & function keys are employed PageStandard template up& down are structures are employed specified. Quantity& Description fields are reduced in number of visible characters

Validation (one character)is placed after the relevant field

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Difference Between GUI and non-GUI

Frame

Empty line

Touch screen support

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SAP - RF Mobile Enabling SAPConsole Frontend

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