What is serial number and batch in SAP?
Serial number is the number which is assigned apart from the material number in SAP MM in order to differentiate between individual pieces and other material items.
The combination of a material number and a serial number is always unique.
In the SAP system, you can define a batch based on the reporting requirements for the traceability of a product. A batch is defined as a partial quantity of a product or material.
How to determine batch/serial number logic during sending item to SAP FSM?
In transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS is possible to determine what item properties will be passed during sending item to FSM Database.
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Company ID: Cloud Companies are reflected in E4C Companies. For each cloud company is possible to make multiple customizations.
BMR: Batch management requirement indicator, this box should be checked if user intend to send batch materials to FSM Cloud Database. This customizing will be visible in FSM Item Masterdata.
Profl.: Serial Number Profile
Item type: Serial, Batch, Normal
Scenarios for batch management and serial number profile management.
Batch Management:
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SAP ERP Transaction MM02
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Connector Transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS
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FSM Item MasterData
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If in transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS “BMR” checkbox is selected and item type is set as a batch, then during process of sending material to SAP FSM, information that is batch managed item will be sent to the cloud. These batches are not visible in Item Masterdata in FSM but on technician mobile app during material consumption technician will have to choose from which batch material was taken.
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Serial number profile management.
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SAP ERP Transaction MM02
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Connector Transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS
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FSM Item MasterData
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If in transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS item type is set as a Serial, then during process of sending material to SAP FSM, information that is serial number ITEM will be sent to the cloud. These serial numbers are not visible in Item Masterdata in FSM but on technician mobile app during material consumption technician will have to select serial number for consumed material.
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Introduction
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This transaction serves the following purposes:
A material is both batch- and serial number-managed in SAP ECC/S4, and it must be determined how the material will be managed in SAP FSM (in SAP FSM an item can be managed only either by serial numbers or batches, not both).
A material has a serial number profile / batch management indicator assigned in SAP ECC/S4 but should be transferred to SAP FSM as independent (neither serial number-, nor batch-managed).
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Note that this transaction doesn’t serve the purpose of a filter. Items not matching any customizing entry will be transferred to SAP FSM with properties described in the Default processing chapter (see below). |
Default processing
1. By default, if no relevant entry is maintained in transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS, materials with a serial number profile assigned will be transferred to SAP FSM as managed by serial numbers.
SAP ERP Transaction MM02 | FSM Item MasterData | SAP FSM mobile app |
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Item DTO
Item DTO property | Value |
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managedBySerialNumbers | True |
managedByBatches | False |
serialNumberItem | True |
Outbound item IDOC
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2. If no serial number profile is found for the material, but batch-managed indicator is set, the material will be transferred to SAP FSM as batch-managed.
SAP ERP Transaction MM02 | FSM Item MasterData | SAP FSM mobile app |
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Item DTO
Item DTO property | Value |
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managedBySerialNumbers | False |
managedByBatches | True |
serialNumberItem | False |
3. If neither serial number profile, nor batch indicator is assigned to a material in SAP ECC/S4, the item will be transferred to SAP FSM as a regular item (neither serial number-managed, nor batch-managed).
Item DTO
Item DTO property | Value |
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managedBySerialNumbers | False |
managedByBatches | False |
serialNumberItem | False |
Overwrite the default processing
The default processing can be overwritten by a relevant customizing entry in transaction /PACG/ECM_IBS.
BMR | Specify if the customizing entry is relevant for materials with Batch management indicator assigned |
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Profl. | Specify for which serial number profiles (assigned to the transferred material) the customizing entry is relevant  |
Item type | Serial - transfer the material as serialized to SAP FSM Batch - transfer the material as batch-managed to SAP FSM Normal - transfer the material as neither serialized, nor batch-managed to SAP FSM |
Use case 1 - If a material is both batch- and serial number-managed in SAP ECC/S4, determine how the material will be managed in SAP FSM
In SAP FSM an item can be managed only either by serial numbers or batches, but not both at the same time. Therefore, this transaction can be used to determine if a material with batch indicator and a specific serial number profile should be transferred to SAP FSM as batch managed (by default it would be transferred as serial number-managed).
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Use case 2 - If a material has a serial number profile / batch management indicator assigned in SAP ECC/S4 but should be transferred to SAP FSM as independent (neither serial number-, nor batch-managed).
It might be desired to transfer a batch- or serial number-managed material as a regular, independent item to SAP FSM. In such a case, set Item type to Normal for a specific combination of serial number profile and batch indicator.
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