Publish Vehicle
VSS is the source of vehicle inventory. New or Used vehicles will only be created or updated in VSS and sent to DSW to ensure consistent information in both applications. The salesperson
is ensured that he or she will have the latest list of inventories and would not require to access a different application to get the information. VSS will always send the latest information of a vehicle to DSW via event trigger or scheduled job. In this case, creation, or updates of vehicles in DSW is not expected.
Prerequisites
Before sending vehicle inventory to DSW, you must ensure the following:
Technical connection has been established between VSS and DSW.
Common parameters and validation have been properly set up, in both applications for example user settings, DSW setup keys and organizational structure.
Lookup values relevant to vehicles have been mapped between VSS and DSW for example VehicleExteriorColorGroup, VehicleInteriorTypeGroup, OptionFamily, VehicleFuelType, VehicleType, VehicleBodyStyle, VehicleGearType, VehicleEmissionClass, VehicleEmissionSticker, VehicleAvailabilityStatus, VehicleStatus, VehicleFamily, VehicleClassificationStatus, VatProductGroup, DamageType, DamageStatus, VehicleSalesStatus, RecallCampaignPriority, RecallCampaignType, RecallCampaignStatus.
Model line assignment to Make has been created in VSS in the following path: SAP Easy Access screen, choose Logistics > Logistics Execution > Vehicle Sales and Service > Master Data > Vehicle Model > Model Line Maintenance
Vehicle Availability has been configured in VSS in the following path: Vehicle Management System (VMS) > Control Data > Define Availability
Vehicle Availability has been assigned to relevant actions in VSS in the following path: Vehicle Management System (VMS) > Control Data > Define Action Controls and Define Action Matrices
You have maintained the customizing activity, for Logistics Execution, choose Vehicle Sales and Service (VSS) > Vehicle Sales > Integration with VSS Order > Digital Sales Workplace (DSW) > Vehicle integration. If you want to restrict the distribution of vehicles from VSS to DSW.
Description
VSS will always be the source of vehicle inventory. There are no changes in the way that the vehicle is created in VSS. Inventory vehicles that are categorized as New, Demo, Customer or Used can be replicated to DSW.
The following are the vehicle information fields that will be sent to DSW:
No. | Business Transaction Type | Description | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | NEC | New Vehicle | Vehicle GUID, VIN, Vehicle Internal No, Vehicle External No, Vehicle Search Area, Business Transaction Type, Plant, Company code, Vehicle Make Code, Model Sales Code, Model Line, Development Line, Year of Manufacture, Model Year, Passenger Capacity, Number of Doors, Object GUID, Features text, Features Class, Features Category, Features Key, Engine Performance Unit, Engine Performance, Number of Cylinders, Fuel Type, Vehicle Type, Body Type, Vehicle Sales Price, Feature Sales Price, Vehicle Damage Type, Vehicle Damage Status, Vehicle Damage Description, Vehicle Damage Position, Recall Type, Recall Status, Recall Priority , Recall Description and Vehicle Secondary Status |
2. | USC | Used Vehicle | Similar with New Vehicle with additional information as follows: Registration Date, License Plate Number, Warranty Effective Date, Warranty End Date, Warranty Limitation Km, Counter unit, Counter Reading, Next Service Date, Customer, Purchase Date |
Possible business case
Create or update vehicle information in VSS and send to DSW
Upon creation or update of vehicle information in VSS, an API will be called to transmit the newly created or updated vehicle to DSW.
Activities
Login to VSS and enter credential.
Access transaction code /DBE/VM to create vehicle.
Access transaction code /DBE/VSEARCH to update vehicle.
Maintain the vehicle information and click “Save” button.
Access transaction code /DBE/ODL_VEH_DISTRIB to distribute the newly created or updated vehicle to DSW. This distribution can be setup to be executed immediately or as scheduled job on a pre-defined interval.
Login to DSW to view the newly created or updated vehicle.
In case of troubleshooting or monitoring, refer to section “Monitoring and Tracing” below.
Use transaction code /DBE/ARS_MSQO_DISP to display, process, or delete failed requests from VSS to DSW. To view vehicle records, apply the filters: Application: /DBE/VSS_ODL and Message ID: VEH_CREATE.
To manage the vehicle distribution process from proaxia VSS to DSW, please refer to SAP Note 3555854