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 third-

party 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 I/O Translation Data
Interface Connection
Engine
RF RF Application
Terminal Controller
Server
RF
Terminal

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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 shipment Y
SCANN

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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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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