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 - SAP’s 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 SAP’s SAPConsole

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SAPConsole Administrator’s 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
 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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