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Location Data Management

process component

Definition

The management of the master data required for physical locations. This includes the location as well as objects that depend on the location or group locations.

Technical Data

Software Component Version ESM SCM_BASIS 7.02
Technical Name LocationDataManagement
Namespace http://sap.com/xi/ESM/SCM_BASIS


Business Context and Use

The Location Data Processing process component provides the functionalities needed for managing geographical master data such as:

Integration

This process component communicates with other process components using the following interactions:

Structure

The following entities are part of this process component:

Service Interfaces

Location Action In An interface to deactivate a location.
Location In An interface to find a location.
Location Out An interface to send location information.
Manage Bill of Distribution In An interface to read a bill of distribution.
Manage Location In An interface to create, change, and read locations.
Manage Supply Planning Area In An interface to create or change a supply planning area.
Manage Transportation Lane In An interface to read, check, create, change, or delete a transportation lane.
Query Location In An interface to find locations.
Query Supply Planning Area In An interface to find existing supply planning areas.
Query Transportation Lane In An interface to find an existing transportation lane.
Supply Planning Area In An interface to find supply planning areas.
Supply Planning Area Out An interface to respond to a request to find a supply planning area.
Transportation Lane Action In An interface to check the consistency of a transportation lane.

Business Objects

Bill of Distribution Identifies a location hierarchy.
Location A Location is a geographical place.
Supply Planning Area Area in which planning is executed separately to guarantee the availability of a product on time.
Transportation Lane A relationship between two locations that specifies which products can be transported between the locations and which means of transport can be used.