Transportation Management with SAP LES

Batches 6.6
6.6.5 Selection Criteria for Your Batches (Classification)
In general, your stock will include several batches of the same material. In some
circumstances, not all batches will have been released for sale or have reached
a status that permits release of the batch for sale. You control this characteristic,
“when is a batch released for batch determination?” in the batch master with
Classification.
Figure 6.39 Classification of the Batch with the Expiration Date Characteristic
Each batch has a specific classification to define fields that must record specific values.
Classification occurs in the batch master. As an example of the created batch, I
have selected the standard SAP classification “SHELF_LIFE_CPC” (see Figure 6.39).
The shelf life is defined in the system as the selection criterion. This date is automatically
calculated from the expiration date (date of manufacture plus the expiration
date) during entry.
In Customizing (see Figure 6.40), you enter classification “SHELF_LIFE_CPC” in the
Class field (see Figure 6.36) for the strategy type. All of the valid batches that the
system selected are now sorted according to a specific procedure. I have decided
on LIFO for this example. The newest batches are selected first; older batches
remain in the warehouse.
Figure 6.40 Selection Classes and Sort Sequences for Batch Determination
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