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8 Any Java Source Code delivered with this product is only to be used by SAP s Support Services and may not be modified or altered in any way. ii Document History Document Version Description First official release of this guide iii Typographic Conventions Type Style Description Example Text Words or characters quoted from the screen. These include field names, screen titles, pushbuttons labels, menu names, menu paths, and menu options. Cross-references to other documentation Example text Emphasized words or phrases in body text, graphic titles, and table titles Example text File and directory names and their paths, messages, names of variables and parameters, source text, and names of installation, upgrade and database tools. Example text User entry texts. These are words or characters that you enter in the system exactly as they appear in the documentation.

9 <Example text> Variable user entry. Angle brackets indicate that you replace these words and characters with appropriate entries to make entries in the system. EXAMPLE TEXT Keys on the keyboard, for example, F2 or ENTER. Icons Icon Description Caution Important Note Recommendation or Tip Example iv Table of Contents 1. Introduction .. 1 2. Prerequisites .. 1 3. Background Information PPF .. 1 Structure of the PPF .. 2 Support Packages and Upgrade .. 3 Monitoring PPF .. 4 Archiving .. 4 4. Delivery Processing .. 5 Background Usage of PPF for Delivery Processing .. 5 Customizing: Action Profile for Delivery 5 Overview Action Profiles Provided by 7 Scheduling Actions/ Action Determination .. 15 Step-by-Step Procedures .. 16 Performance Optimization for PPF .. 16 Printing (Example Delivery Note) .. 17 Automatic Wave Assignment.

10 21 Automatic Pick Warehouse Task Creation .. 22 Automatic Putaway Warehouse Task Creation .. 23 5. Processing in Shipping and Receiving .. 25 Action Profile Definition for TUs and Vehicles .. 25 Action Profile Assignment for TUs and Vehicles .. 26 Action Definition for TUs and Vehicles .. 26 Action Configuration for TUs and Vehicles .. 28 BAdI Implementation for Action Scheduling .. 28 BAdI Implementation for Action Processing .. 29 6. Processing in Warehouse Order and Handling Unit Printing .. 30 Action Profiles .. 30 PPF Conditions .. 30 Schedule Condition .. 32 Execution .. 33 Log .. 33 Archiving .. 33 7. Additional objects using PPF for printing .. 35 Physical 35 Value Added Service .. 35 8. Appendix .. 36 how to use ppf in EWM March 2013 1 1. Introduction This document gives an overview of the usage of the Post Processing Framework (PPF) in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM).