Unified Search Configuration

Prerequisite

The PreBilt EWM Receiving App /TCTM/EWM_APP_RECEIVE must already be installed. Please refer to PreBilt™ for EWM App Installer for app installation guidance.

Note

An application log sub-object must be maintained for unified search. In Transaction SLG0 and under object /SCWM/WME create the sub-object entry /TCTM/RECEIV_UNIFSRC as in the example below.

Creating a sub-object entry

The SPRO path to configure unified search is SCM Extended Warehouse Management > Extended Warehouse Management > Mobile Data Entry > TCT Mobility > Receiving > Unified Search Configuration.

Search Objects (Global)

Objects must be defined at a global level. Note the document determination is BAdI driven, so there is no additional configuration required. However, the objects must be specified with the correct object texts, together with the relevant framework option, to be recognised. The description text can be amended if required.

Object definition

The default implementation of the Unified Search uses the exact entries shown above. Customers can implement their own logic via an implementation of BADI /TCTM/EX_EWM_APP_RCV_USRCH_OBJ.

Search Objects Attributes (Global)

Search Object Attributes data is displayed in the unified search list view. As with search object attributes, these must be defined at a global level before they are assigned within a Unified Search Scenario. The attribute determination is BAdI driven, so no additional configuration is required to determine attributes.

Attribute definition

The default implementation of the Unified Search uses the exact entries shown above. Customers can implement their own logic via an implementation of BADI /TCTM/EX_EWM_APP_RCV_USRCH_ATT.

Unified Search Scenarios

A Scenario at the top level defines by warehouse where Unified Search will be active. The following conditions can be set at this level.

1. Minimum Characters: The minimum number of characters required to return a search result.

2. Logical Transaction: The corresponding Logical Transaction for this Unified Search Scenario.

3. Default Object: Default delivery object (typically EWM Inbound Delivery).

The sub criteria (objects, attributes and delivery types) are then assigned to a scenario to determine what information is displayed within the transaction, as well as under which conditions the information is displayed.

Scenario definition

Search Objects (Scenario Specific)

Search Objects (already defined globally) are here assigned to the Unified Search Scenario. Past Days & Future Days (relative to the expected delivery date) can be defined by search object according to customer needs.

Scenario Object definition

Search Object Attributes (Scenario Specific)

Search Object Attributes (already defined globally) are assigned to the Unified Search Object. This displays together with and underneath the configured Search Object description in the Unified Search list result. In the example below, this is shown for an ECC Inbound Delivery with Date and Supplier specified as Search Object Attributes.

Scenario Object Attribute definition

In app example of applied Scenario Object Attributes

Assign Delivery Types to Search Object (Scenario Specific)

Delivery document types are assigned to search objects. The standard delivery document search help can be called to select relevant delivery documents.

Scenario Object Delivery Type definition

Scenario Object Delivery Type selection help

Index Table Refresh

The solution is designed to use an index table, which provides results to the front end with fast response times. The relevance of documents is evaluated during the create/change of the documents. It may be necessary to refresh the index to ensure correct results. This can be achieved by scheduling report /TCTM/EWM_APP_RECEIVE_UNFSRCH as a daily batch job.

Scheduling index table refresh

RF Menu Maintenance

The SPRO path to configure the RF Menu is SCM Extended Warehouse Management > Extended Warehouse Management > Mobile Data Entry > Radio Frequency (RF) Framework > RF Menu Manager.

Assign the object RHZUDS to the menu for the relevant presentation profile.