S4HANA Retail Article Simplification Note2381429 1 PDF

SAP S/4HANA Retail for Merchandise Management
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Article Master Data in SAP S/4HANA Retail for merchandise
management in OP1610 delivery - Agenda
Changed Data Model for Generic Articles/Variants in SAP S/4HANA
Ø Adaptation Overview
Ø Storage of Variant-Creating Data within Configuration (IBase)
Ø Technical Details – APIs
Ø Technical Details – Code replacement patterns
Changed Data Model for Generic Articles/Variants
Adaptation Overview
Generic Articles and Variants – Data Model Adaptation Overview
In SAP S/4HANA the Material, the

Configurable Material and the Retail
Article will not be changed from a
master data perspective, only the way of predefined product
storing the variant-creating data got variant

configuration profile
changed for Retail Variants!
SAP Business Suite SAP S/4HANA
Storage of Variant-Creating Data within Configuration (IBase) in SAP
S/4HANA OP1610 Delivery
Migration of Generic Articles – Merchandise Category Example

Generic Article/Variants Transformation
Merchandise Category Case – Configuration Part
Business Suite
Class Type 026 Class Type 300

Colors (variant-creating)
Color / Size Profile

Configuration Class
Sizes (variant-creating)
Shirts for Men Sizes (variant-creating)

Merchandise Category Class
Qualities (informative)
Fancy Shirt
Gen. Article Class
Generic Article
Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Variant

IBase Storage
Merchandise Category Case – Classification Part
Business Suite
Fancy Shirt
Shirts for Men Sizes (variant-creating)
Gen. Article Class
Merchandise Category Class Colors (variant-creating)
Qualities (informative)
Fancy Shirt Shirts for Men
Gen. Article Class Merchandise Category Class Qualities (informative)
Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Generic article Variant
Migration of Generic Articles – Characteristics Profile Example

Characteristics Profile Case – Configuration Part
Business Suite


Shirts for Men Qualities (informative)
Configuration Class
Merchandise Category Class Sizes (variant-creating)
Characteristics Profile Class
Fancy Shirt
Gen. Article Class
Generic Article
Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Variant

IBase Storage
Characteristics Profile Case – Classification Part
Business Suite
Fancy Shirt
Shirts for Men Qualities (informative) Gen. Article Class
Merchandise Category Class
Colors (variant-creating) Shirts for Men

Color / Size Profile Qualities (informative)
Characteristics Profile Class Merchandise Category Class

Fancy Shirt Color / Size Profile
Gen. Article Class Characteristics Profile Class Sizes (variant-creating)
Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Generic article Variant
Migration of Generic Articles – Summary

Summary regarding the changed Data Model – Technical Aspects
According to the data model switch from pure classification into a

mixture of classification and configuration the following changes are in
place for generic articles and variants from a technical perspective:
• No class (KLAH, class type 026) will be created anymore for generic articles within the
merchandise category hierarchy
• Generic article and variants still have an object representation (INOB, class type 026) within
the merchandise category hierarchy but they are linked now directly to the merchandise
category or characteristic profile (KSSK, class type 026) and not to a generic article class
(KLAH, class type 026)
• Generic articles now have an object representation in table INOB for class type 300 and they
are linked to the configuration class (KLAH, KSSK, class type 300)
• Variants don’t appear as objects in table INOB for class type 300, they get handled as
configuration object instance within the IBase
• Variants are not linked to the configuration class in contrast to the generic article. As before
they have only the link to the generic article (MARA-SATNR).
Summary regarding the changed Data Model – Maintenance Aspects
According to the data model switch from pure classification into a

mixture of classification and configuration the following changes are in
place for generic articles and variants from a maintenance perspective:
• Characteristic value restrictions on generic article level are only possible for variant-creating
characteristics (AUSP, class type 300).
They will be stored based on the internal object number (INOB) of the generic article, not
based on the generic article class (class type 026) as before.
• Variant-creating characteristics within the merchandise category hierarchy will be ignored

during the processing of generic articles/variants (data is still there after a migration).
• No further assignment of variant-creating characteristics to merchandise category hierarchy

nodes (e.g. merchandise category, characteristics profile) possible via dialog transactions
=> KSML-RELEV “2” (variant-creating) cannot be used anymore to decide on informative or
variant-creating characteristics
Technical Details for SAP S/4HANA OP1610 Delivery
API Class and Function Modules

Class CL_MAT_CLASSIFIC_RT (API)
New way to access classification/configuration data for Generic Articles/Variants
Central Read API Class
Access to classification and configuration data in general (1)
Class CL_MAT_CLASSIFIC_RT
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CLASSIFICATION
• Determine the classification/configuration data assigned to an article (replaces the old logic within FM
MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT)
• Input: Basic data of the article (MARA), structure with several control flags to define the functional scope of the read access,
compatibility mode flag to trigger the merge of the classification and configuration data together into one result set
• Output: Bundle with several result sets covering article master data, class data, characteristic assignment data similar to the
return tables of FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT
• Currently used in:

Ø FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT (LMGKLU04)
Access to classification and configuration data in general (2)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CONTROL_PARAMETER
• Input: None
• Output: Structure with several control flags to define the functional scope of the read access

Ø FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT (LMGKLU04)
Access to configuration class type
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_VAR_CREATING_CLASS_TYPE
• Determine a variant creating class type
• Input: None
• Output: First found class type which can be used for variant configuration (normally class type 300)

Ø Method CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR of class CL_BADI_RET_GEN_ART_CLASSFCTN
Access to class data within classification and configuration (1)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CONF_CLASS
• Determine configuration class of a generic article
• Input: Generic article (SATNR)
• Output: Configuration class data (merge of KSSK and KLAH data)

Ø Method CL_WGDS_CONVERT_TO_VARIANT->READ_GENERIC_ARTICLE_DATA
Ø Method CL_WGDS_PRICAT_SERVICES->GET_CONF_CLASS
Ø Include LMGKLF03
Ø Include LMGW_VENDOR_ART_CHAR_ALEF01
Ø Include LWRF_MATERIAL_SCREENI02
Ø Include LWRF_MATERIAL_SCREENO01
Ø FM WWG2_RECLAS_BOOKED_DB (LWWG2U09)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CONF_CLASSES
• Read configuration classes for a list of generic articles
• Input: List of generic articles (MATNR)
• Output: List of generic articles (MATNR) with the related configuration class data (CLINT, CLASS, KLART)

Ø CL_INBOUND_CATALOGUE->READ_VARIANT_CLASSES
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHARACTERISTICS_PROFILE
• Determine characteristics profile assigned to an article (mainly generic article)
• Input: Article (MATNR)
• Output: Characteristics profile (CLASS) assigned to this article

Ø CL_WGDS_CONVERT_TO_VARIANT->GET_CHAR_PROFILE_OF_GEN_ART
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_HIERARCHY_CLASSES
• Read class hierarchy bottom-up for a given start class
• Input: Internal class number (CLINT) or class name (CLASS), class type (KLART)
• Output: List of classes (CLINT) being part of the related hierarchy path

Ø CL_INBOUND_CATALOGUE->READ_VARIANT_CLASSES
Ø CL_WGDS_CONVERT_TO_VARIANT->READ_CONFIG_DATA
Access to characteristic assignments within classification and configuration (1)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_ASSIGNED_CHARACTERISTICS
• Read variant-creating characteristics assigned to a given class and class type
(valid for configuration classes and classes out of the merchandise category hierarchy like merchandise categories or
characteristics profiles)
• Input: Internal class number (CLINT) or class name (CLASS), class type (KLART), control parameter to search also for
inherited characteristics
• Output: List of assigned characteristics (ATINN)

Ø Method CL_DEF_IM_WRF_PRICAT_IN_CUST->IF_EX_WRF_PRICAT_IN_CUST~CHECK_PROFILE_AND_MATGRP
Ø Method CL_DEF_IM_WRF_PRICAT_IN_CUST->IF_EX_WRF_PRICAT_IN_CUST~CHECK_VARIANT_CLASS
Ø Method CL_INBOUND_ITEM->DELETE_VARIANT_CREATING_CHARS
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_VARIANT_CREATING_CHARS
• Determine the variant-creating characteristics of a generic article
• Input: Generic article (MATNR)
• Output: List of variant-creating characteristics (ATINN) based on the assigned configuration class

Ø FM SATNR_VARI_CHARACTERISTICS (LMGKLU19)
Ø Include RWRF_CHARVAL_TYPING_MIGRATION
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHAR_FOR_MC_AND_CP
• Determine the characteristics assigned to a merchandise category or characteristics profile
(according to the former logic based on the relevancy indicator)
• Input: Merchandise category (MATKL) and if needed characteristics profile (CLASS), flag to restrict the result set to variant-
creating characteristics
• Output: List of characteristics (ATINN) including the former relevancy indicator (RELEV)

Ø Include LMGWDF02
Access to characteristic valuations/value restrictions within classification and configuration (1a)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHARACTERISTIC_VALUATION
• Read characteristics valuations of articles (used especially for variants with informative and variant-creating characteristics)
• Input: List of articles (MATNR) and if needed a list of characteristics (ATINN-RANGE table format) and a list of characteristic
values (ATWRT/ATFLV/ATFLB-RANGE table format) separated by data type of the characteristic (CHAR versus NUM, DATE,
TIME) to restrict the result set
• Output: List of articles (MATNR) with the corresponding characteristics and their valuation

Ø Method CL_BADI_RET_GEN_ART_CLASSFCTN->IF_RET_GEN_ART_CLASSFCTN~GET_VARIANT_CONFIGURATION
Ø Method CL_WGDS_CONVERT_TO_VARIANT->READ_VARIANTS_CHAR_VALUES
Ø Method CL_WRF_CHARVAL_MIGRATION->READING_FOR_AUSP_UPDATE
Ø Include F_CHARVAL_TYPING_MIGRATION_F01
Ø Include LCUI1F01
Ø Include LFSH_CO09_MATRIXF01
Ø Include LMATERIAL_MASS_IDOCF06
Access to characteristic valuations/value restrictions within classification and configuration (1b)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHARACTERISTIC_VALUATION
Ø Include LMBVAF01
Ø Include LMEVAF01
Ø FM MATERIAL_CREATE_VARIANTS_DARK (LMGKLU12)
Ø FM DETERMINE_SALES_VARIANT (LMGW5U02)
Ø FM DETERMINE_PURCHASE_VARIANT (LMGW5U03)
Ø Include LMR1MF67
Ø Include LMRMXFC0
Ø Include LMV01F04
Ø Include LWMCLF02
Ø FM WMCL_MAT_READ_CHAR_VALUES (LWMCLU02)
Ø Include LWMVCF04
Ø Include LWRF_CHARVAL_CONVERSIONF01
Ø Include LWRF_MATERIAL_CHARVALF04
Ø Include LWST2F03
Ø Include RWBE1F02
Ø Include RWRFMATCHARVAL
Access to characteristic valuations/value restrictions within classification and configuration (2)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHAR_VALUATION_FROM_BUFFER
• Retrieve the characteristic valuations of a variant out of buffer (classification and/or configuration (IBase))
• Input: Article number (MATNR) and internal configuration object number (IB_INSTANCE) and/or internal classification object
number (CUOBJ) of a variant, flags to restrict the scope of the result set (informative and/or variant-creating characteristic
valuations)
• Output: Characteristic values defined on variant level for informative and/or variant-creating characteristic (AUSP like format)

Ø FM SATNR_VARI_CHARACTERISTICS (LMGKLU19)
Ø Include LMGWLF0H
Ø Include LWRF_FIBER_SCREENSP10
Ø Include LWRF_MATERIAL_COPY_DARKF04
Ø Include LWRF_MATERIAL_SCREENF08
Access to characteristic valuations/value restrictions within classification and configuration (3)
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_CHAR_VALUE_RESTRICTIONS
• Determine characteristic value restrictions for generic article and variant-creating characteristics
• Input: Generic article (MATNR) and if needed a list of variant-creating characteristics (ATINN-RANGE table format) to restrict
the result set
• Output: Characteristic values defined as restriction on generic article level for variant-creating characteristic (AUSP like
format)

Ø Include L1001F02
Ø Include LMATERIAL_MASS_IDOCF06
Ø Include LMV01F04
Characteristic value based article search
Method IF_MGW_CLASSIFIC_ACCESS~GET_PRODUCTS_BY_CHAR_VALUATION
• Search for articles based on given characteristic values
• Input: List of characteristics (ATINN-RANGE table format), List of characteristic values (ATWRT/ATFLV/ATFLB-RANGE table
format) separated by data type of the characteristic (CHAR versus NUM, DATE, TIME)
• Output: List of articles (MATNR) which are valuated with the given characteristic values

Ø Method CL_DEF_IM_WRF_DYNAMIC_SELECT_E->IF_EX_WRF_DYNAMIC_SELECT_E~PROCESS_SELECTION
Central Function Module APIs
Create/change article master data in background (low level API)
Function Module MATERIAL_MAINTAIN_DARK_RETAIL
• There are 2 new importing fields in the header parameter MATNR_HDR

Ø Configuration class type (CONFIG_KLART)
Ø Configuration class (CONFIG_CLASS)
• If the new fields are not filled, a suitable configuration class gets searched automatically by
the system as fallback in case a new generic article shall be created
• To find a fitting configuration class the variant-creating characteristics provided in

parameter TAUSPW will be used for the determination
Central Function Module APIs
Create/change article master data in background (Article BAPI)
Function Module BAPI_MATERIAL_MAINTAINDATA_RT
• There are 2 new importing fields in the header parameter HEADDATA

Ø Configuration class type (CONFIG_CLASS_TYPE)
Ø Configuration class (CONFIG_CLASS_NAME)
• As the article BAPI calls the FM MATERIAL_MAINTAIN_DARK_RETAIL there is no

additional fallback logic within the BAPI in place in case the configuration class assignment
is not provided via the interface
• The 2 new fields have been added also to the IDoc segment E1BPE1MATHEAD of the
ARTMAS IDoc
• The 2 new fields have been added also to the wrapper FM

WRF_MATERIAL_MAINTAINDATA_RT
Examples of main Function Modules with Adaptations
• MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT
Ø Reads all classification/configuration data of a generic articles, variants and other articles
Ø Improved logic based on new read API class CL_MAT_CLASSIFIC_RT but nearly unchanged interface
Ø Often used within applications if the variant matrix UI shall be displayed (e.g. transaction MM42) or if the valuation of
the variant-creating characteristics of variants is required
• SATNR_VARI_CHARACTERISTICS
Ø Reads all variant-creating characteristics of a generic article
Ø Often used within applications if the variant matrix UI shall be displayed
• MATERIAL_CREATE_VARIANTS_DARK
Ø Creates the variants of a generic article during background processing (BAPI, ALE)
Ø Main usage within the processing of FM MATERIAL_MAINTAIN_DARK_RETAIL
Code Replacement Patterns

Access Patterns to Read Classification Data
Hard-coded SELECT access versus access via API FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT

• When using the FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT in general no adaptation has to be done in the calling application as
the interface delivers the data in the former format hiding the fact that a configuration class is in place
• Besides the access of classification data via the general read API FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT there are many
situations where a hard-coded SELECT has been implemented to read classification data
• When using hard-coded SELECTs to the database tables INOB, KLAH, KSSK, KSML or AUSP in general a rework of the
implementation is needed as the data model switch for generic articles and variants has to be taken into account
• Usual access patterns are:

Ø Retrieve the internal representation of a generic article within the classification (via INOB, KLAH) and read the parent class (e.g. merchandise category,
characteristics profile via KSSK, KLAH) which is assigned to the given generic article
Ø Read the characteristic valuation of several generic articles, variants or other article categories (via AUSP) for informative and/or variant-creating characteristics
Ø Read the characteristic value restrictions for a generic article (via INOB, KLAH, AUSP)
Ø Find the variant-creating characteristics (via KSML) provided by a characteristics profile or merchandise category (via KLAH)
Ø Find the informative characteristics (via KSML) provided by a characteristics profile, merchandise category or any other merchandise category hierarchy node (via
KLAH)
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for KLAH/KSSK data – Example1
Method CL_WGDS_CONVERT_TO_VARIANT->GET_CHAR_PROFILE_OF_GEN_ART
SAP S/4HANA
SAP Business Suite
Retrieve the characteristics

profile assignment for a
given generic article
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for KLAH/KSSK data – Example2
Method CL_INBOUND_CATALOGUE->READ_CHARACTERISTIC_PROFILES
SAP S/4HANA SAP Business Suite
Retrieve the characteristics

profile assignments for a
given set of generic articles
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for INOB/KSSK data – Example3
FORM READ_MARA (Include LWWG2F0P)
Access via a generic article to get later on the assignment to

the parent class within the merchandise category hierarchy
(e.g. merchandise category or characteristics profile)
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for INOB/KSSK data – Example4
FM ARTICLE_RECLASSIFY_LITE_RETAIL
Access via a generic article to get later on the assignment to

the parent class within the merchandise category hierarchy
(e.g. merchandise category or characteristics profile)
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for AUSP data – Example5
Function Module MATERIAL_CREATE_VARIANTS_DARK
Retrieve the characteristic valuation

for the variant-creating characteristics
of the variants of a generic article and
put it into the former AUSP format
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for AUSP data – Example6
FORM ART_BEWERTUNG_LESEN (Include LMV01F04)
Retrieve the characteristic valuation for the variant-creating and

informative characteristics for a variant, a generic article or any
other article category and put it into the former AUSP format
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for AUSP data – Example7a
SAP S/4HANA
Retrieve the characteristic value restrictions of a generic article

and put it into the former AUSP format (in SAP S/4HANA only
variant-creating characteristics can be restricted)
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for AUSP data – Example7b
SAP Business Suite
Retrieve the characteristic value restrictions of a generic article and put it into the former
AUSP format (in SAP S/4HANA only variant-creating characteristics can be restricted)
Comparison of “new” vs. “old” access logic for CABN data – Example8
Method CL_WRF_CHARVAL_MIGRATION->READING_CHARVAL
Retrieve variant-creating characteristics which are candidates for a migration from the old
CAWN characteristic value storage into the new WRF_CHARVAL characteristic value storage
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Article Master Data

Changed Data Model for Generic Articles/Variants in SAP S/4HANA

In SAP S/4HANA the Material, the

storing the variant-creating data got variant

SAP Business Suite SAP S/4HANA

Migration of Generic Articles – Merchandise Category Example

Class Type 026 Class Type 300

Color / Size Profile

Shirts for Men Sizes (variant-creating)

Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Variant

Class Type 026 Class Type 026

Merchandise Category Class Colors (variant-creating)

Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Generic article Variant

Migration of Generic Articles – Characteristics Profile Example

Class Type 026 Class Type 300

Color / Size Profile

Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Variant

Class Type 026 Class Type 026

Merchandise Category Class

Colors (variant-creating) Shirts for Men

Characteristics Profile Class Merchandise Category Class

Variant Generic Article Variant Variant Generic article Variant

Migration of Generic Articles – Summary

According to the data model switch from pure classification into a

According to the data model switch from pure classification into a

• Variant-creating characteristics within the merchandise category hierarchy will be ignored

• No further assignment of variant-creating characteristics to merchandise category hierarchy

API Class and Function Modules

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Input: Generic article (SATNR)

• Output: Configuration class data (merge of KSSK and KLAH data)

• Currently used in:

• Input: List of generic articles (MATNR)

• Currently used in:

• Input: Article (MATNR)

• Output: Characteristics profile (CLASS) assigned to this article

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Output: List of assigned characteristics (ATINN)

• Currently used in:

• Input: Generic article (MATNR)

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

• Currently used in:

Function Module MATERIAL_MAINTAIN_DARK_RETAIL

• There are 2 new importing fields in the header parameter MATNR_HDR

• To find a fitting configuration class the variant-creating characteristics provided in

Function Module BAPI_MATERIAL_MAINTAINDATA_RT

• There are 2 new importing fields in the header parameter HEADDATA

• As the article BAPI calls the FM MATERIAL_MAINTAIN_DARK_RETAIL there is no

• The 2 new fields have been added also to the wrapper FM

Code Replacement Patterns

Hard-coded SELECT access versus access via API FM MATERIAL_READ_CLASSIFIC_RT

• Usual access patterns are:

SAP Business Suite

Retrieve the characteristics

SAP S/4HANA SAP Business Suite