1. What is the purpose of the AB Monitor app?
The AB Monitor app tracks supplier confirmations against purchase orders and highlights deviations in price, quantity, and delivery date. It helps ensure early detection of mismatches and enables timely corrective actions.
2. Where are deviation rules maintained?
Deviation rules can either be:
3. What types of deviations are supported?
The app supports three deviation types:
4. Where are the tolerance values for price and delivery deviations sourced from?
They are retrieved from the SAP backend based on the confirmation control key assigned to the PO item.
5. How is the email notification recipient determined?
Recipients are configured via the Email Receiver Determination table under Admin Settings. The system looks for the most specific match based on purchasing org, group, company code, and plant. If no exact match is found, a more generic rule using * will be used as fallback.
6. Can I create my own deviation rules in AB Monitor?
Not yet. Custom deviation rules directly within AB Monitor will be supported in a future release. Currently, the rules are read from the SAP backend.
7. Where is the quantity deviation shown?
Quantity deviations are included in the Purchase Order data, specifically under the Item → Delivery tab.
Issue: Deviation rules are not applied as expected.
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Issue: No email notification received for a deviation.
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Issue: User-defined deviation rules section is disabled.
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Issue: Tolerances are missing in the deviation view.
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Issue: App data seems outdated or incorrect.
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