Manage Search Strategies - Inventory Management
Application component: Batch Management
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  You use this function to define rules for batch determination in particular business transactions.  For each search strategy you can specify: The conditions under which batch determination is to be triggered. The search criteria that are to be used.  Example  Batch determination is to be triggered if customer A orders material B, as this customer only accepts batches with particular specifications. You use your batch search strategy to look for these particular specifications. 
Key features:  You specify the following information: Key combinations  You are given different key combinations to choose from, depending on the strategy type. For example, customer/material/plant and customer/material. Selection criteria  You store the selection criteria as characteristics in a selection class. They must be characteristics or standard characteristics that you have used for the classification of the batch. Exceptions: You can use only LOBM_RLZ, LOBM_RLZ_PROZ, LOBM_LFDAT, LOBM_KRT, and LOBM_MBDAT for selection. A selection class does not have to include all the characteristics that you used to classify your batch, only those you want to use for selection. Characteristic Description LOBM_RLZ Remaining shelf lifeYou use this characteristic to enter the required remaining shelf life in days that a batch must be usable after delivery to your customer, for example. You use the characteristic during batch determination to select batches dynamically using the expiration date. LOBM_RLZ_PROZ Percentage remaining shelf lifeYou use this characteristic to specify the remaining shelf life as a percentage of the total shelf life. Using the percentage remaining shelf life, you can select batches dynamically by their shelf life expiration date. LOBM_LFDAT Delivery dateThis characteristic refers to the required delivery date of the calling function. Characteristic value assignment for this characteristic is carried out automatically during batch determination. However, the value is not displayed. The delivery date can only be transferred to this standard characteristic and not to user-defined characteristics. LOBM_KRT Waiting periodYou use this characteristic to enter the period of time a batch must mature or be stored before it can be processed any further or sold. When using the batch determination function, you can use this characteristic to determine the availability date dynamically. LOBM_MBDAT Materials staging dateThis characteristic refers to the required materials staging date of the calling function. Characteristic value assignment for this characteristic is carried out automatically during batch determination. However, the value is not displayed. The materials staging date can only be transferred to this standard characteristic and not to user-defined characteristics.  Note  You cannot change the default value for the selection class. If you want to choose a different selection class in the search strategy, you must use a strategy type with no default value. See further information in Customizing for Batch Management under Define Selection Classes. Sort sequence  In sort rules, you specify the characteristics according to which the system sorts the batches it finds. Please refer to: Definition of a Batch Sort Sequence. See further information in Customizing for Batch Management under Define Sort Rules. Number of batch splits  If you allow batch splits, the system puts together the required quantity using several batches. Quantity proposal  You use the Quantity Proposal to control how the required quantity is put together from the batches the system finds when carrying out a batch split. Unit of measure  You can display the batches that the system finds either in stockkeeping units, or in units of measure from the document, for example, in units of active ingredient. Batch determination online  You can run batch determination either online or in the background. If you run batch determination online, you can edit the results, see: Change Batch Determination Results. 
Business roles: Master Data Specialist - Batch Data
Master Data Specialist - Batch Data : 
Maintains Batch master data.