VOFM

Transaction VOFM is a tool that was developed in R/3 to facilitate the definition of both SAP delivered as well as customer defined routines/rules used in the system during various business processes. VOFM routines are ABAP code written in Forms. VOFM provides the user with the benefit of choosing from one of the standard delivered R/3 routines or writing their own. VOFM is intended for the implementation team when configuring the system. It is not intended for the end user.

VOFM is divided up into four main areas. These include copying requirements, data transfer, requirements, and formulas. This paper will focus on formulas that were delivered by SAP to support the Sales & Distribution (SD) and Logistics Execution (LES) applications. At a high level, formulas are routines that define how a value should be calculated or determined in the R/3 system.

For example, a pricing condition value formula allows the user to define how a specific pricing value should be calculated. Similarly, a rounding rule formula defines how rounding should take place when pricing mass maintenance is performed. Formulas are a powerful tool allowing the user to adjust the way in which the system determines certain values. They can also be used to set certain variables in the coding, or even to call other programs.

Section 2 defines how to create a new VOFM routine, in the event that the standard routines do not match the user needs. In the remaining sections, the SAP standard delivered VOFM routines related to Sales & Distribution and Logistics Execution are documented. Starting with Release 4.6A, this documentation is part of the standard product. This paper assumes that the reader has a general understanding of the SD and LES modules in R/3 as well as a working understanding of the condition technique.