SNAP Finance
SNAP Inventory
I01: Live Inventory
Comprehensive real-time inventory visibility within SAP
Overview
The I01 Live Inventory stack delivers comprehensive real-time inventory visibility across all material management scenarios within SAP environments. This solution provides immediate access to current inventory balances spanning the complete spectrum of stock types, from batch-managed materials to specialized inventory categories including transit stock, consignment arrangements, and customer-specific allocations. The stack offers essential inventory tracking capabilities while maintaining extensive dimensional flexibility for detailed supply chain reporting.
I01 Live Inventory Stack Documentation
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Key Capabilities
The I01 Live Inventory stack transforms how organizations monitor inventory positions:
• Real-time visibility into current inventory balances across all stock categories
• Comprehensive coverage including batch-level inventory, non-batch-managed materials, and specialty stock types
• Support for complex inventory scenarios including supplier stock, consignment stock, and customer stock
• Complete visibility into in-transit inventory and sales order allocations
• Live tracking of customer orders on hand and committed inventory positions
Users gain immediate access to accurate inventory positions without waiting for snapshot programs to run. This real-time capability is essential for supply chain decision-making, production planning, and customer service operations where current stock levels drive critical business decisions.
Enhanced Reporting Features
Standard SAP inventory reporting often requires navigation across multiple transactions and modules to understand complete inventory positions. The SNAP I01 stack addresses these limitations by providing a unified view that consolidates all inventory categories into a single reporting interface. This comprehensive perspective eliminates the need to access multiple SAP transactions, ensuring consistent inventory understanding across the organization.
The I01 stack delivers complete inventory visibility through coverage of specialized stock scenarios that are often overlooked in standard reporting. From batch-managed materials requiring lot tracking to consignment arrangements with suppliers, the solution provides the depth needed for modern supply chain management.
Delivery & Integration
The I01 Live Inventory stack is delivered through flexible interfaces that meet users where they work.
The primary interface is SAP Analysis for Office, allowing supply chain teams to leverage Excel's familiarity while maintaining direct connectivity to SAP data. This Excel-based delivery enables additional custom calculations and inventory analytics to be created directly within the output. For broader accessibility, the solution can be exposed through SAP Analytics Cloud dashboards or extracted to external systems for integration with other supply chain tools.
Security follows established patterns with configurable role-based access controls that align with existing SAP authorization structures, including restrictions by plant, storage location, and material group as appropriate.
Business Benefits
Implementing the I01 Live Inventory stack delivers immediate value through:
• Real-time inventory visibility without system delays or snapshotting programs
• Complete coverage of all inventory scenarios in a single reporting solution
• Accurate tracking of specialty stock including consignment and customer-specific inventory
• Simplified inventory management through consolidated reporting
• Enhanced supply chain decision-making with current stock positions
Supply chain teams gain a complete view of inventory across all categories and locations. This comprehensive visibility empowers business partners with actionable insights to optimize inventory levels, improve customer service, and support strategic procurement decisions, all without crawling through multiple pre-built SAP reports.
Technical Foundation
The solution operates natively within both SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments, leveraging Core Data Services (CDS) views for real-time reporting. The architecture maintains high performance even with substantial inventory volumes while eliminating data replication concerns.
As part of the SNAP solution suite, the I01 Live Inventory stack receives regular enhancements through a managed service model, ensuring continuous improvement without client-side development efforts.