The Initial Situation

Biesterfeld was looking for an implementation partner for the introduction of SAP GTS (Global Trade Services). The project scope included a wide range of regulations such as the EU-Russia embargo, long-term embargo, Rotterdam Convention, Chemical Weapons Convention, German Export List, EU Dual-Use Regulation, Basic Substances Monitoring Act (GÜG), US re-export, and generic prohibition law. A major challenge was the high complexity of the undertaking.

The Goal

The goal of the project was to implement GTS with integration into SAP EHS and SAP ERP. This also included integrating new SAP GTS functionalities, such as SAP GTS Foreign Trade, into daily operations. The logistical processes and compliance requirements needed to be analyzed, and the resulting target business processes were to be designed in such a way that a Europe-wide roll-out would be possible.

Together with SI PRO, concepts were developed for the implementation and creation of the required master data in SAP GTS and SAP EHS.

With the EHS-GTS connector, Biesterfeld has a solution that connects SAP GTS with either SAP EHS or SAP ERP systems, as explained by Mrs. Gretha Brand (Manager Export Control). Selected data is extracted from the source system, evaluated, and fed back into SAP GTS. In the chemical industry, the SI PRO EHS-GTS connector is primarily used in product classification. It relies on key data, which is processed for SAP GTS and reduced to the legally relevant trade information. Thus, the EHS-GTS connector takes on a significant portion of master data maintenance in SAP GTS, making it a great relief in the automated classification of materials.