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What is the
Quantity Conversion
Interface (QCI)?
 What is the Quantity Conversion Interface (QCI)?

The Quantity Conversion Interface (QCI) is a conditional parameters QuantityWare BCS (for all
(e.g. the product density petroleum and as products).
SAP product, and an integral part of the SAP at 58 Fahrenheit) Sometimes, customer de
velopments are also used.
Oil&Gas solution.
and the product temper-
So why are we devoting an entire documentto ture (e.g. 42 Fahrenheit-
measured at loading)
someone elses product? Quite simply, the QCI
is the most critical part of the SAP Oil&Gas
These factors are then
platform required to enable usage of Quantity passed to the QCI
Wares Bulk Calculation Solution (BCS).
The QCI recognises con
Owing to the fact that the relationship between ditional parameters, and
passes them to the cal
QCI and BCS is often misunderstood, we hope culation routines, which
calculate the Volume
to clarify the situation with this document.
Correction Factors (VCFs) Since the conversion group
and the products base of a product material mas
density at 60 Fahrenheit. ter can always be changed
In all business processes, volume correction/meas The VCFs and density are in production systems
from Exploration and pro urement standards and then returned from the (see SAP note 308022 FAQ:
duction, through midstream provide, as an example, routines, to the QCI. QCI - Quantity Conversion
and downstream supply correction factors for vol Interface- ), calculation
chain handling, to service umes and density values, The QCI uses the VCFs and routines can be installed
station delivery, quan i.e. the QuantityWare BCP the products base density and taken into produc
tity values in several units package, a part of the to calculate the required tion independent of SAP
of measures at standard QuantityWare BCS. transactional quantity val Oil&Gas upgrades or sup
conditions (which may vary ues into the units of meas port package application.
from country to country) The main graphic shows ure required, e.g. pounds,
need to be calculated and how the QCI enables long tons, gallons at 60 At any time when your
cross checked for various integration of external Fahrenheit, or cubic meters business requires a change
movement documents. software packages with at 15 Celsius. In addition, in the usage of calcula
SAP Oil&Gas. the externally passed3 tion routines, you are in
These calculationsareper additional quantity values a position to enable this
formed within the QCI,which Note: BCS is installed on are checked for correctness, owing to the flexibility and
is really more of a quantity the SAP platform, resulting taking into account con quality of the SAP Oil&Gas
conversion engine. in significant security and version groups4 tolerances. product QCI when coupled
The QCI also includes a support improvements. with a comprehensive
flexible interface supporting The calculated quantity va calculations solution.
several techniques by which To demonstrate the relati lues are then passed backto 1
the functionality of external onship of SAP Oil&Gas QCI Executable coding which is NOT
the business processtrans a part of the standard SAP Oil&Gas
programs1 can be called. to non-SAP products, lets action for document posting. delivery.
2
(e. g. CALL SYSTEM2, Re apply the relationship to a Several calculation routines Should not be used owing to SAP
restrictions and security concerns.
mote Function Call -RFC- typical industry calculation. can be installed in parallel 3
QuantityWare GmbH and direct ABAP function
Values determined externally to the
in one SAP Oil&Gas system; SAP environment e.g. via automatic
Zeiloch 1b module call). When a bill of lading is pro commonly used routines
measurement in a refinery.
4
The customising which links a spe
76646 Bruchsal cessed within SAP Oil&Gas, include, API ccodes, AGA cific product to a specific calculation
Germany This design provides un many factors have to be c-codes (for limited natu routine. The conversion group is lin
ked to a product material master via
matched flexibility for the entered, for our exam ral gas calculations) and customisation at the plant level.
SAP Oil&Gas solution, ple the most important of
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