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Support Package 08 has been released for BCP 10A on ERP 6.0 / SAP R/3 Enterprise 47×200. Please ensure that you have a valid DataLounge user in order to download this file.  If you have not yet applied for a DataLounge user, please send your contact details to support@quantityware.com.

QuantityWare is proud to announce the planned start of the “QuantityWare DataLounge” on 15.06.2008. In co-operation with our advertising and marketing Partner – Artbox GmbH, we will be allowing our current and prospective customers access to a secure, easy-to-use, web-based http upload/download portal. Here, customers will be able to download the latest updates, installation or upgrade packages as well as customer project files and fix transports. To allow more effective consulting or issue diagnosis, customers will also be able to upload large files to a secure area with limited, logged internal access.

Support package 08 for BCP 10A on ERP 6.0/ SAP R/3 Enterprise 47×200 scheduled on time for release on 16.06.2008. This package contains:

• The first release of QuantityWare’s Petroleum Measurement Cockpit. This transaction provides many required test, configuration and monitoring capabilities for measurement experts and technical consultants, allowing the design, control and maintenance of all quantity conversion tools and configurations within your SAP Oil & Gas system. In addition, a print engine is provided for measurement standard results allowing the support of custody transfer procedures with inspector involvement.
• Full support of ASTM Table 1 – conversion factors (volumes and weights) for all MQCI conversion groups
• A full implementation of ASTM D1250-52 Tables 6 and 11 based on the historical printed edition
• New logic for MQCI conversion groups to support rounding of all intermediate calculation results
• Range extensions of the ASTM D1250-04 implementation for extreme climatic conditions and specialized product groups (high density – low temperature ranges)

Be aware of the standards relevant to your industry. Take time and browse our links section. If you are not sure, try to determine the standards organization responsible for your country. Take a closer look at the standards organizations’ sites. Inform yourself of all the latest developments in your product fields. Purchase the technical papers detailing the standards your organization uses. If you feel you need help and guidance, send a mail to support@quantityware.com. We are always willing to help with quick questions, for more detailed discussions we offer remote consultancy.

Support package 07 released for BCP 10A on ERP 6.0/ SAP R/3 Enterprise 47×200. This package contains:

• New U.S. customary units model functions for the new QuantityWare MQCI. These model functions provide accurate non-metric quantity conversions using U.S. customary units instead of SI units.
• New vapor-to-liquid model functions, which enable vapor space calculations taking into account tank space volume which is occupied by high vapor pressure products as vapor.
• A full implementation of ASTM D 1550-04(2005) “ASTM Butadiene Measurement Tables”. This implementation includes a “soft” conversion logic for metric (15 °C and 20 °C) base conditions.
• A new powerful test program /QTYW/IMPLEMENTATION_TEST, which automates installation tests by providing a single, central testing control report.
• New logic for all MQCI conversion groups allowing the display of volume correction factors (observed to base condition) and densities in air for operators and inspectors. This possibility ensures absolute transparency of the calculation to controlling instances.
• New customizing possibilities to ensure that productive systems can be easily migrated to the MQCI weight in air /mass calculations.

Support package 06 released for BCP 10A on ERP 6.0/ SAP R/3 Enterprise 47×200. This package contains:

• The new QuantityWare MQCI,
• A fully revised ABAP equation-based implementation of the ASTM D1250-80 which calculates identically as the API “C”-routines.
• A full implementation of DIN 51650 and DIN 51757 (“Y tables”) (“Testing of mineral oils and related products; Determination of density” and “Testing of mineral oils and related products; Determination of quantity”), for Propane, Propene, n-Butane, iso-Butane, cis-2-Butene, trans-2-Butene, 1-Butene, 1,3 Butadiene, Methanol, Ethanol, iso-Propanol, Ethanol, iso-Butanol, MTBE, TAME, Benzene, Toluene, o-Xylene, m-Xylene and p-Xylene. The formula is based on 15 degree Celsius.

Owing to enhanced additional functionality in SP6, the implementations for ASTM D 1550 (Butadiene) and ASTM D 2962 (Coal-Tar Pitches) have been re-scheduled for delivery with SP7.

QuantityWare welcomes its new partner. During his 10 years experience at the SAP IBU Chemicals, Oil&Gas and Mining, Dr. Seng  was extensively involved in the area of Volume Calculations functionality, as well  as Solution Management. For more detail, please refer to his profile.

BCG 10A for ECC600 has attained the following certifications: “SAP Certified Integration” and “Powered by SAP NetWeaver®”.

Quantity conversions of bulk products have to be based on national/international standards, which include an exact conversion model defining the sequence of all calculation steps. DIN 51650 describes one of many possible conversion models, which deviates from the standard SAP QCI conversion model.
Within the next BCP SP (SP6, planned delivery Q1 2008), QuantityWare will deliver a new flexible model-based QCI (MQCI), which can be utilized by all BCP customers to perform all defined model based quantity conversion, in parallel to the SAP QCI conversion model.
Owing to a German legal requirement, the first general solution to be delivered will be a conversion model based upon DIN 51650, with an application for products defined in DIN 51757 (“Y tables”). With subsequent SPs, QuantityWare will deliver additional model solutions, based on customer requests.
Implementations for ASTM D 1550 (Butadiene) and ASTM D 2962 (Coal-Tar Pitches) are also planned for delivery with SP6.