Why do we need measurement standards-based QCI calculations in the SAP Oil, Gas, and Energy system?

SAP Oil, Gas, and Energy (SAP OG&E) comes with an open interface – the Quantity Conversion Interface (QCI).

• SAP OG&E does not deliver any validated, measurement standards-based quantity conversion solution for the QCI
• Business processes require thousands of quantity conversions per day
• For a multitude of units of measure (UoM) of various quantities (SAP dimensions) such calculations must be performed – e.g. for gross & net standard masses, gross & net standard weights, gross standard & observed volumes, net standard & observed volumes, superior and inferior energies etc.
• The calculations also control (“Gatekeeper”) and enrich thousands of external measurement data sets per day
• External measurement data does not provide all required quantity value data for the SAP OG&E business processes

Each SAP OG&E customer thus must decide how to operate the SAP QCI:

1. Classic API C-code (API 1980 or Flow-Cal 2004)
2. Customer developments – SAP QCI BAdI Implementations
3. Combination of 1. and 2. (API C-code does not support LPG, Asphalt, Petrochemicals …)
4. QuantityWare BCS: Bulk Calculations – Solution: BCP for crude oil & products, BCG for high and low pressure dry natural gas, high pressure hydrogen and other industrial gases & LNG

Once this decision is made, the two important roles of the SAP QCI must be implemented in your project: The “Gatekeeper” role and the “Enricher” role. This task is independent from the decision which of the four options is chosen.

Further reading:

• SAP QCI for decision makers
• SAP QCI in a nutshell

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