Usually the standard document types are enough, customized document types are required, when there is need

of release strategies getting trigged for different departments, or different departments require their own document types e.g. document type created for mechanical, as ZMNB with release strategy for this document type going to head of mechanical, document type ZENB for engineering where release strategy final release is HEAD OF ENGINEERING and so on and each document type can have there own number range and so on.

Hi, When procurement process is different for material, you can use document type concept to diffrentiate all procurement process. So you have different std document types are: NB, UB, FO etc....

HI, Document type in purchasing has control function. This enables you to set up your own document types for special procurement types. example: consignment and sub contracting. you can use the document type to influence layout of the document. separate document types are defined for each purchasing document in the standard systems. if required you can create your own document type. document type controls number rangers, field selection, item intervals. for creating new document type you have to follow 3 steps. 1. create document type and assign the number ranges and field selection according to your requirement. 2. assign the item categories which you want to allow for this document type. 3. depending upon the document type and item category in the purchase requisition. here you link which purchase requisitions items can be converted into purchasing items. Usually the standard document types are enough, customized document types are required, when there is need of release strategies getting trigged for different departments, or different departments require their own document types e.g. document type created for mechanical, as ZMNB with release strategy for this document type going to head of mechanical, document type ZENB for engineering where release strategy final release is HEAD OF ENGINEERING and so on and each document type can have there own number range and so on. ,