SAP External Service Management (ESM) is used for procuring external services and differs from SAP Service Management (SM) which provides services to clients. With ESM, a purchase order is created for services and a service entry is recorded upon goods receipt to confirm the service was performed, unlike goods where inventory management typically receives goods. The business requesting the external service performs the service entry confirmation since they generated the request and know if the service was completed.
SAP External Service Management (ESM) is used for procuring external services and differs from SAP Service Management (SM) which provides services to clients. With ESM, a purchase order is created for services and a service entry is recorded upon goods receipt to confirm the service was performed, unlike goods where inventory management typically receives goods. The business requesting the external service performs the service entry confirmation since they generated the request and know if the service was completed.
SAP External Service Management (ESM) is used for procuring external services and differs from SAP Service Management (SM) which provides services to clients. With ESM, a purchase order is created for services and a service entry is recorded upon goods receipt to confirm the service was performed, unlike goods where inventory management typically receives goods. The business requesting the external service performs the service entry confirmation since they generated the request and know if the service was completed.
Firstly -- SAP External Service Management (ESM) must not be confused
with SAP Service Management (SM). ESM is the procurement of services. SM is to provide services to a client. With External Services, you have a PO for services with Goods Receipt taking place. The Goods Receipt is called Service Entries. In contrast with goods (stock or non stock) where receiving is typically done by the inventory management group, the Service Entries are done by business themselves. The logic is that the business generated the request for the service, that is where it was done, it will be best if they do confirmation that service took place.