http://www.saptechies.

com/tutorials/mm-materials-management/purchasing/

04 - Create Characteristic e.g. NETVALUE

Click Additional data tabstrips

Table name CEKKO Field name GNETW and press enter and you will see this information message :Format data taken from Data Dictionary (press enter)

(for currency dependent field, you are prompt to enter the currency which the system then converts the currency of the Purchasing document into this currency)

In the Basic data tabsritps (X refers to tick), X Mutliple values X Interval values

In the Value data, in the Char. value column, type >=10000 (equal or greater than 10000) and press enter

Save your data

Create the Class of the PO Release Strategy Transaction code : CL02 - Class Class - Create REL_PUR Class type - 032 Click Create button Description - Release Procedure for Purchase Order

In the Same Classification section, click Check with error In the Char. (characteristic) tabstrips, type NETVALUE to assign your characteristics to the class Save your data and this message will appear :Class type 032: Class REL_PUR created Define the Release Procedure OMGS - Define Release Procedure for Purchase Order Type Release Group - New entries Rel.group Rel. Object Class Description 02 REL_PUR Rel. Strategy for PO Save your entries. Release codes - New entries Grp Code 02 01 Save your entries. Release indicators - New entries Release indicators Release Description 0 Blocked 1 X Release Save your entries Release Strategy - New entries Release group 02 Rel.strategy 01 - Release Release codes 01 Release status 0 - Blocked 1 - Release Click the Release prerequisities button Click the Relase statuses button the click the Continue button Click the Classification button Choose your check values Click the Back button

Save your entries Check your PO release configuration Finally, check your PO Release Strategy configuration to make sure that there are no errors. OMGSCK - Check Release Strategies (make sure there are no error messages) Once the Purchase Order is not release, buyers will not be able to print the Purchase Order. Goods Receipts will be shown with Message no. ME 390 - Purchasing document XXXXXXX not yet released. In 4.6c, Purchase Order with Release Strategy have a tabs at the end of the Header. This allowed the buyers to check the release status of the Purchase Order. The person with the release authorization have to use ME28 to release the Purchase Order.