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Message determination process................................................................................................................2

Condition technique...............................................................................................................................2
Message condition table.........................................................................................................................3
Access sequence.....................................................................................................................................4
Message condition type..........................................................................................................................5
Fine tune control of message condition type.........................................................................................7
Message schema.....................................................................................................................................7
Assign message schema to purchasing document.................................................................................8
Steps to configure pricing determination process.................................................................................9
General points on message determination procedure............................................................................10

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 Message determination process

Message determination is a process of determining the messages while creating the purchasing
documents.

Message will be triggered automatically from the available master record called message condition
record.

If condition record does not exist, message details will be maintained manually in the relevant
purchasing documents.

Condition technique
It consists of 4 steps

 Create message condition table

 Create access sequence
 Create message condition types
 Create message schema

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Message condition table

Multiple condition tables can be created with combinations as shown below. Based on the
combinations, messages can be stored in the master data / condition tables.

Based on the business requirement new condition tables can be created from condition table number
501 to 999.

SPROMMPurchasingMessagesOutputControlConditionTablesDefine Condition Table for

Purchase Order

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Access sequence

Access sequence is a message searching strategy. Access sequence is having list of message condition
tables. The condition tables are listed in the access sequence in what sequence the message should be
searched.

SPROMMPurchasingMessagesOutputControlAccess sequenceDefine access sequence

for Purchase Order

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Message condition type

Message condition type is defined to maintain various mediums like print out / fax / email / EDI Idoc /
etc.

SPROMMPurchasingMessagesOutputControlMessage types Define Message Types for

Purchase Order

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List of transmission medium – Print out / Fax / External send (Email) / Edi Idoc

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Fine tune control of message condition type

Fine tuning of message type can be done for operations - New and Change

Message schema

All the required message conditions are arranged in a specific format in the calculation schema. This
message schema is linked with purchasing document category.

SPROMMPurchasingConditionsDefine Price Determination ProcessMessage Determination

SchemasDefine Message Schema for Purchase Order

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Assign message schema to purchasing document

SPROMMPurchasingConditionsDefine Price Determination ProcessMessage Determination

SchemasDefine Message Schema for Purchase Order

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 Steps to configure pricing determination process

1. Condition tables to be created. Condition table contains various fields where the messages can
be stored

2. Access sequence to be created and enter the created condition tables

3. Create required condition types and enter the access sequence in the required condition types

4. Fine tune the condition types for new and change operations

5. Create message schema and enter the required condition types.

6. Assign the message schema to purchasing documents like RFQ, PO , Contract and scheduling
agreement.

7. Maintain condition record in message condition records.

After setting up the message determination process, if the condition record exists while creating
purchasing documents like purchase order / contract / scheduling agreement, the message will
be triggered.

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 Sl No Purchasing document Application Condition record Print T.Code
1 RFQ EA MN01 / MN02 / MN03 ME9A
2 Purchase order EF MN04 / MN05 / MN06 ME9F
3 Contract EV MN07 / MN08 / MN09 ME9L
4 Scheduling Agreement EV MN07 / MN08 / MN09 ME9L
5 SA Delivery schedule EL MN10 / MN11 / MN12 ME9E
6 Service entry sheet ES MN13 / MN14 / MN15 ML83
6 Goods movement MB MN01 / MN02 / MN03 MB90
7 Invoice verification MR MRM1 / MRM2 / MRM3 MR90
8 Consignment & Pipeline MR MRM1 / MRM2 / MRM3 MR91
settlement

General points on message determination procedure.

 Available message transmission mediums are below

1. Print
2. Fax
3. Telex
4. Email
5. EDI

 Maintaining condition records for different transmission medium for same partner is not
possible for same message output type

 Maintaining condition records for different transmission medium for same partner is possible
for different message output type

Sl No Output Partner Transmission Remarks

type medium
1 NEU 10000 1 – Print Possible
2 NEU 10000 2 – Fax Not possible
3 ZNEU 10000 2-Fax Possible

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