MM 2

UNIT 1 Purchasing Master Data

Partner Functions in Purchasing

The business partner “supplier” can assume various roles in relation to your enterprise.

During the procurement process, the supplier is:

 the ordering address

 the goods supplier
 the invoicing party
 the payee

Source list can be created :

 Manually
 From an outline agreement (example : Material Group Contracts with possibility of exclusion )
 From info record
 Automatically

special procurement types :

 In-house production
 Production in another plant
 Consignment
 Subcontracting
 Stock transfer

Source Determination in the Planning Run

 Quota arrangement (+source list with MRP indicator )

 source list with MRP indicator
 scheduling agreement
 contracts
 info record with automatic sourcing indicator

Source Determination Outside the Planning Run

 Quota arrangement
 Source list
 Outline agreement items
 Info records

converting assigned purchase requisitions to follow-on documents:

 Assignment list
 Document overview in the purchase order transaction (as worklist)
 Automatic generation of purchase orders
Definitions in Release Strategies

 Release codes
 Release prerequisites
 Release status
 classification

invoicing plans

 Periodic ( payment of the same amount at regular intervals ) ( rental )

 Partial : total amount payable in instalment ( it project example )

Business Rules for Output Parameter Determination