Creating a PO when a sales order is created

Question

Hi,
Can anyone guide how this requirement can be achieved. For  both scenarios there should be no manual intervention.
This is not a third party scenario.
When a sales order is created then a purchase order should be created in same server and                                                                               
in different server.
1) For different server scenario i think idoc can be used.  what should be my outbound and inbound message types and idoc types. because both po and so have same idoc types(ORDERS) and message types(ORDERS05). so when a sales order is created in 1 system how system knows that it needs to  convert to PO in other system. And there should be no Purchase Requisition created..
2) Best way creating  PO in same server with sales order with out creating Purchase Requisition.
please share your valuable suggestions.
Edited by: abilash n on Jun 13, 2011 7:12 AM

Answer 1

you need two output types for two scenarios, and there are different ways to do it from there,
for PO creation in same server I would use a Output with Transmission Medium as 8 - special function and used BAPI to create the PO, this way you dont have to keep track of idocs but the once the order is created functin will get triggerd and PO will be generated.
Check with the SD Consultant on how to create the Output type with TM 8(tcode NACE -> V1 - sales -> output types -> ).
for the different server I believe you alredy have the RFC/ connecetions set up. You'll have to use an IDOC for this.
Partner profiles and process codes in destination systems will determine the PO creation.
regards,
nipuna