"Document 5500000003 not a contract (please enter a contract)"

Question

Hi,
When I create  a PO w.r.t scheduling agreement i get a error
"Document 5500000003 not a contract (please enter a contract)"
Plz guide me
regards
sathya

Answer 1

Hi,
Scheduling agreement is a long term purchase agreement, where you will keep issuing the delivery schedules whenever there is a change in requirement or at predetermined time intervals. The delivery schedule can be on hour/daily/weekly/monthly basis. SA is also an agreement with the vendor for the supply of matl, may be a quantity or value. The delivery dates will be maintained in ME38 ref the SA which are called delivery schedules.So you can maintain the delivery schedule and communicate the vendor on Forecast basis or JIT basis. And when you need some more matl then will only create SA deliveries using ME38.
ME31L - Create Scheduling Agreement
ME38 - Maintain Schedule Lines
MIGO - Goods Receipt
No need to create PO.
Refer following link;
[Creating a Scheduling Agreement|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/75/ee1fa755c811d189900000e8322d00/frameset.htm]
[Creating a Standard Delivery Schedule for an SA Item|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/75/ee1fa755c811d189900000e8322d00/frameset.htm]