Procurement tools

Hi
For one client, (having five companies), they require only e-procurement software (i.e., from requisition to purchase order only). At present they are doing manual process from one central purchasing orgn.
Can anybody inform where and how we can get and at what costs these procurement tools are available.
Pl suggest some procurement softwares if you know, at the earliest.
Thanks
Mohan

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[Beginner:] Incorporation of ECC, BI and SCM APO Inquiries

Hi All,
I would like to seek your help on something I am working on. We have this supplies procurement planning tool that I was helping to create. Our general objective is to create a tool that will give a forecast of supplies that people need to procure from a facility for the future months. I am under BI and I am wondering on the basics regarding BI and SCM APO data flows. Honestly, I am still clueless on this. I have seen from our systems that most loads come from APO going to BI. Is it always that way? Are data from ECC considered as well?
Hoping to hear lots of advises on this. Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge to a newbie like me.

Saging,
Hmmm. It seems a bit odd to be creating a 'forecasting-of-material-procurement' tool, when SAP has so many already built in, either within ERP or within APO. Oh well, I am sure there must be a good reason.
I have seen from our systems that most loads come from APO going to BI. Is it always that way?
BI type data can come from any source. The most common BI solutions I have seen is where BI data are extracted from the main ERP. However, the beauty of BI is that it doesn't care, SAP builds in functionality to get data from anywhere.
Are data from ECC considered as well?
They can be if you design it so.
You should be aware that most data existing in ERP that are relevant for material planning also usually exist in APO. The Core Interface between ERP and APO is normally set up to natively replicate substantial quantities of Master data and also transactional data. It may be that in your business environment, you really don't need to connect to anything other than APO. However, this is not a limitation of BI, it is just smart programming to try to minimize the number of sources of your data.
Best Regards,
DB49

Documents or attachments linked with PR to be flourish outside SAP

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Our company is implementing Ariba Solution, which is having E-Procurement tool, all PR's and PO's generated should be flourished in Ariba tool, along with Documents attched with PR line item. Documents are stored in Different content server and linked with PR in SAP. Now my query is how can I download all those documents attached with different line item of single PR in single bunch in common folder........
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Punam

Problem resolved..............

Difference between SCM, SEM and SRM

Hi
Can anyone help me to understand the difference between SCM, SEM and SRM ?
Regards
Srini

SRM is a procurement tool like ARIBA .
SRM is a web based tool to handle all procurement business process .
to know more about SRM . here you go..
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=18926
SAP SRM will help you move beyond spend reduction to gaining competitive advantage and supporting top-line growth. The application enables purchasing excellence, increases profitability, and helps transform sourcing and procurement practices and create new business opportunities - all of which translates into a measurable ROI. SAP SRM enables the full range of supply and procurement activities, closing the loop from strategy stage to execution. SAP SRM will help you optimize operations and put together a world-class supply and procurement operation, with a scalable platform and an easy-to-use business user interface that enables processes in the following key areas:
Spend analytics
Supplier performance management
Strategic sourcing
Contract management
Operational procurement
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Unable to generate PR

Hi,
Recently refresh is done for our quality system from production.
After all settings done, we are uanable to generate Purchase Req. in backend as we are getting error like "
Shopping cart XXXXXXXXX (PReq. ): Purchase requisition XXXXXXXXX already exists ".
We are with SRM 5.0, Classic Scenario.
Any inputs ?
Regards
Maron

Tell me the number range
in SRM - PR latest number range issued in SRM side?
in ECC- PR last number in EBAn tale.
i could assume that you have refreshed only SRM system not ECC system.
no issues.
when we work on commerce one procurement tool , we do edit the number range in ECC system upon the procurement system.
so you can do the same.
BR
Muthu

I need forum for beginner learner in inventory purchase and SCM modules

I need forum for beginner learner in inventory purchase and SCM modules

Saging,
Hmmm. It seems a bit odd to be creating a 'forecasting-of-material-procurement' tool, when SAP has so many already built in, either within ERP or within APO. Oh well, I am sure there must be a good reason.
I have seen from our systems that most loads come from APO going to BI. Is it always that way?
BI type data can come from any source. The most common BI solutions I have seen is where BI data are extracted from the main ERP. However, the beauty of BI is that it doesn't care, SAP builds in functionality to get data from anywhere.
Are data from ECC considered as well?
They can be if you design it so.
You should be aware that most data existing in ERP that are relevant for material planning also usually exist in APO. The Core Interface between ERP and APO is normally set up to natively replicate substantial quantities of Master data and also transactional data. It may be that in your business environment, you really don't need to connect to anything other than APO. However, this is not a limitation of BI, it is just smart programming to try to minimize the number of sources of your data.
Best Regards,
DB49

ERROR in Invoice posting from XI to SRM in MM-SUS plan driven procurement

Hi
We are implementing MM-SUS plan driven procurement scenario. MM version is 4.7. we are using Z-Program to trigger Invoice i-doc from MM to XI. its reaching XI but from XI to SRM there is some error.
the error is DYNAMIC_CALL_FAILURE
Function call failed; could not find the function BBP_PD_SUSIV_GETLIST Programm: SAPLBBP_BD_DRIVER_SAPXML1; Include: LBBP_BD_DRIVER_SAPXML1U20; Line: 63
any help is appericiated.
Thanks,
Arvind

Hi Arvind,
From Xi to SRM, by the looks of it, you are calling a BAPI. Can you specify how is your scenario configured ?
If it is a BAPI, can you also try to test it(on the SRM box itself) from the Function Module test tool?
Pls let us know the results/details.
cheers
danus

Pro's and Con's for use of E-sourcing or SRM or E-Procurement in ECC 6.0

Hi Experts,
Does anybody of you have a document which describes the main pro and contra's of choosing SRM as a solution or E-sourcing or E-Procurement in ECC 6.0.
Kind Regards,
Tom

Hi Tom
I had provided details of comparison b/w SRM and SAP E-Sourcing in the thread below. However please note that SAP ECC E-Procurement may not have the best of breed sourcing functionalities that you may be looking into. If you jot down the high level functionlaiities that you are looking at from your E-Proc tool, i can further give you some soecific insight
At the moment, please see the thread below
Re: E-sourcing x SRM
Pls award points if found helpful
Cheers
Tridip

Design approach help : BIC Mapping Tool Conversion

Hi All,
Design approach:
we know that BIC mapping tool can be used for EDI to XML conversion. also i know that its a Any to any converter.
But we prefer EDI to EDI XML conversion only via this tool and do the mapping in SAP PI as it would be easy to do mapping change if any in PI than redeploy the mapping in module location every time.
My question is:
we know that sender file adapter supports FCC for max of 3 hierarchy levels.
Can we make it a practice of accepting requirements in SAP PI which has complex Flat file structure (more than 3 levels). and use BIC mapping tool to convert the Complex flat file Structure (with more than 3 levels) into PI required format and proceed with the mapping and Configuration. (Note: hear the assumption is that the organisation has BIC Mapping tool procured for some EDI message scenario's ).
or is it best practice to ask the Source system to supply flat files strictly in Header,with 1 line item format?
Suggestions would be deeply appreciated.
Warm Regards,
Senthilprakash

>
> if you are thinking of using only BIC mapping tool for converting flat file to xml and want to proceed with normal configuration without using BIC modules then it is not feasible.
>
Dear Suresh,
I am very well aware of that. we have Seeburger SFTP adapter installed in our PI system. and for EDI conversion we use BIC for converting to XML and deploy the module in the adapter level.
Now my question is that: weather is it the rite way to start accepting requirement from source which has complex flat file structure (non edi messages) and using BIC module in adapter to convert it into XML and proceed with configuration or better to ask the source system to send the flat file in a format which is accepted by our file adater FCC.
what are the drawbacks/bottlenecks we see in using BIC module for converting non EDI complex flat files into XML format? in PI
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Senthilprakash.

HRMS Integration with third party Project Management Tool

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Item subinventory and procurement details table info

hi all
i have this requirement to take a report of all Spare parts and Other Inventory Organization Items, which are active, from ERP with the Last Procurement details. If the Procurement information is not available , the supplier name field should be blank. also to provide the UOM, inventory org and sub inventory information too against each item.
i tried the following query from the INV abc super user responsibility
select DESCRIPTION,segment1,segment2,segment3,PRIMARY_UOM_CODE,PRIMARY_UNIT_OF_MEASURE ,
organization_id
from mtl_system_items where
rowid IN
select rowid from
select rowid, row_number() over (partition by SEGMENT1 order by null) rn from mtl_system_items
where INVENTORY_ITEM_STATUS_CODE ='Active'
and    organization_id IN (105,121)
where rn = 1
)kindly guide me to include subinventory information ,when the Master Item form is opened in tools there is Item Subinventory ,i am not
able to get the table name related to item subinventory so i could include in my query
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thanking in advance

hi
thank you very much for the helpful guidance
could you please guide as to which column info has to be fetched in the query
for the procurement details from the table po_lines_all
also which column wud show the subinventory information ( i see source_subinventory
and secondary_inventory) from the view MTL_ITEM_SUB_INVENTORIES_ALL_V
with the joins you have suggested i have made th query below
SELECT DISTINCT msi.description, msi.segment1, msi.segment2, msi.segment3, msi.primary_uom_code,misalv.SECONDARY_INVENTORY,misalv.source_subinventory,
pov.vendor_name,
               msi.primary_unit_of_measure, msi.organization_id
          FROM mtl_system_items msi,MTL_ITEM_SUB_INVENTORIES_ALL_V misalv, po_lines_all pla,po_headers_all pha,po_vendors pov
         WHERE msi.inventory_item_id=misalv.inventory_item_id and
           msi.inventory_item_id= pla.item_id and
           pla.po_header_id=pha.po_header_id and
           pha.vendor_id=pov.vendor_id and
            msi.organization_id=misalv.organization_id and
           inventory_item_status_code = 'Active'
           AND msi.organization_id IN (105, 121)now this query has only 3586 reecords whereas the initial query you had posted had 7785 records
i suppose the items without vendor name ,procuremnt details dont come up thts why the decrease in record count
is it possible to show those items too which dont have subinventry,procurement,vendor info
kindly guide
thanking in advance

Asset Procurement Assignment Logic

Dear SAP Gurus,
We have one material, when we procure this particular material, In MIGO it will automatically take "C" type register which is for capital goods. Following area I already checked in my system
1. In J1ID it is assigned to TOOLS
2. There is no use of Account Assignment Category in PR & PO
3. There is no assignment in Material Master as for Asset.
So my query is how system recognizes that it is asset and the entries should go in C type register.
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Here is the classification for Excise registers.
If you choose Raw Material in Material & Chapter Id combination, it will hit RG23A register.
If you choose Tools / Assets / Consumables in Material & Chapter Id combination, it will hit RG23C register.
If you choose Finished Goods in Material & Chapter Id combination, it will hit RG1 register.
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J1ID Material type
RG23A
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RG23C
Consumables
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Assets
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Procurement confirmation wizard and multiple Purchase quotes

Hi Experts,
I have played around with the Procurement confirmation wizard in 8.81 and tried to get this to create multiple Purchase Quotes from one Sales Order. In the Help file and 8.81 documentation it specifies that this is possible. I could not get this to work, as I can only specify one Vendor.
How can I use this tool to create multiple Purchase quotes from one Sales Order?
Thanks,
Marli

Hi Marli.......
Have you maintained Prefered vendors for Items so that when Purchase Quotation executes it gets generated for all teh prefred vendors in one shot........
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Import Procurement Part2 Posting !!!

Hi
We procure a material from Germany and have to capture CVD as excise.
If we maintain material as a raw material(RG23A) in J1ID then we are able to post the part2 in J1IEX and it clearly shows GL posting lines in simulation
If we maintain the material as tools(RG23C) in J1ID then we are not able to post part2 in J1IEX and says no Cenvat to be posted and no cenvat to be reversed.
After PO we do MIRO for customs and then do MIGO and capture(part1) CVD properly.
Any ideas why we r facing problem during RG23C part 2 posting but no issues with RG23A posting for imports .
Thank You!

have you mantained the CVD account in the company code settings in IMG if not mantain it.
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purchased abroad, the system credits the countervailing duty to this
account."
Also mantain Specify excise account per transaction type
there mantain Dr and credit indicator for your account for eg RG23C. with ETT excise trax type and sub trax type
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Sujoy
Edited by: Sujoy on Oct 13, 2008 6:43 AM

SAP processes available for use in the process analysis tool Adonis?

Hi everybody,
I'm currently working in a project where we design a process for process documentation for a globally acting company.
Mainly there are SAP and non-SAP based processes.
For the SAP processes there doesn't exist any process diagrams just some functional specifications how the SAP system is working.
All documentation will be designed with Adonis, a business process analysis tool by BOC (Link: http://www.boc-group.com/).
Does anybody know, whether there are business process documentations available by SAP as diagrams e.g. the order flow process so that I can import the business process into Adonis to make it available as a process diagram? As far as I know Adonis can import BPMN, UML, XML files.
Any help or hint is appreciated.
Thanks in advance and best regards,
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Hi Dan,
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You should contact your SAP Support Advisor and ask for a Continuous Quality Check service offering "Business Process Analysis & Monitoring" as part of SAP's Enterprise Support. This service comprises two remote days . One day analyzing your ERP processes like Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Manufacturing, Plant Maintenance and Warehouse Management. There you can learn something about used document types and plants, sales orgs or shipping points. The second service day is used to setup an Business Process Monitoring (BPMon) example in your SAP Solution Manager.
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