Release group

Hi,
  When is it needed to use more than one release group for purchase order release procedure.
Thanks
Aparna

Hey,
Is not necessary create a release group for each company/plant, is possíble to create just one characteristc that control plants under a strategy class.
Table: CEKKO
Field: WERKS
Creating a class with purchase order type, plant and a charac that control range values should be enough.
However, the plants sohuld work with different currencies, so, be careful about setting value range characteristics.

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    But i am able to create from an already existing CLASS and able to proceed further.( Note: I am using the training module and in the learning stage.)
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    *and check any things is missing, If you can go in bellow mention hints you cans create easily purchase release streatgy.*
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    **Edit Class     After creation of characteristic, create class for release purchase order. In which you can take reference of Class Type: - 032,Status: - Release,Class group: - Release strategy class,And put reference of your characteristic, which are created by you in first step.E.g: - Class - REL_PO**
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  • PO Release Group Problem

    Hi All
    This problem regarding Purchase Order Release Strategy.
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    If these all the POs were created before you delete the release group and created new than system will not take new release group
    you have to put it the old one back and release all the POs which has old release group than you delete the release group
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  • Release Procudure - Problem while creating Release Group:Reg-

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    Please check release classes (see long text)
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    Please check release classes (see long text)
    Message no. ME492
    Diagnosis
    Here you can assign release groups to release classes. Only one release class should be used within the release groups for overall release and the release groups without overall release in each case. However, in this instance several release classes have been used.
    Procedure
    Assign the release groups that were created for overall release to one release class only. Assign the release groups that were not created for overall release to a different release class.
    Example:
    Rel. group Rel. obj. Overall rel.    Class       Description
    01 1 _   FRG_EBAN      Group 01
    02 1 _   FRG_EBAN      Group 02
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    S2 1 X   FRG_GF_EBAN Group S2
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    HI,
    It is not possible to have more than one class define in the release
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    1) As the long text of the message says, first check that one release
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       the release groups without overall release in each case. However, in
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       Assign the release groups that were not created for overall release
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    S2,,1,,X,    FRG_GF_EBAN,   Group S2
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       message and the error is still displayed, please try to create the
       new release group via the 'New Entries' button.
    3) If you tried to create the release group via this button and the
       error is still been displayed, please verify the implementation of
       note 125316 in you system.
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  • Class and release group and code in release strategy??

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    Release Prerequisites
    Definition
    The release prerequisites indicate the sequence in which a purchase requisition or an external purchasing document must be approved via the release codes. The release prerequisites are defined in the Purchasing Customizing facility (in the release strategy).
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    When a requisition or an external purchasing document has been processed via a release code, a release indicator is assigned to it.
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    The aim of this procedure is to replace manual written authorization procedures using signatures by an electronic one, while maintaining the dual control principle.
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    If you set up the release procedure with classification for purchase requisitions, the procedure without classification is deactivated.
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    The release procedure with classification must have been set up in Customizing for Purchasing. In addition, a class with characteristics must have been created for each document (requisition, purchase order, etc.).
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    Operation of Release Procedure w. Classification
    The characteristic values from a requisition or external purchasing document are passed on to the classification system.
    The system checks whether the values correspond with release conditions. If so, it assigns a release strategy.
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  • BAPI or FM to change the PO release group

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  • Different Class for Different Release Group

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    Hii
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