Release strategy for PR in Third party case
Hi,
We have this third party scenario where Purchase reqs are created at the time of Sales Order creation. A release strategy is attached to these purchase req by defining a custom field in MMaster, whenever qty goes up or equal to tht field release strategy is applied.
The problem is, for the same material's PR, the release strategy is set in one case whereas for other PR (of different sales order) it is not set. Please help let me know what could have gone wrong.
Thx.
Amit
Per your information you say that based on a custom field qty in material master release strategy is triggered. Do you have any charecteristic maintained for the Release strategy anything other than this parameter- because there must be some difference between the 2 Reqs.
Or check the change history in Material master it may be possible that at the time of second sales order if the field value was changed so that release strategy was not triggered.
Please give more details
Thanks
Deepak
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Release strategy for PREQs created from PM work order
Hi All,
I have an issue with determining release strategy for purchase requisition for external services created via PM work order (iw31 transaction).
We have activated release strategy for Purchase requisition based on the following characteristics:
CEBAN_PLANT
CEBAN_COST_CENTER_GROUP
CEBAN_MANUAL
Characteristic CEBAN_COST_CENTER_GROUP is defined via user exit based on the cost center used in the PREQ and a z table which contains all cost centers mapped to the corresponding cost center goups.
In the user exit we have consider to cases:
The first one is when a purchase requisition is created with account assignment K (cost center) then system is checking the z table and determines the right cost center group.
The second case is when a purchase requisition is created with account assignment F (internal order) then based on the order type and number the cost center in the order is defined and based on it the corresponding entry in the z table cost center group is assigned.
The third case is when purchase requisition for services is created automatically from PM work order. In this case the PREQ is again with account assignment F, but at the time when user exit is checking the input parameters the real number of the work order does not exist and system can not defined the other parameters.
We have defined for this requisitions in the release strategy for characteristic CEBAN_MANUAL creation indicator " F".
Has anybody of you defined release strategy for PREQs created out of work order before. How did you manage to trigger the release strategy?
Best Regards,
DesislavaHi,
For PM order find the costcenter in the settlement rule of the order or else find the costcenter in the Location tab of the order.
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Regards,
Raj -
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Hi,
Im trying to create a third-party-case invoice with Sales Order No. xxxxxxxx
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This concerns a product that we buy from Helsingborg as XXXX1 and we sell it in XXXX2
one more question?
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MM -
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Hi All
My release strategy for Purchase order and Release Order is same.My release strategy has material group and PO/RO value as characteristics. What I want is that my releaase strategy for PO should be based on value whereas for RO it should be based on material group. Is this possible since we cannot have different release group for PO and RO.
Pl suggest how to go about?HI Satish,
In the characteristic value screen we not only can give single values ,but also multiple values
and also range of values.
Since the Data type for this Feild is character ,that is the reason it is not taking Ranges
So the same is not working for PO,I too Checked the same.
So it is that you have to have material group ,then there is no other go but entering all the values for the same.
As we cant add a new Release Class also
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if i could find something else will post you soon.
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Hi,
Can we create Release strategy for Return PO's. ?
Regards
SunilHi,
The process for return PO is:
Process:
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Release Strategy can be created for All Document Types as Document Types being one of the determining factors for Release strategies. So under Classification data Characteristics which we maintain determine the release strategies for a Particular Purchasing documents. Actually it depends on your Business case that for what all documents you want to have a release strategy config.
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Cannot reset release strategy for RFQ
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Do i miss something? Is there any way to make sure that the release for RFQ is reset if someone change anything in the RFQ?
Best regards,
John.Why are you having a value based release in RFQ? And more important, why do you need release for RFQ?
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AmarHi Amar,
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contract this value is the basis for the determination of the release
strategy. If the target value is 0, the system will cumulate the
values of the items and will use this value for the determination.
2) So if the target value is 0 and you change the price of a condition
with a validity period in the future the system will react in the
following way:
Example:
the contract contains one item with quantity = 100 and a net price
of EUR 5,-.
all contracts with a target value from EUR 0 - 1.000,- should be
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the contract is created and released on October the 1st
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release strategy is reset
This is system design that a release strategy can only be reset through
an action by the user. The determination of the release strategy can't
be triggered automatically in the background.
If you create a document which is subject of an overall release strategy
(e.g. p.o., contract) the determination of the release strategy takes
place when the user hits the 'save' button or chooses the 'check'
function.
So there must be a kind of event that tells the system that something
has changed.
Regards,
Edit -
Release strategy for PR with multiple item category
Hello,
I'm trying to create a global release strategy for a PR based on the item category. I have defined a caracteristic with different item categories (A and K).
If I create a PR with item category A, the correct strategy is triggered as well as for an PR with item category K. The problem is when I create a PR with 2 positions, one A and one K, there is no strategy triggered.
How can I change my settings that there is also a strategy triggered in this case ?
Thank you in advance for you help.
Kind regardsHi,
Solution is very small. Please maintain a blank entry too in the characteristics value. It will start working.
Sanjeev -
Release strategy for PR and PO
I have release strategy for PR and PO, suppose there is 3 levels of Release, at second level I want to set an alternative Release code, if either of the employee releases then it should go to third release.
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I am not using workflow than how to do it ???follow the steps below.
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Release Strategy for Condition Records
Hi,
This is a requirement from my client. The client needs to give 4 levels of release strategy for the condition records created. The selling price for the products will be entered by person 1. This has to be approved by the sales execute (person 2); then by the sales manager (person 3); finally by the General Manager (Person 4). The selling price of the products ranges from 10 lakhs to 40 lakhs. so, the release strategy is needed. This type of release strategy is available in MM for PR and PO. Please let me know whether similar facility is available in SD. Any alternative is also solicited.
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K BharathiHi,
Thanks for your valuable reply.
I defined 3 Processing status (Menu path: SPRO >> SD >> Basic Fn >> Pricing >> Define Processing status). They are EU-End user, KU-Key user, MD-Final authority. These processing statuses are assigned to Release status. First two processing status EU, KU were assigned to A (Blocked). The third processing status MD was assigned to Blank (Released). The purpose is: at processing status EU one person will upload the price master. Second person will check the price and will change the processing status to KU if he satisfies with the accuracy of the price master. The third person (final authority) will check the price and set the Processing status MD. Once the condition record gets the status MD, the prices can be used for creating sales order because it is released.
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K Bharathi -
Release strategy for MRP generated PR.
Dear friends,
Can we have release strategy for MRP generated purchase requisitions.....
What are the steps required if yes.....
Plz. suggest....
Thanks in advance
NavinHI,
IF you want to characteris MRP genrated PR then you have to define different document type other than the standrad one.
For this MRP define the release stratergy has usual procedure.
In case if ou dont have a different document type also the standard release procedure which you have conffigured will hold good.
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KIran -
Dear All,
Can we have a Release strategy for the invoices ? Here my client wants to have approval for all the invoices irrespective of whether there is variation or not. They don't want to park & post option also.
regds,
CBHi,
For Inovices there is no release strategy but you can use
If an invoice item containing a large amount is entered, it is advisable to initially block this invoice to check the amount, especially in the case of invoices that do not refer to a purchase order.
In Customizing for Logistics Invoice Verification, you can define:
Setting in Customizing for Logistics Invoice Verification
If the invoiced amount should be checked then;
Invoice Block>>> Item Amount Check>>> Activate Item Amount Check
The purchase orders in which the amount should be checked in invoice items, depending on the item category and goods receipt indicator of the order item. then;
Invoice Block >>> Item Amount Check >>> Set Item Amount Check
The amount as of which an item should be blocked the ;
Invoice Block >>>>Set Tolerance Limits. -
Release strategy for GR?
Hi,
My company has requirement that GR should be subject to approval process before it can be posted. As far as I know there is no standard functionality in SAP for this (at least in ECC, as in SRM there is one).
Has anyone encounter this before? And how you deal with this? I have tried to persuade the user to drop this, but the problem is they already have this functionality in their legacy (which is custom made web based application), so it is pretty hard to argue with them in this area.
Any help will be appreciated.
Best regardHi Yosea,
Yes you said is right that there is no Release strategy. And can't imagine the situation in the legacy as well for this approval process thru Release strategy while doing the GR. But there is another way of accepting the goods either partial or full using movement types, you can do so.
My question is why do you (i.e., your client or company) want to control (through the approval process) at Goods receipt level. That makes complex and un logical as well, thats why there is an approval process comes into picture at PO (Purchase order is an external purchase document and is going out to an external party /vendor /supplier) against that they can supply the material /provide the services to the Organization/company and is required to control before issuing this perticular document called PO (i.e., work order and is required to be controlled thru Electronic release strategy in SAP) instead of manual before in legacy since there is money matter involved and needs to control over investment on Inventory /services purchases.
But where as GR, this is an incoming document, what the meaning in controlling it through approval process. That is the way you have to conveincene the client or company.
Ok fine. If still they want this functionality to be implemented (that is to controlling at the GR level for the goods coming in. Then there is another way to control it through receiving the stocks into different stock types using the respective movement types, but not through Release strategy such as Blocking (GR blocking), Quality stock (for checking the quanlity standards thru Quality Inspection) and then later you can move these stocks to Unrestricted use stock, so that this can be allowed to use further.
I dont think there is a functionality in the SRM as well. As I know that you can receive the Goods in SRM through Online Desktop confirmation that too partial or full quantity, that is nothing accepting/approval for the Partial or full quantity that is received against the PO which is created wrto to respective Shopping cart. And that is how you can control the goods that are coming inside / received at Stores/WH inorder to maintain the good quality of Inventory.
Note: Controll always suggested at the time of making agreement (i.e., Release strategy for the PO) but not at the time of receiving the goods. Here while receiving the goods only thing that a Stores person can see tmainly is needs to check for the Quantity, Quality of the goods that are ordered, Delivery time, Mode of transport, Shipping instructions, etc. This will help them further in evaluating the vendor.
Hence there is no logic is going for that option
Hope it clarifies,
Regards,
Sapsrin -
Release strategy for PO and Contract
Hi,
I maintain characteritic for PO
Plant
Doc Type
Net Order Value
Purchasing Group
I maintain characteristic for contract
Company code
Target Value
Doc Type
Purchasing group
My class consist of
Plant
Doc Type
Net Order Value
Purchasing Group
Company code
Target value
Q1: Do i need to maintain ALL characteristic value when i define my release strategy for PO or Contract as some characteristic only apply to PO only or contract only?
Q2: What option do i have if i need to maintain all characteristic value ? leave it blank ? empty
Currently my PO release is working fine but when i try to maintain the contract release inside the class . my PO release is not triggering . I maintained diffrent release group for both PO and Contract .
Thank for your adviceFirst of all
For purchasing like PO,pr,contract you can able to get in ekko table.No need to maintain separate release unless if it your business requirement.Take Document type as one of the characteristics it will distinguish whether it is PO or contract.
You have to maintain all the characteristic value then only it will trigered release.
Check the release indicator as well.
Hope it will help. -
Release strategy for quantity contract
Hi Gurus,
In quantity contract .. target value will not filled by the value(in header details) as it is quantityt contract.
We may have different line items with different cost..
my doubt is how the release strategy will be triggered for the quanityt contract and how the system will consider the whole value of the contract..
please explain/clarify
regards
subbuHi,
The release strategy for the contract will work in the exact mechanism as for the PO i.e. it will be determined based upon the total net value of the entire purchasing document.
Cheers,
HT
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