Scheduling Agreement question

I'm trying to figure out how scheduling agreements are used and have referred the SAP help at: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/35/3c6c39c71c0324e10000000a114084/frameset.htm. Please let me know if my understanding is correct. Scheduling Agreement is basically a source of supply which creates a Tlane is APO. So, the Tlane is between the supplier and the plant, right? When there is a demand on the plant and heuristics runs, what is created at the supplier location based on the scheduling agreement?

Hi,
Delivery schedule lines are created which specify how much quantity of a material and by what date it should be delivered.
These delivery schedule line are with reference to the scheduling agreement which is a like contract between a company and a supplier to supply a list of materials within the specified time frame, at agreed time frame and with the agreed advance notice.
Regards
Datta

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Scheduling agreement Fcst del schedules and JIT question

We have a requirement of not sending forecast delivery schedules TOR to MRP from SA.
Instead, we take this forecast delivery schedules and massage the data (add or delete) and then send it to MRP as regular forecast (PIR).
so when the JIT schedules come, does the forecast get consumed with the JIT's in MD04?
lets say, I got 100 pc for 2nd week of July 2011 as forecast delivery schedule from customer and I loaded them into MRP as PIR
and I got JIT for only 90 PC for the 2nd week of july 2011.in MD04 will the 90 get consumed from the PIR??

925,
so in system it will show on 3/21 monday
I guess this means that you are entering using a Day format rather than Week format.
You have answered you own question already. If the online SAP help, which you have read and reasonably paraphrased, is not clear enough to make you understand this, I cannot help you.
JIT horizon is 3/23, Forecast is for 3/21.
As I stated before, even though it may in your mind represent a week's demand, it is still for one day. There is no bucketing, nor time-based disaggregation, nor consumption. It is just a scheduling agreement.
You wrote
am using MRP indicator D. that means within jit horizon, consider my jit quanity for requirements. and after jit horizon consider my forecast delivery schedules as requirements.
. This is a reasonable paraphrase of the SAP online help. Do you believe this?
Forecast schedule is for 3/21. NOT for W 12/2011. This is before the JIT horizon, isn't it? What do you think will happen to the forecast schedule, looking at the last 'rules' you just wrote? and as stated in the SAP help that you read?
Now you want to enter JIT schedules. 21/22/23/24/25/26. JIT horizon is 23. 24/25/26 are after JIT horizon. What do you think will happen, based on the 'rules' you just wrote?
I feel my time is being wasted when you keep asking me these questions, already having the answers explicitly stated in SAP oinline help. Since you do not have access to a system, this cannot be a support issue, it is a evidently a matter of idle curiosity for you. I therefore believe I will will move onto other forum questions, where there is a possibility that the questioners will get some business benefit from my answers.
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Scheduling Agreements-Intersting question

Dear Friends
I would like to know whether scheduling agreements can hand purchase order numbers at item level & if so where is it inputted.
Thank You
Regards
N.Rao

Hi Mr. Rao,
In response to your question, steps are :
1. VA31 to create your Schedule Agreement.
2. Enter relevant information such as sold-to, material, rounding qty or etc.
3. Click on 'Goto->Item->More->Purchase Order data' and then you may enter the PO number into 'Purchase order item' field.
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Question regarding SAP note 765494 and Scheduling agreements

In a SAP ECC 6.0 environment has anybody dealt with note 765494? It appears that the changes allow the user to change shipping data on stock transfer scheduling purchase orders using the ME22N screen (Enjoy) but not the ME32L scheduling agreement change screen. Does anybody know of a work around to change shipping data on a stock transfer scheduling agreement?

Hi Mahesh,
A contract is a type of outline purchase agreement against which release orders (releases) can be issued for agreed materials or services as and when required during a certain overall time-frame.
Contracts are of two types:
1. Quantity contracts - Use this type of contract if the total quantity to be ordered during the validity period of the contract is
known in advance.
2. Value contracts - Use this type of contract if the total value of all release orders issued against the contract is not to exceed a certain predefined value.
But a scheduling agreement is a form of outline purchase agreement under which materials are procured on predetermined dates within a certain time period. A scheduling agreement consists of a number of items, for each of which a procurement type is defined. The
The following are the procurement types:
- Standard
- Subcontracting
- Consignment
- Stock transfer
Delivery of the total quantity of material specified in a scheduling agreement item is spread over a certain period in a delivery schedule, consisting of lines indicating the individual quantities with their corresponding planned delivery dates.
Contracts and Scheduling Agreement transaction codes:
Transaction codes:
Contracts: ME31K to ME35K
Scheduling agreements: ME31L to ME35L.
Please award if helps!
Thanks!
preethi.

How to measure performance of supplier when using scheduling agreement ?

Hello all,
My client has an absolute need to be able to measure the performance of its suppliers based on delivery dates and delivered quantities. That is to say he needs to be able to compare what dates and quantities were asked to what has been really delivered.
Most of the procurement processes used are based on scheduling agreements : schedule lines are generated by MRP and forecast is sent to supplier while firm requirements are sent through JIT calls.
It seems that when doing GR in MIGO, it is done against the outline agreement number, and not against the call. Therefore, we have no way to compare dates and quantity with what was expected (in the JIT call).
Do you know if SAP proposes a standard solution to this, and what could be a solution to this issue ?
Thanks for your help
E. Vallez

Hi,
My client faced the same problem and we ended up developing an own analysis in LIS. Since the GR is not linked to specific schedule line (SAP does some kind of apportioning, but it doesn't have to correlate to the correct match), one needs to do assumptions. Our assumption was the closest schedule line, i.e. each GR is related to the schedule line with the closest date. Then all GR the same day are totaled together before the quantity reliability is calculated, since the very same shipment can be reported through several GR transactions in SAP (one per pallet).
If anybody has info about what SAP has to offer in this question (or is developing), please tell us!
BR
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Vendor address not updated in Scheduling Agreement

I have a peculiar problem where the vendor address is not being updated in all scheduling agreements. I have multiple SAs against a vendor. When i change the name of the vendor, the name changes only in one of the SA. All the remaining SA carry the old name of the vendor. I tested with another vendor on the test system and the names on all the agreements change as soon as I make the change in the vendor master.
Does anyone have any explanation on why the system is behaving strangely?
Thanks

Hi,
I am more surprised that the name changed automatically on the ones that DID change.
I would not have expected this to update in this way. The main idea is that outline agrements can have different data to the master records because they are specific agreements and often relate to very specific data.
If you wanted to change the address of a vendor it should NOT change the address of existinmg VSAs etc. automatically because the document is a =fixed contract that is agreed between you and the vendor and should ONLY be changed manually.
We had a similar question earlier today asking why the system does not change the short description on a contract when the short description on the material master changes. My reply was basically the same, it SHOULDN'T change it automatically because the agreement is a legal document and cannot be changed by just ONE of the parties involved.
So I would be asking why the one VSA changed automatically (and the ones in the test syste) not why the others didn't change.
Just trying to lok at this from all angles.
Steve B

Unable to change the item category in existing Scheduling Agreement

HI,
I have a schedule agreement where there are already list of line items but saved without the appropriate item category field in all of the line items. Now I see that the Item category column is greyed out & unable to edit or change thru ME32 T.code.
I am already aware that deleting the item codes & adding again with resolve the issue. But when try to delete, those codes shows that they have GR & PO not completed one.
My question is :
Is there a way to edit/change the Item category field without deleting the item?
Whethere is it possible to do it in bulk update for group of items in SA?
If it is possible, pls provide how to do it with steps.
Kindly advice.
Thanks. in advance!
-Umesh

Please try using MASS tcode with object BUS2013
or MEMASSSA
Its a direct table update where you can select the Table Item and Field Item category and input the document number to change the value os item category and try with one sample data then do it in mass.
Before cahngin the item categry Please make sure all the dependancies are met then nly the system will allow you to save.
Refer for Mass upload function it is common for all
[Mass update|http://www.sapkshare.com/user/image/mass-maintenance---mm17.pdf]
Edited by: Karthik on Jul 29, 2011 2:44 PM

Scheduling Agreement to Delivery

Dear All,
I am using scheduling agreement and explode the BOM in it, with LUMF (TAP) TAN and TAN.
In scheduling agreement I assign schedule line for all the items including 1 main, 2 and 3 for sub item.
When i create delivery same will be copy accordingly to the delivery document and priceing will calculate fine...
But when i create deivery after saving first delivery document, let say create delivery for 17.03.2010 and than create for 18.03.2010 system only call the sub items on the delivery document ????
give me your value added feedback at your earliest.
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MRP is not generating any schedule line in my vendor's scheduling agreement

Hello all,
My question is: why the MRP is not generating any new line in my vendor's scheduling agreement?
This is the scenario:
I have created a vendor's scheduling agreement with transaction ME31L
I have created a customer's scheduling agreement with transaction VA31 and those characteristics:
- Forecast scheduling lines
- JIT scheduling lines
- MRP to DS type assigned to type C: Requirements according to forecast delivery/Deliveries according to JIT
I have run MRP with transaction MD01
MRP is generating some purchasing requistions, not purchase orders because we have set up a release strategy which requires 2 approvals, but those purchasing requests are not generating any new line in the vendor's scheduling agreement.
Any idea why it could be? Please do not hesitate to ask for further explanations. Thank you

Hi,
Check if stock is available for the material in that plant.
Also check the requirement date for the material and compare it with the planning horizon for that plant.
Check your material master MRP view.
Create source list(for material and plant in question) with MRP indicator 2.
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Maheshwari

Scheduling Agreement Delivery Schedule Maintenance

I have recently been given the task to maintain the delivery schedules
for schedule agreements in the EKET table using data from external
sources. I have been unsuccessful at finding standard interface
techniques (Call Transaction, BAPI, ) to do this. A similar program
already exists at my client site that uses the SAP function
ME_UPDATE_SCHEDULES_DISPO to do this, but I am uncomfortable issuing a call to this function out of context to accomplish these updates.
Can anyone confirm for me that use of this function would essentially be
the same as calling a BAPI (if one existed) and that there should be
little or no risk to our application as a result of using this approach?
Please note that my question concerns scheduling agreements and not
purchase orders. I have found references to BAPIs for scheduling agreement maintenance in release 6.0, but my client is running release 4.7.

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SCHEDULING AGREEMENT AND SCHEDULING LINE CREATION

Hello Guys,
I trying creating a scheduling agreement(SA) for vendor & material combination.
I have created a Scheduling agreement in ME31L then maintained in ME38.
In ME38 i have also mentioned the delivery date. when i am checking EKKO for Purchasing document , its created with the delivery date specified.
My question is how to create a schedule line ? Do we need to maintain a source list of that material, plant and vendor.
If we have the source list maintained, then what is the next step after SA is created and maintained.
Do we need to do MIGO? because i tested by creating one SA in ME31L and maintained in ME38. I mentioned the delivery date as today and when i checked EKKO table the Purchasing document is created.
Do i need to create a Purchase Order?
If no then do i need to do MIGO? If i need to do MIGO, for what reference do i need to do MIGO???
My client never maintained a Scheduling agreement, they want the scheduled lines to be created and sent to vendor and we need to receive the goods on specified delivery date.
Help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi,
You need to make a distinction between the scheduling agreement (ME31L/ME32L) and the delivery schedule creation (ME38/ME84)
With ME31L you create the scheduling agreement. In the scheduling agreement which is created for a vendor you maintain the parts that you will order at this vendor, the target quantity that you will order over a certain period and the price.
In ME38 you use the scheduling agreement number that is created with ME31L to create schedule lines (manually). These schedule lines consist of a date and an quantity. This is the data that needs to be transmitted to the vendor and against which the vendor is shipping the ordered materials.
Once the vendor ships the materials you post the goods receipt in Migo against the scheduling agreement number.
That is the basic working of the scheduling agreement and the delivery schedule.
Now some remarks.
You need to set-up the required output conditions for transmitting the data to the vendor either via print, fax, email or EDI.
You can do this manually in each scheduling agreement and each release but typically you maintain the output condition records.
For scheduling agreement contract (ME31L) you use transaction MN07.
For the delivery schedule (ME38/ME84) you use transaction MN10.
In order for you to be able to post the goods receipt the delivery schedule needs to have been transmitted otherwise you will get a message that not requirement are found when trying to post goods receipt.
Also the goods receipt can only be posted if the requirements are valid on the day that you are performing MIGO. This means if you would post GR today then the open requirements in the scheduling agreement need to be for today or already from previous dates. The system will not allow you to post GR for quantities that are only due tomorrow (if this is required a user exit needs to be set-up).
If you want schedule lines created via MRP then you need to set-up a source list using ME01. You have to make sure that the MRP key is set to 2 in orer for the system to generate schedule lines and you also have to make sure that you have the correct MRP parameters set-up.
You can use ME84 to transmit the delivery schedule lines generated by MRP if no changes are required. With the ME84 you can transmit multiple releases at once, however this transaction can not be used to make manual changes to the MRP proposal.
The scheduling agreement offers lot's more possibilities but the above should get you going with the basics.
Hope this will help you on your way.

Return process in Scheduling agreement and correction delivery creation

Hi Experts,
I have couple of Questions:
1) I want to know the return process in case of scheduling agreement, how exactly we should go about it.
2) Regarding creation correction deliveries in the scheduling agreements.
I enter in a valid scheduling agreement number into transaction VA32, click the "JIT DlSch" button, click "Corr. Delivery" button and then enter in a date and quantity.
After I hit "Save" button, I am taken back to the initial VA32 screen and see the following message...
Sched. Agr. w/ Rel. ####### has been saved (no delivery created)
Message no. V1261
Does anybody have any insight to why this is happening? Thanks in advance.
Sourabh

Whether it is a scheduling agreement or sale order, in case of returns, you need to generate the following:-
a) Return Sale order or scheduling agreement referencing the parent billing document
b) Return delivery if goods are taken back in parent plant via VL01N
c) Credit note to customer via VF01
d) Excise credit via J1IH
Last but not least, please spell the name correctly.
thanks
G. Lakshmipathi

Schedule Lines generated for expired Scheduling agreements

Hi All,
We are facing problems in Scheduling agreements.
Schedule lines are getting generated for those agreements whose validity has expired(i.e Validity in Past).
Is there any check to restrict those Scheduling Agreements??
Please Help.
Regards,
Ritesh.

from OSS note 914607 - FAQ: Validity and status of scheduling agreements
1. Question: When I process scheduling agreements without delivery schedules, I have the option to specify the validity of the scheduling agreement: "Valid" and "Valid to". What role does the validity play when the scheduling agreement is processed?
Response: In the case of scheduling agreements without delivery schedules, the system checks the validity of the scheduling agreement if you create a new schedule line or change an existing schedule line. If the schedule line date is outside the validity interval, a warning message is issued. You can then decide whether or not to create the schedule line or whether to adjust the validity of the scheduling agreement. No error message is issued.
2. Question: What role does the validity play in the case of scheduling agreements with delivery schedules?
Response: The function is similar to scheduling agreements without delivery schedules. The only difference is that the entry of the validity is optional (unlike scheduling agreements without releases) and this is not checked by the system. If the validity is missing, the system does note issue a warning message. If you specify the validity, the system behaves in the same way as for scheduling agreements without releases.

MRP supplier consignment create delivery for Scheduling Agreement

Hello,
We have a situation where MRP is used to calculate for a material which is subject to supplier consignment and also to scheduling agreement. When we run the MRP generates purchase requisitions for the consignment material , but it does not find the scheduling agreement for the material. We expected that it would create deliveries for the scheduling agreement.
The question is, is it possible to obtain deliveries from the MRP for the scheduling agreement?
Thanks a lot
Ignasi

Yes, it seems the problem was in Quota Arrangements which was not well defined for consignment material.
Thanks.

Planned delivery cost for the scheduling agreement

Hi Experts
1. I have an requirement to post Invoice ver. for the Planned delivery cost (freight,customs duty,CVD etc) against the Scheduling Agreement just like Import Purchases with checking off the GR Based IV Indicator before doing the GR
I tried it but its giving me that no delivery costs are Planned in the Scheduling agreements it runs fine in case of the PO because PO is a time independent. Please inform how to post the same for schedule agreement with time dependent indicator on. I tried switching off the time dependent indicator and the system allowed, but my requirement is to Post I.V for the delivery cost with the time dependent indicator on.
Appreciate if you can suggest something in this case Urgently .
2. Aother issue is we have some uploaded Scheduling agreement from legacy system with Time dependent conditions. For this we need to post planned delivery cost in Miro. Since the system is not allowing to post, how to about for this. Shall we enter the delivery cost in unplanned delivery cost in Miro and post. Please suggest if any alternate solution is available.
Regards
Arvind

Hi,
As you know if the delivery cost document is not posted during GR the
delivery cost is not proposed during invoice (MIRO). Planned delivery
cost will be proposed in invoice only when there are records in EKBZ
table. The EKBZ table will be updated when delivery cost is posted
during GR itself.
Please ensure in the PO itself thatr the conditions have been defined
properly with the relevant amounts and values.
During GR when planned delivery cost conditions are present in PO,
system checks for values in amount field. Then only appropriate
calculations will be done for delivery cost and planned delivery cost
document will posted during GR and hence updates EKBZ table.
Solution to this issue is described in below steps,
1) reverse the invoice document
2) reverse GR document.
3) You have to give values in amount field in relevant conditions ZGDS
   in the PO.
   If you face any issues changing the values, delete above conditions
   and put it again manually and give values in amount field also.
4) Post GR once again, delivery cost document will also be posted.
   You can check it in PO history.
5) During invoice select Item + planned delivery cost and post the
   invoice. If you need planned delivery cost to be posted separately,
   then you can post individual invoice for item and delivery cost.
Please note it is not possible to post delivery costs for documents with
multiple accountassignments.
For your second question, I am afraid I can not answer. Please open a new ntry in the forum, so that someone else can answer it.
Best Regards,
Arminda Jack

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