Service Procurement in EBP

Hi,
In extended classic scenario SRM 4.0 / R/3 ECC5.0 for Service Procurement :-
1.I have replicated Services from R/3 backend and Service Product Cat is also maintained in all place in IMG and as well in Org plan. But when user is creating shopping cart he do not find sevice in Product search. Is there any thing wrong in replication? As I could see these services in COMMPR01. Any clue.
2. I have created shopping cart for service by description and other document PO / COnfirmation and Invoices. All the document are going to backend. But When I see PO history in backend for the PO of Service I found that Confirmation in EBP has created GR 101 movement XN ML81 and Service Entry sheet is also created. I am wondering why two documents should be created in backend against one confirmation in SRM. Further when I am analyzing IDOC for Goods Recipts / confirmation MBGMCR I do not find any trace in both system for Service confirmation.
Is there any other message type I have to include in distribution model for Service entry sheet?
Pls. advice.

Hello Sanjay,
1- if you can see your service in COMMPR01, there is no reason not to find it via Product search help (item category 02).
in SRM 4.O the product search help is based on view BBPV_F4PR_GEN, using table COMM_PRODUCT, excluding products flagged as "Product Is Not Relevant to Search Help" (field XNOSEARCH).
You have replicated backend Product categories and backend services, so services should be found.
Check this XNOSEARCH flag. This is the only reason I see.
2- During confirmation, you have two options and 2 icons:
To confirm receipt of goods/services, choose first icon.
To enter times for services performed, choose second icon.
In ECS or Classic scenario, option 1 will create a GR in case of product (via IDoc) or a service entry sheet for services (via BAPI_ENTRYSHEET_CREATE). In that case, you have 2 items in the entry sheet: one for the "outline" or "service package" and one for the service itself. So a R/3 GR 101 is created for the outline item and a R/3 Service Entry Sheet is created for the service item.
This is standard behavior.
The second option does not support ECS or classic scenario in SRM 4.0. Only standalone. This is the new time entry in SRM service procurement, with optional supplier collaboration in SUS.
Rgds
Hope this helps or clarify the situation.
Christophe

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Invoice Processing
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/42/75623cf568896be10000000a11405a/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/18/c15c3c0c06ae06e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
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If it does not help please elaborate it .
"Will system show me as Display/mandatory or optional ?" -- I am not getting you exacty.
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