Sources of Supply / Service Agent - Source Pre - Selected

Question

Dear All,
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
We are implementing Classic Scenario SRM 4.0 Server 5.00 SPK 11. There is a problem when we raise a shopping cart for free text item, there is a preselected source of Supply (R/3 Contract pertaining to the Product Category of the shoppping cart Item). As per standard behavior of the system it should display a the list of contract for that product categoy in the Sources of Supply / Service Agents details of the Shopping Cart.
Hope you guys have a solution for this.
Thanks and Regards,
Abdul Kadir Rajbhoy

Answer 1

Hi
You have to manually create vendor lists through "Process Vendor Lists" under Business partner link in portal.
the Vendor list in SRM is similar to the Source List in R/3. Following are the steps to configure and maintain the AVL:
1.) Role SAP_BBP_STAL_STRAT_PURCHASER or transaction BBPAVLMAINT needs to be assigned to your custom role, whiich then needs to be assigned to your User ID.
2.) Use the Web Gui to access the BBPMAININT transaction
3.) You can create a Vendor List depending on the following fields:
a.) Purchasing Organization
b.) Product Category
c.) Product
4.) Once you select the above 3 fields, you will be allowed to select various vendors/ contracts to create your vendor list for the particular Porg, Product Category and product etc.
Your user can also have role SAP_EC_BBP_PURCHASER. In this role in folder Business Partner click on 'Process Vendor list'.
There is a several option to create a Vendor List:
-> vendor list for product category
-> vendor list for product.
If you want to do sourcing for the R/3 Material group in SRM you have to replicate the material master in SRM. In SRM Material Group - Product Category.
Once you do that then for that you can always do sourcing.
Vendor List can be created for various combination
1.Purchasae org+Product Category +Product
2.Purchase org +Product.
Sourcing
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/43/15a4e228b62d23e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm
Vendor List in SRM
Approved Vendor List
Technically speaking, You can use following Standard Function Modules (using SE37 transaction) to create AVL.
BBP_PD_AVL_CREATE
BBP_PD_AVL_UPDATE
BBP_PD_AVL_SAVE
Related pointers ->
Vendor List
Re: Not able to assign vendor on SC
Vendor List
Regards
- Atul