Tracking of materials for a turnkey project

Question

Hi Gurus,
We have projects going on in our company.
The projects are given on total cost basis i.e. the vendor will bring all the material and install the project.
The vendor is keeping track of all the materials.
A service PO is created in the system and on periodic basis payments are made to the vendor. We cannot receive the project material in  the system as valuated stock as it is vendors material.
Now the problem is, due to some materials the project gets delayed. We need to track the materials.
It was suggested that we create a notional plant for projects. All the material types are made qty relevant only.
Then, Create a PO, do GRN and all the issues in the system.
A custom made report could be used to study the movement of the materials and can be used to track the project.
But the problem is when I Create a PO for the material (non valuated in the new Plant) system is asking for an account assignment.
When doing the GRN an accounting document is created and this becomes a valuated GR. so the GR/IR account will have to be cleared by MIRO.
This is not acceptable to the Finance.
Please advice as to how to track the non valuated flow of material.

Answer 1

Hi Rahul,
If you want to take a stock in the system you have to create material master and create a PO.
As a consultant you should explain this to your client.
Do you know how to copy a single column in multiple rows in PO?
Enter the value in the 1st row>Select the column you want to copy the values>select the "copy verticaly" button at the bottom of the item tab (The middle tab).
The value will be copied to all the rows following the 1st row.
This will not take more than 15 seconds.
You need not go and tick each and every row.
Satish purandare