How to Check Open Purchase Requisition

To check open purchase requisition in SAP system, go to ME5A transaction.

In select parameter screen, if you define the Processing Status as “B” then system will get the list of all purchase requisition whose purchase order (PO) is created.

Processing Status
Processing Status Values
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SAP Purchasing Information Record (PIR)

The purchasing information record in SAP is source of information on the procurement of a specific material from a specific vendor. The purchasing information record allows additional information to be held on a certain material that is purchased from a certain vendor.

The information held in the Vendor Master allows the specification of parameters, such as terms of payment, that refer to the agreement between the vendor and the purchasing organization. Continue reading

Component Scrap in SAP

Component scrap can be maintained in Material Master (MRP4 view) and BOM (Basic data view BOM:item).

This number is the percentage of scrap that occurs during production of the material if the material is a component. Percentage of component scrap is used in material requirements planning (MRP) to determine the quantities of components required.

When exploding the bill of material (BOM), the system increases the required quantities of the components by the calculated scrap quantity. Continue reading

List Pending Purchase Orders By Requestor

Once purchase order created in R/3 from shopping cart created in SRM system. SAP ID of requester will be in Recipient field in Account Assignment tab of purchase order.

Information in recipient field defines Goods Recipient/Ship-To Party. It specifies the recipient for whom the material or the service is destined.

To list all pending POs which created by requester, go to table EKPO (item information) thru SE16 transaction, for example:

ekpo pending po sap
EKPO Pending PO SAP
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Category Description in SAP APO

Description of categories can be found in Customizing for Global Available-to-Promise (Global ATP Check) → General Settings → Maintain Category.

You can find the descriptions for the short texts of the categories in this IMG activity. Categories are used to configure the scope of check of a product availability check. Define the category by entering a 2-digit value. The namespace “U” to “Z” is reserved for this value. All values up to “U” are reserved for SAP categories.

The SAP standard categories are listed with the related (modifiable) standard category texts and standard short texts under SAP Categories; therefore, in the standard system, for example, PlOrd. means planned order (not fixed, unconfirmed). Continue reading

Create New Button in MD04/MD05 Transaction

SAP provides 2 ways to add new button in the application tool bar of the MRP list (MD05) or the stock/requirements list (MD04) transaction.

• Define new in Own favorites of each user.

• Or assign with a Navigation Profile.

Define User Settings for Flexible Transaction Calls

You can define new flexible transaction calls according to your requirements. The steps below show how to create new button in MRP list (MD05) or the stock/requirements list (MD04) transaction. Continue reading