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16.02.2010 Page 1 of 6 SAP Note 458606 - FAQ: Subcontracting in purchasing Note Language: English Version: 14 Validity: Valid Since 26.05.2008 Summary Symptom This note contains a list of frequently asked questions regarding subcontracting in purchasing. You can find additional information about the subcontracting procedure in SAPNet in the "Overview Subcontracting" document (see Note 205454). For information about the topic ME2O ('SC stock monitoring for vendor'), see Note 458938. Questionnaire 1. When you change the quantity of a line item or a schedule line, the system does not adjust the component quantity accordingly. 2. When you post a goods receipt for a subcontract order or for a subcontracting scheduling agreement, why does the system not propose a component or why does it propose other components than expected (movement type 543)? 3. When you post a goods receipt for an SC purchase order/SC scheduling agreement, o you withdraw a quantity from the SC stock that is lower ( < requirement quantity ) than the quantity proposed by the system or o you set the proposed quantity to zero or o you remove the OK indicator for the component in transaction MIGO. Why does the system still update the actual requirement quantity as the quantity withdrawn? 4. The function/handling of the availability check for the components of an SC purchase requisition/subcontract order is unclear. 5. Why can you not hold a subcontract order? (No 'Hold' pushbutton available)? 6. How can you correct inconsistencies in the dependent requirements for subcontracting? 7. For a vendor, you have maintained several quota arrangements with different production versions. When you create a subcontract order, why does the system not use the corresponding production version that should be used according to the quota arrangement? 8. You post a partial goods receipt for an SC scheduling agreement. Why does the system fix the scheduling agreement schedule lines? 9. You want to create a third-party SC purchase order or a third-party SC purchase requisition with an account assignment and a valuated material. Why does the system grey out the subcontractor indicator (EKPO-LBLKZ) on the delivery address tab page?
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Note Language: English Version: 14 Validity: Valid Since 26.05.2008
Summary
SymptomThis note contains a list of frequently asked questions regardingsubcontracting in purchasing.You can find additional information about the subcontracting procedure inSAPNet in the "Overview Subcontracting" document (see Note 205454).For information about the topic ME2O ('SC stock monitoring for vendor'),see Note 458938.
Questionnaire
1. When you change the quantity of a line item or a schedule line, thesystem does not adjust the component quantity accordingly.
2. When you post a goods receipt for a subcontract order or for asubcontracting scheduling agreement, why does the system not propose acomponent or why does it propose other components than expected(movement type 543)?
3. When you post a goods receipt for an SC purchase order/SC schedulingagreement,
o you withdraw a quantity from the SC stock that is lower ( <requirement quantity ) than the quantity proposed by the system or
o you set the proposed quantity to zero or
o you remove the OK indicator for the component in transaction MIGO.
Why does the system still update the actual requirement quantity asthe quantity withdrawn?
4. The function/handling of the availability check for the components ofan SC purchase requisition/subcontract order is unclear.
5. Why can you not hold a subcontract order? (No 'Hold' pushbuttonavailable)?
6. How can you correct inconsistencies in the dependent requirements forsubcontracting?
7. For a vendor, you have maintained several quota arrangements withdifferent production versions. When you create a subcontract order,why does the system not use the corresponding production version thatshould be used according to the quota arrangement?
8. You post a partial goods receipt for an SC scheduling agreement. Whydoes the system fix the scheduling agreement schedule lines?
9. You want to create a third-party SC purchase order or a third-party SCpurchase requisition with an account assignment and a valuatedmaterial. Why does the system grey out the subcontractor indicator(EKPO-LBLKZ) on the delivery address tab page?
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10. You work with production versions for selecting bill of materialalternatives. How are they determined for SC purchase requisitions orSC purchase orders?
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1. Question:When you change the quantity of a line item or a schedule line, the systemdoes not adjust the component quantity accordingly.
Answer:If you change the quantity, the system proportionalizes the componentquantities (no new BOM explosion is carried out). When doing this, thesystem takes the old quantity of the item/schedule line and the oldcomponent quantity into account and uses the following formula: new item qty * old quantity of component/old item qty
Example: Old item quantity 198 PC Quantity of component 200 PC Quantity according to BOM 1 PC
Change item quantity to 250 PC -> Quantity of component 253 PC ... you had expected a component quantity of 250 PC.
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2. Question:When you post a goods receipt for a subcontract order or for asubcontracting scheduling agreement, why does the system not propose acomponent or why does it propose other components than expected (movementtype 543)?
Answer:
o Check whether you have maintained components/the correct componentsfor the corresponding schedule line.
o If you have set the bulk material indicator for the component, thesystem does not post the component. This is due to thecharacteristic of bulk material. The material is flagged as loosematerial that is not MRP-relevant. For example, the dependentrequirement in the planned order is only generated for informationpurposes.
Check whether the indicator is set in the bill of material or in thematerial master. The settings in the material master override thesettings in the BOM.
o Check whether the component is flagged as a 'text item'. Componentsthat are flagged as text items are not proposed for posting atgoods receipt.
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3. Question:When you post a goods receipt for an SC purchase order/SC schedulingagreement,
o you withdraw a quantity from the SC stock that is lower ( <requirement quantity ) than the quantity proposed by the system or
o you set the proposed quantity to zero or
o you remove the OK indicator for the component in transaction MIGO.
Why does the system still update the actual requirement quantity as thequantity withdrawn?
Answer:When you post the goods receipt, the system updates the quantities that arewithdrawn in the reservation. These are always proportional to the GRquantity. A manual change of the consumption quantity has no effect.Example: GR of 100 pieces of material A, the BOM contains 10 pieces ofmaterial B. However, you only post 9 pieces because the vendor did notconsume more. The quantity withdrawn is still updated with 10 PC. Otherwisethere would be a remaining requirement of 1 piece in the requirements/stocklist, even though this no longer exists.
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4. Question:The function/handling of the availability check for the components of an SCpurchase requisition/subcontract order is unclear.
Answer:Implement Note 323991.
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5. Question:Why can you not hold a subcontract order? (No 'Hold' pushbutton available)?
Answer:Note 459015 has deactivated the 'Hold' function for subcontract orders.
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6. Question:How can you correct inconsistencies in the dependent requirements forsubcontracting?
Answer:We recommend that you implement the notes listed in Note 128061 that arevalid for your release. You can use the correction report RM06C020 toidentify and delete inconsistencies in the dependent requirements. SAPSupport will send you this report after consulting the developmentdepartment.
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7. Question:For a vendor, you have maintained several quota arrangements with differentproduction versions. When you create a subcontract order, why does thesystem not use the corresponding production version that should be usedaccording to the quota arrangement?
Answer:Implement Note 549330.
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8. Question:You post a partial goods receipt for an SC scheduling agreement. Why doesthe system fix the scheduling agreement schedule lines?
Answer:Implement Note 139955.
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9. Question:You want to create a third-party SC purchase order or a third-party SCpurchase requisition with an account assignment and a valuated material.Why does the system grey out the subcontractor indicator (EKPO-LBLKZ) onthe delivery address tab page?
Answer:This combination is not possible. You can only set the LBLKZ indicatorwithout an account assignment or with an account assignment with anon-valuated material.
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10. Question:You work with production versions for selecting bill of materialalternatives. How are they determined for SC purchase requisitions or SCpurchase orders?
Answer:
o Purchase Orders:In purchasing, the production versions are assigned in the subcontractingpurchasing info record. When you create an SC purchase order, the systemdetermines the SC purchasing info record from the combination of vendor andmaterial, and reads the production version. This is then included in thedocument. It is not possible to manually change the production version inthe SC purchase order.If you create the SC purchase order with reference to an SC purchaserequisition, the system checks whether the production version from the SC
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purchase requisition matches the version determined from the SC purchaseorder.If the production verions differ, the system displays a dialog box and theuser can decide whether the production version from the SC purchaserequisition is to be transferred or whether the BOM is exploded using thenewly determined production version from the SC purchasing info record.A selection of the production versions by date or similar is not availablein purchasing.
o Purchase requisitions:The system includes the production version that was determined first. Thereis no function for this area.
More TermsSubcontracting procedure, SC procedure, subcontract order, SC purchasinginfo record, provision of material or components, stock of materialprovided to vendor, subcontracting stock monitoring list, subcontractingmonitoring list, SC component, subcontracting component, subcontractingcomponent item, subcontracting item, SC third-party purchase order,subcontracting/third-party order, SC scheduling agreement, subcontractingscheduling agreement, SC purchase requisition, subcontracting purchaserequisition, goods receipt, goods issue, transfer postingMB01, MIGO, ME21, ME21N, ME22, ME22N, ME31L, ME32L, ME38, ME51, ME51N,ME52, ME52N, MB1B
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Header Data
Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 29.05.2008 15:01:00Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: FAQPrimary Component MM-PUR-GF-SC Subcontracting
Additional Components:MM-PUR-PO-GUI Userinterface - Purchase Orders
MM-IM-GR-SC Subcontracting
The Note is release-independent
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Related Notes
Number Short Text
858239 The Subcontracting Info Record
715192 Determination of BOM Usage when exploding BOM
650482 FAQ: Subcontracting
549330 Selection of production version using quota arrangement
548117 ME21N Inconsistency in dependt reqs for subcontrct reqsn ref
544751 ME22N Inconsistent dep reqmts after you change sched lines
526850 LB031 with subcontracting in MB_CREATE_GOODS_MOVEMENT
458938 FAQ: Subcontracting stock monitoring list, transaction ME2O
323991 Availability check:Subcontract PReq subcontract PO componnts
205454 Documentation on subcontracting
128061 Subcontracting: Inconsistencies in dependent requirements
Attributes
Attribute Value
Transaction codes MB01
Transaction codes MB1B
Transaction codes ME21
Transaction codes ME22
Transaction codes ME2O
Transaction codes ME31L
Transaction codes ME32L
Transaction codes ME38
Transaction codes ME51
Transaction codes ME52
