How purchasing grp and Vendor is determined?

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Please let me know that, while raising a shopping cart how purchasing group and vendor is picked up.

Thanks,

Sunil

[konstantin_anikeev · Accepted solution]

Hi Sunil,

normally Vendor is transferred from catalog or assigned manually (if enought authorization).

Can be piched up from the list of possible sources of supply (contracts), which delivered from the backend.

EKGRP is taken from PPOSA. Check responsibility tab of EKGRP, you'll find there possible product categories and Organisational ID's , which are covered with this purchasing group. Logic can be redefined via BADIs BBP_PGRP_ASSIGN_BADI and BBP_PGRP_FIND.

Regards

Konstantin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Konstantin,

Thanks for your reply.

So the EKGRP is determined were requestor and the product category both are maintained, is it? I mean, while raising the SC, that purchasing group will be picked up were both the requestor and product category should be maintained?

Thanks,

Sunil

[konstantin_anikeev · Accepted solution]

Hi Sunil,

If you raise a shopping cart without position - no purchasing group will be determined. First when you add a position - requester and peoduct category are taken. Usually, purchasing group respomsibility points not to certain requester, but to whole organisational unit.

It also can be, that more than one purchasing group responsible for product category. In that case the first one is selected, but you can change it via search help in position details.

Regards

Konstantin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Konstantin,

Could you please let me know how vendor is assigned for replicated prod category? Is there any table were we can see the linkage between prod category and vendor?

Also, how vendor is picked up while raising a shopping cart?

Thanks,

Sunil

[konstantin_anikeev · Accepted solution]

Hi Sunil,

vendor is not assigned to product category. You can use supplier lists to make such an assignment. Alternative sourcing runs for contracts and inforecords in the backend.

Technically the logic for SOS determination is implemented in the method /SAPSRM/CL_PDO_DO_SOS->/SAPSRM/IF_PDO_DO_SOS~GET_SOS_LOCAL_AND_BE.

Regards

Konstantin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Konstantin,

When we replicate the prod category, is it possible we can replicate inforecords and source list? How?

Also what is the purpose of maintaining conditions for product workbench in COMMPR01?

Thanks,

Sunil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sunil,

We dont replicate Info records and Source list from ECC to SRM.

Vendors are generally selected from Catalog , Contracts or Supplier lists. Its Purchasers responsibility to assign the vendor in SC if its free text and created without any reference.

Conditions in COMMPR01 is basically related to maintain Vendor/Product Specific prices, discount / surcharge to a material, service or product category.

You can create your own conditions and access sequence. I am not sure but the conditions is applicable to the materials created in SRM only and not for the replicated materials.

Best Regards,

Anil