Purchasing Scheduling Agreement based on contract - Prevent Duplication

[Former Member]

Hello experts,

We are working in a case where Purchasing creates the Outline Agreements (via ME31K) and after this Logistics creates the Scheduling Agreements based on the outline agreement.

Now the problem is that our process should limit the creation on a one to one basis. So for one Outline Agreement there should be at one point only one Scheduling Agreement opened.

By standard we are allowed to create multiple scheduling agreements with the same data for one outline agreement, but we would like to restrict this.

Do you know of any way to do this?

Thank you!

[Prasoon · Accepted solution]

Hi,

   The outline agreements are used where we can have a central agreement with vendor and we can create multiple release orders against the agreement whenever required.

   I couldnt understand the logic behind a contract without value or quantity. Based on which criteria you will limit the procurement against this contract?

   If you still want to follow the procedure, you may go for development. But I wont suggest the same, because you are altering the basic concept of outline agreement.

   If you can share the exact business process, we will try to suggest the best procedure to handle it.

Regards,

AKPT

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

We are using the outline agreements for the price maintenace by our Purchasing Department (as a central place to do it). All the other documetns have this price taken from the Outline Agreement. And most of our contracts are not negociated at a quantity or value target.

In this case after purchase maintains prices, logistics comes in and creates the schedulling agreement. And this is why the one open outline agreement to only one valid scheduling agreement is needed.

Thanks!

Cata

[Prasoon · Accepted solution]

Hi,

   No need to create contracts only for price maintenance / control.

   If you want price maintenance only, then you can achieve it using info record. Maintain the price correctly in info record and maintain the source list correctly. In source list, you may fix a vendor or you may block vendors. Maintain the price as display only in PO / scheduling agreement or maintain the function authorization (in OMET )  for the users for condition display access only. If this is the case, the price will be automatically pulled in PO / SA from the info record and the user wont be able to change it.

   If you want to maintain the price based on any other combination, create a condition table with required combination and assign the same to the access sequence of PB00 condition type at appropriate step . Maintain the price correctly in MEK1. The rest of the procedure will be as explained above.

   You may check the process and revert back!

Regards,

AKPT

[former_member183424]

As of my knowledge, we can't restrict to creation more than one SA with reference to contract...

Because every time you have entered SA with reference to contract, it will pick the all things without quantity..

You can see the contract line item's release order documentation..

Here you can see the Target Quantity and Open Target Quantity..

[Former Member]

Hello Dev,

Our problem now is that we are only using outline agreements as frame contracts (so no quantity or value). Due to this we need to have this one to one and I was wondering if anything standard is possible.

Thank you!

Cata