Display of SO in MD04 in case of subcontracting scenario.

[Former Member]

Hello ,

         We have  unique scenario for which I am trying to get an answer for .

Steps :

1. Our subsidiary in Japan is placing a replneishment PO on our system ( NA-North America)

2. The PO from Japan creates a SO in NA system through EDI.

3. Since the materials are supplied using a subcontracting process, the sales order in NA is created with a subcontracting item category which generates a PR.

4. PR is converted to PO

5. Customer serice add one more line item to  the PO and sends it to vendor. OUt of the 2 line items, one is the original shipment which Japan requsted for and the second is the sample line item of the same material which goes through QC/QA in NA before vendor ships the same lot of the original request to Japan directly.

6. In the above scenario 2 GR's are done against the PO , out of which one is the virtual GR and second is the actual GR for the sample which comes to NA warehouse .

If I check the MD04 for that material/plant in NA plant , we see the PO with  quantity ( say for example 1) , but there is no entry for sales order which causes the imbalance as per planning . For example , if MD04 shows a quantity of 1 against PO , then planning expects -1 against the sales order , os it negates .

My question is, how do we get the sales order enrty also in MD04 in the above scenario. Is there any setting in material master/configuration  which does it.

Thanks

Sai

[Shiva_Ram]

If I check the MD04 for that material/plant in NA plant , we see the PO with  quantity ( say for example 1) , but there is no entry for sales order which causes the imbalance as per planning . For example , if MD04 shows a quantity of 1 against PO , then planning expects -1 against the sales order , os it negates .

You did not mention in which plant you are checking MD04. The purchase order will appear in Japan plant where as the sales order will appear in US plant. Or are you using common MRP area for Japan and US?

I recommend posting this question in Materials Management forum for suitable responses.

Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi Shiva,

                   Though the PO is raised in Japan , the demand is still created in NA plant as it is the supplying plant. Japan is in a separate SAP system altogether. They are not in NA instance.

Thanks

Sai