Purchasing Groups

[Former Member]

Hi all,

We have created one central purchasing organisation. For administration purpose we have created 5 purchasing groups. How do we relate the purchasing groups to the purchasin organisations.Do we have to do a direct assignment or do we have to indirectly configure.

Please reply with details.

Thanks,

Terrence John.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Tommy John,

There is no configuration for the Purchasing group and Purchase organisation.

We create Purchasing groups(Buyers Group) under the subdivision of the Purchase Organisation.

We can customise the Purchasing groups through the funcational authorisations.

For this,

Define Buyers' Functional Authorisations in the customizing for Purchasing, there we can unmark PO w/o reference allowed.

Buyer's Functional Authorisation, like ''123'' create with <b>T.Code OMET</b>

Assign ''123'' to a Parameter ID ''456'' with the <b>T.Code SU52</b>

Mostly this Purchasing group authorisations will be give BASIS consultants. Pls approch them for more clarity in this regard.

With regards,

B.Ravindranath

[Former Member]

Hi,

Purchasing group is resemble a Buyer in Purchasing scenario. This is does not require any assignment directly/ indirectly.

Only when creating Purchase documents, we assign the Purchasing Group(Buyer) to establish the communication with.

Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi ,

U need not link purchasing group to the purchasing organization as purchasing group is free floating entry in sap , u need nt assign it to nebody.

At the time of PO creation etc u can directly put purchasing group.

Hope it helps.

reward if useful

Rohit

[Former Member]

Hi Tommy

There is no direct assignment bet P. Org and P. groups

U can controll this through <b>Authorization</b>..Check this with ur basis person

Vishal...