Purchase Group

[Former Member]

Hi,

I create one Purchase group and I assign to one Purchase Organization, This purchase orgnization is assign to one Plant.

Folloing structure..

Pur.grop(035)-->Pur. Org(IN01)-->Plant(IN00)

While I creating the Material for another Plant(IF01) that plant is not assign to Pur.Org(IN01). Eventhogth the pur.grop(035) is allowing to plant(IF01) as well as Plant(IN00) also not only these 2 plants, It's allowing to all plants and all pur.org.

The great confusion is How to restrict the pur.group(035) to particular Pur.Org(IN01) under particular plant?

Regards,

Sudheer.

[Former Member]

HI

This is the Enterprise Structure followed in SAP

Client

Company Code

Plant

Storage Location

Purchase Organization

Sales Organization

Warehouse Number

Storage Type u2013 GR area, GI area, Picking area, High rake storage area & Posting storage area

*Purchasing Group:* An org. unit responsible for procuring materials or services for one or more plants and for negotiating general conditions of purchase with vendors.

Purchasing Group is not assigned to any specific Purchasing Organization

Regards,

senthil.

[Former Member]

Plz explain me in detail........Because I am suprised....Is this a new Developement..

Plz clarify

[Former Member]

Dear Sudheer,

As per the SAP standards, you need not to define purchasing group which is default at client level.

Purchasing group is created for the responsible buyer who has to negotiate with the vendor for purchase of required material for the assigned plant which in turn is assigned to purchasing organisation who is responsible for vendor negotiation centrally.

Purchasing organisation must and to be assigned to the company code which is 1:many i.e: one purchasing organisation to many company codes which is having one chart of account (INT). Also one purchasing organisation has to assigned to one plant only i.e: 1:1 (One purchasing organisation to one plant)

In IMG:

http://IMG - enterprice structure - definition - material management - maintain purchase organisation. - through this path you have to maintain(define) Pur organisation which in trun you will have to assign to plant or to multiple company codes as follows.

[IMG - enterprice structure - Assignment - material management - assign purchase organisation to company code / assign purchase organisation to plant.

In you case I recommend as per the SAP standards to assign purchasing organisation (IN01) to company code(XXX) and extend the new material which you are trying to create for another plant i.e: (IF01) to its purchasing organisation and and then assign to company code(XXX).

Hope this will suffice your requirement. Also much appericated if you are satisfied with the solution than awarding me the points.......

Please try and reply back ASAP.

Regards,

Pai

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I understood the concept..

Thanks,

Sudheer.

[former_member192897]

If answered, Could you Please Close this Thread.

[kunal_ingale]

hi

if answered then plz mark thread answered and award appropriately

regards

kunal

[kunal_ingale]

hi

no functionality available for what u want

so u can do one thing that u can assign the pur grp to the user

as u will be knowing which users are working for which plznt

refer following link

regards

kunal

award if helpful

[Former Member]

Hi,

As per Standard SAP Purchasing Group is independent and are at Client level.

You cann't assign the Pur Group to Purchase Organization

If Purchasing group is maintained in material master then it will be assigned to Plant( Don't have much importance here as no dependencies if not assigned)

If your Purchasing groups are more then you can maintain the Z table for the combination of Purchase organziation - Plant -- Purchasing group combination.

Take a help of ABAPer .

And can use the User exit with the condition based on the Z table so that system should not allow to create the PO with different combination than Z table

It can be done.

rgds

Chidanand

[former_member192897]

Purchase Group Cannot be assigned to any Plant / Purchase Organization / or to any Organizational element.

Purchase Group is Purely Reporting Purpose.

Definition

A purchasing group corresponds to a buyer or group of buyers who perform the following purchasing activities:

Procuring certain articles or merchandise categories

Acting as the contact for vendors

Use

Purchasing groups can function strategically, operationally, or both.

The main strategic function of a purchasing group in SAP Retail is to maintain its master data and control data. This includes defining outline agreements and volume rebate arrangements for Purchasing, for example.

The purchasing group is also responsible for the day-to-day planning of requirements and ordering of merchandise.This includes creating purchase orders, allocation tables and promotions. It can also send vendors requests for quotation or create purchase requisitions.

Regards,

Ashok

[Former Member]

Hi sudheer

As said by kiran there is nothing like it what you said. please clarify the requirements. what you exactly want to do. my assumptions are that you want to extend the material to different plant with different purchasing organisation.

best regards,

kunal

[Former Member]

purchasing groups are not assigned to any thing. its just created through spro only.

regards

points if helpful/solved

[pankaj_singh9]

Hi,

First of all to rectify you, Purchase Group can not be assigned to Purchasing Organisation or any Organisational Element. So Purchase Groups can be used irrespective of any Company Code, Purchasing Org, Plant, etc... In short Purchase Groups are at Client level.

[Former Member]

Hello bose(Singh),

In SPRO, there is a Material management under this Purchasing under this Create Purchase Group. Okey here I created new purchase Group like 035, Okey..after that

Under purchasing Maintain Purchaseing Area is ther Okey..

here I created new Purchasing Area like 010 Okey..

Under purchasing there is a Purchasing Area Determination Okey.

Here I gave the following 3 things. ...

1st one is Purchase Organization(IN01)

2nd one is Purchase Group(035)

3rd one is Purchasing Area(010)

Okey..

Then What is the meaning of this(Singh) Can you Explain???

Thanks & Regards,

Sudheer.

[pankaj_singh9]

Sudheer, I think you are not aware of Purchasing Area Concept. Refer following;

Are you working on SAP Retail? If yes then Purchase Area is useful otherwise it is not used in case of normal SAP R/3.

Purchasing Area Determination: - Purchasing areas are assigned to purchasing organizations. This single level assignment is necessary for defining who is responsible for dealing with which vendors and the maintenance of their master data.

A purchasing group within a purchasing organization can only be assigned a maximum of one purchasing area.

Requirements: - Your R/3 System is configured as an SAP Retail System.

[former_member335885]

HI,

In MM there is no assignment of Purchase group to purchase organisation.

You assign only plant to purchase organisation in customisation

Can you please explain properly

Thanks & Regards,

Kiran