ECC -> SRM interface - how does it work?

[Former Member]

Hi there!

I´d like to make use of the SRM workflow with ECC PRs but i´m only aware of the

SRM -> ECC interface but don´t know any functionality which uses the opposite direction.

Can you tell me how PRs can be replicated to SRM?

What are usual obstacles here?

SRM 5 is used together with ECC6.

Thanks in advance!

[former_member183819 · Accepted solution]

This process describes the procurement of external requirements, that is, the procurement of direct and indirect requirements that have been generated in systems other than SAP Enterprise Buyer (backend systems).

Prerequisites

Enterprise Buyer has as a prerequisite that the external requirements have already been approved in the backend systems.

Process Flow

Procurement of an external requirement

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1. An SAP backend system sends an external requirement to SAP Enterprise Buyer, or a non-SAP system sends an external requirement via the open XML interface.

2. Enterprise Buyer carries out sourcing for the requested product. Depending on the Customizing settings, the system transfers the requirement to the purchaseru2019s Sourcing application. Here the purchaser has numerous Sourcing functions at his disposal. He can use these, for example, to create contracts for requirements or to trigger a bid invitation process.

For more information on the Customizing settings for Sourcing, see the Supplier Relationship Management Implementation Guide (IMG): SRM Server ® Sourcing ® Define Interactive Sourcing for Product Categories.

3. Enterprise Buyer generates one or more purchase orders. Depending on the technical scenario, follow-on processing of the purchase order can occur locally in Enterprise Buyer or in a backend system.

4. After a purchase order has been created or changed, Enterprise Buyer informs the backend system that the requirement has been met.

See also:

· Procurement of External Requirements

· Direct Procurement

· Sourcing of Requirements

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/18/8897267ef5eb44beb7fc578e95845e/frameset.htm

Procurement of External Requirements: How it Works

Procurement of External Requirements

Changing External Requirements

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the answer! I understand how it works but i´m not sure about the technical details.

What do i need to do in terms if ERP config? I understand that a queue is filled and used but

i´m not sure what the criteria are that actually decide whether or not a PR is transferred to SRM.

Do you have details on this???

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please find the Plan driven procurement configuration details.

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/802a11ff-efc9-2b10-ee93-c9c9fbae4b5c

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Ashutosh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ashutosh,

that was very helpful, thanks!

I now have the problem that the PR is not included in ERPTRANS even though i´ve maintained the following tables

- T160PR

- T160EX

- TBE11

- TBE31

THere is also no Release strategy and the PR is not blocked.

Any idea???

[former_member183819 · Accepted solution]

hi

check points

- is that PR rleased well?

- did you run the job assign vendor to purchase request if any

- is EPROFILE set in EBAN table for that PR?

-do you get any entry in EPRTRANS table

-if PR entries are there run BBP_EXTREQ_TRANSFER and run this job now PO transfer to ECC

-monitor out bound queue

-slg1

are you doing all activities.

muthu