Whats the logic behind confirmation control and approval process

[Former Member]

Dear Experts,

Could you please help to explain on the below concepts

1.Whats the logic behind confirmation control and approval process over PO collaboration in SNC?

2.How to implement over PO confirmations extra?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Vinoth

[Former Member]

Hi Vinoth,

Confirmation control in SNC are use for supplier confirmation and ASN creation should be optional,Mandatory or Not allowed.

It depends on business requirement whether for some supplier there should not be any confirmation or ASN creation should not be allowed.

or Confirmation is allowed but no ASN creation.

or Confirmation is not allowed but ASN creation allowed.

or both are allowed.

Path: SPRO--> Supply Network Collaboration --> Purchase Order --> Make General Settings for Purchase Orders

-->Set Confirmation control

Enter

Order type:Purchase Order

Sup Conf:Optional/Mandatory/Not allowed

ASN:Optional/Mandatory/Not allowed

Above setting is valid for all customer,supplier,customer location,ship from location and product.

Approval process in Purchase order collaboration:

When supplier gives confirmation schedule lines of a purchase order item can deviate from the quantities and dates/times that the customer has entered in the request schedule lines for the item whether is deviation should go for approval of customer or it should be auto approve this can be done using approval profile.

In approval profile

You configure approval in Customizing for SNC:

Path: SPRO--> Supply Network Collaboration --> Purchase Order --> Make General Settings for Purchase Orders

-->create Approval Profile

and save the settings.

Now click on Assign Approval profile

Enter only profile name what you have created and save which means this approval profile will work all customer,supplier and product combination.

If you want customer,supplier and product wise different approval you can configure as per your business requirement.

Enter

Profile name=<Your_profile_name>

Cnf Appr=Approve Deviation Manually( if for any quantity/date deviation it should go for customer approval)

or

Cnf Appr=Approve automatically ( if for any deviation it should be auto approve)

Regards,

Nikhil

[Former Member]

Hi Nikhil,

Thanks for spending your valuable to time on my query. understood clearly what you've explained.thanks.

Please help me to understand the below questions

1. Do we have to do any settings for customer @ su01.?

2. where would those confirmation lies if it mean for manual approval and what status it'll denote in Web for supplier untill the confirmation get approved?

3. Do customer get alert for any pending approval?

4. what if customer didn't approve or reject the confirmation and how long the confirmation will wait for customer approval, will it get expired after some point of time?

Thanks in advance.

Reg

Vinoth

[Former Member]

Hi Vinoth,

1. Do we have to do any settings for customer @ su01.?

<b>Are u talking about customer admin user then below role needs to be assigned

<br>

Role: SAP_SCM_ICH_ADM_CUS

<br>

With this role, you have the authorization to act as an administrator at a customer site. The customer hosts SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) and you cooperate with one or several suppliers using SAP SNC. With this role, you can use all transactions for SAP SNC in the SAP Easy Access menu and all Web screens for customers. In addition, you can view all alerts in the Alert Monitor.

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</b>

2. where would those confirmation lies if it mean for manual approval and what status it'll denote in Web for supplier untill the confirmation get approved?

<b>Confirmation will lie in SNC only with PO Approval status at item level is manual approval required.</b>

3. Do customer get alert for any pending approval?

<b>.Once PO is gone for manual approval it generates 7055 manual approval alert it is visble in Web UI untill customer approves/rejects the confirmation </b>

4. what if customer didn't approve or reject the confirmation and how long the confirmation will wait for customer approval, will it get expired after some point of time?

<b>No,PO manual approval alert lies in Web UI until customer rejects/approves or alert is deleted.</b>

Regards,

Nikhil

[Former Member]

Thank you very much Nikhil. Understood clearly.