SAP PS: Can more than 1 PO be assigned to 1 WBS element?

[former_member605252]

Example: A construction project where the vendor's international entity (e.g. ABC Company International) provides the materials while its local entity (e.g. ABC Company Philippines) provides labor.

Hence two POs (1 for each entity) are required, but we want know if we can assign the two POs to only 1 WBS element such that we can set TECO to apply to both POs once delivery of materials and service is complete (i.e. asset is ready for use).

Thank you

[kenmelching · Accepted solution]

Each PO item is account assigned differently. So different items on the same PO can go to as many WBS as you need. Each WBS can have as many PO items assigned to it as you want from many different PO's.

The only thing you have to watch out for is the cross-company code purchasing. The PO item is assigned to a plant, the plant is assigned to a Company Code. The WBS is assigned to a Company Code. They should agree.

[former_member605252 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the info Ken! Noted on the CoCd.

Regards

[kenmelching]

Assigning multiple PO's to a single WBS is standard SAP and is usually the norm.

When you say 2 entities are you saying they are in 2 different company codes? You will have to check cross company code purchasing.

Also, setting TECO prevents new PO's but does not stop processing existing PO's.

[former_member605252]

Thanks Ken, does this also mean we can assign 2 PO line items from 2 different POs to a WBS at lowest level?

Expanding on our sample scenario, if say we have a project to build 10 sites so that we have 1 main WBS to represent the project, then 10 sub-WBS, each of which we will assign a material and labor PO line item.

Yes ABC Int'l and ABC local have two separate vendor codes.

Thanks for the help!

[TammyPowlas]

Yes, this should work; I recommend you try it in your test box

[former_member605252]

Thanks for the help Tammy 🙂