RE: Scheduling agreements VS PIR: Scheduling agreements

[Former Member]

G'day Team,

Client is embarking on collaboration for Comp products. Client uses SCM 7.0.

The root identifier for validity period is in the ECC6 Source list (SL); and the SL identifies relevant Sched Agmt. Question is what is recommended best practice:

1/ Have a PO Scheduling agreement Integration Model (IM) and bring ALL Sched Agments over to APO?

2/ Just bring the Source list (SL) relevant through the PIR trfr to External Procurement Relationship (EPR); as the SL are attached to the relevant PIR?

3/ Combination of BOTH; Scheduling agreement & PIR IM's

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Many thanks,

Andrew Goz

SAP APO SCM CIF Consultant

Edited by: Rob Burbank on Sep 9, 2010 4:40 PM

[somnath_manna]

In APO there are three options to create Transportation Lane that is fundamental to Source Determination in case of Externally Procured products. These are Purchasing Inforecord, Contracts and Scheduling Agreement.

So if you have Scheduling Agreement only in ECC, then you have no option but to transfer that via CIF to APO to create TLane.

I am not sure where you are getting your Purchasing Inforecord from. Anyway the other crucial thing to check is Purchase Req to PO conversion in ECC. Note when PReq is created in APO it will not only do source determination but also Purchasing Document will be assigned. During PO Conversion this purchasing document will be used for all MM related activities (pricing, fright, duty determination) in ECC.

The other point to keep in mind is how Scheduling Agreements from ECC are used in APO planning.

Look at http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/EN/df/33f00b8353784497803a29fdf71c61/frameset.htm

Hope this helps.

Somnath

[Former Member]

Hello Andy,

I understand your requirement, & option # 2 is very much pertinent & viable.

You just have to send the info-record to APO & maintain the source list in ECC. There is absolute no need to send the Scheduling agreements separately.

I have tested this scenario today itself

Just bring the Source list (SL) relevant through the PIR trfr to External Procurement Relationship (EPR); as the SL are attached to the relevant PIR?

Please let me know if you need any further assistance, grant point if helpful.

Regards

Rahul Chitte

Edited by: Rahul Chitte on Sep 9, 2010 1:36 AM