Release Stregery procedure

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am new one in sap - mm so give me complete release stregery procedures.

Thanks & Regards

Ranga

[former_member540826]

RELEASE PROCEDURE / Release strategy

The main function of Release procedure is to determine the approval process

or the release process for the procurement of material & services, rather than

relying for manual signatures. The release procedure contains release strategy.

Release Strategy (RS)

A plan defining the release codes with which a purchase requisition item, a

complete purchase requisition, or a complete external purchasing document must

be released (that is, approved) and the sequence in which release is to be effected

using these codes. It is a unique set of conditions, sequence and level of release.

It is a 2 digit code e.g. S1, S2, S3etc.

The Release Strategy contains the following: -

u2022 Release Group

u2022 Release Codes

u2022 Release Indicators

u2022 Release Prerequisite

Release Group: -

It is a 2-digit code, which is assigned with a class (Class contains group of

characteristics). It contains one or more release strategies.

Release Codes: -

It is a 2digit code, which identifies the department or responsible person for

the approval process & release process.

E.g. AA - Manager

BB - Sr. Manager

CC - Vice President

DD - Managing Director

Release Indicator: -

It is a Code that represents the release status. If the proper approval

process is performed that the release Strategy has to be release if it is not

performed than the Release Strategy is blocked

R u2013 Release

B u2013 Blocked

Release Conditions: -

It determines the type of the release strategy

For e.g.\

u2022 If the price ranges from 1 to 1000, It is approved by AA, BB, and CC

u2022 If the ranges from1001 to 1lac then it is approved by AA, BB, CC, and DD

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Release Prerequisite

It will informs the system which RS has to be take place in the PO CEKKO is

a communication structure where it displays the field names & field lengths to

create characteristics i.e. we maintain characteristics in customizing by selecting

the field names from this communication structure for all external documents.

CEBAN is used for the purchasing requisition.

Characteristics: -

1. Net value of PO --- GNETW (GSWRT for PR)

2. Plant --- WERKS

3. Purchasing organization -- EKORG

4. Purchasing Group --- EKGRP

5.Material group u2013MATKL

CUSTOMIZE SETTINGS

SPRO>IMG> MM> Purchasing>PO--> Release Procedure for PO

1. Edit Characteristics T Code CT04

2. Edit Class T Code CL02

3. Define Release Procedure for PO

4. Check Release Strategy

Edit Characteristics: -

Characteristics - e.g. NET VALUE OF VALUE

Click or Create Button

Under Basic Data

Description - Value for PO

Status - Release

Data Type - Currency Format

No. Of Characters - 15

Currency - EUR

Activate multiple values & Internal Values Allowed

Additional Data

Table name - CEKKO

Field Name - GNETW

Values

Activate Additional Values

Save the document

Create another Characteristic for Plant: -

Plant, date, Create u2013 Description, Status

Data Type Characteristic Format

Number of Characteristics 4

Activate Multiple Values

Additional data:-

Table Name: - CEKKO

Field Name: - WERKS

Values

Activate Additional Values

For Purchasing Organization Name: - EKORG

For purchasing Group EKGRP

Edit Class

Class - SAPMM

Class Type - 032 Release Strategies

Click on Create button

Basic Data

Description - Class for PO

Status - Released

Valid From _____ Valid to _____

Click on Characteristic

Characteristic

Enter all the Characteristics Created & Save it

Define Release Procedure for PO:-

u2022 Release Group

u2022 Release Codes

u2022 Release Indicators

u2022 Release Strategies

u2022 Workflow

Release Group: - New Entries, Release Group, Class, and Description

Press Enter & Save

Release Code: - New Entries

Group Codes Description

99 AA Manager

99 BB Sr. Manager

99 CC Vice President

99 DD Managing Director

Press Enter & Save

Release Indicator: - (B u2013 Blocked, R - Release)

New Entries,

Release Indicators Description

B Blocked

R Released

Release Strategies: -

New Entries

Release Group 99

Release Strategy S1

Release Codes AA, BB, CC, and DD

Click on Release Prerequisites

Release Status: -

Continue

Classification

Enter the Value (Same Price)

Plant (9999)

Go Back & Save it

Release Simulation: - Simulate Release

Create a PO: -

There are two ways to release the PO

Individual releaseME28

Collective release ME29N

How to delete procedure?

Delete Release GP

Create Release RG

Delete R Strategies

Delete R Code

Delete R Group

[Former Member]

HI,

There is lot of material in this portal. Please search the portal and post your query.

Please refer the below links also.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/1d/ea9d9c7aca11d194b70000e82dec10/frameset.htm

http://saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Workflow/PRRelease/PRRelease1.htm

Hope it help you.

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi

Pls go thru the below link also

[https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ERPSCM/RELEASE+PROCEDURE]

[former_member564225]

Hi,
> 
> I am new one in sap - mm so give me complete release stregery procedures.
> 
> 
> Thanks & Regards
> Ranga

Hi Rao,

Check the following links

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapmo017.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/9f/fb79385feddf6ae10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

Regards

Shiva

Edited by: Shivaspatil on Sep 14, 2011 12:41 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please go through the below links & revert if you have any doubts.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_oil46csp2/helpdata/en/e0/bc1680e68011d283440000e8a5eb64/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_45b/helpdata/en/0b/887415dc4ad111950d0060b03c6b76/content.htm

http://sapmmhelp.blogspot.com/2008/11/release-procedure-release-strategy-main.html

Regards,

Divya