Create PO with material desc and without account assignment

[Former Member]

Dear All,

     we need to create a special purchase document for purchasing of raw materials from a vendor,for this case:

we dont order the raw materials that we will receive directly but we order a package from the vendor EX:

Package	Model	Lot	Qty	Interior Color
Package A	Model X	12	10	5 Red - 5 Brown

**********we dont know the part number of the raw materials in the package until the vendor send it with the confirmation.

we need to create this PO with the above line as material unknown and without account assignment and after we receive the confirmation we will update the PO with the right parts

i know i cant create po item has no master data record without account assignment .. how can i overcome this.

[thillipan_kanthan3]

Hi Ibrahem,

Try to create a Automatic PO at the time of GR. So PO will be created with correct Material number

[JL23]

Create the PO with dummy account assignment, then lock the item after you have send the PO. when confirmation is there, remove the lock and change the PO to your needs.

why do you need this PO for something where you do not even know what you want?

Why cant you wait with PO creation until you got the confirmation.

why do you need to get the material number from your vendor. it is not normal that the vendor tells you which material you have to order.

Maybe you should explain your process in more detail.

[Former Member]

i need the po bec. purchasing team need to print and follow up it from SAP

i dont get the material number from vendor bec my local vendor contact with the foreign vendor and see if the model had been upgraded or not if it is the he make technical change and a new parts number is created... all this information we get after 1 or 2 month from send the PO