Master Data Setup for PPDS Subcontracting Process

Subcontracting is a form of procurement in which the product to be procured is manufactured by a supplier (referred to as ‘vendor’ in this document) to whom the procuring entity (referred to as ‘plant’ in this document) supplies components for the purpose. The plant may provide these components to the vendor either directly (using one of its plants), or indirectly (using another of its suppliers). When the manufacturing process has been completed, the vendor delivers the ordered product (referred to as ‘header material’ in this document) to the plant by using the components provided.

This document describes how you can set up correct master data in order to successfully implement the subcontracting process using APO PPDS Module.

For the subcontracting process, header material and all their components of the BOM should be created at Vendor Location also in addition to plant location. But, since material cannot be defined at vendor location in ECC, so we cannot CIF these directly by material integration model. This document describes how you can automatically create the header and components at vendor location in APO automatically without creating them manually.

To create header material and all their components of the BOM at vendor location in SCM, you should create and integration model for creating PDS (Process Data structure) for the header material in APO system at vendor location.

When you CIF the PDS into APO, system automatically creates the following master data (in addition to the PDS) in APO:

Header material at vendor location Components at the vendor location Transportation lane from Vendor to Plant for Header Material Transportation Lane from Plant to Vendor for.

Note: It should be noted that while the transportation lane is automatically created, the means of transport is not added automatically .This has to be maintained manually once for each lane (meaning each source destination combination).

Master Data Requirement for Subcontracting Process :

ECC: Header material and component should be extended to the plant. Header material should have ‘Special Procurement Type = 30 setup in

the material master. BOM, Routing and Production version for the header material should

exist

Subcontracting purchasing info record for the header material should exist and version field should be populated in the PIR with the production version.

CIF: All the header and component materials should exist in active

integration model Vendor should exist in active integration model. PIR should be transferred along with PDS for the header material.

APO:

What you should expect the transfer of CIF: Header material and components created at the plant as well as at the

vendor location PDS for the header material at the vendor location Transportation Lanes for header material where the source is Vendor

and target is plant Transportation Lanes for component material where the source is plant

and target is Vendor

What you have to do manually:

Create means of transport in the two transportation lanes.

How to Setup: An Example:

Process flow for subcontracting material ‘8000000041’ @9002 and Vendor location ‘1000826’.

Let us check Subcontracting Material ‘8000000041’ @ 9002 location in ECC.Special Procurement type ‘30’ indicates that it is ‘subcontracting ‘.

Let us check the BOM for the material ‘8000000041’ in ECC.

Here you can see that, BOM of Material ‘8000000041’ has only one component ‘2100014931’.

Let us check the production version of the material ‘8000000041’ in C223.

Here you can see that Production version ‘0001’ is created for the material ‘8000000041’.

Let us check in CFM5 Active integration model for material ‘8000000041’.

Here you can see that material ‘8000000041’ is available in the active Integration Model ‘ZC2_MAT’.

Similarly check the active integration Model for the component material.

Purchasing Info Record in ECC:

Check the

Procedure to Create PDS in APO system.

When you create the PDS in APO, system does following.

1) Creates Header material and all the components of the BOM at vendor location.

2) Creates the Transportation Lane for Start location as a vendor and destination location as a Plant for header material and location as a plant and destination location as a vendor for component materials.

The setup for the integration model should be as follows: (Material filter may be different based on requirement)

Here you can see that, we have created New Integration model ‘CFM1_PDS’ and included PDS for the material ‘8000000041’ in this Active IM.

Activate the Integration model ‘CFM1_PDS’ and CIF the PDS in APO system.

Check the PDS in APO:

Run Transaction ‘/SAPAPO/CURTO_SIMU’

Click in

Here you can see that PDS is created for Header material ‘8000000041’ at vendor location. Also you can see that all the components of the BOM are created at vendor location in APO System.

- Let us check the Vendor in the Active Integration Model in ECC.

Vendor Location

Here you can see that vendor ‘1000826’ is available in active integration model ‘VENDOR’.

- Let us check Active Integration Model for Purchase Info Record.

Here you can see that Purchase Info record is available in Active Integration model.

Let us check created External Procurement Relationship in APO system.Run Transaction /N/SAPAPO/PWBSRC1

Here you can see that External Procurement Relationship is also available in APO system.

Let us check the Transportation Lane in APO system

Here you can see that PDS has created Transportation Lane for Start Location ‘1000826’ (Vendor Location) TO Destination Location ‘9002’ (Production location)

Here you can see that Transportation Lane is created for the Header Material ‘8000000041’ without Means of Transport.

Note- When we CIF ‘‘PDS/PPM’’ system only creates Transportation Lane without Means of Transport. You need to create means of Transport Manually.

Here you can see that PDS has also created Transportation Lane for Start Location ‘9002’ (Production location) To Destination location ‘1000826’ (Vendor Location).

Here you can see that Transportation Lane is created for the component material ‘2100014931’ without Means of Transport.

Let us create the Means of transport for Transportation Lane VENDOR Location -> Production Location

Let us create the Means of transport for Transportation Lane ‘Production Location -> VENDOR Location’

Let us create sales order in ECC.

Here you can see that Order ‘700000061’ has been created in ECC.

Let us check pegging structure for order ‘700000061’ in /n/sapapo/rrp3 in APO system.

Here you can see that now Product view is showing full pegging structure for order ‘700000061’ in APO system.