Automatic Purchase Order

Release Process in SAP MMSAP Materials ManagementIntroduction to the CourseCourse Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Understand the functions and steps in Release Process in Purchasing Processes in all aspects.Release of Purchase Requisitions and Purchase OrdersCustomizing Settings for Release Strategies

ApplicationsIf company is looking for some approvals before ordering of

Materials then Release Strategy can be used for the approval

Mechanism in SAP.

Business Scenario

Examples can be created based on the value of the Purchasing

Document:-

Value 1000 and = 5001 (Approvers Line Manager, Manager and GM)

Purchase Requisitions

PRs can be released with two type of mechanisms:-

Item Level Release

Header Level Release

Without Classification :- Only Item level release possible and only Account Assignment Category, Material Group, Plant and Values are applicableFor Release criteria.

With Classification :- Both item and header level release is possibleMost widely used and multiple criteria are available for Release.

Communication Structure - CEBAN

Purchase Orders

POs can be released with only one type of mechanism:-

Header Level Release

With Classification :- Both item and header level release is possibleMost widely used and multiple criteria are available for Release.

Communication Structure - CEKKO

ExamplesValue 1000 & 5000 Release Level Supervisor , Line Manager and Unit Head (Three Level Release) Steps - CustomizingCommunication Structure SE11Creation of Characteristics CT04Creation of Class CL02Creation of Release Group - SPROCreation of Release Codes - SPRORelease Indicator - SPROCreation of Release Strategy - SPROAssign Object to Class CL24N