Returns of Direct Ship (TAS) Items

[former_member211526]

Hi Experts,

How are returns of Direct Ship(3rd Party) TAS items handled in SAP. What is the standard process ?

1. If items are returned to Vendor, how is it all mapped ?

2. If items are returned to us, how will we take them and return it back to vendor ?

Thanks !!

[Shiva_Ram · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Refer the SAP notes 751609 - Returns for third-party process (cancellation).

Per SAP this functionality is missing. If reversal has to happen, then it should be carried out in Sales and purchasing seperately.

Following are the details of this note;

Summary

Symptom

There are several documents for a third-party process or individual purchase order process that is, a purchase order was created for a sales order (via a purchase requisition) and in addition, goods and/or invoice receipts may exist for this.

• You cannot cancel this process by creating a cancellation third-party order or a cancellation individual purchase order with reference to the original sales order.

• You also cannot set up a return process that links customer and vendor return documents (for example: returns order and corresponding credit memos) with each other.

Other terms

Sales order, purchase requisition, PReq, individual purchase order, individual purchase order item, TAB, third-party order, third-party order item, TAS, SD order, cancellation, cancellations, returns

Reason and Prerequisites

This function is missing. The above scenario is not designed in the SAP Standard System.

Solution

The documents in question must be undone individually by cancellation postings or returns must be created and posted separately on purchase order and sales order side.

An enhancement of the functions is not planned at the moment in the SAP Standard System. If you want to create a development request, consider Note 11.

Regards,

[former_member211526]

Has anyone implemented this ?

[Former Member]

There is no standard return procedure for TAS in SAP. They were originally developed as special order item which were not returnable. Your return process should be dependant on the agreement with your vendor. I would return to vendor from customer. If you receive them then you could stock them or return to vendor. Either way there is no smooth process that SAP has developed for this