purchasing across company code is not allowed

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

In transaction ME21N, I´m trying to create a purchase order with two items. Each item has assigned a cost center from a different company code. Then, the system shows the following error:

purchasing across company code is not allowed

Is it possible to create a purchase order with cost centers of different company codes?

Thanks in advance,

Javier

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can not create one Purchase order with cost centers of different company codes, because the company code is maintained in PO at header level.

You have to create two different purchase orders , if you have cost centres of different comany code.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

the company code of header level in PO is just used to determine the document currency. For the items the plant is specified and the company code is derived from table T001K then.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

the company code of header level in PO is just used to determine the document currency. For the items the plant is specified and the company code is derived from table T001K then.

[JL23 · Accepted solution]

the company code of header level in PO is just used to determine the document currency. For the items the plant is specified and the company code is derived from table T001K then.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I was looking at this thread and found that below answer has been chosen as "correct answer" on this thread.  But I would like to note that it is not the correct answer.. So if anyone looking at this thread.. please see the answer from Jurgen L May 19 -2009 1:34 AM.. -- "" the company code of header level in PO is just used to determine the document currency. For the items the plant is specified and the company code is derived from table T001K then.""

Anytime you enter PO lines subject to any type of account assignment (cost center, internal order, WBS elements and stuff like that).. the cost center for  a particular line item needs to be in the same company code where the plant is assigned.. Each plant is assigned to a specific one company code.. and the account assignment for that line needs to fall into that particular company code,

============wrong answer ==========

Hi,

You can not create one Purchase order with cost centers of different company codes, because the company code is maintained in PO at header level.

You have to create two different purchase orders , if you have cost centres of different comany code.

============wrong answer ==========

[Former Member]

Hi Javier,

The PO is Created always for a Single Company code and it is Maintained at the Header Data in the Org data Screen,

The PO you are creating is a Account Assigned PO to Cost center .

and the Cost centers you are trying to use are Belongs to two different COmapny codes.(via controlling area)

So and these are checked against the company code in the header and should be in same line.

Since your Account enteries for a single transaction are expected to have at a single company code level.

and in the cost ceter create in a controlling area..which is Again linked to the controlling area..

so need to check the above Linkage to Controlling are and the company code in OX19.

Hope so it could give you some answer

Regards

Anjanna.

[JL23]

How is your org structure. Can this one purchase org purchase for 2 different companies from a customizing point of view?

It is in general not allowed if your 2 companies have a different company code currency.

[Former Member]

You will need to check if your Purchasing Org is:

1. Plant-specific Pur. Org:

Each plant has its own Pur. Org but all of the plants assigned to the same Company Code

2. Cross-Plant Pur. Org:

One Pur. Org across several Plants belonged to the same Company Code

3. Cross-Company-Code Pur. Org: (AKA Centralised Purchasing for all Company Code)

One Pur. Org across several Plants and each plant belonged to their respective Company Code. In this case, we do not assign Company Code to Purchasing Org. Rather in the PO, we will then choose the Company Code.

I believe your Pur. Org does not cater for the Company Codes you adopted the items from.

Thanks