What is the significance of Interlinkage as Source of Supply in SRM ?

[srivatsav_ganesh]

Dear all,

When we send across a external requirement to SRM, then during the creation of shopping cart, it tries to determine a unique source of supply. It searches for available contracts , interlinkages and vendor lists.

My question is what is meaning of interlinakge? This has the details of Vendor + Product + Price.

Is this same as Purchasing Info record?

How is an interlinkage created in SRM?

Please provide links or clarification on significance of interlinakge.

Useful note for reference is 521458.

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Srivatsa

[Former Member]

Hello,

An interlinkage is a relationship in SAP SRM between a vendor and a product used to specify a price.

Transaction to maintain interlinkage COMMPR01.

COMMPR01:

Conditions can be maintained manually, they can be uploaded via the product workbench, or

uploaded from a back end.

􀂄 All conditions in the product workbench are net prices.

􀂄 If there is a price for the material only. It can be used as valuation price for the workflow, for

example, but not for purchasing.

􀂄 If there are price and vendor data, the prices are vendor-specific and can be used as a source of

supply. To enable these vendor conditions, it is necessary to maintain a vendor relationship for this

product, the so-called interlinkage. Otherwise, the system cannot find the condition.

􀂄 If the source of supply is unique, it can be determined by the system. If the price is not unique, the

employee or purchaser can select the price manual. Within the system, contracts have a higher

priority than an interlinkage.

Interlinkages are preferred in Standalone scenario & extended classic scenario.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Ashutosh

[Former Member]

In COMMPR01, Select a product, Click on Conditions tab, here you can maintain the pricing information, scales dates of validity. & then click on relationships button enter the vendor information.

Hope this solves.

Thanks

Ashutosh

[former_member183819]

Yes. you are correct

An interlinkage is a relationship in SAP SRM between a vendor and a product

used to specify a price. but note is very pld ..

It is also one of the source of supplies in SRM like contract , vendor list , inforecord.

in sc cockpit propose source of supply and you may get interlinkage if you maintained.

br

muthu

[srivatsav_ganesh]

Dear Muthu,

Many thanks for your inputs.

What is then the difference between Purchase Info record and interlinakge ? Is it just that what purchase Info record is for backend, interlinkage is for SRM ?

Please clarify since it shall help in understanding the concept better.

Many thanks.

Best regards,

Srivatsa Ganesh V

[former_member183819]

Hi

you are correct . it is one of the workaround solution from SAP .

br

muthu