Order automation

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

I have heard about automating creation of POs when SO is saved.

Could you throw me some clues how this is achieved? Seems like a user exit is called ? Which exit then? how to implement such a process? What info has to be passed to automatically create POs? I know there is a ME21N tcode program.

regards

John

[Lakshmipathi · Accepted solution]

1) Mark automatic PO checked for your item category in VOV7

2) Tick the box Automatic PO in Material Master Purchasing view

3) Mark Automatic PO creation flag in Vendor Master.

4) Assign purchasing Organization and purchasing group in the customization setting of Sales organization in Define sales organization screen in SPRO--IMG.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Lakshmi,

So, if I have this auto PO in place, am i right to say I can still manually create a SO then use this to create a PR and PO using dialog steps but only if I use other ITC that does not have auto PO checked??

regards

John

[Shiva_Ram · Accepted solution]

I remember this has been asked quite a few times by members. Please see the thread

Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi,

johntivoli ,Yes this is possible after when SO been saved.

Please set ur config for that....

purchasing organization is to assigned

purchasing group is to assigned

vendor is to assigned

order type is to be assigned

plant is to be assigned

storage location is to assigned

movement type is to be assigned

Item category group ALEN or ALES to be assigned

The Create PO Check is to be enabled in Item category ALEN or ALES.

In Material Master purchasing View the tick the Automatic PO to be enabled.

In Vendor Master mark the automatic PO creation Flag.

Please go ahead and do let us know the results positivily.

Regards

G.J.Raju

Consultnat -IT SAP SD

[Former Member]

Hi,

Automatic PO cannot be create by Sales order. PR can be created. This is generally used for third party items. The setting is in Schedule line category, here you can maintain the document type for PR to be created automatically.

Regards,

Shantanu

[Former Member]

Hi John,

In Third Party Order when you create Sales Order -VA01, automatically purchase requisition will generate. This is because in third party sale, Material is created as Trading goods-HAWA, Item Category Group is BANS, Order type is OR. So Item category is TAS and Schedule Line Category is CS. In Schedule Line Category CS, Purchase order type is maintained as NB. So in third party order whenever you save sales order, automatically purchase requisition generates.

Hope answer your question.

MKH.